Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru and the Dominican Republic asked this Tuesday to stop the new pre-Columbian art auctions scheduled in Paris for February 9, 11 and 18 and warned that they are working to defend their heritage both before the French authorities as within UNESCO.
“We express our strong rejection of the sale of pre-Columbian objects by the ‘De Baecque – D’Ouince – Sarrau’ and ‘Binoche et Giquello’ societies scheduled for next February 9, 11 and 18 and we make a public call to stop these transactions,” says a joint statement issued by Mexico.
Likewise, these six countries regretted that the auction was held at the Millon house on January 28, which included 381 lots with pieces of primitive art from various continents and dozens of objects from Latin American countries such as Peru, Colombia and Costa Rica awarded to exchange of thousands of euros.
Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru and the Dominican Republic, which have been protesting in France for some years against this type of auction, said they are “committed to active diplomacy” on several fronts.
We mobilize “in defense of our heritage through legal channels, bilaterally with the French government, and multilaterally, mainly via UNESCO.”
In the case of France, the Latin American delegations recognize that there is a stumbling block in local legislation that establishes that “the restitution of the pieces depends on the will of the private owner.”
The six countries assured that they maintain “the firm intention of promoting actions to stop the commercialization of goods that belong to our respective States”, as well as carrying out awareness-raising actions so that they are recognized as part of the historical heritage of all humanity. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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