Proper repatriation necessitates the collaboration of governments and agencies. While the 2012 repatriation ceremony was a success for Mexico, politics change, as do relationships between countries. The current mission statement, as of 2018, of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is:
To promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration. ICE executes its mission through the enforcement of more than 400 federal statutes, and focuses on smart immigration enforcement, preventing terrorism and combating the illegal movement of people and trade.
Subsequently, ICE and Mexico have a complicated relationship since the U.S shares …show more content…
The Moche civilization occupied the Northern region of Peru before the Incas. In 2011, the Museum of New Mexico repatriated a gold Moche monkey head to the government of Peru with the help from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), specifically the FBI Art Crime Team, the Department of Justice Office of International Affairs, and the New Mexico Attorney General. It is clear that a country’s government has to be accommodating in order for repatriation to proceed. The 2011 U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly III stated that “Artifacts like this Moche monkey head represent the history not only of the source country, in this case Peru, but the history of all mankind. We hope that this repatriation will help repair at least some of the damage caused by the looting of Moche sites.” Repatriation incorporates stolen artifacts from Colonial time to more modern archeological theft and black market …show more content…
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) acquired three Casta Paintings in 2011 by Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz, a Mexican painter of the eighteenth century. LACMA possesses additional Casta Paintings created by Miguel Cabrera and unknown painters. LACMA is not the only museum with a history of acquiring Casta Paintings without opposition. The only full set of sixteen Casta Paintings resides in the Mayer Collection at the Denver Art Museum. However, the DAM’s collection of Cast Paintings was created by Francisco Clapera, a Spanish painter. While the skill and artistry of the Casta Paintings are indeed incredible, their time in LACMA’s and the DAM’s collection suggests that Mexico does not desire them. It is more probable that these Casta Paintings followed a legal method of transfer in comparison to the previous mentioned
To promote homeland security and public safety through the criminal and civil enforcement of federal laws governing border control, customs, trade and immigration. ICE executes its mission through the enforcement of more than 400 federal statutes, and focuses on smart immigration enforcement, preventing terrorism and combating the illegal movement of people and trade.
Subsequently, ICE and Mexico have a complicated relationship since the U.S shares …show more content…
The Moche civilization occupied the Northern region of Peru before the Incas. In 2011, the Museum of New Mexico repatriated a gold Moche monkey head to the government of Peru with the help from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), specifically the FBI Art Crime Team, the Department of Justice Office of International Affairs, and the New Mexico Attorney General. It is clear that a country’s government has to be accommodating in order for repatriation to proceed. The 2011 U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly III stated that “Artifacts like this Moche monkey head represent the history not only of the source country, in this case Peru, but the history of all mankind. We hope that this repatriation will help repair at least some of the damage caused by the looting of Moche sites.” Repatriation incorporates stolen artifacts from Colonial time to more modern archeological theft and black market …show more content…
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) acquired three Casta Paintings in 2011 by Juan Patricio Morlete Ruiz, a Mexican painter of the eighteenth century. LACMA possesses additional Casta Paintings created by Miguel Cabrera and unknown painters. LACMA is not the only museum with a history of acquiring Casta Paintings without opposition. The only full set of sixteen Casta Paintings resides in the Mayer Collection at the Denver Art Museum. However, the DAM’s collection of Cast Paintings was created by Francisco Clapera, a Spanish painter. While the skill and artistry of the Casta Paintings are indeed incredible, their time in LACMA’s and the DAM’s collection suggests that Mexico does not desire them. It is more probable that these Casta Paintings followed a legal method of transfer in comparison to the previous mentioned