New Mexico AG targets fake Native American jewelry
BY CHRIS RIZO
http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/215748-new-mexico-ag-targets-fake-native-american-jewelry
SANTA FE, N.M. (Legal Newsline)-At least 50 percent of the Indian jewelry on the New Mexico market is misrepresented in some way, an official in the state attorney general's office told Legal Newsline.
"Various other people who will tell you that as much of 75 percent of what's sold is misrepresented. There's general agreement that it's at least 50 percent," said Assistant Attorney William Keller.
He said the Native American jewelry market is being pressed and made difficult for hundreds of artists to sell their works and maintain a living.
