Nepal
What mountain range is Nepal located in?
The Himalayas
Where did Joy Lynn Davis meet Erin Thompson?
Washington and Lee University
What Museum were the Alsdorfs very closely aligned with?
Art Institute of Chicago
What part of the federal government became involved in the Davis case?
The FBI
When did the Alsdorfs acquire most of their collection?
The 1950s and 60s
What organization independently notifies museums of potentially looted artifacts?
The Nepal Heritage Recovery Campaign
What sculpture were Davis and Thompson working to get repatriated from the West back to Nepal?
Lakshmi-Narayan sculpture
What museum was Lakshmi-Narayan sculpture located in before repatriation?
Dallas Museum of Art
What percentage of Nepalese artifacts outside the country were likely to be illegal exports?
80%
How long was the report Joy Davis provided the FBI?
11 pages
What percentage of Nepalese artifacts outside the country were likely to be illegal exports?
80%
Why is the Lakshmi-Narayan sculpture so important to Nepal and their cultural heritage?
It is considered a living deity.
How many objects did Marilynn Alsdorf leave to the Art Institute of Chicago? How many are on display currently?
1.500
2. 110
During Repatriation much of the "burden of proof" of where the object originally belonged falls on...
the victim/the source country
Who created a digital archive of nearly 3,000 Nepalese artifacts that they believe are being held by museums outside the country?
Roshan Mishra
When was Nepal declared a democratic republic?
2008
What kind of art does Joy Davis create and why is it significant to bringing awareness to the need for repatriation?
She paints 2-d photo recreations of stolen artifacts in their original locations to symbolize the loss of these objects and their effect their absence has to the culture around them.
An exhibit of repatriated objects
Since repatriation has become more prominent, especially in countries like Nepal that are very actively fighting for their stolen objects, what has been been a main argument or dilemma once objects have been repatriated.
1. Are the objects returned to the original location or put into museums
2. If an object has been replaced with a replica, where does that replica go
Who do you think said this: “This is all hush-hush — very intentionally so, it's protecting the system”
Professor Kerin!
What are the two most prominent religions in Nepal?
Hindu with Buddhist faiths
What prompted the Dallas Museum to look into the Lakshmi-Narayan sculpture as stolen?
A viral tweet from Erin Thompson
“Most returns have been settlements between museums and the government,” said Thompson, who characterized museums as neglecting their responsibilities of due diligence by...
not posting full provenances online.
Why does it seem that Nepal - in comparison to our other case studies so far - seems to be being more successful in getting objects repatriated back to them?
Active communities and repatriation efforts working to spread awareness and find their stolen objects
How many objects from Nepal does the Rubin Museum of Art in New York have?
More than 600