The Best of Santa Fe Auction - Session 2

Hand carved cedar chief's mask from Alert Bay, British Columbia. 10-1/2" X 18"

Outstanding, Chaco, black-and-white pottery jar with handle and in near perfect condition - no restoration. 5" X 5-1/2"

Boot leather strike-a-lite, contour beaded on front and back with tin cone suspensions and hand wrought striker - a rare example. 3-1/2" X 6-1/...

Fine, old, hand carved and painted cottonwood root Mudhead kachina doll from the collection of Rita Neal - museum quality. 12"

Old hand loomed rug of homespun yarn in natural dyes. 38" X 60"

Old fully beaded belt in perfect condition, with brass tacked hard leather knife sheath containing an early tacked trade knife. 3" X 33"

Huge, lidded birchbark container decorated with incised birds and flowers. 12" X 22"

Outstanding, large model birchbark canoe with ribbed superstructure, incised chieftain on the bow, and floral designs on both sides. 10-1/2" X ...

Huge old handmade pottery water storage jar. 16" X 19"

Fine old hand carved and painted Saint Joseph with Child in original hand painted nicho - in as-found condition. 8-1/2" X 17-1/2"

Novel hand sewn appliqué wall hanging depicting Northern life with igloo, seals, Eskimo children, birds, seals, etc. 33" X 21"

Rare and beautiful patchwork hospital shroud with over 80 individual human figures - used to pray for the sick.

Two classic, hand woven wool sash belts with long, twisted fringe.

Two rare, matching, older, framed reverse appliqué molla cloths by the Kuna Indians. 17" X 22-1/2" ea.

Two rare, matching, older, framed reverse appliqué molla cloths by the Kuna Indians. 18" X 24" ea.

Older red four point blanket with original tag. 68" X 80"

Beautifully made hooded wool capote made from a Hudson Bay blanket.

Huge double four point wool blanket with the original tag.

Beautiful miniature loom containing a partially finished, tapestry quality, Pine Springs vegetal dye rug. 21" X 21" X 7"

Rare and beautiful, old Third Phase Chief's Blanket with beautiful, old, soft colors. 47" X 52"

Polychrome Cochiti storyteller frog with 8 babies and fly. 6-1/4" X 9"

Kiva-style bowl with effigy tadpoles, raised frog, and stepped rim, by M. Hemer. 12" X 4"

Great seed jar with outstanding fineline motif, by Jay Vallo. 6" X 8-1/2"

Classic design, polychrome chili bowl, by Hilda Coriz. 8-1/2" X 3-1/2"

Outstanding watercolor entitled "Monument Valley" by the first of the Indian landscape artists. 14" X 22"

Choice San Ildefonso watercolor of Ceremonial Dancer. 4" X 5"

Great Sunday saddle blanket with central Valero Star motif and border. 27" X 33"

Choice handspun Ganado in red, black, and gray on white ground with feathers on ends. 65" X 46"

Outstanding, handspun Wide Ruins rug in vegetal dyes. 57" X 38"

Classic Yei weaving with cornstalk designs and border. 32" X 29"

Classic, old buckskin moccasins with traditional, contour beaded foliate design (ATADA item).

An old, fringed, Sioux, cloth- sided quilled bag and a pair of classic 1920's Cheyenne moccasins with cross design (ATADA items). 7-1/2" / ...

Rare, old, hard soled, brain-tanned buckskin moccasins with blue, red, and yellow ochre coloring. 9"

Large, old, blue tradecloth man's vest with large, striking, beaded floral patterns on front and back.

Beautiful, miniature, full beaded cradle with tacked boards and geometric designs. 18" X 7"

Classic, full beaded, seven-loop necklace with "moon" shells and brass bead drop. 8" X 13"

Beautiful pair of beaded, white buckskin man's gauntlets with striking floral designs and fringe. 14" X 10"

Choice male doll with buckskin clothing and beaded trim, holding a bow case and quiver. 12" X 5"

Old Army blanket leggings with beaded geometric panels on each. 14" X 29"

Carved and painted wooden peyote box containing a beautiful Peyote fan with cut feathers and a beaded handle. 18" X 5"

Very large bronze Indian Warrior with braids, leggings, breech clout, and outstretched arms - an original signed C.H. Humphriss - 1906. 28" X ...

Large, framed lithograph or silkscreen entitled "Comanche Girl." 24" X 29"

Huge, signed original painting of an Indian spearing a buffalo with a herd of buffalo in the background. 19" X 32"

Huge fantastic silkscreen entitled "Haida Argillite Plate - Eagle"; original done in 1880; graphic done by Open Pacific Graphics. 24"...

Two original hand-colored plates from his original folio; "The Four Bears/Mandan" and "The Soup/A Sac Warrior". 5" X 8&qu...

Fantastic original framed oil painting of a Pueblo night scene with a mule and horse, signed Big Bow - a rare beauty. 9" X 12"

Original framed painting of a Southern Plains dancer with a fur turban, signed Pahse-Topah. 7" X 8"

Original signed and framed painting of a Navajo man and woman riding horses with "ghost riders" in the background. 19" X 22"

Rare original painted "memory" cloth in museum frame depicting a sand painting medicine act - ex. Denver Art Museum. 33" X 34"

Large, original, framed oil painting depicting an Indian hunting party going through the woods during winter. 20" X 23"