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Artifacts,
Grave-Related Items, and Native American Crafts
Artifacts, cave
formations (speleothems, stalactites, and stalagmites) and
grave-related items that are protected under federal laws, such as
The Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988, and the Native
American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act are not permitted on
NWMarketplace.
Please follow the
general guidelines below when listing related items on NWMarketplace.
Violations of this
policy may result in a range of actions, including:
Native American
items
Native American human remains, gravesite-related items,
and burial items may not be listed on NWMarketplace. Native American
masks and "prayer sticks" from all Southwestern tribes are
also prohibited. This prohibition includes Native Hawaiian human
remains, gravesite-related items and burial items.
Artifacts
Artifacts taken from any federal, state, public Department of
Interior Agencies (NPS, BLM, USFWS) and Department of Agriculture
Agencies (USFS), Native American land, or battlefield are prohibited
for sale.
Cave formations
The sale of speleothems, stalactites, and stalagmites from caves
on any federal land is prohibited by federal law. See The Federal
Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988. Many states also prohibit the
sale and/or removal of speleothems, stalactites, and stalagmites
taken from caves. Please be sure your item complies with all
applicable laws before listing it for sale.
An item lawfully
removed from private land is permitted. However, government survey
markers, such as those issued and marked by the U.S. Geological
Survey, may not be listed unless accompanied by a clear scan of proof
that the government has transferred ownership of the marker to a
private person or entity.
Historical
graves, tombstones, or related markers
These items may not be listed on NWMarketplace.
New grave markers
and burial plots
These items may be listed on NWMarketplace.
Native American
crafts
Sellers should be careful when describing their piece of art, or
craft, as a Native American piece. Under the Indian Arts and Crafts
Act, all arts or craftwork offered for sale as American Indian or
Alaska Native must be made by an enrolled member of a state or
federally recognized Indian tribe or by an individual certified as an
Indian artisan by the governing body of an Indian tribe. If you're
representing your arts and crafts related item as an "American
Indian" or "Alaska Native" piece, make sure that
you're complying with the law and accurately representing your item,
particularly if you're selling Indian-style jewelry, pottery,
baskets, carved stone fetishes, woven rugs, kachina dolls, or
clothing.
If you have any
questions regarding the sale of American Indian or Alaska Native art
or craftwork on NWMarketplace, contact the Indian Arts and Crafts
Board at (202) 208-3773, or visit the IACB's
About Me page,
which includes a link to more information about the Indian Arts and
Crafts Act.
Native American
Reproductions
Native American reproductions must be clearly marked as such. You
must also state this in the item description. The font size of this
reference text must be identical to that of the rest of the listing.
In addition, these items must be listed in the "Reproductions"
category, which resides under the Native Americana category. Failure
to comply with the above text reference or category selection will
result in the termination of the listing. This policy applies to all
Native American items, including crafts and artifacts.
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