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Field museum to return human remains to New Zealand
A delegation from New Zealand will arrive in Chicago September 3 to take the human remains of at least 14 Maori individuals back to New Zealand, accompanied by two Field Museum curators and seven representatives of Chicago's American Indian Center. A repatriation ceremony will be held September 10 at the Museum of New Zealand in Wellington, New Zealand. The remains include bones, such as mandibles and crania, and one preserved head with facial tattoos.
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