American Indian & Related Artifacts & Art - "Big Spring Phoenix Auction 2015"

Late 1900s, Elegant stamped sterling silver graduated double-discs with five shadow boxed Morenci turquoise nuggets. Good condition. 27" JWY

Late 1900s, Fine stamped all-silver and chip inlaid turquoise and coral peyote bird squashblossom-style necklace. Good condition. 31" long JWY

Late 1900s, Fine double-strand branch coral nugget necklace with sterling cones and handmade chain. Good condition. 26" long JWY

Late 1900s, Rare and unusual sterling cuff bracelet with lightning motif, plus the tufa cast mold (10" x 3-5/8"). Good condition. 6-3/8...

Late 1900s, Outstanding large oval sterling bolo tie set with stone-to-stone turquoise, lapis, spiny oyster, and jet stones on a braided leather tie

Late 1900s, Terrific sterling silver hand wrought beads with hand and fleur-de-lis naja. Good condition. 30" JWY

Late 1900s, Exquisite sterling link bracelet set with square and oblong spiny oyster shell stones. Good condition. 7-1/2" long JWY

Late 1900s, Beautiful all-silver repoussé and file work buckle set with five Morenci turquoise stones. Hallmarked "L. Ortiz." Goo...

Late 1900s, Heavy gauge silver horseshoe ring set with a single large natural Royston turquoise stone. Good used condition. Size 11-1/2 JWY

Late 1900s, Stunning pair of sterling silver pierced-ear dangle earrings with channel work turquoise. Good condition. 2" long JWY

Ca. 1950s, Traditional Two Grey Hills weaving done in all natural colors. Good condition. 34" x 18" NRW

Ca. 1970s, Traditional Navajo Chief's blanket done in a revival design. Good condition. 33" x 25-1/2" NRW

Ca. 1980s, Heavy weave Bird's Eye twill single saddle blanket in good condition. 34" x 32" NRW

Ca. 1980s, Fine weave Ganado done in multiple color geometrics. Good condition. 23" x 20" NRW

Ca. 1970s, Interesting geometric design rug from the Western Reservation area. Good condition. 39-1/2" x 24" NRW

Ca. 1950s, Vintage hand spun all-wool weaving with no damage. Good condition. 51" x 48" NRW

20th Century, Beautiful hand painted porcelain bowl with flowers, birds, and fruit designs. Great condition, comes with wooden stand, and has &qu...

Ca. 1960s, Whimsical and large hand painted pottery plate from Puebla Talavera, Mexico. Very good condition, no chips or cracks. 18" diam. ...

Ca. 1960s, Great hand tooled leather shoulder bag lined in leather and hand laced. Has been in a closet for 50 years in Mexico. Like-new condition

Ca. 1973, Classic collectors' book titled "Frederic Remington," by Peter Hassrick, includes 94 illustrations (60 in full-color) of t...

Circa 1900, Fantastic and huge finer weave ceremonial "serving" basket with serrated vertical polychrome bands and rare human figures. Un...

Early 1900s, Large widely flared bowl with encircling snake band with traditional orange accents. Very good condition, but has some rim damage and

Early 1900s, Unique spaced-stitch hat-shaped tray with double snake/zigzag band. Very good condition, very minor stitch loss/damage. 2-1/2" x...

Early 1900s, Classic rounded single rod open bowl with polychrome geometric designs. Very good condition. 4" x 7" BKT

Early 1900s, Outstanding oval-shaped tray with arrow and diamond figures on bottom, arrow points around edge, and fine ticked rim. Very good condit

Early 1900s, Small tight weave open bowl with radiating stepped checkered design. Good condition, stitch loss and small stain. 3-1/8" x 6-3/...

Ca. 1973, Fine weave 2nd Mesa coiled plaque with polychrome turtle figure. Excellent condition. 12" BKT

Ca. 1970s, Fine weave 2nd Mesa coiled plaque with radiating sun kachina design. Excellent condition. 1-7/8" x 11" BKT

Ca. 1970s, Miniature versions of the previous two lots, both fine weave 2nd Mesa plaques with sun kachina and (raised) turtle design. Both in very

Early/Mid 1900s, Very nice low-profile tray with stepped geometric designs. Very good condition, intact, orange color is faded. 4" x 16"...

Late 1900s, Fine lightly carved and painted polychrome bowl/jar. Very good condition. 6-7/8" x 9" PUB

Ca. 1980s, Very fine burnished redware vase with slightly stepped shoulder and bear paw impressions. Very good condition, but has a small flaked ar

Late 1900s, Beautiful swirled melon pot with squared rim and unique polychrome design. Very good condition. 6" x 6" PUB

Ca. 1980s, Classic sturdy deep carved redware jar with flowing Avanyu serpent design. Good condition, a few scuffs. 7-3/4" x 8" PUB

Ca. 1980s-1990s, Beautiful deep carved redware pottery jar with Avanyu serpent figure. Very good condition, some surface scuffs. 8-3/4" x 8-...

Ca. 1970s, Cute little black-on-yellow pottery dish with geometrics and ticked rim. Very good condition. 1-1/2" x 4-3/4" PUB

Ca. 1980s, Traditional polychrome-on-white bowl with her famous lizard figures. Good used condition. 2-7/8" x 5" PUB

Late 1900s, Fine black-on-white seed jar with fineline and circular elements. Good condition, stress crack on base. Gilbert is Marie Z's son...

Early 2000s, Huge and beautiful greenware polychrome olla with parrot and bird figures. Very good condition, minor surface scratches, and tiny inte

Late 1900s, Beautiful polychrome redware vase with birds, florals, and intricate geometric designs. Very good condition. 10-7/8" x 7-3/4&quo...

Early 1900s, Traditional pair of sinew sewn and lazy stitch beaded buckskin moccasins with hard soles. Good condition, one back split, and one miss

Early 1900s, Classic man's vest with matching flat beaded panels on the front. Very good condition, some native repairs. Ex. Jack Fuss Collecti...

Mid 1900s, Handmade black tradecloth and ribbon trimmed girl's dress adorned with cowry shells and rawhide rosettes. Collected pre-1960s. Li...

Early/Mid 1900s, Cloth-backed strap headband with round medallion, all beaded with old glass tube beads. Very good condition. 3-1/2" disc BDW

Early/Mid 1900s, Pair of beaded white buckskin moccasins with scalloped ankle straps and sewn-on commercial leather soles. Good condition. Stored

Ca. 1960s, Colorful handcrafted choker with beaded drop. Very good condition. Ex. Puffer Collection. 8" drop BDW

Mid 1900s, Outstanding Montana Prison-made hitched horsehair bridle with fine black, gray, white, and red geometric designs, ten hair tassels, open re

Mid/Late 1900s, Outstanding pair of expertly braided closed reins with extra long romel. Ortega was discovered by Edward Borien in the 1930s in Cal

Various Ages, Framed collection of 46 points, scrapers, and blades on red felt, some old ones but mostly modern. Various conditions. Frame 27&quo...

Various Ages, Framed collection of 26 points, scrapers, and blades on black felt, some old ones but mostly modern. Various conditions. Frame 17-3/4

Mid 1900s, Beautiful polychrome jar with classic Zia bird, rain cloud, and fineline motif design, plus a concave base for head carrying. Good condi

Mid 1900s, Interesting polychrome jar with incised mountain and rainbow motif designs, and polished red sections; with open handles. Good condition.

Mid 1900s, Pottery bowl with classic black matte motif on polished black finish. Excellent condition. 4-3/4" x 7" PUB

Mid 1900s, Outstanding pottery jar with classic polychrome bird motif on cream slip. Excellent condition. 9-1/2" x 5-1/2" PUB

Mid 1900s, Exquisite miniature fineline polychrome pottery bowl. Good condition, a true collector's gem! 3-1/2" x 4" PUB LML

Mid 1900s, Great classic polychrome cylinder vase with bird motif. Very good condition. 7-1/8" x 4" PUB

Mid 1900s, Traditional Jemez pottery storyteller with twenty children and babies, some holding drums, pottery, etc. Excellent condition. 8-3/4&qu...

Mid 1900s, Great early polychrome bird motif done on a cream slip. Good condition. 4-1/2" x 5" PUB

Mid 1900s, Traditional miniature pottery bowl with polychrome classic rim motif, bird, and fineline geometric designs. Good condition. 2" x ...

Late 1900s, Exceptional polychrome pottery bowl with fluted rim, polychrome floral and bird motif, and classic black outline. Very good condition.

Ca. 1940s, Beautiful vintage Ganado rug with red crosses within the two main diamonds. Very good condition, clean and straight. 42" x 57&quo...

Ca. 1940s, Large vintage Ganado rug with elongated central lozenge and precise details. Very good condition, clean and straight, some professional

Ca. 1940s, Classic Ganado eyedazzler made completely from small intricate rows of chevrons. Very good condition. 48" x 71" NRW

Ca. 1930s, Extra large classic old Crystal rug with corn plant symbols and fancy border. Very good condition, clean and beautiful. 60" x 108...

Ca, 1940s, Traditional Ganado rug with unique and intricate designs. Very good condition, clean and straight. 46" x 84" NRW

Ca. 1940s, Classic Crystal rug with unique border. Good condition, some fade and edge erosions, light soiling. 47" x 68" NRW

Mid 1900s, Colorful double-weave double saddle blanket. Good condition, done in two sections or seamed across the width. 33" x 58" NRW

Ca. 1960s-1970s, Unique Two Grey HIlls pictorial rug with Kokopelli, lizard, and grazing sheep (?) figures. Very good condition. 23" x 33&quo...

Mid 1900s, Small pictorial rug with serrated elements and fruit(?) symbols. Very good condition one edge repaired. 21-1/2" x 32" NRW

Ca. 1940, Smaller Ganado child's double saddle blanket with arrow symbols. Good condition, minor edge erosion and some bleed. 26" x 47&q...

Ca. 1970s, Fine three-strand hand carved turquoise bird fetish necklace strung on turquoise heshi. Very good condition, great patina. 29" JWY

Ca. 1970s, Fine three-strand hand-cut and drilled red branch coral necklace with silver cone and bead ends. Very good condition. 23" JWY

, Huge and beautiful _____ carat solid Carico Lake turquoise nugget in its purest natural form. Very good condition. 3-5/8" x 4-1/4" x ...

, Beautifully framed and labeled examples of the different types of turquoise used in Indian jewelry. Various Sizes JWY

Ca. 1980s, Single strand shell heshi necklace adorned with huge slabs of turquoise. Very good condition. 32" long, largest slab 2-1/2" ...

Ca. 1960s, Original design vintage turquoise and silver bolo tie with eight matching stones and custom tips. Very good, used condition. 44" ...

Ca. 1990s, Beautiful strand of bright blue turquoise and other nuggets spaced by small brass beads. Very good condition. 28" JWY

Ca. 1980s, Extra large silver and mosaic inlay kachina dancer/bird pendant with turquoise, jet, mother of pearl, and spondulus. Very good condition,

Late 1900s, Very fine channel inlay silver and light orange shell bracelet and matching ring. Both in very good condition. 5-3/8" + 1-1/8&qu...

, Riker mount full of drilled red branch coral, as used in necklaces. Very good condition. Largest 2" JWY

Ca. 1990s, Traditional strand of graduated bench made and hand stamped silver beads. Great condition. 24" JWY

Ca. 1990s, Great all-silver ring set with turquoise, oxblood red coral, and a bear claw. Good condition, hallmarked "JT." Size 11-1/2 JWY

Ca. 1960s, Classic bench made graduated silver bead necklace. Good condition, shows use. 18" JWY

Ca. 1990s, Great all-silver ring set with a single large Nevada turquoise stone. Good condition, hallmarked "GSO." Size 8-1/4 JWY

Ca. 1980s, Traditional silver channel inlay sunface bracelet set with turquoise, red coral, mother of pearl, and tortoise shell. Good condition, ha

Ca. 1970s, Simple silver bracelet set with three blue turquoise stones. Good condition, shows use. 6-1/2" + 2" x 1" JWY

Ca. 1950s or earlier, Classic Navajo woven medicine basketry bowl. Good condition. 14" BKT

Ca. 1980s, Interesting handmade clay bear sculpture with beaded necklace. Good condition, signed "LRE." 8-1/2" x 5" OGA WAQ

Ca. 1990s, Comical hand painted wooden retablo depicting St. Francis Assisi with animals. Good condition, signed. 14" x 10" WAQ OGA

Early 1900s, Vintage clothing iron with wooden handle and chicken figure on lock, has a grate inside for the hot coals. Not a reproduction, marked

Early 1900s, Fine weave child's basketry hat with fine checkered bands. Very good condition, but has a small rim split. 3-3/4" x 6-1/2&q...

Early 1900s, Great old fine weave flared bowl with simple polychrome geometric designs. Very good condition, minor rim repair. 4" x 7-1/4&qu...

Early/Mid 1900s, Very nice fine weave bowl with polychrome design and openwork rim. Very good condition. 4" x 5-3/4" BKT

Early 1900s, Small spaced stitch open bowl with crosses as designs. Very good condition. 3-1/4" x 5-3/4" BKT

Early 1900s, Small rounded box with diamond/X pattern and fancy rim. Very good condition. 3-1/4" x 5-3/4" BKT BKT

Late 1800s, Very old hard-sided cooking basket with imbricated exterior design (barely visible). Good condition, missing/broken stitches, native re

Early 1900s, Unique shaped lidded basket with woven rim loops (two missing) and polychrome geometric imbricated exterior. Very good condition, two

Early 1900s, Fine rounded open bowl with repeating diamond pattern. Very good condition, with very minor stitch loss/damage on rim. This is a well

Early 1900s, Wide low-profile bowl with four vertical striped bands. Good condition, faded. 3-1/2" x 11" BKT

Ca. 1964, Superb hand wrought sterling beads with a large natural turquoise floral pendant. Good condition. 21" long, pendant 4-5/8" JWY