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Originally Posted by Robert
Jose, That is truly one of the nicest knives of that culture that I have seen. Thanks you for posting it here as Native American Indian artifacts unfortunately not seen here as often as you would think they would be.
Best,
Robert
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I think people are leery of discussing what Native American artifacts they have. There have been a number of SWAT style raids on collectors who tried to buy or sell something supposedly forbidden. One old gentleman in particular had his entire collection, 60 years in the making, seized because some few objects could not be provenanced (which in the world of collecting is no big surprise). Things being what they are, reticence to be expected. I myself am very interested in the daggers of the Pacific Northwest, and if I had one (real examples being extremely valuable), I wouldn't post it for all the tea in China.