In a series of repatriation efforts, various U.S. institutions have returned significant cultural artifacts to their countries of origin. The FBI Boston facilitated the return of 22 historic artifacts during a formal repatriation ceremony at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum to Okinawa, Japan, which had been missing for nearly 80 years. Similarly, the Manhattan DA's office, led by Alvin Bragg Jr., returned 30 stolen artifacts to Cambodia and Indonesia, as reported by @AsAmNews. Additionally, a Nazi-seized Monet painting was returned to the owner's descendants by the FBI. UC Berkeley collaborated with Native Hawaiians to repatriate 335 cultural items to Hawaii, marking the largest single repatriation in Hawaiian history. The total value of the artifacts returned to Cambodia and Indonesia was reported at $3 million.
#US authorities hand over $3 million worth of stolen artifacts to #Cambodia, #Indonesia. https://t.co/66AWMIeGFn
335 items previously stored at UC Berkeley have now returned to Hawaii through collaboration between Native Hawaiians and the university. This is believed to have been the largest single repatriation of cultural items in Hawaiian history. This also marks a significant… https://t.co/8DUiCQEuQu
FBI returns Nazi-seized Monet to owner’s descendants. https://t.co/v0ZBpo75AQ
New York authorities return 30 stolen artifacts to Cambodia and Indonesia . By office of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg jr https://t.co/dcTXNTochY via @AsAmNews
#BREAKING: At a formal repatriation ceremony at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum & Art Museum today, 22 historic artifacts that were missing for almost 80 years & were recently recovered by #FBI Boston were repatriated by the U.S. to the People of Okinawa. https://t.co/uZJR4BrC3Q https://t.co/wCHQfFahpZ