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  1. A rare statue of Buddha fails to sell at quction as questions swirl around the collection of James and Marilynn Alsdorf. The collection will have trouble finding buyers following questions about how they were acquired. The piece from Nepal was once displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago. #StolenArt #repatriate #looting #colonialism

    propublica.org/article/rare-bu

  2. This Ugahxpa (Quapaw) hide robe, circa 1740, depicts the routes followed by Ugahxpa warriors through 3 major Ugahxpa villages on the Nížítte (Arkansas River). It's among the oldest Indigenous painted maps still in existence. It's now kept at the Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac in Paris.

    #Repatriate