Best of Santa Fe 2010

Fine hand carved bear fetish with "medicine" strapped to back. Artist is the daughter of Leekya. Purchased from Turney in 1974 for $600.00...

The larger bear a dark stone with string wrap and red powder, the smaller bear made of pipestone - plus a pigment stone palette with etched linear bor

Traditionally constructed from fringed white buckskin with two full length sinew sewn and lazy stitch beaded strips over the shoulders and two down th

Beautiful classic red trade cloth dress with 320 real elk teeth on the front and back. With provenance. Purchased from Jim Fowler in 1979 for $2500 an

Very old hardwood framed loom with what looks like all the correct parts and appears to be in decent condition. Collected in Pinon, NM in 1932 with no

Forged iron lance wrapped with buffalo hide and with tin cone horsehair suspensions and quilled strips. With provenance. Purchased from Julian, Santa

Traditional backrest constructed of painted willow rods lashed with buckskin thong - shows use and great patina. An excellent visual display. Purchase

Rare late 1800s carved wooden closure pin with grass-wrapped buckskin suspension with dew claws and loops in very good condition. Also includes a smal

Rare Wasna bag made from a buffalo bladder with cloth and beaded top. Ex: Red Bull Family. Pre 1935. Purchased at AIA Auction in 1979 for $57.75 (lot

Rare beautifully made hair ornament with quilled body and suspensions, brass beads, tin cones, and ochred horsehair. Purchased from Allard in 1978 for

A beautiful early to mid 1900s quilled horn spoon plus an early to mid 1900s double point beaded long handled club. Both in excellent condition. Purch

Very rare connected set of three figural umbilical cord fetishes (made for twins). Fully beaded and with small tin cone suspensions. Purchased from Bo

Fantastic and colorful fully quilled child's vest with striking geometric designs. Ex: Hubert Guy collection. Purchased from Allard in 1981 (wit...

Beautiful, fully quilled, child's hard soled moccasins with simple yellow "line" design. Probably same maker as vest above - originall...

Beautiful white buckskin saddle drape with large beaded panels at each end and long fringe. Purchased from Pueblo One in 1976 for $630; appraisal valu

Rare Eastern Plains buckskin moccasins with traditional beaded florals on the vamps and ankle straps. Some professional restoration. Soles not complet

Colorful beaded hide warshirt with shoulder and arm strips, ermine and hair drops, cut in fringe, and yellow ochre with dark green ochred body. Purcha

Hand carved blackened Osage orange stem with a carved black stone bowl inlaid with pewter and catlinite. Condition: good. 29" Early 1900s

Constructed of honed bone disc beads, faceted light blue Russian tradebeads, and French brass tradebeads, strung on buckskin and rawhide. Purchased fr

Classic design large shoulder bag with flowing floral beaded designs on gray ground, the straps on white ground. Purchased from Dallasty in 1975 for $