Lili Boros, Célia Charkaoui and Madelon Dewitte write:
By combining archival research, field surveys and biographical methodology, the project adopts a heuristic approach to contextualize the conditions of acquisition of objects and make the data accessible via an open access database.
However, this work highlights the methodological challenges faced by provenance research, particularly in the face of colonial sources that are often incomplete and biased and the political and social issues of restitution.
It highlights the need to broaden approaches, while calling for institutionalizing provenance research and fostering truly collaborative and inclusive approaches.
