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Eelemarni Close-Brown

Hobart man traded Aboriginal human remains for acclaim

Morton Allport traded Aboriginal body parts to European collectors, a study has found. (HANDOUT/STATE LIBRARY OF TASMANIA)

New research has revealed a Hobart lawyer traded Aboriginal body parts and Tasmanian Tiger skeletons to European collectors in exchange for scientific acclaim.

Among the human remains were those of William Lanne, the last Tasmanian Aboriginal man.

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