City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects CUNY Graduate Center 6-2021 Challenges of Repatriation: Asante Artifacts at the American Museum of Natural History Abdul-Alim Farook The Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/4424 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact:
[email protected] Challenges of Repatriation: Asante artifact in American Museum of Natural History by ABDUL-ALIM FAROOK A master’s capstone Project submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Liberal Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, The City University of New York 2021 ii © 2021 ABDUL-ALIM FAROOK All Rights Reserved iii Challenges of Repatriation: Asante artifact in American Museum of Natural History by Abdul-Alim Farook This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Liberal Studies in satisfaction of the capstone project requirement for the degree of Master of Arts. Date Matthew Reilly Capstone Project Advisor Date Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis Executive Officer THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK iv ABSTRACT Challenges of Repatriation: Ashanti artifact in American Museum of Natural History by Abdul-Alim Farook Advisor: Matthew Reilly Inspired by calls for the repatriation of famous artifacts like the Benin Bronzes and the Elgin Marbles, for this capstone project, I have analyzed and catalogued 250 sampled Asante artifacts at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH).