Museums and Indian minister criticised Swan auction house in Oxfordshire over sale of human remains
The sale was criticised by the director of the Pitt Rivers Museum , which removed similar items from display in 2020 as part of a ‘decolonisation process’.The sale was criticised by the director of the Pitt Rivers Museum , which removed similar items from display in 2020 as part of a ‘decolonisation process’.
The sale was also criticised by the director of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, which holds such items in its collection and is in dialogue with the communities over the future of such remains. “The fact these objects were taken is really painful, and the fact that they were being put on sale is really disrespectful and inconsiderate. We’re conscious that the remains would have been collected in the 19th and 20th centuries, but for them to be on sale in 2024 was quite shocking,” she added.as part of a “decolonisation process”.
“All of that is possible when they’re held in public collections like ours. We can be held accountable, whereas once they go up for auction, they’re out of public use and there’s no way for a community to be in contact.”
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