The Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford has handed over the remains of 39 Naga ancestors for their journey back home to India.
A 30-strong delegation from Nagaland received the remains at a handover ceremony in Oxford on Monday. The ancestors, most of which are skulls, will be given what the Naga tribal leaders described as a “respectful rest”, with plans to bury them under a joint memorial in a park in Nagaland.
“I feel honoured that we walked alongside our partners to find the path to return for these 39 Naga ancestors, who have been away from their homeland for far too long,” said Professor Laura Van Broekhoven, Director of the Pitt Rivers Museum. (PTI )