Hawaiian skull listed, withdrawn on eBay
The
Advertiser
has a story
on the Hawaiian skull being listed then withdrawn from eBay. And here's an
updated story
from the
Advertiser:
"State burial-site authorities and Hawaiian organizations are hoping to persuade
a California resident to return a purportedly ancient Hawaiian skull from Maui
advertised in an online auction and noted that federal authorities also are
investigating the case."Here's a
story
in the
Star-Bulletin.The
Maui
News has a more extensive
article
on the situation, which starts: "An eBay auction of a skull claimed to be from
an ancient Hawaiian who was buried at Kaanapali long ago was halted Wednesday
after outraged Native Hawaiians contacted legal authorities. 'If he (the seller)
had proceeded, he would have been in violation of federal law,' said Eddie Ayau,
coordinator of Hui Malama I Na Kupuna Hawaii Nei, a group that has reburied
numerous bones that have been improperly removed over the years. 'We are urging
him instead to do the right thing and repatriate the remains.'"
Posted: Thu - February 5, 2004 at 03:38 PM