Tag #Pre-Columbian Artifacts

What are the immediate consequences of the Netherlands returning the turquoise-encrusted skull to Mexico?

The Netherlands returned a turquoise-encrusted human skull to Mexico at the request of the Mexican government. The skull, previously considered a top piece of the Rijkscollectie at Leiden's Wereldmuseum, was presented at the Mexican embassy in The Hague on Thursday, as announced by Minister Eppo Bruins (OCW). This restitution is outside the usual procedures for colonial collections because it involves human remains; in such cases, the Committee for Colonial Collections doesn't need to be consulted, and return is the starting point.