The Justice Department wrapped up a case yesterday bizarrely titled United States v. 99,337 Pieces of Counterfeit Native American Jewelry, closing an additional chapter in a colorful Fish and Wildlife ...
Charles Loloma (1921-1992) is considered the father of contemporary Indian jewelry. But when he was first attempting to sell his wares at Indian art markets, curators didn’t consider his work “Indian ...
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Jose Farinango Muenala, 45, Casselberry, Florida, ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry was allegedly imported from the Philippines and sold as Native American jewelry across New Mexico. Court documents filed in 2017 ...
The multigenerational Indian Market has become a nucleus for an array of parallel activities. By Janelle Conaway SANTA FE, N.M. — Tens of thousands of art collectors, aficionados and spectators are ...
Native American artisans create molds from cuttlebone and tufa stone to cast metal jewelry. Anthony Lovato works with tufa stone molds to create jewelry at his studio in Santo Domingo Pueblo, ...
A Cherokee Indian and his German wife operate a jewelry store in downtown Cherokee, NC. The man's name is General, and he is a master silversmith whose culture is part of his work. A Cherokee Indian ...
A bad breakup with Clark Gable brought Millicent Rogers to Taos, New Mexico, in 1947. There, the Standard Oil heiress found more than just solace. She discovered a rich Native American culture that ...
Denise Wallace, "Origins, Roots, and Sources: Past, Present, and Future " (2021), five piece belt, sterling silver, 14K Gold, fossilized walrus tusk, lapis, petrified ...
More than 1,000 historic artifacts, including Native American jewelry and relics, were stolen from the Oakland Museum of California’s storage facility. The storage facility, which houses scores of ...
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – A 45-year-old Florida man has been charged in Wisconsin for fraudulently selling jewelry as Native American-made. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the ...