The Challenge of Authentication: The Impact of Trade on Museum Collections

Marlon Martin discusses how museum collections are affected by the trade in antiquities, particularly the circulation of counterfeit Ifugao objects. He explains how the demand from collectors has encouraged the production of objects that appear old but are recently made, making authenticity difficult to verify. Martin highlights the lack of documentation about original Ifugao owners and how objects are often identified through collectors instead of communities.

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  • Marlon Martin wearing tinted glasses and looking straight at the camera

    Marlon

    Martin

    Executive Director of Save the Ifugao Terraces Movement

    Co-director of Ifugao Archaeological Project