A Paris court on Friday dismissed an attempt by advocacy group Survival International to block the auction of 25 sacred objects from Arizona's Hopi tribe that has caused outrage. The sale of the "Kachina" ceremonial masks and headdresses will go ahead on Monday as planned, despite pleas from the Hopi's religious authorities to cancel the auction. The court battle against auction house EVE echoed another legal saga that erupted in April when French firm ...Saturday, 7 December 2013
Auction of Sacred Hopi Objects Permitted by French Court
A Paris court on Friday dismissed an attempt by advocacy group Survival International to block the auction of 25 sacred objects from Arizona's Hopi tribe that has caused outrage. The sale of the "Kachina" ceremonial masks and headdresses will go ahead on Monday as planned, despite pleas from the Hopi's religious authorities to cancel the auction. The court battle against auction house EVE echoed another legal saga that erupted in April when French firm ...
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