Oxford museum repatriates Naga ancestral skulls to India for reburial

The Pitt Rivers Museum at Oxford is returning ancestral Naga skulls to India, where tribal leaders in Nagaland will conduct a joint memorial and burial. This marks a notable instance of repatriation of human remains from a UK institution to a Northeast Indian community, reflecting shifting norms on colonial-era collections. The transfer's completion and ceremonial details remain to be seen.

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