Year of Object(s) Creation:
Estimated Value ($USD): 240,000
Object Type(s): Altar, Carving, Figurine, Religious artifact
Object Material(s): wood
Provenience Nation: Nigeria
Provenience Location: Nigeria
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 2020
End Year: 2020
Circumstance of Acquisition: Sold by Christie Auction House
Nation: France
Location:
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End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Looted from Indigenous Igbo altars by treasure hunters
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Location:

2 Indigenous Odinani Igbo Altar Artifacts


Description:


Case Status: Unresolved
Year Claim Initiated: 2020
Year Claim Resolved:
Means of Resolution:

Complainant Name: Ogbako Odinani Worldwide
Complainant Nation: Nigeria
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Private: Individual

Respondent Name: French Government
Respondent Nation: France
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
Clarification Notes . The image is not an image of any of the artifacts in question. In lieu of images of the artifacts, the image is of a personal altar from the Igbo people. The website containing the image is cited in the Reference Links. . It is not specified when the artifacts were looted or where the treasure hunters were from. . Following the auction of the artifacts, Ogbako Odinani Worldwide lent its voice to the call of the Nigerian Government for the return of the artifacts. Edited by Keli Fisher