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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 216820, member: 45&quot;]I haven&#039;t seen the whale bone masks with caribou fur around them before.&nbsp; That must be a fairly recent version.&nbsp; But I haven&#039;t been in Alaska for some time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Whale bone items, even if made by Native American craftspeople, are rather problematic on the market, depending on the species, and the specifics of CITES, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and other federal and state laws.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>They can&#039;t be sold on eBay, obviously, or sold across some state lines, or, as I understand, taken through Canada by land.&nbsp; It is evidently okay, however, to mail or fly the items from Alaska to the lower 48.</p><p><br /></p><p>The confusion about the various laws that apply have had their effect on the market for such items.&nbsp; The easiest response is simply not to deal with such items at all.&nbsp; But for people with established collections, it&#039;s probably a good idea to keep up with the latest regulations that could apply.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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