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Native American masks sold in France despite protestsPARIS (AFP) – Some 250 sacred Native American, Eskimo andpre-Colombian artifacts went under the hammer in France on Monday despite strong opposition from the Navajo and Hopi tribes who traveled to Paris to try to halt the sale. It was the fourth time in two years that sacred masks from the Hopi tribe have been […]
Hopi tribal mask auction held in Paris despite US protestPARIS (AFP) – An auction of Native American masks by the Hopi tribe went ahead in Paris on Friday despite objections from the U.S. embassy and members of the 18,000-strong Arizona community. Auction house Eve defended the sale of the 27 masks, saying “No American law has been violated, there has been no illegal operation.” […]
NY art dealer gives auctioned masks to Arizona tribeFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – A New York art dealer who bought two Native American masks for $40,000 at a Paris auction in April has given them to the Hopi tribe in northern Arizona. Monroe Warshaw tells the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff he’s just happy he did the right thing by handing over artifacts the […]