Blackfoot Native American Knife

LJ · 3rd August 2014, 06:30 PM

Could I request some clarification?

What law have the collectors broken to justify the "SWAT style raids" ? I don't know the situation in America or Canada, but in Britain there is no law to prevent anybody owning Native American artefacts of any type or age. The only exception I can think of would be items that incorporate fragments of endangered species (covered by CITES legislation) and even then I understand that an offence would be committed only if you tried to import or trade in the items.

And yes, I agree the dagger is a very nice piece of work.

3rd August 2014, 06:30 PM	#6
LJ Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 93	Could I request some clarification? What law have the collectors broken to justify the "SWAT style raids" ? I don't know the situation in America or Canada, but in Britain there is no law to prevent anybody owning Native American artefacts of any type or age. The only exception I can think of would be items that incorporate fragments of endangered species (covered by CITES legislation) and even then I understand that an offence would be committed only if you tried to import or trade in the items. And yes, I agree the dagger is a very nice piece of work.