06-01-2025
Successful repatriation of Moluccan ancestral skulls by diaspora group and Museum Vrolik
After 112 years in the custodianship of Museum Vrolik and a journey of over 10,000 kilometres, fifteen ancestral skulls returned to their community in Desa (Indonesian for “village”) Amtufu (now known as Desa Lorulun and Desa Tumbur), on Yamdena Island, the Tanimbar archipelago, on November 5 2024.