The Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo is returning archaeological pieces and human remains taken by Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl in 1947 to Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, as part of a collaboration with Chile and local authorities. A nine-person delegation from Rapa Nui traveled to Norway this week to collect the items, participating in a ceremony organized by the museum in Oslo. Among the items being returned are human remains known as Ivi Tepuna and sculpted stones. The objects include skulls from the Rapa Nui community, the indigenous population of Easter Island, which is known for its hundreds of moai -- monolithic human figures carved centuries ago.
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