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.