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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 227996, member: 45"]All I can say is that the chances that this is Native American are slim, to none. No Native American jeweler would stamp a 925 on his or her work, and not include a personal hallmark or name. They might as well stamp it Mexico, or the Philippines, or Taiwan. "925" by itself, is synonymous with "import" when it comes to this style of jewelry.</p><p><br /></p><p>That, plus, unless one knows for sure the tribal affiliation and the maker's name, it cannot legally be sold as "Native American," anyway, according to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, which is U.S. federal law.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 227996, member: 45"]All I can say is that the chances that this is Native American are slim, to none. No Native American jeweler would stamp a 925 on his or her work, and not include a personal hallmark or name. They might as well stamp it Mexico, or the Philippines, or Taiwan. "925" by itself, is synonymous with "import" when it comes to this style of jewelry. That, plus, unless one knows for sure the tribal affiliation and the maker's name, it cannot legally be sold as "Native American," anyway, according to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, which is U.S. federal law.[/QUOTE]
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