The difference is in the use of the African art object.
Art objects, after all, were just that and could be sold.
And the few art objects in the living room had a powerful beauty about them.
Since then the Museum's collection has grown to over 6,000 art objects.
I've read of other cases where stolen art objects were returned.
These art objects make a room complete - and at the same time they are functional.
For an art object was what the artifact seemed to be.
In fact, an art object should be called an artifact.
And at the moment French art objects are in vogue.
And often art objects come back on the market in new incarnations.