American Indian & Related Artifacts & Art - "Big Spring Phoenix Auction 2013"

Ca. 1970s, Very rare large hand carved and painted "Gagit" mask with traditional exaggerated facial features, real teeth, and horsehair....

Ca. 1970s, Early hand carved and painted "clam digger" doll, shown fully dressed and carrying a basket of clams. Very good, used condit...

Early 1900s, Rare hand carved model cedar baby carrier with dark finish and thong lacing. Very good condition. 1-1/2" x 15" x 5"

Ca. 1900s, Outstanding and rare woven cornhusk "Sally Bag" completely covered with mythical condor, duck, bird, and other figures, in pu...

Ca. 1910, Early very finely woven basketry-covered early champagne bottle with beautiful polychrome design bands. Very good condition, has great pa

Ca. 1900s, Small finely beaded single rod basketry bowl with colorful geometric design. Very good condition, great patina. 2" x 3"

Ca. 1980s, Beautiful finely woven miniature tobacco basket with three-color design and lid attached with buckskin. Very good condition. 4"

Ca. 1910, Superfine weave polychrome cylinder basket with imbricated figures. Near-mint condition. 4" x 5"

Ca. 1910, Extra fine weave cylinder basket with beautiful, muted, imbricated geometric design. Near-mint condition, a pristine example. 5" ...

Early 1900s, Rare oval-shaped hard basket with intact rim loops and fully imbricated geometric polychrome exterior. Very good condition, very minor

Ca. 1970, Extraordinary hand carved and painted White Buffalo katsina doll with removable head piece. Excellent condition. 27-1/2" tall

Ca. 1970, Classic "Old Man Warrior" katsina holding a rattle and bow. 17-1/2" x 6"

Ca. 1955, Classic "Snake Dancer" katsina, fully carved and with a snake in its mouth. 14" x 6"

Ca. 1960, Classic "White Buffalo" katsina, well executed. 14-1/4" x 5"

Ca. 1958, Great hand carved 3-figure cedar pole depicting a frog, beaver, and eagle. 18" x 3-1/4"

Ca. 1950s, Classic single saddle blanket of home spun wool with corner designs in natural colors with red aniline accents. 2'5" x 2'7"

Ca. 1965, Excellent Two Grey Hills rug of all natural home spun wool, with unique central lozenge elements. Very good condition. 4' x 3'3"

Mid 1900s, Beautiful tightly woven home spun wool rug in natural and analine colors, with seven Yei figures and Rainbow God on gray ground. 4'5&q...

Ca. 1960s, Great Western Reservation rug of all natural home spun wool with all-over designs and central crosses. 4' x 2'6"

Mid 1900s, Vintage home spun wool Crystal rug with black and red butterfly-like symbols on cream ground and with a gray border. 6' x 3'

Late 1900s, Very finely hand-carved and painted one-piece style kachina carving- "Cloud Kachina." Very good condition, minor repair. 1...

Late 1900s, Very finely hand-carved and painted one-piece style kachina carving with large tabletta headdress. Very good condition, missing a feat

Ca. 2003, Very finely hand carved and painted one-piece style kachina carving- "Hopi Bear Kachina." Very good condition, missing one fe...

Late 1900s, Very finely hand carved and painted one-piece style kachina carving- "Wuyak-Kuita" (Guard). Very good condition, minor repa...

Ca. 2003, Very finely hand carved and painted one-piece style kachina carving- "Sika-Ahote." Very good condition, minor repair. 13"

Late 1900s, Very finely hand carved and painted one-piece style kachina carving, done in Zuni style. Very good condition, minor repair. 12"

Late 1900s, Very finely hand carved and painted one-piece style kachina carving- "Early Morning." Very good condition, minor repair. 1...

Late 1900s, Very finely hand carved and painted one-piece style kachina carving- "Comcasahe." Very good condition, minor repair. 13&qu...

Late 1900s, Two fine examples, the larger "Su-Ting" (Chasing Star) by Sankey Lomavatewa, the smaller "Ahote" by Valerie Duwang...

Late 1900s, Two very fine, one-piece style examples, the taller "Crow Mother," the other "Meator Crater." Both in very good c...

Late 1800s, Classic hard-sided basketry baby carrier with simple imbricated design. Very good condition, shows use, some missing stitches, with one

Ca. 1960s, Unbelievable huge early woven storage basket covered with deer, dog, human, and cat(?) figures around a stepped black and red geometric d

Ca. 1960s, Another large early storage basket with intricate black and orange design, with a row of dogs/snakes around the rim. Very good condition

Mid 1900s, Traditional finely woven cornhusk "fez" with tradebead suspensions and top-knot design done with brown wool and lined with pi...

Early 1900s, Very rare soft-weave cornhusk basket with the important "Tsagaglalal" and bird figures. Good condition with one repaired h...

Early 1900s, Unusually large and very finely woven storage basket with color bands and small designs done with fine woolens. Very good condition, w

Early 1900s, Extra fine weave cylinder basket with open work bands and simple brown stacked triangle design. Very good condition, with one professi

Early 1900s, Larger soft weave basket with flat bottom and single-color rhomboid figures. Very good condition. 6" x 10"

Early 1900s, Smaller traditional soft-weave basket with unique stepped diamond motif. Very good condition. 4" x 6"

Early 1900s, Extra fine weave conical hat basket with crisp geometric symbols. Very good condition. 7" x 8"

Ca. 1980s, Outstanding polychrome-on-buff pottery jar with traditional avian motif, by this master potter also known as Featherwoman. Very good con

Late 1900s, Very fine polychrome-on-buff miniature seed pot with turtle (or bug?) figures. Very good condition, with minor scuffs. Has a feather

Late 1900s, Very fine polychrome-on-buff medium seed pot, with turtle (or bug?) figures. Very good condition, with minor scuffs. Has a feather hal

Late 1900s, Exceptional miniature redware pottery jar with superfine designs. Excellent condition. 2-1/4" x 2-1/4"

Late 1900s, Finely carved plate with a single katsina figure against a feather pattern background. Very good condition. 5/8" x 5"

Late 1900s, Outstanding redware sgraffito plate with fine radiating feather design, corn plant, and cornstalk. Excellent condition. 4-1/2" d...

Early 2000s, Fine miniature polychrome jar with famous Nampeyo "migration pattern" motif. Very good condition. 2-1/2" x 2"

Late 1900s, Very fine polychrome sgraffito pot with turtle figure and other elaborate geometrics, with cornstalk hallmark. Very good condition. 2-3

Ca. 1970s, Classic polychrome pottery jar with traditional motif. Good condition, a repaired crack on bottom, and shows handling. Lucy is the quee

Ca. 1980s, Pair of miniature black-on-white pottery vessels; a tall vase, and a turtle plate. Both in very good condition. Dolores is one of Lucy'