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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 221291, member: 55"]A bit OT, but if I may summarize the controversy about "Indian" trade beads:</p><p>It is well-accepted that Native American and Canadian First Nations people did not make the beads that were traded to them; they were of course European-made. So just what is a "genuine" trade bead? Some people are of the opinion that because none were native made, there is no such thing as a "genuine Indian trade bead." Others say it means an old European bead that was actually traded to, or maybe only touched, by a Native. </p><p>How is that to be proven? Unless one actually knew the native in question, it is very difficult. Thus for every auction of "genuine" native trade beads there is at least one person who doubts they are "genuine," often with good reason. </p><p> Frequently the most that can be said is that a particular bead is "in the style of" beads that were known to be traded.</p><p>And today, such beads might be made anywhere in the world, and very recently.</p><p>For just one example, one sees auctions for "collectible" oversize (3" - 5") chevron " trade beads;" I know of no evidence that anything like that was ever traded.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 221291, member: 55"]A bit OT, but if I may summarize the controversy about "Indian" trade beads: It is well-accepted that Native American and Canadian First Nations people did not make the beads that were traded to them; they were of course European-made. So just what is a "genuine" trade bead? Some people are of the opinion that because none were native made, there is no such thing as a "genuine Indian trade bead." Others say it means an old European bead that was actually traded to, or maybe only touched, by a Native. How is that to be proven? Unless one actually knew the native in question, it is very difficult. Thus for every auction of "genuine" native trade beads there is at least one person who doubts they are "genuine," often with good reason. Frequently the most that can be said is that a particular bead is "in the style of" beads that were known to be traded. And today, such beads might be made anywhere in the world, and very recently. For just one example, one sees auctions for "collectible" oversize (3" - 5") chevron " trade beads;" I know of no evidence that anything like that was ever traded.[/QUOTE]
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