The remains of two Tongan males stored in the Australian Museum's collection in Sydney have been repatriated to their descendants living on 'Eua Island.
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The skulls of two Tongan ancestors, collected in the Pacific in the 19th Century, and repatriated from Australia by the Australian Museum, were given a respectful traditional burial on ‘Eua Island in the presence of King Tupou VI and members of the Royal Family yesterday, January 10. The funeral conducted by the royal undertakers, the Nima Tapu (sacred hands), at Kolomaile,
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