Nevertheless,
it was western museums which promised added value of recognition deriving from the museum’s
authority. Heavy embroideries and feathers certainly do not sell in Norway, no matter how much
they fascinate. The fact that Samant Chauhan, whom we invited for the inaugural show, did not
make a single krona in Norway, but still lent us his dresses, and put up a show for free against
covered shipping costs and a single flight ticket, is a testimony to this