One of the Bells of Balangiga on display at the Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum in Pasay.

Year of Object(s) Creation: 1853
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s): Bell
Object Material(s): metal
Provenience Nation: Philippines
Provenience Location: San Lorenzo de Martir, Balangiga, Eastern Samar, Philippines
Year Removed from Findspot: 1901

Provenance
Start Year: 2018
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Repatriation
Nation:
Location: Pasay, Philipines
Start Year: 1904
End Year: 2018
Circumstance of Acquisition: Displayed at a US Military Memorial Shrine
Nation: United States
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Start Year: 1953
End Year: 1901
Circumstance of Acquisition: Remove
Nation:
Location: Balangiga, Eastern Samar

Filipino Balangiga Bells


Description:


Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1989
Year Claim Resolved: 2018
Means of Resolution: Action by Respondent's Govt.

Complainant Name:
Complainant Nation: The Philippines
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name:
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Government

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Editor's Notes:
The University of Geneva's ArThemis project (reference in URL above) offers in-depth documentation and discussion of this dispute. Edited by Tali Maximon