This is a classic example of actions echoing words. The University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum (CCWM) has long been advocating for the repatriation of the Gweagal Spears – a battle it won, with the return of these four important spears that were stolen by Lieutenant James Cook and the crew of the Endeavour in April 1770. Returning home from Trinity College (UK) after 254 years, they will be on display from 5 April.
But CCWM has demonstrated that repatriation is not a one-way street. The Museum repatriated 16 human crania to Papua New Guinea, in an official ceremony at Gorendu in Madang Province on Wednesday 19 February.
