Denmark sends 300-year-old feathered cloak considered an ancestor by Tupinambá de Olivença to Rio
The scene resembled a funeral: seven Indigenous people, overcome with tears, gathered around a loved one resting in a coffin-like wooden box.
Instead of grief, however, it was a moment of celebration: the long-awaited reunion between the Tupinambá de Olivença people and a sacred feathered cloak that was taken from Brazil at least 335 years ago.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/12/indigenous-cloak-brazil-return
Author : Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro
Publish date : 2024-09-12 09:00:19
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