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Sacred Karen tusks returned
Bangkok Post
|February 27, 2026
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, ending a years-long dispute over the culturally significant artefacts.
Villagers in traditional attire carry 400-year-old sacred elephant tusks back to the Karen 'long-haired hermit' community following their return yesterday in Tak's Ban Lav Tong Ku, Umphang district.
(ASWIN PINTWONG)
The tusks were formally handed back during a ceremony yesterday presided over by Umphang district chief Manoch Phoniaem. Villagers dressed in traditional Karen attire joined a procession to receive the revered objects.
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