| The export of certain Inuit sculpture
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| | the United States. The export of such
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| from Canada to other parts of the world
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| | artwork created from marine mammals from
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| including the United States does have
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| | the United States to Canada is not
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| some restrictions. In order to reduce
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| | allowed.Inuit sculpture containing
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| harvesting of marine animals such as
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| | whalebone, walrus or narwal tusks (both
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| whales and walruses, the United States
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| | considered ivory) are restricted from
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| Congress passed the Marine Mammal
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| | import and export. However, Inuit
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| Protection Act in 1972. It was later
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| | sculpture containing caribou antler is
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| modified in 1981 and a special section
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| | allowed since caribou is not a marine
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| (101) of the act was developed to exclude
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| | mammal and therefore does not fall under
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| Eskimo Inuit and other aboriginals living
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| | this act.Exporting Inuit sculpture
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| in the state of Alaska. Section 101
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| | containing whalebone or ivory from Canada
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| allowed Alaskan Natives to continue their
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| | to other international destinations will
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| traditions of hunting marine mammals for
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| | depend on each specific country as each
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| food and using parts of such animals as
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| | has its own specific regulations. Fines
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| raw materials in the making of clothes,
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| | or penalties for importing or exporting
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| crafts and artwork.The act makes it
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| | illegal items can be very
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| illegal for American citizens to import
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| | severe.Fortunately, other forms of Inuit
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| any ivory or whalebone from outside the
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| | art such as stone or antler carvings and
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| United States. Therefore, American
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| | prints are not only able to be exported
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| citizens would not be allowed to purchase
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| | across the border, but are actually duty
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| any artwork containing ivory or whalebone
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| | free.Clint Leung is owner of Free Spirit
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| from Canada and have it brought or
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| | Gallery ( an online gallery specializing
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| shipped back to the United States.
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| | in Inuit Eskimo and Northwest Native
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| However, the act as it stands allows
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| | American art including carvings,
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| American citizens to purchase similar
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| | sculpture and prints.
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| artwork from Alaska since it is part of
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