Peruvian Gold Monkey Head

Description:

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1998
Year Claim Resolved: 2011
Means of Resolution: Coordinated action by Complainant & Respondent Governments

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

Respondent Name: New Mexico History Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

Reference Links:

https://www.anonymousswisscollector.com/2011/12/gold-sic-monkey-that-funky-monkey.html
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/pressrel/press-releases/peruvian-artifact-repatriated#:~:text=Thecollectorsubsequentlydonatedthe,onDecember82011.

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Editor's Notes:

The Anonymous Swiss Collector project (reference in URL above) offers in-depth documentation and discussion of this dispute. Edited by Tali Maximon and Arianne Ohara