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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Sacred karen tusks returned | History Defined

Villagers in traditional attire carry 400-year-old sacred elephant tusks back to the Karen 'long-haired hermit' community following the objects’ return on Thursday in Tak's Ban Lay Tong Ku, Umphang district. (Photo: Aswin Pinitwong)

Tak province has returned a pair of 400-year-old sacred elephant tusks to the Karen "long-haired hermit" community of Lay Tong Ku in Umphang district.

The handover ends a years-long dispute over the culturally significant artefacts.

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