Taiping Museum to Display 130-Year-Old Elephant Skull from Historic Collision

via New Straits Times, 23 February 2024: The Taiping Museum is set to feature a unique exhibit: the skull of an elephant involved in a historic collision with a train in 1894 in Teluk Intan. This remarkable artefact, alongside the railway carriage from the incident, is under consideration for national heritage status by the National Museum Department.

The Taiping Museum is set to enrich its collection with the addition of a 130-year-old elephant skull, an artefact from a notable 1894 collision incident involving a train in Teluk Anson,now known as Teluk Intan, Ipoh Echo reported.

This historical specimen, along with a railway carriage involved in the incident, is currently under consideration by the National Museum Department to be recognised as part of the national heritage collection.

National Museum Department deputy director Mohd Razaimi Hamat said the department had submitted a request last year for these items to be promoted as national heritage objects.

“We expect the decision on this matter to be known by the end of this year.

Source: Taiping Museum to feature elephant skull from historic 1894 collision

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