Horniman returns Warumungu artefacts

This article was first published by Museums + Heritage.

A collection of artefacts of significant cultural importance to the Warumungu Community of Tennant Creek in Australia’s Northern Territory have been returned today at a formal handover ceremony in London by the Horniman Museum and Gardens.

The transfer of ownership was agreed last month after a formal request in May 2023. The request listed nine Warumungu objects from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), on behalf of the Warumungu community. A tenth object, from the Horniman’s Handling Collection, will also be returned.

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