Molawa VIII

The Negro of Banyoles was the taxidermied body of a Southern African man that was displayed for more than 80 years at the Darder Museum in Banyoles, Catalonia, Spain. Originally preserved by French taxidermists in the nineteenth century and exhibited as a natural history specimen, the display later became the subject of an international controversy over the public exhibition of human remains. Following years of debate involving activists, African governments, the United Nations, and UNESCO, the remains were removed from display in 1997 and repatriated to Botswana in 2000 for burial.