Manchester Returns 174 Items to Australian Indigenous Community

Children of the Yolngu people from north-eastern Arnhem Land prepare to perform the Bunggul traditional dance during the Garma Festival near Nhulunbuy, East Arnhem Land, in Australia, on Aug. 4, 2018. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

The Manchester Museum has returned 174 items to an Australian Indigenous community in what is considered one of the largest restitution projects ever undertaken in the UK.

A delegation from the Anindilyakwa community of Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory joined the museum on Sept. 6 for the formal return of the heritage items including spears and shell dolls.