Social Media Activists Demand The Return Of Stolen Statues | Looted (Part 1/2)

Social media activists are fighting to reclaim stolen artefacts from museums and private collections in the UK, the U.S and France.
In India, an already well-established group of online sleuths has put pressure on the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford to return an invaluable bronze statue to a temple in Tamil Nadu. It was believed to be stolen since the 1950s. A British auctioneer in London attempts to sell a highly contentious silver flask taken from China. And a growing group of Nepali activists are pushing to make themselves heard on the world stage, with demands on Twitter to stop the sale of stolen Nepali artefacts in France.
Will the Nepal campaign go viral? Will the Indian activists gather enough evidence to start an investigation into religious statue sitting at the museum in Oxford? And will China step in to prevent the sale of a valuable piece at an auction in London?
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About the show: Countless priceless artefacts have been looted from Asia. A new generation of online sleuths are fighting to prove that they were stolen and reclaim what they believe is rightfully theirs.
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[@rajesh844]

The idea of creating REPLICAS in exchange for the original is a FANTASTIC idea and effort. Would live to see this Museum when you open it. My Aasirvadams to you and your efforts

[@kuarichirikushi]

Spread to social media so that all jewels and artifacts from Cambodia return to its home too.

[@arcencielc2065]

I am always upset whenever I visit a museum in the west for British Museum, Louver, etc. There are countless stolen treasures!

[@prabhugautham]

Many Ancient Arts and Artifacts from India has been looted, plundered etc by East India Company aka United Kingdom it is been in custody of British Museum also some have ended up in USA, EU too.

[@radhikaprabhu4738]

These are looted by England.there is a museum for only looted artifacts.

[@meerhamizanproduction]

True, not just India, country like South East Asia also they looted

[@awsomeawsome1004]

Not only your india, there are so many statues from Nepal too but sadly nepal is always overshadowed by india

[@margaritasun7908]

HERITAGE V.S. ANTIQUE 2 words significantly different from the genuine owners and those who assumes owning it . For heritage it implies the imbedded identity , its culture & past WITH RESPECT AND SACRED in honoring it . For antique it implies money value as time goes , distegarding its heritage value. Big countries not only exploit & spoil natural resources of simpler countries , exploit / enslave its citizens , bring chaos , tempts its corruptible leaders ... but loots its heritage possesions for social stature of its millions worth of money. They require bureucratic papers for its return because they dont like to return it , its a lost of money & prestige .

[@ArtHistoryProfessor]

I live in North Carolina and I am beyond certain that many pieces of Thai and Cambodian Khmer antiquities that are in the permanent collection of the Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have dubious provenances and were in all likelihood illegally looted. The same can be said of their equally vast holdings of ancient Bhuddist antiquities from Gandhara in Pakistan.

[@tinateh]

The auctioneer's logic is flawed. Have cultural and historical artefacts spread all over? As if they were all spread in museums when he knows private collectors are buyers too. What happens to those pieces? Are they benefitting lots of people educationally? They belong to their country of origin and if museums want to exhibit pieces they can have a formal and legal arrangement done up with China. Don't go and loot and say it belongs to you - there's no finder's keepers in operation here. Thievery is thievery, period. And on that score, it's really poor showing on the part of the wealthy to buy stolen artefacts. Why? Can't they afford to commission an original work like the ancient Emperors actually did? Crass.

[@unnamedness]

The mindset of the auctioneer is very flawed. And is a very colonial way of thinking. Sick minds.

[@striker44]

LOOTDON. To that auctioneer- he is selling not keeping it in an admission fee free museums, if he really cares about Asian culture in London. Just use the replica not the stolen originals.

[@striker44]

One of the best documentaries. Great job on a great cause. 👍

[@EustaquioSantimano]

Very good informative documentary !

[@radhikaprabhu4738]

How these people arebbeheving like a gentle men but they only looted India for 200 years , for 45 trillions dollers kohinoor nearly all temple gods in thier musiums

[@jpadzlon4055]

Most of these artifacts are originally Cambodian artifacts lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@rajesh844]

I understand Police Dept of Tamilnadu had created a Idols Recovery Department. Is it still active, and are they helping in this recovery or are they only concentrating on small time temple thieves ? Notice how CHINESE Govt is taking action even for a small item like a flask which is not even stolen. Does our Govt do anything like this ?

[@therake1046]

Museum's collections all over the world will be half empty pretty soon. But artifacts should be returned to its original place

[@lancesay]

this is so sad, and i know there are so much of these gods from laos are being looted as well back then and now. the sad part that i see in lao is their own people are stealing these and sell these pieces to the westerners. also, some form of educating the people of the country need to be teach about it. the poor, when they are poor, they really don't care, they will take anything and sell them. so glad to see people are helping and i am going to check their site and on my off time, i want to help as well.

[@Censored.225]

The conspirators who were well paid for their intel and cooperation in smuggling these artefacts were citizens from the Nations where these treasures originated. Sold out by their own people.

[@aghoridevta4338]

It's indeed looted

[@arcencielc2065]

Another excellent report by CNA Insider. Thank you.

[@lewiswalduck]

They should be proud to see the objects on display in the Ashmolean one other world renowned museums!

[@OdaNobunaga146]

We have golden tara here in the Philippines but was also stolen. It is now reside in Chicago museum. I hope this one also will come home.

[@teenytinyT]

Whoever has the silver hunting flask should return it to China. It's clearly inscribed on the flask by the person who stole it that it was taken from the Chinese summer palace. Hope the Chinese government can request more lotted items to be repatriated just like the Indians have been doing

[@johannakadar4314]

Im an archeologyst it is so interesting tbh i dont know if there is even a room or place to debate the artefacts place in the museum they are safe and well preserved. However we should do everything against private “collectors” and the replica idea is amazing.

[@jesbirkaur8664]

How to get in touch with the teams on both sides Is there page or anything I can go to

[@elzaaltmann]

New cultures don't have this kind of relics

[@binaydhawa7666]

Strange no ? They do have dildo symbols all around though

[@user-mo4hd6xm4x]

how can you respect something that is EVIL ...

[@CoolGirl007]

That's something really gorgeous not dare to steel but taken photos, have you ever seen it in person ? Go to Kathmandu now

[@dougclem7711]

Only if the country is stable for 100 years a democracy.

[@johannakadar4314]

Ohh and for the Chinese part, i was in China a few years ago and its horrible what they do whit this heritage there is no ban on selling and buying artefacts there and you can just go and buy a few houndred years old stuffs. Plus during the cultural revolution they destroyed everything

[@AngkorianChildSoldier]

Stole other people's culture and DNA? How low can these thugs go?

[@cheltooktribefreethinker1028]

It's good that Britishers took, that's alokeswor Buddha not shiva

[@dipeshpoudel5757]

❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉

[@trueordrue]

I bought it.

[@l3m01331]

lol paused at the perfect time 18:59

[@m.adrians.a.5137]

Why only British? America has too!

[@jpadzlon4055]

The hypocrisy lol don't you guys think you should return the Cambodian artifacts you guys stole from Angkor wat that your government is hiding is that south temple of India not to mention our religion as well lol 🤣🤣🤣

[@marvint480]

Isn’t it better when museums are keeping the artifacts, rather than private collectors? Even if they managed to retrieve back, it might again be stolen.

[@striker44]

But museums charge an entry fee. So, they are making money with looted art. It also takes away the tourism money away from countries of origin. More importantly, many are cultural and religious artifacts which mean a lot for the locals. It is like stripping off their cultural identity. This looting by so called museums in the west also encourages criminal activities in these origin countries. West should simply stop looting and exploiting developing and underdeveloped countries.

[@eijonasson]

Very weak argument. Perhaps all theives are merely good caretakers ? roflmao.

[@binaydhawa7666]

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[@christopherfernando2764]

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN VALUABLES ARTIFACTS to Srilanka! Only recently items were stolen from the Colombo museum which is Unsafe and insecure. There were no arrests to date because corrupt politics is said to be involved. Hold these items safely "in Trust " in Holland instead!

[@veramann]

The statues shouldn't be worshiped. Any statue in itself has no power. It's the belief by the person that generates a spiritual emotion or energy. The power of belief is similar to the placebo effect. Therefore, people need to be educated on the objects of worship.

[@lLN707]

You don’t get to dictate the means of faith of anybody, whether in the form of stone or wood.

[@lastChang]

Chinese efforts to lay claims on Korean culture is a disturb trend.

[@user-fx5sw1cn7j]

Indian efforts to destroy and claim ownership of Muslim mosques is a disturbing trend.

[@stickymoney]

What are you even talking about? There's nothing about Korean culture in this entire video.

[@stickymoney]

Ah I see, you are here to sow discord on the Chinese. I see your comments all over CNA insider. That's such a disturbing trend

[@popcorn6931]

who cares? morals has no value these days....whether you're rich or poor

[@lLN707]

Maybe your household or your family members have no morals, but you don’t get to dictate whether there’s value in something or not.

[@queen84sasha]

India needs to treat the colonial past with respect. In the same way the artifacts are preserved with utmost respect by London museums. Many artifacts weren't looted but gifted by Indian ambassadors to UK representatives. This was Very common even before 17th century. For example Javanese kings would bring female slaves(teenagers) and gold, jewels etc to Chinese emperors. There's very little, if not any research done about this, only about European colonialism. Likely because it would embarras current governments. But it is the only truth and gives the appropriate historical context. Thus it is extremely hypocrite and disrespectful to stigmatise Europeans and to shout out that all these objects are LOOTED. Tragically I can refer to only one BRILL research paper called "Eunuchs and concubines in the History of Islamic slavery South East Asia", which gives a perception of the objective truth.

[@chaitanyabhargava3167]

no we don't and wont. now suuu

[@vigneshorthodoc]

With Respect!! Bro😂😂😂