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When sacred objects enter secular art markets

I make traditional masks but art collectors want them for decoration and I feel sick thinking about sacred objects on living room walls

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What we've seen

The commodification of ceremonial objects violates their spiritual purpose and creates ethical distress for makers.

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“Where Are You with Indigenous creative traditions?”

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