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At the signing ceremony on December 4, 2001, Minister Gustavo Fernández Saavedra of Bolivia recalled that, "Some years ago, the Embassy of Bolivia in the United States carried out a demarche that was ultimately successful. The purpose of this effort was to regain possession of some textiles that originated in one of the oldest cultures of my country. We lacked the legal basis at that time to protect our cultural heritage. We do, however, have that legal basis now. And I want to express my appreciation to all the members of the Department of State who have worked to make that a reality." In her statement at the signing ceremony, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Charlotte L. Beers said, "Bolivia's heritage is integral to the heritage of all the Americ ... [Read More]
Bolivia Federal Register Notice, 1989
The U.S. joined international efforts and actively participated in deliberations resulting in the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property (823 U.N.T.S. 231 (1972). U.S. acceptance of the 1970 UNESCO Convention was codified into U.S. law as the "Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act" (Pub. L. 97-446, 19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). The spirit of the Convention was enacted into law to promote U.S. leadership in achieving greater international cooperation towards preserving cultural treasures that are of importance not only to the nations whence they originate, but also to greater international understanding of mankind's common heritage. In 1983, the U.S. became the first major art importing country to implement the 1970 Convention. ... [Read More]
The Recovery of the Aymara Textiles
Yesterday's return of the cloths was negotiated with Steve Berger, a San Francisco art dealer, whose house was raided and textile collections seized by Customs in 1988. Berger, coauthor of a book on Bolivian textiles, said in a telephone interview he had brought the Coroman artifacts from a Bolivian middleman in La Paz and complied with all regulations in importing them into this country. 2 "Many Coroman goods have been sold from 1978 to 1987," he said. "The Indians are very poor." Berger said he agreed to the return of the goods--though he said he's not convinced all 43 are ancient Coroman pieces--in exchange for the return of his other seized possessions and the promise that the Coromans would not prosecute. ... [Read More]
Chart of Current and Expired Import Restrictions
Dec. 2, 1999: Emergency Action on Khmer stone archaeological material. Sept. 22, 2003: Bilateral Agreement on Khmer archaeological material. [Read More]
Bolivia Federal Register Notice, 2001
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The value of cultural property, whether archaeological or ethnological in nature, is immeasurable. Such items often constitute the very essence of a society and convey important information concerning a people's origin, history, and traditional setting. The importance and popularity of such items regrettably makes them targets of theft, encourages clandestine looting of archaeological sites, and results in their illegal export and import. The U.S. shares in the international concern for the need to protect endangered cultural property. The appearance in the U.S. of stolen or illegally exported artifacts ... [Read More]
Overview
The restriction on Aymara Indian textiles from Coroma, Bolivia has expired. The restriction on archaeological and ethnological material representing the Aboriginal cultures of Canada has expired. A chart summarizes this information, including when each restriction went into effect. ... Before the State Department reaches a decision, it considers the recommendation of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee. Appointed by the president, the committee consists of eleven private citizens who are expert in archaeology and anthropology; expert in the international sale of cultural property; and who represent the interests of museums and the general public. The State Department provides technical and administrative support to the committee. Implementation of Agreements ... [Read More]
Chart of Current and Expired Import Restrictions
Dec. 2, 1999, Emergency Action on Khmer stone archaeological material. Sept. 22, 2003, Bilateral Agreement on Khmer archaeological material. Cyprus Ethnological April 12, 1999, Emergency Action [Read More]
US Dept of State
HTTP/1.1 200 OKDate: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 02:42:00 GMTAccept-Ranges: bytesETag: "82f3cb3d3516c51:363"Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0Content-Length: 64949Content-Location: http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop/bl01fr01.txtContent-Type: text/plainLast-Modified: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 03:43:57 GMTClient-Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 02:31:54 GMTClient-Peer: 12.44.14.112:80Client-Response-Num: 1[Federal Register: December 7, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 236)][Rules and Regulations][Page 63490-63499]From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov][DOCID:fr07de01-3]=======================================================================-----------------------------------------------------------------------DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYCustoms Service19 CFR PART 12[T.D. 01-86]RIN 1515-AC95Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and EthnologicalMaterials From BoliviaAGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.ACTION: Final rule.-----------------------------------------------------------------------SUMMARY: This ... [Read More]
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