Native American Conspiracy Revealed!

Dear Independent Readers,

The subject of my letter is counterfeit Native American jewelry that's being made in different countries and advertised as having been crafted by Zuni jewelers. I would like to discuss how it's affecting the Zuni people.

Specialized jewelry dealers are the ones who have the power to curb counterfeit jewelry.

According to research, American Indian artists use only high-quality stones and metals in their jewelry. Sometimes, spotting a fake is as easy as taking a close look at the craftsmanship. A genuine piece will have no wavering lines or lopsided designs, well-cut stones that are uniform in size, and no visible glue between the metal and stone.

Also, we should be on the lookout for sterling silver versus silver-plated jewelry. Often, counterfeit jewelers use silver-plating to cut costs. A quick and easy way to tell the difference is to hold a small magnet to the piece. If it’s authentic sterling silver, the magnet won’t pull it. Silver-plated pieces contain nickel, which is magnetized.

There are several common counterfeiting techniques.

A town in the Philippines went to extraordinary lengths to cash in on Native art by changing its name to “Zuni” after the Pueblo of Zuni in New Mexico so it could label its mass-produced facsimiles of katsina dolls and Native jewelry as “Made in Zuni.”

Counterfeit jewelers in the Philippines are obtaining genuine Native American jewelry and artwork and copying it, creating molds so that they can duplicate the artwork on the cheap overseas in the Philippines, with the idea of passing it off to American consumers as authentic works of Zuni art.

Now is the time to act to stop counterfeit jewelers from selling work not made by Zunis because a lot of money is effectively being stolen from local Zuni jewelers.

According to research, the popularity of Native American Jewelry has grown a lot all over the world. Therefore, counterfeiting Zuni jewelry has also grown very popular.

There is even evidence of people actually confessing that they have sold fake Native American jewelry and selling jewelry falsely marketed jewelry as being made by an enrolled member of a Native American tribe. The violation carries a five-year prison term or fines ranging up to $250,000.

If you want to learn more about the counterfeit Native American jewelry business, you may visit the following website: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/native-american-indian-art-fake-forgery-hopi-zuni0. There are even more things that you can learn on https://bellatory.com/fashion-accessories/How-to-spot-fake-Native-American-Jewelry . In conclusion, I feel like all of us should come together and learn about the counterfeiting of Native American jewelry that's going around the world, and how the Zuni people in particular are being impacted by such unethical practices.