{"product_id":"estatefreshaustincom-1775","title":"Huge Vintage United Indian Traders association Navajo Sterling\/turquoise butterf","description":"Huge Vintage Navajo Sterling\/turquoise butterfly pin 2.75\" wide x 2.4\" wide 27.8\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;grams. Hallmarked on back with United Indian Traders association stamp.\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;The United Indian Traders Association (UITA) was established on September 13,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;1931 for the expressed purpose of authentication of Indian crafts.1 At the time,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;the UITA as an important player both in Indian cultural life and in advocating\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;for the sale of authentic Indian arts and crafts. UITA was incorporated as a\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;non-profit in New Mexico, with the support of a number of traders and San\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Francisco attorney Charles Elkus. Bert Staples (Coolidge, NM) was UITA's first\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;President, R. C. Master (Zuni, NM) was Vice President, C. N. Cotton (Gallup, NM)\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;served as Treasurer and Tobe Turpen (Gallup, NM) was Secretary. Directors\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;included L. L. Sabin, C. G. Wallace, J. M. Drolet, Ramon Hubbell, Lloyd Ambrose,\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;Bruce Barnard and Mike Kirk.2 All of the founding directors and officers were\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;veteran owners of trading posts in the Southwest. The founding membership of 753\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;grew to over 125 in about 10 years.","brand":"sale - www.estatefreshaustin.com Estate Fresh Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46687227183320,"sku":"10780067036_260B","price":455.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6284\/7960\/files\/huge-vintage-united-indian-traders-association-navajo-sterlingturquoise-butterfestate-fresh-austin-148713.png?v=1757951198","url":"https:\/\/estatefreshaustin.com\/zh-hant\/products\/estatefreshaustincom-1775","provider":"Estate Fresh Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}