Peabody Museum to Repatriate Sacred Hawaiian Object
January 18, 2025
January 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University has announced its intent to repatriate a sacred object, an akua hulu manu, a feathered god image associated with the Hawaiian chief Kekuaokalani.
The item, which has been held by the museum since its acquisition in 1937, was originally donated by Reverend William Richards in the early 19th century. The sacred object is linked to the spiritual and cultural practices of Native Hawaiia . . .
The item, which has been held by the museum since its acquisition in 1937, was originally donated by Reverend William Richards in the early 19th century. The sacred object is linked to the spiritual and cultural practices of Native Hawaiia . . .