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Naga Lithic Worlds: An Exhibition of Stone Artefacts from the Naga Collection at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University

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Morung Express News | August 18
Eastern Mirror | August 18
Nagaland Tribune | August 20

On 18 August 2025, Prof. Kikon and Prof. Tiatoshi Jamir curated the exhibition ‘Naga Lithic Worlds: An Exhibition of Stone Artefacts from the Naga Collection at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University’ at Hotel Oriental Grand in Kohima. The exhibition was part of the Ecologies of Care workshop jointly organised by the Department of History & Archaeology, Nagaland University (Kohima Campus) and Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS), University of California, Santa Cruz.

The exhibition was inaugurated by Adela Moa, Director, Department of Art and Culture. It showcased stone artefacts from the Naga homeland currently housed at the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University. These consists of charm stones, cooking pots, spindle whorls, and axes.

Over 150 participants attended the workshop and interacted with the exhibition.

 

Published in Morung Express, Eastern Mirror, & Nagaland Tribune

Links:

https://nagalandtribune.in/nu-and-university-of-california-organize-ecologies-of-care-workshop/
https://morungexpress.com/naga-voices-vital-in-shaping-climate-solutions-through-indigenous-wisdom
https://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/nagaland-university-hosts-workshop-on-ecologies-of-care

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  • RRaD (Recover, Restore and Decolonise) was formed in 2021 to facilitate and engage with issues around the repatriation of Naga ancestral human remains to the Naga homeland. In 2020, the Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM) in Oxford, UK, reached out to the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) to help facilitate community dialogue regarding the “future care and return” of Naga ancestral human remains.

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  • RRaD (Recover, Restore and Decolonise) was formed in 2021 to facilitate and engage with issues around the repatriation of Naga ancestral human remains to the Naga homeland. In 2020, the Pitt Rivers Museum (PRM) in Oxford, UK, reached out to the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) to help facilitate community dialogue regarding the “future care and return” of Naga ancestral human remains.

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