The Best of Santa Fe Auction - Session 2

Classic weaving in red, white, and black on gray background with Valero Star designs. 8' X 4'-7"

Outstanding Storm pattern rug with water bug designs, by Alberta Zahne. 6'-4" X 4'-8"

Fantastic Yei-bei-chai weaving with 7 figures on gray ground - 1st prize blue ribbon. 58" X 33"

Outstanding, all natural, homespun wool rug with great cross designs. 8'-8" X 4'-7"

Great fancy saddle blanket with pictorial dragonfly in center and colorful fringe - excellent condition. 28" X 32"

Two rare, early, colored prints, one of "Little Crow" (Sioux Chief) and the other of "Kish-Kal-Wa" (Showanee Chief), both in goo...

Two rare, early, colored prints, one of Chief "Peah-Mas-Ka" and the other of Chief "A-Na-Cam-E-Gish-La" - both in good condition...

Huge Mound Builder carved stone human effigy pipe. 3-1/4" X 3-1/4" X 11"

Huge, tan Mound Builder-style stone mace. 7-1/2" X 1-3/4" X 14"

Large stone Mound Builder-style black pipe in eagle claw form. 2-3/4"X 1-1/2"X 6"

One pop-eyed bird stone and two Mound Builder-style stone gorgets. 3 pcs

Fantastic Mound Builder hard stone works - articles on the history of these flints enclosed - ex. Willard Elsing Collection (ATADA item). 7-1/2"...

Large knife from Kentucky with "Perino Papers" signed by Gregory Perino. 7" X 1-1/2"

Three carved black slate gorgets with a card that says "Alabama". 3 pcs

Group of 45 choice bird points and arrowheads, all beautiful and authentic. 45 pcs

Very rare mussel shell bandolier with basket beads, from South Dakota - ex. Denver Art Museum. 68"

Fantastic beaded loop with a grizzly claw, grizzly tooth, a medicine ball, feathers, and a tiny brass bell - Crow Agency, Montana. 10" X 3"

Very rare, large, old parfleche knife case with flap and painted designs. 16" X 5"

Classic, striped, Hudson Bay blanket leggings with three-feather design beaded panels on each. 32" X 14"

Rare, high top, ladies' hide moccasins with circular and geometric beaded designs - ex. Denver Art Museum, ex. Gayle Lammers Collection. 11"...

Ryker mount containing two dolls, two pair of moccasins, two pipe bags, two pipes, and a turtle fetish - all beautifully done miniatures. 9 pcs

Choice, rectangular, full beaded "flat" bag with two fighting bears and a huge bald eagle and trees - beautiful! 14" X 11"

Choice, rectangular, beaded "flat" bag with a buck deer and lots of large, beautiful floral designs. 12" X 11"

Choice, rectangular, beaded "flat" bag with a central lozenge design and many other colorful geometric designs. 11" X 13"

Beautiful, soft, pastel vegetal dye rug from the Wide Ruins area. 54" X 70"

A beautiful, old, "Eye Dazzler" rug with orange, red, black, and gray crosses. 4' X 6'

Choice, old, Western Reservation floor rug with lozenge pattern and unusual center design. 4-1/2" X 6-1/2"

Choice, old, Western Reservation runner with outlined diamonds and butterfly design. 36" X 76"

Unusual, nearly all white Navajo rug with four red "swastikas." 36" X 52"

Rare, old, striped, woman's wearing blanket with rectangular end designs. 36" X 54"

Unusual old rug from the Ganado area with parallel "earthworm" designs. 36" X 54"

Beautiful old Germantown weaving from Teec Nos Pos, with outlined diamond designs. 36" X 54"

Choice, very fine, Teec Nos Pos Germantown weaving with outline "lightning" design - near mint condition. 32" X 48"

Unusual, early, natural wool Crystal rug with very fine weave and elaborate central design. 3' X 5'

Beautiful Santa Clara black pottery bowl with deeply carved Avenu design by Flora Naranjo's daughter. 4-1/2" X 8-1/2"

Fantastic, earlier, San Ildefonso, black-on-black pottery vase with feather and geometric linear designs. 11" X 9"

Innovative 1970's San Ildefonso collaboration with sgraffito Avenu, turquoise inlaid eyes, and stippled background, all on two-color tan and bla...

Traditional black-on-black bowl by San Ildefonso's most famous potter - signed "Marie." 5-1/2" X 9"

Rare, oval, Santa Clara bowl with carved Avenu, done towards the end of her career - award winner, Albuquerque, 1974. 2-3/4" X 8" X 6"

Classic, early style, Santa Clara pottery bowl with carved, stairstep, geometric designs - signed "Isabel." 5" X 9"

Rare style, Santa Clara upright vase with fantastic deer, cloud, and other curvilinear designs. 9" X 8"

Early example of Santa Clara blackware - a dish with deeply carved interior Avenu design. 2-1/2" X 10"

Unusual, carved, blackware lidded pitcher by this famous producer of pottery. 6" X 9" X 5"

Huge, early example of finely carved Santa Clara pottery - a large bowl with radiating feather design. 7" X 13"

Fabulous Teec Nos Pos handspun rug in vegetal and natural earth tones - excellent condition. 8'-8" X 5'-9"

Outstanding storm pattern rug with water bug designs on gray ground, all homespun of natural dyes. 5'-2" X 2'-10"

Outstanding, homespun storm pattern in red, white, and gray on gray ground with feather designs. 55" X 35"

Great Yei pictorial, homespun in all natural and vegetal dyes - excellent condition. 35" X 34"

Fantastic miniature sculpture of "Buffalo Dancer" - .999 gold mounted on large turquoise nugget. 4"

Well executed sterling box with stamping, repousse'', and turquoise nugget on top, by Susie James. 3-1/4" X 5"