We received
the following message ATADA Theft Alert on October
30, 2008:
A contemporary Navajo pictorial "Tree of
Life" weaving was stolen from a Cameron, AZ Trading post
on October 14, 2008. An image of this weaving is posted
at http://www.atada.org/theft.html#cameron1 .
Please check this image and be alert for someone trying
to sell this rug.
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We received the
following message from ATADA member Steve Begner today
August 26, 2008:
We had an item stolen from our showcase at the Whitehawk
Show on Wednesday,
August 20 at about 3:30 PM The item stolen was a bear carved
by Leekya Deyuse. It
is about 3" long, carved from banded brown nutria rock, and
has a coral and turquoise bundle with a small turquoise arrowhead
facing backwards. The
head of the bear is turned to the side, and the piece is
easily recognizable as Leekya's work.
A police report has been filed with the Santa Fe PD, and
the case number is
08-013276. The investigating officer
is Rachel Meserve, and the phone number of the PD is (505)
955-5038. Anyone with further
information can also call Turkey Mountain Traders at (480)
423-8777.
No photo of the bear is available, as it was a very recent
purchase.
However, the banding in the rock is quite distinctive.
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An Antique
Acoma Olla was stolen this morning, June 17, 2008 from
an Old Town, Albuquerque,
NM Gallery. A Photo is now posted at http://www.atada.org/theft.html#Nizhoni1
The lesson from our previous alerts is clear - if there are
items on the ATADA theft alert page or on the ATADA Caveat
Emptor page, they are very difficult to sell, and must be
kept out of sight, even in a home collection. Note that there
is no statute of limitations on stolen property in the USA.
Let the buyer beware!
Please look at these images and check anything that is offered
to you
against the images on the ATADA Theft Alert and the ATADA
Caveat Emptor pages.
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