This past week, Ayla and I had collaborative meetings together and separately to inquire how someone went through the process they took in their own repatriation, a possible person who can verify our object from the Amazon, and someone who was interested in the pieces we have and how we acquired them.

Bonnie, the curator from The Pantheon, gave me tips and connections on whom to reach out to regarding our Meso-American pieces. Unlike NAGPRA, there is no clear checklist or procedure for repatriating international objects. Not to mention that because of the political climate and current events, the relationships between countries are affected.

During our meeting with David from the Yanomami Foundation, we verified that the objects obtained through the 2003 accessions may have been gifts to the missionaries. If we knew who had given them to the donor, we might have to return them to the tribe to be destroyed; however, since we do not have the individual’s identity, they lose their value to the tribe.

Dr. Eger also took a look at some of the objects that he had an interest in, as well as directed us to a few professional academics whose fields aligned with our artifacts.