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Australia: Ceremony in Sydney to mark the formal repatriation of 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair

Jul 14, 2026

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  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Uncle Carlos Paoa, President of Rapa Nui Council of Elders and Kim McKay, Director & CEO of the Australian Museum sign custodianship documents during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715195415737132
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Rapa Nui artist and delegation members Vaitiare Pakarati and Johnny Tuky Huke speak during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715193781562472
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Rapa Nui delegation representative Johnny Tuky Huke embraces Kim McKay, Director & CEO, Australian Museum during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715190277699515
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Gifts from the Rapa Nui delegation are seen during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715183738764225
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Rapa Nui delegation representative Johnny Tuky Huke, (left) and Vaitiare Pakarati, Rapa Nui artist and delegation member present a gift to Chile Ambassador to Australia Beatriz de la Fuente Fuentes during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715180109327930
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, (L-R) Uncle Carlos Paoa, President of Rapa Nui Council of Elders, Kim McKay, Director & CEO, Australian Museum Laura McBride, Director First Nations, Australian Museum and Father Francisco Nahoe, North American Repatriation Coordinator, Te Mau Hatu with the signed custodianship documents during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715169535422261
  • News Bilder des Tages RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Rapa Nui delegation representative Johnny Tuky Huke, Kim McKay, Director & CEO, Australian Museum and Vaitiare Pakarati, Rapa Nui artist and delegation member during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715167437072826
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Chile Ambassador to Australia Beatriz de la Fuente Fuentes (right) watches on during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715164015973127
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Vaitiare Pakarati, Rapa Nui artist and delegation member (right) embraces Kim McKay, Director & CEO, Australian Museum during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715162480613950
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Uncle Carlos Paoa, President of Rapa Nui Council of Elders and Kim McKay, Director & CEO of the Australian Museum sign custodianship documents during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715162381678500
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Rapa Nui delegation representative Johnny Tuky Huke embraces Kim McKay, Director & CEO, Australian Museum during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715156204484673
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Father Francisco Nahoe, North American Repatriation Coordinator, Te Mau Hatu, speaks during a ceremony of the formal return of 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715145454985817
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Rapa Nui artist and delegation members Vaitiare Pakarati and Johnny Tuky Huke speak during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715144111791961
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Vaitiare Pakarati, Rapa Nui artist and delegation member speaks during a ceremony for the formal return of 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715137911948915
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Vaitiare Pakarati, Rapa Nui artist and delegation member speaks during a ceremony for the formal return of 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715136477942599
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Uncle Carlos Paoa, President of Rapa Nui Council of Elders, speaks during a ceremony of the formal return of 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715136177986389
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Uncle Carlos Paoa, President of Rapa Nui Council of Elders, speaks during a ceremony of the formal return of 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715134893168844
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Rapa Nui delegation representative Johnny Tuky Hake embraces Kim McKay, Director & CEO, Australian Museum during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715134394887885
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Gifts from the Rapa Nui delegation are seen during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715121401121474
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Rapa Nui delegation representative Johnny Tuky Huke embraces Kim McKay, Director & CEO, Australian Museum during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715111771971627
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Laura McBride, Director First Nations at the Australian Museum is presented a gift from Uncle Carlos Paoa, President of Rapa Nui Council of Elders (left) and Vaitiare Pakarati, Rapa Nui artist and delegation member during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715167038670032
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Rapa Nui delegation representative Johnny Tuky Huke, (left) presents gifts during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715112831941793
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Rapa Nui delegation representative Johnny Tuky Huke, (left) and Vaitiare Pakarati, Rapa Nui artist and delegation member present gifts during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715180422517022
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Rapa Nui delegation representative Johnny Tuky Huke has Vaitiare Pakarati, Rapa Nui artist and delegation member removes a cultural item to present as a gift during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715178721133118
  • RAPA NUI ANCESTORS RETURN, Laura McBride, Director First Nations at the Australian Museum is presented a gift from Uncle Carlos Paoa, President of Rapa Nui Council of Elders (left) and Vaitiare Pakarati, Rapa Nui artist and delegation member during a ceremony to formally return 17 Rapa Nui ancestors and a sample of human hair to Te Mau Hatu o Rapa Nui (Easter Island) representatives at the Australian Museum, in Sydney, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. ( NO ARCHIVING SYDNEY NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIA Copyright: xDANxHIMBRECHTSx 20260715126211102781