Oxford University offers 98 cows to Maa families for ‘stolen’ artefacts - News Summed Up

Oxford University offers 98 cows to Maa families for ‘stolen’ artefacts


It was joy and ululation as two families from the Loita clan of the Maasai in Narok South received a total of 98 cows from Oxford University for ‘stolen’ cultural artefacts. “I was at the museum in 2017 and I was shocked to discover some Maasai artefacts and from their captions, they indicated where they were from. He said there were 100 Maasai artefacts but the five were the most ‘sensitive’. The cleansing ceremony that started early in the morning involved the Oxford University representatives driving the cattle across the river before handing them over to the two families. “We have started peace with them (Oxford University).


Source: Daily Nation July 05, 2023 05:30 UTC



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