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UK Naga Skull Auction Controversy
October 20 , 2024
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- A UK auction house has removed the ‘Naga Human Skull’ from its listings for a live online sale.
- Critics called for the return of the 200-year-old skull, which was listed for auction in Britain along with at least 25 other remains.
- The Naga skull, which features attached animal horns, was described as particularly appealing to collectors interested in anthropology and tribal cultures.
- The opening bid was set at about ₹23 lakh, with an estimated final price of up to around ₹43 lakh.
- The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford holds around 6,500 Naga artefacts collected during the British colonial period.
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