Denmark returns holy cape to Brazil

Denmark has returned a sacred ibis feather cape to Brazil after 335 years, a significant artifact for the Tupinambá people who lacked any of the remaining 11 specimens after a museum fire in 2018. The handover ceremony included Brazilian ministers, Tupinambá leaders, and the Danish ambassador. The cape held spiritual and historical importance, used in religious rituals. The National Museum in Denmark fulfilled the repatriation request following a tedious process that involved special permissions due to exotic feathers and pest-proofing measures. The Tupinambá community, which has about 4,600 members, conducted vigils and visited the cape before the ceremony. Leader Babau expressed joy, viewing the return as a homecoming for an ancestor. Denmark has previously returned a Sámi shaman drum but kept fragments from the Parthenon in Greece.