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Islanders due to collect remains Museum skulls return to islanders
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A delegation from a remote island community is expected to arrive in Glasgow to collect five human skulls which belonged to their ancestors. A delegation from a remote island community has retrieved five skulls which belonged to their ancestors from Glasgow Museums.
The skulls were taken from the Mer Island in the Torres Straits by a missionary in the 19th Century.The skulls were taken from the Mer Island in the Torres Straits by a missionary in the 19th Century.
They have been part of Glasgow Museums collections since 1898, although have never been displayed to the public.They have been part of Glasgow Museums collections since 1898, although have never been displayed to the public.
The delegation from the Torres Strait, between Australia and Papua New Guinea, will collect the skulls on Monday. The delegation from the Torres Strait, between Australia and Papua New Guinea, will now return the skulls for burial.
Scottish minister Robert Bruce originally collected the skulls back in 1898 for his friend Alfred Haddon, a renowned anthropologist. Scottish minister Robert Bruce originally collected the remains back in 1898 for his friend Alfred Haddon, a renowned anthropologist.
He later donated them to Glasgow Museums where they have remained ever since. He later donated them to Glasgow Museums where they have been kept in storage for the last 100 years.
Delegates will spend a private moment with the remains before taking them back to Mer Island for proper burial. Ghost dance
As a mark of respect, they will hand over a dhari - a traditional head dress - to the city's museums. Delegates spent a private moment with the skulls before embarking on their return journey to Mer Island for the remains' proper burial.
It's the latest in several high profile repatriations - the most famous being the Ghost Dance shirt returned to the Lakota Sioux in 1999. Islander Ron Day, whose ancestors' remains were among those kept at the museum, said his journey to Scotland was an emotional one.
The remote island was popular with anthropologists in the 19th Century
He said: "The reason we are here is to get the picture right, to get all the pieces together and make a good picture.
"But at the same time to get our ancestors to go back home and rest in peace."
As a mark of respect, the islanders handed over a dhari - a ceremonial head dress used in traditional island ceremonies - to the city's museums.
The skulls' return is the latest in several high profile repatriations - the most famous being the Ghost Dance shirt returned to the Lakota Sioux in 1999.