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A US citizen voluntarily returned 13 archaeological pieces to the Mexican government, which are added to the more than 13,500 recovered by Mexican embassies and consulates around the world, during the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who It started on December 1, 2018.
The Consulate General of Mexico in Tucson, Arizona, reported on the recovery of the 13 archaeological pieces that, according to experts from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), it was determined that these heritage assets correspond to cultures of the Central Highlands, which were made during the Classic Mesoamerican periods ( 200-750 AD) and Mesoamerican Postclassic (1200 AD-1521 AD).
The Mexican government detailed in a statement that among the pieces, those of the Teotihuacan style stand out, such as a miniature mask and fragments of anthropomorphic figurines; as well as an anthropomorphic figurine, in the Mexica style, which represents a female character wearing a headdress, earmuffs and a quechquemitl (a garment formed by two united rectangles), and holding an infant on her lap.
Added to them is a necklace of spherical and discoidal beads, made of greenish metamorphic rock; a bifacial knife and a pair of winches, specified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (SRE).
The objects, considered archaeological monuments of the Mexican nation, were delivered to the consulate, in a ceremony attended by US citizen Julie Qashu, with the aim of safeguarding them to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Mexico.
In coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), the transfer to Mexico City by diplomatic bag was organized, ensuring the integrity of the pieces upon their return to our country.
This return, carried out voluntarily, shows an important change with respect to the possession of archaeological and historical pieces that are part of private collections, as it demonstrates respect for our cultural heritage and closeness between both nations.
The restitution of these pieces constitutes an example of the cooperation between Mexico with various countries in matters of protection of heritage assets, as well as an example of good international practices for the conservation of the historical past of nations and the commitment of individuals with the return of cultural objects to their places of origin, detailed the SRE.
In that sense, the Mexican Foreign Ministry invited private collectors abroad who currently have Mexican pieces in possession to join in the protection and safeguarding of these assets, and to return them for study, conservation and dissemination, since they are objects that bear witness to the identity and memory of the native peoples of Mexico.
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