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The Vrolik museum in Amsterdam will return 15 skulls taken from the Moluccas in 1912 to the Moluccan village of Amtoefoe. The museum had acquired the skulls in 1912 when Indonesia was a Dutch colony, and they were used to illustrate ancestor worship in the islands. The return of the skulls is regarded as a great event by locals, who …

The Vrolik museum in Amsterdam will return 15 skulls taken from the Moluccas in 1912 to the Moluccan village of Amtoefoe. The museum acquired the skulls in 1912 when Indonesia was a Dutch colony, and they were used to illustrate ancestor worship in the islands. The return of the skulls is regarded as a great event by locals, who hope …