‘No One Would Have Thought There Was So Much Of Human Remains In Museums’

A landmark India–Australia repatriation is bringing home not only sacred antiquities, but also an Aboriginal ancestor’s remains held in Chennai since 1935. Heritage expert Vinod Daniel explains why this could force museums to confront the human cost buried in their collections

‘No One Would Have Thought There Was So Much Of Human Remains In Museums’
A landmark India–Australia repatriation is bringing home not only sacred antiquities, but also an Aboriginal ancestor’s remains held in Chennai since 1935. Heritage expert Vinod Daniel explains why this could force museums to confront the human cost buried in their collections