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'...

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'...

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 Luc...

Late 1900s, Beautiful large thin-walled polychrome jar with classic motif. 11-1/2" x 12"

Ca. 1984, Excellent redware pitcher with squash design and signature arrow on handle. Hallmarked. 7-1/2" x 6"

Ca. 1950, Tall polychrome vase with bird motif by this daughter of Paqua Naha. Pristine condition. 11-3/8" x 6-3/4"

Ca. 1984, Nice redware bowl with cream rim and triangular grooved motif. With hallmark. 4-1/4" x 7-1/2"

Ca. 1970, Three classic redware bowls with classic black designs. Hallmarked LA. 3-1/2" x 4"

Ca. 1986, Outstanding original watercolor - "Pair of Koshares." Excellent condition. 20" x 16" (28" x 24" framed)

, "Los Matachine Dancer" - original hanging in Santa Fe's La Fonda Hotel; shrink wrapped. Excellent condition. 35-1/2" x 21&qu...

Contemporary, Original watercolor titled "Deval," by this self-taught artist and trader. 7" x 5-3/4" (11-1/4" x 9-1/4&quo...

Ca. 1982, Exquisite original watercolor and ink - "The Hogahn" - matted and framed. 3-1/4" x 5" (7-1/2" x 9-1/4" fra...

Ca. 1988, Exceptional original painting with fine detail; matted. 15" x 11-1/2" (20" x 16" matted)

Ca. 1982, Exquisite hand-carved argillite "bentwood box", carved in beaver motif with gold inlaid feathers. Lid has been professionally...

Ca. 1980s, Very fine carved black argillite plate with "Siskayyl" figure. Very good condition, beautiful work from Skidegate, Alaska. ...

Ca. 1980s, Beautiful squatting bear figure, hand carved totem by this talented Skidegate carver. Very good condition. 4-1/4" tall

Ca. 1980, Fantastic hand carved and painted articulating raven headdress with a smaller bird within its mouth. Very good condition, beautiful. 3...

Ca. 2000, Fantastic and expertly carved yellow cedar mask, titled "An Eagle's Vision of Life and Death." Baker is a high-end coast ...

Ca. 1970s, Pair of very fine hand carved and painted miniature frontlets, a bear and raven. Both in very good condition, nice patina. Bird 5-1/4...

Ca. 1970s, Beautiful hand carved and painted alder rattle, in an interesting shape, done in bear motif. Very good condition, unsigned. 13" ...

Ca. 1992, Exceptional hand carved and painted yellow cedar "Kwagiulth Owl" mask in very good condition, with cedar bark hair. 12" ...

Ca. 1980s, Beautiful hand carved and painted red cedar mask of a beaver(?) with a (removable) salmon on its forehead. Very good condition, unsigned

Ca. 1970s, Outstanding NW Coast hand carved and painted alderwood speaker's staff with eagle and beaver figures, plush a fish on the top that ...

Late 1800s, Beautiful framed antique portfolio lithograph of "SHAR-I-TAR-ISH - a Pawnee Chief." Very good condition, with some fading a...

Late 1800s, Famous antique lithograph- "No. 8 Buffalo Dance." Very good condition, but has some fading/handling. 15" x 19-1/2&quo...

Ca. 1970s, Famous offset reprint of "MA-HAS-KAH, White Cloud, an Ioway Chief." Very good condition. 15" x 11" (22-1/2" x...

Late 1800s, Beautiful antique portfolio lithograph "NO-WAY-KE-SUG-GA, Ute." Very good condition. 15-1/2" x 11-1/2" (23" ...

Late 1800s, Beautiful antique portfolio lithograph "A-NA-CAM-E-GISH-KA, A Chippewa Chief." Very good condition. 15-1/4" x 11-3/4&...

Late 1800s, Beautiful antique portfolio lithograph "TAI-O-MAH, a Musquakee Brave." Very good condition. 16-1/2" x 12-1/2" (26...

Ca. 1970s, Famous offset reprint of "KI-ON-TWOG or Corn Plant, a Seneca Chief." Very good condition. 18" x 14" (26-1/2" ...

Ca. 1970s, Famous offset reprint of "KISH-KE-KOSH, a Fox Brave." Very good condition. 18-1/2" x 14-1/2" (26" x 22" ...

Ca. 2011, Beautiful limited edition (#64/1500) faux argillite transformation panel entitled "Bear I" by Joseph Ilig. 12" x 17-3/4&...

Mid/Late 1900s, Framed collection of carved bone amulets, fetishes, and tools. All in very good condition, mostly modern pieces. 14-1/2" x ...

Ca. 1930s-1940s, Beautifully decorated polychrome pottery olla, unsigned. Good condition, has a stabilized crack near the top. 7" x 9-1/2&q...

Ca. 1940s, Vintage Navajo medicine cooking pot with a thin handle; from a Navajo reservation church. Good condition, shows much use. 7" x ...

Ca. 1940s, Beautiful polychrome vase with detailed designs painted around the top and base; unsigned. Good condition, but has rim chip on one side.

Ca. 1970s, A whimsical frog story teller, signed. Very good condition. 4" x 5"

Ca. 2000s, Large pottery olla with deer and plant figures around the exterior; signed. Very good condition. 11" x 13-1/2"

Ca. 1950s-1960s, Beautiful hand carved and painted wooden figure, the "Michoacan Mexico LaVirgen de San Juan de Los Lagos," or Our Lady ...

Ca. 1960s, Very finely hand carved and painted figure, from Oaxaca Mexico, "San Miguel or Saint Michael Archangel." Primitive Indian st...

Ca. 1980s, Medium-sized hand carved and painted yellow cedar wood totem pole, signed Patrick Seal, Ketchikan Alaska. Very fine details, great condi

Ca. 1980, Original pen and ink with watercolor depicting a kachina whipping a man; signed. Very good condition. 8" x 10" (16" x 2...

Ca. 1930s, Original paint-on-board painting. Guetthoff was a German artist, but worked in Mexico. Very good condition. 16-1/2" x 11-3/4&qu...

Various, Colorful, somewhat graduated strand of miscellaneous antique tradebeads. All in very good condition. 39"

Early/Mid 1900s, Four strands of vintage Dutch glass tradebeads in ice and ice blue. Very good condition. 26" each strand

Early/Mid 1900s, Two strands of gold/green Dutch glass tradebeads in very good condition. 24" each

Early/Mid 1900s, Long strand of faceted cobalt blue tradebeads in very good condition. 35"

Mid/Late 1900s, Three colorful strands of bright green whiteheart tradebeads in very good condition. 24" each

Mid/Late 1900s, Beautiful strand of African bone tradebeads, each with a carved wooden insert. Very good condition. 26"

Mid/Late 1900s, Three colorful strands of classic red "Cornaline d'Alepppo" (whiteheart) tradebeads. Very good condition. 27"...

Early/Mid 1900s, Three strands of orange Dutch glass tradebeads in very good condition. 20" each

Late 1900s, Two strands of fine, high-polish, three-layer dark purple chevron tradebeads. Very good condition. 30" each

Mid 1900s, Three strands of similar padre style tradebeads in light blue, white, and dark blue. Very good condition. 25" each