Big Spring Phoenix Auction 2009

Circa 1960s, Signed original pastel on velour - "Turtle". 24" x 18" (32" x 24" framed)

Circa 1970s, Large signed original gouache work - "The Mail Bag". 19-1/2" x 29" (28-1/2" x 37" framed)

Late 1900s, Signed original pencil work depicting a young Native girl, signed "ASW". 14" x 11" (18" x 15" framed)

Late 1900s, Pair of traditional sand paintings done on wood, one pictorial with dancers, the other with symbols. 18" x 24", 13" x 13&...

Late 1900s, Charles Reeves, Original sand painting on board - "Indian Pottery with Rainbow Birds". 16" x 16" (18-1/2" x 18-...

Mid/Late 1900s, Beautiful hand carved and painted rattle with an owl and other creatures and abalone inlays. 16-1/2" x 6" x 4"

Mid 1900s, Beautiful hand carved Tlingit frontlet, this a bear with many abalone inlays. 8-1/2" x 9"

Mid/Late 1900s, Unique style hand carved and pained mask with interesting headdress. 14" x 8"

Early 1900s, Classic sinew sewn club, the head a carved stone enclosed in rawhide and attached to a hide-covered beaded handle. 23" x 2-3/4"

Early 1900s, Classic sinew sewn club, the head a carved stone enclosed in rawhide and attached to a hide-covered beaded handle. 24" x 3"

Early/Mid 1900s, Traditional pair of moose hide moccasins with floral beaded ankle flaps and vamps. 10-1/2"

Circa 1950, Very fine pair of boot-style high top moose hide moccasins with floral beadwork and velour and ribbon tops. 10" x 18"

Mid/Late 1900s, Heavy elk hide high top moccasins with beaded panels made with cut beads. 9-1/2" x 11-1/2"

Beautiful pair of cloth-lined buckskin gloves with fine floral beadwork and long fringe. 11"

Early 1900s, Rare green felt loin cloth with ribbon trim and beaded thunderbird design plus a pair of loom beaded arm bands. 29-1/2" x 14"...

Circa 1960, Lucy Lewis, Miniature pottery vessel with black triangle designs and three knobs and handle. 3" x 2-3/4"

Circa 1960, Mary Tosa, Outstanding polychrome jar with geometric motif and fineline designs; excellent condition. 7-1/2" x 7"

Circa 1970, Marcella Augustine, Beautiful polychrome seed jar with intricate stylized motif. 3-1/2" dia.

Circa 1980, Mary Witkop, Stunning polished black seed jar with fire cloud figures - Pilar, NM; pristine condition. 4-1/2" x 5"

Circa 1960, Florence, Oval polished black dish with matte black geometric motif on interior. 1" x 6"

Circa 1980, Mary Lowden, Excellent polychrome pottery storyteller with 14 babies. 6-1/2" x 3"

Circa 1970, Classic cuff style bracelet with split band and ten natural deep green turquoise cabochons. 6" plus 1-1/8" gap x 2-5/8" w...

Contemporary, Beautiful cuff bracelet with channel work lapis and spiny oyster and jet inlay. 6-3/8" plus 1" gap x 1" wide

Contemporary, Cuff style bracelet with channel work in various earth colored hard stones - hallmark H. 6-3/8" plus 1-1/8" gap x 5/8" ...

Contemporary, Dazzling cuff style bracelet with file work and off center turquoise cabochon with much matrix. 6" plus 1-3/8" gap x 1-1/4&q...

Early/Mid 1900s, Classic hand painted and hand thrown polychrome pottery olla with floral motif; excellent condition. 8" x 9"

Circa 1970s, K. Collateta, Large polychrome parrot jar, hand thrown and hand painted; excellent condition. 7-1/2" x 8"

Mid 1900s, Brown ware vessel with ornate incised designs and raised human effigy; excellent condition. 7-1/2" x 6-1/2"

Circa 1990, Israel Sandoval, Heavily decorated black-on-black pottery olla with fineline designs; excellent condition. 10" x 10"

Early/Mid 1900s, Early, 13-candle, black ware candelabra with embossed bat figures and pottery face suspensions. 11" x 11" x 22"

19th Century, Old warrior's necklace with rare 1-1/8" French tradebeads, brass beads, and bone hairpipes; restrung. 34"

Early 1900s, Group of ten hand carved Peyote Society drum beaters - all Oklahoma Arapaho. 12-1/2" - 13-1/2"

19th Century, Early Cheyenne scraper with original iron blade and hide lashing, with many tally marks and overall incising, ochred red and green. 11-1

Early/Mid 1900s, Split ash woven construction with ribbon curl decoration on the cover, berry juice dye, and two bent wood ash swing handles. 20&quo...

Late 1900s, Rare Northwest Fur Co. (Wisconsin) style silver gorget with engraved fish and three najas - hallmarked NWC and L.A. (Laurent Aniot 1764-18

Circa 1980s, Pair of vintage hand wrought silver and turquoise bracelets set with Blue Gem turquoise cabochons. 5-1/2" plus 1-1/2" gap x 1...

Circa 1980s, Lot of three hand carved cottonwood root kachinas including Blue Corn, Hemis, and Aholi - all with fine detail. 13" x 17-1/2"

19th Century, Large handmade and hand painted Hidalgo pottery water bottle; in as-found, excellent condition. 11" x 13"

Circa 1980s, Eva Histia, Traditional handmade pottery jar with handle, by this now-deceased potter when she was 80 years old. 8" x 10"

Circa 1980s, Hand carved cottonwood Huichol Peyote Cult jaguar figure covered with beeswax and completely overlaid with thousands of seed beads in str

19th Century, Collection of excavated artifacts found near Ft. Wingate, New Mexico, including Civil War era buttons, lead bullets, silver coins, token

Late 20th Century, Beautiful 10-strand fox turquoise nugget necklace with sterling silver beads and findings. 24"

Circa 1920, Early handmade blackware pottery olla with deeply carved Avanyu encircling the top, signed Isabel; no cracks or chips. 5-3/4" x 6&q...

Early/Mid 1900s, Three strands of historic Hubbell faux turquoise and coral tradebeads hung with Nakai Tso Trading Post token, Na-Ah-Tee Canyon. 27&...

Circa 1960s, Vintage wool manta dress with four large cluster pins and a long hand woven sash; with Gallup Pawn tag. 22" x 35"

Circa 1970s, Classic, two-strand, natural contour turquoies nugget necklace with hand honed shell heshi. 34"

Circa 1994, Chalmers Day, Super fine sterling overlay pendant necklace with inlaid face and body sections with fine detail - on handmade chain. 24&q...

Late 1900s, Phil Sekaquaptewa, Outstanding sterling cuff bracelet with beautiful raised and carved inlay row of turquoise. 6-3/4" plus 1-1/2&qu...

Circa 1980s, Beautiful hand wrought silver bracelet with fine leaf work and five green turquoise stones. 4-3/4" plus 1-3/8" gap x 1-1/2&qu...

Circa 1970s, Heavy gauge all silver bracelet with three beautiful green turquoise stones. 6" plus 1-1/4" gap x 1/2" wide