Big Fall Phoenix Auction 2002 - Session 1

Hopi Kachina Circa 1990's One of the finest one-piece carved "Kokopelli" (or humped-back flute player) dolls in existence - fine detai...

Hopi Kachina Circa 1998 Very fine, one-piece, carved & painted "Koyemsi" (or mudhead) dancer doll with fine detail, signed Buddy Tubin...

Hopi Kachina Circa 1997 More traditional style, carved & painted "Koyemsi" mudhead ceremonial doll, signed Nicholas Fredericks. 11&quo...

Hopi Kachina Circa 1999 Beautifully hand carved and painted "Hon" (or bear) kachina doll with traditional bear claw designs on each cheek ...

Hopi Kachina Circa 1998 Finely carved, signed original "Kwaisa-Taka" one-piece kachina doll with rattle and bag of seeds (AKA the "Dr...

Hopi Kachina Circa 1990's Hand carved and painted traditional "Wupamo" kachina doll in full costume, by Harvey Laneman - Wupamo is one...

Hopi Kachina Circa 1990's Rare carved and painted Left-Handed kachina doll with bow in right hand, by Henio Whyte. 13-1/2" X 7-1/2" X ...

Hopi Kachina Circa 1970's Earlier carved and painted cottonwood root Whipper kachina with traditional horn attachments, by Wallace Lomakema. 14-

Hopi Kachina Circa 1970's Finely hand carved & painted Hopi version of this Zuni Sun God (Hopi name is "Pautiwa") - unsigned. 13&q...

Hopi Kachina Circa 1970's Classic and traditional hand carved "velvet skirt" or "Navan" kachina doll with ribbons and flower...

Pima Basket Circa 1960 Classic straight-sided flared top basketry bowl with geometric designs. 3" X 7"

Pima Basketry Circa 1970's Collection of four classic design baskets: 2 bowls, 1 dish, and 1 lidded bowl.

Pima Basket Circa 1940 Beautiful straight sided basketry bowl with intricate geometrics & great patina - some rim stitching gone (2-1/2"). ...

Yavapai Basket Circa 1930 Rare, older, single rod basketry bowl with banded design still visible on inside - 5 or 6 rim stitches missing. 4-1/2"

Klamath Basket Circa 1930 Traditional soft weave basketry hat with beautiful square & rhomboid designs around. 4" X 8"

Karok Basket Circa 1920 Beautiful and rare lidded Northern California basket with original top knot - near mint condition. 6" X 6-1/2"

Salish Basket Circa 1880 Rare old hard-sided imbricated cooking/berry basket with lines of crosses on dark background. 8-1/2" X 8"

Nez Perce Weaving Circa 1990 Beautiful & colorful large traditional-style Sally bag woven with yarns and strings. 13-1/2" X 9"

Chehalis Basket Circa 1960 Finely woven basketry bowl of traditional raffia and lined with material. 7" X 12"

Ojibway Basket Circa 1930 Early original design birch bark basket with lid and handles & some quilled design - great condition. 11-1/2" X 1...

Kee Nez Circa 1990's Beautiful signed original Navajo sterling bolo tie with radiating feather medallion set with turquoise and custom tips (ret

Tom Baldwin Circa 1990's Contemporary design, original sterling bolo tie with sugalite, turquoise, and coral stones and matching tips - hallmark

Boyd Tsosie Contemporary Contemporary Navajo sterling bolo in fineline design with dippled background and 14k gold dots (retail $696). 2-7/8" X

"Ca' Win" Contemporary Large and beautiful sterling repousse' bolo tie with custom matching tips and large Campbell Lite stone (re...

Edison Cumming Contemporary Unique and beautiful Navajo arrowhead bolo tie with 14k gold drop tip and upper bezel set with spiderweb turquoise s

Navajo Silver Circa 1990's Original unsigned sterling bolo tie with radiating fineline design around repousse' center and fine custom tips (...

Vernon Begay Circa 1990's Unique design, signed original Navajo sterling bolo tie with overlay and 14k gold bezel with turquoise stone and custo

Boyd Tsosie Circa 1990's Beautiful design sterling bolo tie with turquoise, lapis, serpentine, and coral contoured inlay set on textured wave gr

Gibson Nez Circa 1990's Fantastic Navajo overlay and shadowbox sterling bolo with fineline designs, fantastic spiderweb stone, & custom lowe...

Gibson Nez Circa 1990's Another fantastic single-stone Navajo bolo tie with overlay sterling pendant, custom sterling lower braid segments, and

Cree Moccasins Circa 1935 Classic moose hide moccasins with striking floral beaded toes and vamps. 10" X 4" X 5"

Cree Moccasins Circa 1910 Rare old moose hide moccasins with geometric beaded toes and vamps and wrapped bone hair trim. 10" X 5" X 7"

Plateau Bag Circa 1930 Classic rectangular full beaded "flat" bag with unusual geometric designs - ex. Denver Art Museum. 10" X 12&qu...

Crow Moccasins Circa 1940 Choice high top woman's moccasins with beaded line design on toe and floral design on tops - ex. Denver Art Museum. 10

Kiowa Hair Piece Circa 1910 Fantastic full beaded hair piece with red trade cloth trailer, beaded tip, and 16 graduated round German silver conc

Ojibway Bag Circa 1880 Very rare old rectangular buffalo or moosehide flap bag with fine floral beadwork on black cloth and fringe - restored to

Blackfoot Pouch Circa 1920 Classic full beaded flap-over belt pouch with different muted geometric designs on each flap. 15" X 6"

Nez Perce Gloves Circa 1900 Fantastic buffalo hide gauntlets with red cloth inlaid cutouts - rare and beautiful. 17" X 17"

Ute Cradle & Doll Early 20th Century Super fantastic re-worked hide covered toy cradle with basketry sun shade and choice beadwork complete with

Blackfeet Bonnet Early 20th Century Rare and beautiful Canadian Blackfoot split buffalo horn headdress with "wormy" ermines, beaded brown ...

Historical Books Circa 1912 Complete 10 volume set: Great Epochs in American History - from Columbus to building the Panama Canal, by men who pa

Excavated Bowl Pre-Historic Lava rock bowl from the Paquime site, 700-1500 A.D. 5" X 7"

Excavated Axe Pre-Historic Fully grooved granite axe head from the Paquime site. 2-1/2" X 6"

Excavated Artifacts Circa 1940 Four artifacts from the Paquime site, including a scraper, knife, and arrowheads. 4 pcs

Cantina Tray Circa 1930 Metal advertising tray for Corona beer. 13"

Mexican Sombrero Circa 1930 Handmade Mexican cowboy hat from Jalisco. 24" dia.

Mexican Sombrero Circa 1950 Mexican cowboy hat with tooled horsehead band. 19" dia.

Saltillo Serape Circa 1950 Serape with multi-colored stripes. 60" X 85"

Seminole Skirt Circa 1960 Traditional Mikasuki Seminole handmade woman's skirt. 36" long

Bead Necklace Circa 1970 30-strands of coral red glass beads. 28"

Roy Henry Vicker Circa 1977 Beautiful signed limited edition (#34/195) NW Coast screen print on paper - "Messenger Spirit" - by this noted...

Reg Davidson Circa 1979 Fine limited edition (#226/229) NW Coast screen print on paper entitled "Dogfish" by one of this family of famous ...

Tim Paul Circa 1988 Beautiful detailed full color NW Coast limited edition (#105/145) screen print - "Eclipse" - by this Kwakiutl artist. ...

Walter Harris Circa 1974 Traditional Tsimsian limited edition (#120/300) 2-color screen print with raven, salmon, & frog. 26" X 20"

Tom Price orig. 1880 Beautiful early-style Haida design originally done in 1880 of a Haida Sea Wolf (Wasco) and whale - unframed. 15" X 20"

Mark Henderson Circa 1984 Rare limited edition (#72/100) 4-color screen print on paper entitled "Raven" - unframed. 20" X 15"

Art Thompson Circa 1974 Unique & beautiful NW Coast limited edition (#108/260) screen print from Nitinaht, BC (Nootka) - unframed. 17" X 23...

Richard Hunt Circa 1988 Beautiful and rare full-color limited edition (AP 12/15) screen print - "Supernatural Frog" - by this Kwakiutl art...

George Hunt Circa 1984 Beautiful NW Coast (Kwakiutl) limited edition (#18/125) 4-color screen print from the famous Hunt Family - unframed. 17"

Tony Hunt Circa 1972 Large & beautiful 3-color screen print of a colorful "Kwakiutl Raven & Sun" - unframed. 26" X 16"

Navajo Silver 20th Century Exceptional group of sterling baby utensils including a cup, spoon, rattle, and bracelet - all hand wrought sterling.

Zuni Fetishes 20th Century Fine selection of hand carved fetishes, includes turquoise and coral. 10 pcs

Navajo Necklace Circa 1974 Outstanding squash blossom with natural turquoise cabochons set in leaf motif and fluted hand wrought beads. 32"

Navajo Bracelet Circa 1974 Great heavy silver leaf design bracelet with 2 natural turquoise cabochons - hallmarked. 3-1/4"

Pueblo Necklace Circa 1974 Beautiful necklace of natural turquoise nuggets and handmade silver beads. 22"

Pueblo Sashes Circa 1980 Pair of mint condition sashes including one Hopi rain sash and one red ceremonial dance sash.

Hopi Kachina Circa 1970 Great Wolf kachina with much painted detail. 13-1/2"

Hopi Kachina Circa 1970 Classic, all hand carved Mudhead kachina in dance position. 13-1/2"

Hopi Kachina Circa 1985 Fantastic Ogre Mana kachina with crook, knife, and basket - beautifully carved detail. 5-1/2" X 4"

Hopi Kachina Circa 1996 Fully carved contemporary design kachina Mana. 10-1/2"

Eskimo Basket Circa 1920 Classic & early lidded basket with handled lid and colored designs, some in yarn and thread. 14" X 9"

Eskimo Basket Circa 1920 Bulbous lidded basket with signs of faded original raffia colored designs - classic weave - no lid, handle, or top knot

Eskimo Basket Circa 1920 Rare, woven, floral design basketry bowl with fancy 2-color rim finish stitch. 12-1/2" X 4"

Eskimo Basket Circa 1930 Beautiful and rare rectangular flat weave Eskimo basket with finer polychrome geometric designs. 14-1/2" X 11" X ...

Eskimo Basket Circa 1930 Larger, fine weave, deep rectangular storage basket with geometric designs & both original woven handles. 20" X 14...

Eskimo Basket Circa 1920 Rare, large sized, lidded basketry bowl with traditional Eskimo "crosses" around - lid handle missing. 15" X...

Eskimo Basket Circa 1920 Unusual, finer weave, lidded oval gift basket with shaped lid handle and Eskimo "cross" designs. 11" X 7&quo...

Eskimo Basket Circa 1920 Unusually shaped, finer weave lidded olla with faded exterior designs and original sealskin handle and hinge. 8" X 9-1/

Athabascan Basket Circa 1920 Two classic single rod basketry trays with striking geometric designs, both with original handles. 13" X 1" &...

Athabascan Basket Circa 1920 Very rare lidded upright single rod basket with geometric designs and original handle intact. 11-1/2" X 10-1/2"

Santo Domingo Bowl Circa 1940 Old handmade pottery dough bowl with deer and yucca design. 6" X 14"

Arapaho Moccasins Circa 1920 Classic sinew sewn moccasins with bison soles - no damage - museum quality. 10-1/2"

Bolivian Serape 19th Century Extremely finely hand woven Bolivian child's serape in vegetal dyes. 38" X 39"

Pima basket Circa 1910 Old Pima basket with cross and saguaro design. 4" X 7"

Mata Ortiz Pot 20th Century Fineline masterpiece pottery by Ismael Flores. 7" X 9"

Navajo Bracelets 20th Century Three bracelets: a 1940's silver and 3-stone malachite; a 1950's silver and 3-stone Kingman turquoise; and a 1...

Nez Perce Bag Circa 1900 Antique Nez Perce cornhusk root storage bag with strong design on both sides. 13" X 18"

Tradebeads 19th Century Three strings of antique, mixed Columbia River tradebeads from The Dalles, Oregon. 3" X 36"

Pueblo Necklace 20th Century Three long strings of handmade turquoise heshi hung with a silver trade cross and 2 bow-drilled ear stones. 3" X 32

Arapaho Necklace Circa 1890 Old Ghost Dance necklace hung with buffalo and deer dew claws, tradebeads, elk teeth, and rawhide cutouts of waterbi

Navajo Rug Circa 1960 Fine little Teec Nos Pos rug with colorful outlined diamond designs. 32" X 44"

Navajo Weaving Circa 1985 Very finely woven little "Chief's Blanket" design rug with picture of rug and weaver. 35" X 24"

Navajo Rug Circa 1985 Very finely woven, near tapestry quality Two Gray Hills rug. 36" X 25"

Navajo Rug Circa 1985 Small, finely woven vegetal dye rug - with provenance. 32" X 22"

Navajo Rug Circa 1985 Small Western Reservation rug with central lozenge design. 36" X 30"

Navajo Rug Circa 1970 Beautiful Pine Springs vegetal dye rug with banded designs. 60" X 42"

Navajo Rug Circa 1950 Choice vegetal dye rug from the Pine Springs area with filled band design. 40" X 89"

Navajo Rug Circa 1950 Super fine tapestry weave Two Gray Hills weaving with classic central lozenge motif. 40" X 26"

Navajo Weaving Circa 1950 Very fine tapestry weave vegetal dye rug from the Crystal area. 21" X 27"

Ellen Smith Circa 1975 Fantastic vegetal dye rug from Wide Ruins with banded designs. 38" X 64"