“It's not about an ownership conflict, it's about power. ”

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Der Anthropologe Prof. Dr. Jonas Bens, vom Institut für Ethnologie der Universität Hamburg, sagt, „die Idee, dass wir diese alten Dinge immer bewahren müssen, ist keine universelle Idee, sondern eine Idee der Moderne. Nicht alle Gesellschaften haben diesen Anspruch.“

Dozens of historically significant Australian indigenous artifacts are to be returned from Germany to Australia in a groundbreaking agreement. Anthropologist Prof. Dr. Jonas Bens from the Institute of Ethnology at the University of Hamburg deals with the topic of restitution, the handling of indigenous artifacts, and the role of museums.



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