Best of Santa Fe 2010

Outstanding polychrome jar with quail encircling the jar and a 3-dimensional lizard mounted on the side. Condition: excellent. 5-1/2" x 7"...

Outstanding polychrome seed jar. Stone polished with sgraffitto floral motif in red on cream. Hallmarked with a corn stalk. Glendora Daubs. 5" ...

Great polychrome wall presentation in bird motif ready for mounting. Signed E.V. Ami. Condition: good. 1-1/2" x 8" diameter Ca. 1940

Hopi polychrome wedding vase with bird motif back and front. Signed. Condition: excellent. 9-1/2" x 6" Ca. 1980

Wonderful polychrome Spider Man clay folk art. Signed. As seen in museum collection. 5-3/4" x 4-1/2" Late 1900s

Early Maricopa polychrome bowl with black on cream fluted rim. 3-3/4" x 5-1/2" Ca. 1940

Classic polychrome bowl with interior bird motif and exterior rim geometrics. Signed Verla Nahle. Condition: good. 3-3/4" x 8" Ca. 1940

Exceptional polychrome vase with geometric all over motif. Signed Vendra Silas. Condition: pristine. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2" Ca. 1980

Large tightly coiled basket with turtle back and coyote track motif - braided. 6" x 17" Early 1900s

Outstanding deep coiled basket with dogs and checked mountain motif - 5 rows. 6" x 12-3/4" Early 1900s

Great coiled tray with devil's claw stepped motif in center and encircling rim. With 2nd Place ribbon. By Josephine Thompson. 3" x 13-1/2&q...

Exceptional large coiled polychrome basket and "Crow Mother" motif. 13" diameter Ca. 1970

Beautiful large classic lidded basket with colorful geometric designs in globular shape. Condition: excellent. 9" x 9" Ca. 1940

Fine Indian tanned buckskin with colorful floral motif and fur cuffs. 11-1/2" x 6-1/2" Ca. 1940s

Beautifully sinew sewn beaded moccasins with bifurcated tongues with tin tinklers, buffalo soles, and old calico rims. 10-1/4" long Mid 1900s

Excellent polychrome jar with floral motif with concave bottom for carrying water jar on head - has documentation. 10" x 11" Ca. 1900

A fine coiled traditional basket with kachina motif. 12-3/4" diameter Ca. 1950

Traditional coiled basket with star motif. Condition: pristine. 7" x 13" Ca. 1950

Old hornless saddle with hand tooled leather features. 10" seat. Early 1900s

Classic old leather saddle with simple stirrups and brass tack marked "12 INCH SEAT". 12" seat. Early/Mid 1900s

Classic pair of 2 color leather chaps with CK brand. Condition: very good. 34" long. Early/Mid 1900s

Single piece of very heavy leather with fancy German silver conchos. Used to drape over the collar "horns" on a sleigh horse. 15" x 3...

Pair of handmade hide pants with fringed outer seams and horn buttons. Condition: good. Waist 34", 40" long Early/Mid 1900s

Finely carved wooden articulating hand toy: a bear with mallet that strikes the peg and moves the scale up. 5" x 7" Early/Mid 1900s

Hand made reproduction drum with historically accurate colors and lettering and a pair of drumsticks. Conditon: very good. 16" x 14-1/2" d...

Accurate reproduction hand carved all wood canteen marked "SHILO, APR 1862, I WAS THERE". Condition: very good. 3" x 7" diameter...

Well made hand stitched letter carrier with removable cap and bent wire handle. Condition: very good. 11-1/2" x 4" Early 1900s

Rare hand carved and painted galloping stallion with inset glass eyes. On a stand. Condition: excellent. 68" x 60" x 12" Early/Mid 19...

Earlier "Rain God" style polychrome pottery woman holding a large bowl. Condition: very good, light handling. 5" x 4" x 5" ...

Fine, small, hand formed and painted 8-piece nativity scene. Condition: very good. 2" to 4"

Beautiful hand formed and painted 12-piece polychrome nativity scene - Mary is shown seated and holding the baby. Condition: very good, minor handling

Large blackware pottery bowl with flared sides. Condition: very good, used. 4" x 12" Ca. 1940

Beautiful wide bowl with slightly curled rim and two-parrot design. This piece has a very light colored slip and might be an early Paqua Naha piece. C

Very large sized black and white photo of a "Sioux couple with a white lady". 16" x 20" Early 1900s

Very large sized black and white photo of Navajo/Southwest Indians on horseback. 16" x 20" Early 1900s

Very large sized black and white photo of Hopi Cow kachinas at Moencopi, AZ. 16" x 20" Early 1900s

Very large sized black and white photo of a Navajo weaver and her child. 16" x 20" Early 1900s

Animals and children in front of an adobe house. 20" x 16" Early 1900s

Five mounted pieces in all; white tail deer, mule deer, pronghorned antelope. Ex: Ben Thompson collection. 28" to 18" Mid 1900s

Beautiful hand crafted buckskin covered hard rawhide shield with painted eagle figure, symbols, and feather attachments. 19" diameter. Late 1900s

Beautiful hand crafted shaped rawhide bonnet case with mineral painted geometric designs. Condition: excellent. 22" x 6-1/4" diameter. Lat...

Rare square shaped rawhide dispatch case with red stroud trim. Condition: excellent. 14" x 14" Late 1900s

Traditional style shaped rawhide "suitcase" with mineral painted designs. 21" x 14" Late 1900s

Hand crafted old style tabletta made from carved cottonwood root. Condition: good, aged. 24" x 27" Late 1900s

Beautiful old style hand carved and painted cottonwood root doll with tabletta headdress. Condition: very good, aged. 13" x 5-1/2" Late 19...

Traditional style shaped rawhide "suitcase" with mineral painted designs. 27" x 14" Late 1900s

Very unique natural homespun all wool rug with with eagle figures. Condition: very good. 39" x 24-1/2" Mid 1900s

Outstanding tight weave crystal rug with valero stars, crosses, arrows, and other crisp striking designs. Condition: very good. 70" x 56" ...

Finely coiled basket with four katsina faces with a three row geometric band on the bottom. Accompanying award ribbon. 9" x 12" Ca. 1958

Oval-shaped basket with polychrome checkered whirlwind motif. 4.5" x 9" Ca. 1920s

Bowl shaped basket with whirlwind base and diamond Y encircling. 3-3/4" x 10-1/2" Ca. 1940s

Deep basket with many figures of camels and hooked trees. 6-1/4" x 8" Ca. 1940s

Deep basket with turtle in bottom and zig-zag and dot motif. 3-3/4" x 9-1/2" Ca. 1950s

Pristine extrafine Hupa hat with polychrome step motif. 3-3/4" x 6-1/2" Ca. 1930s

Tightly woven miniature trinket basket with stacked triangle motif. 2" x 2-1/2" Ca. 1940s

Small oval basket with extra tight weave and fret motif. 2" x 6" Ca. 1950s

Small tightly woven oval basket with double lines of cross and end cross motif. 1-1/2" x 6" Ca. 1920s

Very tightly woven small boat shaped basket with light and dark lines on the bottom and sides. 1-1/2" x 6-1/2" Ca. 1920s

All home spun vegetal dyed Crystal rug in contemporary colors with picture of maker holding rug. 5'10" x 3'5" Ca. 1992

Home spun yei rug with natural and vegetal dyes depicting 4 yei figures with rainbow god. With picture of maker holding rug. 3'2" x 2'6...

Red, gray, black, and white rug with diamond motif made from home spun wool. 6'1" x 3'7" Ca. 1940s

4 figures on white field with black border made of homespun vegetal and aniline dyed wool. 4'1" x 3'3" Mid 1900s

Diamond lozenge motif on gray field with black border. 4'9" x 2'11" Mid 1900s

Red, black, and white rug with serrated diamond design. 6' x 3'6" Ca. 1940s

Talking God figure with white deer skin cape on cocoa field. With picture of maker holding rug. 30" x 33" Ca. 1970s

All natural homespun wool storm pattern rug on gray field. 5'1-1/2" x 2'10" Ca. 1950s

Large homespun wool rug with diamond zig-zag motif. 6' x 5' Ca. 1950s

All natural homspun wool rug on white field with black border. 3'10" x 3'1" Ca. 1950s

Very intricate hand cut and carved all wooden "structure" with four directional yei figures in the center surrounded by a protecting arc. ...

Very fine weave with fringed ends and intricate outlined designs. Condition: very good. 24" x 22" Ca. 1900s

Classic style eye dazzler rug with finely outlined serrated elements. Condition: very good. 42" x 60" Ca. 1940s

Fine serrated geometric forms. Condition: very good except for a small worn area in one corner. 48" x 76" Ca. 1940s

Tight weave eye dazzler with fine serrated elements and crosses in the border. Condition: very good. 48" x 72" Ca. 1940s

Beautiful hand woven all wool rug/blanket from Texcoco Chiconcual, Mexico. Condition: very good, good color. 101" x 63" Ca. 1940s

Beautiful hand woven Hamadan rug using camel wool for the brown and sheep wool for the rest. Condition: very good, shows some wear. 88" x 51&qu...

Very fine weave Tekke Turkoman tribal rug. Collected on the border of Iran and Afghanistan. Condition: very good, non-slip tape applied to the back fo

Beautiful deep red carved coral bead necklace with protruding branch coral pieces. Condition: excellent. 20" Late 1900s

Beautiful redware double necked wedding vase with deep carved and painted body showing the avenyu spirit figure. Condition: very good. 8" high ...

One stamped sterling with maker's stamp "Judy Ann"(?) and one of hand swaged ingot silver with stamp work. Condition: both very good. ...

Very old ingot silver bracelet with stamped designs set with 4 old turquoise stones. Condition: very good. 5-3/4" plus 1-1/4" gap x 5/8&qu...

Exceptional 3 figure turquoise and silver bracelet done in bird form with inlaid eyes and rare exposed turquoise on the inside. 5" plus 1-1/4&q...

Traditional heavy gauge twist silver bracelet set with a single turquoise stone. Condition: very good with minor hairline stress crack. 5-7/8" ...

Classic design heavy sandcast silver bracelet with single turquoise stone. Condition: very good, unsigned. 4-7/8" plus 1-1/8" gap x 1-1/2&...

Classic large stone turquoise and silver bracelet with single twist wire accent. Condition: very good. 5-5/8" plus 7/8" gap x 2" wide...

Classic large stone turquoise and silver bracelet with solid stamped designs on sides. Condition: very good. 5-1/4" plus 1-1/8" gap x 2-1/...

Finely carved pair of corn maiden figures made from deer horn and set with tiny turquoise, coral, and jet stones. Condition: excellent. 5" Late...

Set of 12 hand carved bear and other figures, a few old ones, done in turquoise, jet, bone, and other stones. Condition: all very good. 3/4" to...

One a perched walrus, one a bear holding a bowl, and one a fox(?) carved into a cane handle. Condition: all excellent. 2-3/4", 3-1/2", 9&q...

Hand carved rosewood box containing 5 drawers of mah-jong pieces, dominos, and other gaming pieces. 147 rectangular pieces and a box of stick shaped p

Traditional hand made cloth doll with velvet blouse and skirt, bead necklace, and sequin "conchos". Condition: very good, shows some use. ...

Famous browntone photo from Glacier Park, Montana of Indians on horseback by the lake shore. Condition: very good, minor handling. 15-1/2" x 20...

Huge, old, early 1900s tanned robe with pigment painted war scene including horses, riders, tepees, etc. 79" x 74" Early to mid 1900s

Collection of 3 volumes of this famous paperback magazine "Devoted to Far West Life", plus a similar vintage Cornish photograph "Otoe...

Traditional sinew sewn and lazy stitch beaded buckskin triangular suspension used to decorate saddles. Condition: excellent. 10" long Mid to la...

Rare caribou hide man's shirt and trousers with beaded panels done on blue and red tradecloth. Condition: very good, the buckskin is somewhat st...

Beautiful pair of lazy stitch beaded white buckskin moccasins with geometric pattern and modern leather soles. Condition: excellent. 10" long. ...

Beautiful pair of lazy stitch beaded white buckskin moccasins with geometric pattern and hard rawhide soles. Condition: excellent. 10-1/2" long...

Traditional style elkhide shirt with pony beaded panels, ermine skins, ribbons, fringed edging, and horsehair suspensions. Condition: excellent. 6&#...

Outstanding hand carved and painted cedar mask with traditional protruding facial features. Condition: excellent, unsigned. 10" x 7" x 5&q...

Outstanding hand carved and painted cedar mask with traditional protruding facial features. Condition: excellent, unsigned. 10" x 7" x 5&q...