
advance allegations regarding the sellers’ knowledge of the falsity of the Mask’s supposed provenance, as well as information regarding the criminal history of the sellers, to suggest the illicit nature of the sale; describe the Museum’s merely pro forma “investigation” into the Mask’s provenance to support the inference that it knew or was wilfully blind to the fact that the Mask was stolen property both before and after its importation;This is certainly turning the heat on, those arguments will be worth reading. I wonder whether the seller will step in, now their reputation gets dragged through the court? Or is this a sneaky ploy to get the seller testifying in court (but deftly putting the blame on the Museum)? That could indeed set the cat among the pigeons, as speaking out about the facts of the case is something the Aboutaam brothers have so far been notably unwilling to do.
Vignette: The Aboutaam brothers (photo Chris Mueller/Redux).
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