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Object Type(s): Carving, Furniture, Mask
Object Material(s): gold, metal
Provenience Nation: Nepal
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Year Removed from Findspot: 1980 (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 2023
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: The Bhairava mask is returned to Nepal
Nation: Nepal
Location:
Start Year: 2022
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: The carving and torana are returned to Nepal
Nation: Nepal
Location:
Start Year:
End Year: 2022
Circumstance of Acquisition: Acquired by the Rubin Museum of Art
Nation: United States
Location: New York
Start Year: 1970 (approximate)
End Year: 2000 (approximate)
Circumstance of Acquisition: The carving and torana were allegedly looted during the 1970s and 1980s; the Bhairava mask was allegedly stolen in the mid-1990s
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3 Nepalese Artifacts


Description:
The Rubin Museum of Art returned a 14th-century carving and a 17th-century torana to Nepal in 2022, and then returned a 16th-century Bhairava mask in 2023.

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated:
Year Claim Resolved: 2023
Means of Resolution: Inquiry/Demand

Complainant Name: Government of Nepal
Complainant Nation: Nepal
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Rubin Museum of Art
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Edited by Keli Fisher