Big Fall Phoenix Auction 2002 - Session 1

Papago Baskets Circa 1980's Collection of three finely woven miniature baskets, two with matching lids and all with figures or geometrics. 1-1/4

Papago Baskets Circa 1980 Collection of four very finely woven "wheat-stitch" miniature baskets including three ollas and one lidded bowl....

Pima Basket Circa 1950 Classic and small finely woven basketry bowl with triangle geometrics. 3" X 10"

Apache Basket Circa 1940 Beautiful fine weave basket with open work and fineline geometrics and solid circle center. 13" X 3-1/2"

Washo Basket Circa 1950 Beautiful, open-style, woven single rod basketry bowl with red & black geometrics. 11-3/4" X 6-1/2"

Pima Basket Circa 1940 Unique and finely woven flat basketry bowl with eagle design in center and geometrics. 2-1/2" X 11-1/2"

Mono Basket Circa 1900 Older, deep, coiled basketry bowl with a line of rattlesnake designs and a line of heavy geometrics. 8-1/2" X 4-1/2"

Paiute Basket Circa 1930 Classic design and shape conical woven burden carry basket with stylized snake design. 11-1/2" X 8-1/2"

Coastal Basket Circa 1950 Classic two-color lidded Nootka/Makah basket with plaited cedar bottom and banded line designs. 5-1/2" X 3"

Hopi Basket Circa 1960 Beautiful 2nd Mesa woven basketry bowl with polychrome figures all around. 4-1/4" X 10"

Eric Tafoya Circa 1980's Very fine Santa Clara sgraffito seed pot with beautiful hummingbird and flowers. 1-1/4" X 1-1/2"

Julie Gutierrez & Stephen Baca Circa 1980's Very fine Santa Clara seed pot with sgraffito hummingbird and flower designs. 2" X 2-3/4&qu...

Ida Yepa Circa 1980's Beautiful Jemez-made Santa Clara-style small sgraffito vase with feather and geometric designs. 3" X 2-1/2"

Frances Naranjo Circa 1980's Very beautiful signed original black Santa Clara pot with deeply carved designs. 3-1/2" X 5-1/2"

Stella Chavarria Circa 1970's Rare signed original Santa Clara blackware pottery vessel with carved feathers and Avenu. 4" X 4-1/2"

Neva P. Nampeyo Circa 1980's Classic design small mouth Hopi polychrome vase with beautiful geometrics. 4" X 3-1/2"

Kathleen Dewakuku Circa 1990's Beautiful signed original upright seed jar with traditional Hopi polychrome designs. 5" X 4-3/4"

C. Collateta Circa 1980's Earlier wide-shouldered Hopi seed pot with fine traditional geometrics. 2-3/4" X 4-3/4"

Three Hopi Pots Circa 1970-1980 Three nice pieces including two bowls by J. Healing and a scoop or dish by Bessie Namoki. 3 pcs

Lucille Namoki Circa 1970's Beautiful upright Hopi pottery vase with geometrics on a lighter tan slip. 4" X 3-1/4"

Nez Perce Drape Circa 1940 Classic & large beaded saddle drape on trade cloth with very long hide fringe. 130" X 12-3/4"

Menomonee Vest Circa 1900 Classic dark blue trade cloth vest with outstanding stylized floral design. 22" X 20-3/4"

Blackfoot Pipe Bag Circa 1900 Beautiful old hide pipebag with circular and floral beadwork and hide fringe - a genuine old museum piece. 21" X 6

Nez Perce Leggings Circa 1930 Fine beaded panels on WWI army blanket leggings. 29-1/2" X 26"

Crow Pipe Bag Circa 1900 Beautiful old hide pipebag with geometric beaded designs and quilled bottom panel with fringe - some damage. 32" X 5&q...

Crow Moccasins Circa 1940 Woman's high top beaded hide moccasins with geometric designs. 8" X 10" X 4"

Chippewa Bandolier Circa 1900 Classic fully beaded bandolier bag with striking floral designs. 43" X 14"

Belt & Breech Clout Circa 1930 Beautiful Great Lakes full beaded belt and buckle and brown cloth breech clout. 34" X 3-3/4"

Sioux Parfleche Circa 1942 Never used parfleche case by Oray Farrel (Standing Rock) - with provenance. 17-1/2" X 14"

Iroquois Circa 1950 Carved wooden "ball head" war club with snake carved on it. 18-1/2" X 4-1/4"

Navajo Jewelry Circa 1970 Beautiful and large turquoise stone pendant with silver mount and heavy solid sterling link chain - signed with kokope

Audie Yazzie Circa 1970 Fantastic, hand-honed, 4-strand turquoise bead necklace with ovals and rounds and silver tips. 30"

Navajo Necklace Circa 1980 Beautiful hand-shaped 3-strand turquoise, mother of pearl, serpentine, and catlinite beads with silver repousse' conc

Navajo Necklace Circa 1975 Huge and beautiful shadowbox silver and turquoise bear claw pendant with handmade silver beads and squash blossoms -

Copper Squash Circa 1965 Unusual all-copper Navajo necklace with handmade US penny beads, squash blossoms, and naja with single turquoise stone

Taos Necklace Circa 1970 Unusual old hand wrought butterfly pendant with wood and turquoise insets strung on silver beads - signed "LM - Taos&q...

Navajo Necklace Circa 1970 Beautiful sterling silver pendant with single turquoise and coral stones strung on a handmade sterling bead necklace

Horace Iule (1925 - 1977) Circa 1962 Rare & early Zuni cast silver squash blossom necklace with many roughly carved turquoise stones by this &qu...

Navajo Necklace Circa 1975 Beautiful squash blossom necklace with all silver beads and blossoms and a cast silver naja with a single turquoise s

Navajo Bolo Circa 1975 Huge silver bolo with fancy leaf work and a large single natural Oro-Grande stone and custom silver tips - signed L.F. 4-

NW Coast Carving Circa 1970's Fantastic, original, traditionally carved & painted cedar frontlet, signed Peter Carroll. 18"

NW Coast Carving Circa 1970 Unique & rare Kwakiutl thin-walled cedar feast dish with shell inlay rim, signed "Blue". 5-1/2" X 7-1...

NW Coast Carving Circa 1970's Expertly carved & painted Tlingit Eagle toggle hat with shell inlay eyes, signed "Coyote" (Ivan Otte...

NW Coast Carving Circa 1900 Original, old & rare, carved and painted Haida frontlet with great patina. 7" X 4-1/2" X 3"

NW Coast Carving Circa 1989 Very rare, long beaked, Kwakiutl carved and painted, articulating Raven headdress, signed "Don McClary - Forks, WA&...

Hopi Kachina Circa 1997 Very finely carved Cumulus Cloud or "Tukwuning" kachina doll from the Hopi Shalako ceremony - by R.S. Pentewa. 13&...

Hopi Kachina Circa 1970's Rare large sized hand carved & painted "Koyemsi" or "Mudhead" doll in full costume. 20"

Hopi Kachinas Circa 1955 Rare earlier carved & painted cottonwood root figural dolls with black & white dress and white shoes. 10"

Hopi Rattle Circa 1960 Rare original painted "Mudhead" or "Koyemsi" ceremonial gourd rattle - used. 13" X 8" X 7"

Hopi Kachinas Circa 1960's Early-style carved & painted cottonwood root "Ahote"- style doll with bow (no arrows). 12"

Cheyenne Bag Circa 1960 Beautiful rectangular hide bag with beaded geometric designs and long fringe. 7-1/2" X 5-3/4"

Arapaho Vest Circa 1900 Rare small child's buffalo hide vest with beaded birds and floral designs 12-3/4" X 13-1/2"

Chippewa Pipe Bag Circa 1900 Very old hide pipebag with fringe and with a loom beaded floral design bottom. 19" X 6-1/2"

Cheyenne Moccasins Circa 1900 Choice full beaded hide moccasins with striking geometric designs. 10-3/4" X 4"

Kiowa Moccasins Circa 1900 Rare & choice buffalo hide moccasins with silver buttons, geometric beadwork, and lots of fringe. 10-1/4" X 4&qu...

Cheyenne Quirt Circa 1950 Antler quirt with beaded wrist band and braided buckskin whip. 10" X 1-3/4"

Sioux Knife Case Circa 1920 Full beaded hide knife case with cross designs. 10-3/4" X 3"

Cheyenne Knife Case Circa 1900 Very old sinew sewn full beaded woman's knife case with a lizard design. 7-1/2" X 2-3/4"

Hide Shield 20th Century Round hide shield with painted designs and feather and horsehair suspensions. 17-3/4"

Dance Rattle 20th Century Formed rawhide "turtle" rattle with beaded rawhide handle. 21" X 4-3/4"

Navajo Belt Circa 1960 Outstanding Yei overlay design concho belt with turquoise cabochons. 31"

Santo Domingo Necklace Circa 1964 Beautiful 3-strand turquoise nugget necklace with sterling cones. 22"

Pueblo Necklace Circa 1964 Great 12-strand liquid sterling silver necklace. 24"

Navajo Necklace Circa 1964 Great squash blossom necklace with beautiful natural turquoise. 31"

Navajo Bracelet Circa 1964 Fine squash blossom necklace with overlay "bear paw" design and turquoise and hand wrought silver beads. 28"

Navajo Bracelet Circa 1964 Outstanding silver repousse' bracelet set with branch coral and large turquoise cabochon with matrix - hallmarked. 3&...

Navajo Bracelet Circa 1964 Great bracelet with 3 turquoise cabochons & silver leaf design - hallmark. 2-1/2"

Navajo Bracelet Circa 1964 Fantastic heavy silver cuff bracelet with 24 turquoise cabochons. 3"

Navajo Ring Circa 1970 Great "bear paw" overlay ring with turquoise cabochon. 1-1/4"

Navajo Ring Circa 1970 Ring with two matching all natural blue-green turquoise cabochons.

Tradebeads 19th Century Three strands of Hudson Bay-type tradebeads collected at Cache Creek, B.C. 33" ea.

Chevron Tradebeads 20th Century Two rare strands of Venetian 6 & 7 layer chevron or "apostle" tradebeads with many rare colors as well...

NW Coast Tradebeads 19th Century Fantastic extra long strand of round cobalt blue and gold faceted Russian glass tradebeads from Vancouver Islan

Glass Tradebeads 19th Century Rare extra long strand of beautiful round 18mm cobalt blue glass tradebeads. 53"

Russian Tradebeads 19th Century Four beautiful strands of tubular faceted Russian tradebeads including many cobalt blues. 20" - 22" ea.

Glass Tradebeads 19th Century Beautiful and rare graduated strand of beads including whitehearts, cobalts, wire wraps, etc., marked "Wishram&qu...

Shell Wampum 20th Century Very fine, hand honed, thin shell wampum-style disc tradebeads. 30"

Russian Tradebeads 19th Century Rare excavated strand of opaque medium blue faceted Russian cobalt glass tradebeads. 29"

Tradebeads 20th Century Beautifully finished amber colored tradebeads with graining and natural discoloration - manufactured. 38"

Eastern Tradebeads 19th Century Very rare Burmese amber beads with 19 large hollow wound brass prayer beads. 30"

Hopi Pot 20th Century Handmade Hopi pottery jar, signed "Polacca Nampeyo". 6" X 8-1/2"

Modoc Hat Circa 1900 Rare fine weave basketry hat in excellent condition. 4" X 8"

Turquoise Necklace 20th Century Outstanding natural spiderweb turquoise nugget and silver bead necklace. 6"

Three Zuni Bracelets 20th Century Three Old Pawn hand wrought silver and turquoise Zuni row bracelets. 6"

Arapaho Pouch Circa 1900 Antique, fully beaded strike-a-lite pouch, complete with quilled fringed and tin cones - museum quality. 4" X 7-1/2&qu...

Kwakiutl Mask 20th Century Old hand carved and painted native cedar portrait mask from British Columbia. 11" X 16"

Belt and Knife Case Circa 1880 Old beaded and tacked Crow belt with brass tacked boot leather knife case and knife.

Acoma Canteen 20th Century Old handmade Acoma Pueblo canteen with stylized parrot design. 9" X 10"

Tradebeads 19th Century Large string of rare Lewis and Clark period polychrome tradebeads hung with silver trade cross. 42"

Navajo Rug Circa 1930 Very fine old hand loomed Two Gray Hills rug - no damage. 39" X 52"

Three Tools 20th Century One antique bone-handled draw knife, one NW Coast-style antler handled knife, and one antler handled awl. 3 pcs.

Antique Snowshoes Early 1900's Rare & large woven "Hudson Bay" style shoes with bentwood frame and braided rawhide centers. 34-1/2...

Horse Hames Early 1900's Pair of antique wagon or sled attachments of wood and hand forged steel. 25-1/2" X 5-1/2" X 3/4"

Historic Books Original 1830 Rare Volaire reprinted edition of Thomas McKinney's "Royal Octavio" edition books, a 2-volume set (#4329/...

Crooked Stick Circa 1930 Rare well used Woodlands hardwood walking stick or cane. 31-1/2"

Woodlands Staff Circa 1950 Classic carved Woodlands ceremonial staff with open pods and encircling serpent design. 36-1/2" X 2"

New Mexican Altar Circa 1920 Early carved wooden altar with sliding doors and an original "angelic" oil painting on canvas. 36-1/4" X...

Religious Retablo Early 1900's Beautiful original religious painting on tin or copper and in original gold painted frame. 11-1/2" X 8-1/2&q...

Christo Early 1900's Rare hand carved and painted Mexican religious figurine with clasped hands. 10-1/2" X 4" X 2-1/2"

Mexican Retablo 20th Century Beautiful carved & painted wooden religious panel from Mexico with armed crusader on horse. 28" X 24" X 1...