Sale of First Nations Family Masks is Cause for Concern
0Two cedar masks considered sacred to a Hupacasath family have recently been sold to an unknown collector. The colorful masks, [...]
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More (Allegedly) Stolen Art at Sotheby’s
0There is yet another piece of allegedly stolen art gracing the pages of Sotheby’s 2011 catalog. Prosecutors have recently filed [...]
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Cultural Property Law on May 17, 2010: Three Picassos, Four Executions, and 14,000 Polaroids
2As I prepare to go to Italy for the summer to take part in the Association of Research Into Crimes [...]
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The Elgin Marbles, the Bust of Nefertiti, the Euphronios Krater, and the Rosetta Stone: Who Owns What?
2As I typed in my rather unimaginative title to this post (I’m exhausted from traveling today, and its the best [...]
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Gerstenblith Writes on Western Recognition of National Patrimony Laws
1Patty Gerstenblith, knower of all things knowable in cultural property law and professor at DePaul University College of Law, has [...]
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More to Mughal Than Meets the Eye
0In keeping with our recent theme of manuscript theft, an Australian woman was caught trying to smuggle pages torn from [...]
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Is lawful retention of colonially acquired artifacts on par with looting?
7At least under the current legal framework, looting is unlawful. Retention of artifacts procured in times of imperialism is not.
Read more ›Fascism or Imperialism: It’s a two party system for archaeologists.
1Today on CultureKiosque, intellectual property lawyer Alan Behr reviewed James Cuno’s recent book Who Owns Antiquity? In his book, Cuno [...]
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