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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 2583733, member: 55&quot;]There are types of indigenous items that by their appearance alone can be verified as the product of grave-robbing; I have no problem with auctions for such items being ended, and the items returned to their tribe of origin; regardless of how the current owner obtained them. Hopefully with some agreement as to appropriate compensation, or donation.&nbsp; And there are other indigenous items where it is considered sacrilege for them to be owned by anyone outside the tribe; and again, I have no problem with those items being returned.</p><p>And in Canada there is good documentation for indigenous ceremonial items being confiscated by government agents, then sold to the highest bidder.&nbsp; It is heart-breaking to see the tears of a family member when such items are returned, many years later.</p><p>I&#039;d have similar feelings for any item that could be verified to have been stolen, and can think of a number of examples...art stolen by Nazis; paintings stolen from museums; items looted from churches.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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