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Moluccan Skulls Repatriated After Over a Century in Netherlands

4/7/2026

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The skulls were recently returned to the Moluccan archipelago.
Menucha Latumaerissa, a Dutch customs official with Moluccan roots, located the skulls at Museum Vrolik in Amsterdam.
A 1917 book described skulls from the Moluccan archipelago that were examined during Dutch colonization.
The exhibition 'Imagine: The Future of Human Remains from Colonial Contexts' aims to highlight the importance of repatriation, per museum director Laurens de Rooy.

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The skulls were recently returned to the Moluccan archipelago.
Menucha Latumaerissa, a Dutch customs official with Moluccan roots, located the skulls at Museum Vrolik in Amsterdam.
A 1917 book described skulls from the Moluccan archipelago that were examined during Dutch colonization.
The exhibition 'Imagine: The Future of Human Remains from Colonial Contexts' aims to highlight the importance of repatriation, per museum director Laurens de Rooy.