A French judge is due to rule on Friday on whether an auction of American Indian masks can go ahead in Paris amid claims by the tribe that they were stolen.<br /><br />Representatives of the Hopi people say the masks are for religious ceremonies only and want them returned.<br /><br />Some 70 brightly-coloured masks made of leather, wood and rope are due to be sold off by a private French collector.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
