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Parisian Auction of Sacred Hopi Artifacts Upsets Tribes

70 items scheduled to go up for auction next week in Paris are so sacred that Hopi people refuse to describe them. The auctioneers are calling them masks.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

70 items scheduled to go up for auction next week in Paris are so sacred that Hopi people refuse to describe them. The auctioneers are calling them masks.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Kerry Cavanaugh

    editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Debra Krol

    The Heard Museum of Native Cultures and Arts in Arizona

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    Jack Trope

    Association on American Indian Affairs

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