Repatriated Mixtec skull bound for Oaxaca community museum, not a national institution

Repatriated Mixtec skull bound for Oaxaca community museum, not a national institution

A Mixtec turquoise-mosaic skull repatriated from the Wereldmuseum in Leiden to Mexico's INAH is destined for the Yucu Saa Community Museum in Villa de Tututepec, Oaxaca — a former Mixtec capital. 1,020 residents petitioned INAH to display what they call an ancestor, routing a restitution object to a community museum rather than a national institution.

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