Indian Art - Best of Santa Fe 2016

Ca. 1940s, Beautiful pair of sinew sewn and lazy stitch beaded moccasins with buffalo soles done in mostly pink. Very good condition, minor bead loss/

Ca. 1970s, Wonderful fully beaded (front and back) man's vest with traditional geometric designs. Very good condition, looks unused. Men's M...

Early/Mid 1900s, Colorful smaller sized vest, lazy stitch beaded front and back on hide with traditional geometric designs. Very good condition. Small

Ca. 1950s, Traditional two-hide buckskin dress with colorful fully beaded shoulders, cut-in fringe, and pony bead suspensions. Good sturdy condition,

Ca. 1980s, Original design pole intricately carved from joined sections of fossilized bone with glorious eagle figure atop. Very good condition. 10-1/

Mid/Late 1900s, Includes four ivory-handled serving pieces all signed "Nayaruk," plus two similar letter openers and two sharp knives. All...

Early/Mid 1900s, Small hand crafted ribbed sealskin toy kayak with carved soapstone occupant and wooden paddles; includes an old kayak postcard. Very

Early/Mid 1900s, Traditional hand carved pair of wooden goggles with small slits to protect from glare, but in a rare child's size. Very good co...

Ca. 1980s, Fine hand carved all-silver bracelet depicting two entities pulling at a human child(?). Very good condition. Signed "H. VanHorn.&qu...

Ca. 1950s, Fine handwrought and carved all-silver bracelet with stylized salmon and sea monster motifs. Very good condition, unsigned but inscribed. 7

Ca. 1960, Rare hand carved concave all-copper cuff bracelet featuring an eagle. Very good condition. Signed "Bob Neel 60." 5" + 1-1/4...

Ca. 1970, Heavy solid silver ring featuring a raven with abalone inlaid features. Very good condition. Size 13

Ca. 1970s, Pair of hand carved all-silver rings, one sea monster profile signed "BN 2/74" (size 11), the other an eagle signed Deb Hunt (s...

Mid/Late 1900s, Very fine conical visor with interior headband, made from paper thin red cedar; amazing and intact! Very good condition. 6-1/2"...

Ca. 1980s, Handcrafted basket weaver doll made with formed sealskin, feathers, and human hair and with an actual basket start in her hands. Good condi

Mid 1900s, Handmade all-wool Haida-style "button blanket" made from indigo/black tradecloth with single finned creature and trimmed with b...

Ca. 1980s, Large and beautiful traditional handcrafted button blanket with bear figure, made of heavy woolen tradecloth with multitudes of white shell

Ca.1980s, Large signed original oil on board of a single subject, titled "San Carlos." Very good condition, signed in lower right. 24"...

1970s-1980s, Signed original charcoal on paper, untitled. Excellent condition, signed in lower center. 24" x 18" (31" x 25" fram...

Ca. 1980s, Pair of signed original charcoal works - "A Northern Cowboy" and "The Medicine Chief." Both in good condition and sig...

Ca. 1970s, Signed original oil on canvas of a blooming desert yucca plant titled "Lord's Candles." Very good condition, signed in lowe...

Ca. 1980s, Signed original watercolor on board depicting a desert landscape. Very good condition, untitled, signed in lower right. 9" x 12"...

Mid 1900s, Signed original oil on canvas board, untitled, with saguaro cactus. Good condition but with large scratch. 23" x 30" (28" ...

Ca. 1970s, Signed original charcoal on paper depicting a warrior or dancer with feather headdress. Very good condition, untitled, signed in lower righ

Ca. 1970s, Signed original watercolor on textured paper depicting a desert landscape. Very good condition, untitled, signed "Bill Schimmel"...

Ca. 1970s-1980s, Signed original charcoal on paper depicting four figures and an old southwest church. Very good condition, untitled and signed in low

Mid 1900s, Signed original ink on paper showing a lone horse and rider in the brush. Very good condition, untitled, signed in lower center. 7" ...

Late 1900s, Wonderful heavier gauge six-band all-silver cuff bracelet with five large and beautiful matching brown matrix Royston turquoise stones. Ve

Ca. 1970s, Classic all-silver oval platform buckle with large leaf trim, mother of pearl oval, dimpled red coral, and large, beautiful matching Bisbee

Early/Mid 1900s, Fantastic extra long hand wrought silver and ingot silver necklace with sandcast naja, benchmade beads, and eight plain blossoms on e

Mid 1900s, Wonderful 3rd phase revival all-silver concho belt with eight 3-1/4" x 3-3/4" leather backed stamped convex oval conchos and ty...

Mid/Late 1900s, Amazing oversized handwrought all-silver concho belt with fine repoussé stampwork in the huge rectangular buckle and six matchi...

Ca. 1970s, Fantastic all-silver-on-silver overlay bolo done in Navajo rug design and on a woven all-silver straps with custom tips. Very good conditio

Ca. 1960s, Fantastic traditional channel inlay "Crown-Dancer" with etched and carved details, including fringe and folds in the moccasins....

Ca. 1970s, Early all-silver overlay set done in a simple Navajo rug pattern with custom tips. Ben is Cheyenne. Very good condition, this a rare find.

Late 1900s, Superfine heavy gauge all-silver set with intricate stamped details, beveled edges, and beautiful sculpted mosaic inlay panels, and with c

Ca. 1970s, Extra fine silver-on-silver overlay bolo tie with raised kachina head, plus a similar design buckle by Alde Qumyintewa with large tabletta

Ca. 2005, Beautiful pair of handcrafted yellow ochred buckskin moccasins with beaded trim, small German silver concho buttons, and red ochred insets.

Ca. 1930s, Great pair of buckskin moccasins with molded rawhide soles, beaded accents, and traditional toe tabs. These are usually worn folded to a mu

Early/Mid 1900s, Traditional baby carrier constructed of carved and bentwood pieces covered in heavy canvas and with green and red ribbon trim. Very g

Ca. 1970s-1980s, Classic handcrafted burgundy velvet ladies' blouse adorned with silver repoussé collar tips and 101 hand stamped silver co...

Late 1900s, Beautifully carved catlinite "T-bowl" pipe head inlaid with pewter, signed "Heyoka" (Pete Musil) on the bottom and a...

Ca. 1900s, Rare globular polychrome olla with an unusual (somewhat visible) diamond pattern. Very good condition with few, if any, missing/damaged sti

Ca. 1900, Rare larger-sized traditional weave flared bowl with Valero-type star symbols and stepped "quail plume" designs. Very good condi...

Early 1900s, Rarer reverse design fine weave basketry hat with traditional false embroidered brown and gold geometric decorations. Very good condition

Ca. 1970s, Vintage 2nd Mesa finer weave coiled bowl with traditional dark and uncolored zigzag bands and animal figures (dogs, deer?). Very good condi

Ca. 1900, Fine weave cylinder basket with traditional top, the handle a rattle filled with seeds, and with beautiful orange and brown key-type imbrica

Ca. 1900, Large classic shaped deep bowl with stepped box design. Very good condition. 4-3/4" x 7"

Early 1900s, Very fine weave incurved bowl with repeating alternating diagonal bands. Excellent condition. 3-1/4" x 6-1/2"

Early 1900s, Small low-profile olla with human(?) forms somewhat visible in orange. Good condition, missing rim stitches. 2-3/4" x 5-1/2"

Late 1800s, Very old, rare shaped large shallow bowl with flared base, narrow open-twist gallery, and triangular stacks of quail plume figures. Very g

Mid/Late 1900s, Includes a nice lidded bowl, two plates (one by Molly Pablo with original Papago Trading Post label from the 1960s), and a reverse des

Late 1900s, Beautiful solid 14kt gold cast ring with colorful black matrix turquoise stone. Marked "Falcon 14kt." Very good condition. (0....

Ca. 1970s, Heavy gauge silver ring with large Number 8 turquoise stone and fine 14kt gold leaves and dots. Very good condition. (0.795ozt). Size 11

Ca. 1980s, Unique all-silver ring with beautiful inlaid and set Indian Mountain (?) spiderweb turquoise stones. Very good condition. Size 11

Late 1900s, Heavy gauge solid silver man's ring with fine mosaic inlay turquoise, coral, and lapis oval. Very good condition. Size 10-1/2

Ca. 1980, Striking solid all-silver ring with large leaf accents and light blue Fox(?) turquoise stone. Very good condition. Size 13

Late 1900s, Very fine contemporary design all-silver overlay ring with geometric motif and beautiful Lone Mountain turquoise stone. Size 10-1/2

Ca. 1980s, Fine contemporary design 14kt gold ring with mosaic inlay turquoise and jet top, unsigned. Very good condition. (0.635ozt). Size 11

Ca. 1970s, Original design carved raised nugget inlay all-silver ring with single diamond. Very good condition. Size 9-1/2

Ca. 1970s, Wonderful old-style handwrought heavy gauge all-silver ring with detailed dancer figure cut-out on top. Very good condition. Size 11

Ca. 1980s, Heavy gauge solid silver ring with two lightly shaped matching turquoise nugget stones. Very good condition. Size 10

Ca. 1950s-1960s, Heavy weight silver bracelet set with seven rectangular turquoise stones. 5-3/4" + 1-1/4" x 3/8"

Various Ages, Necklace strung with 80 antique glass beads, many considered "King Beads." 41"

Ca. 1940s-1950s, Interesting Himalayan silver necklace from Nepal. 15"

Various Ages, Three-strands of mixed antique glass "treasure" beads. 28"

Ca. 1940s-1950s, Traditional pair of beaded Eskimo seal skin child's moccasins. 5-1/2"

Ca. 1950s, Great imbricated woven cedar Thompson River carrying basket with middle handle. 3-1/4" x 11" x 7"

Ca. 1930s-1950s, Includes two Papago (Tohono O'odham) baskets, one Northwest Coast split cedar, and one Seri basket. 3-1/2" (NWC) to 4"...

Ca. 1900-1920, Great imbricated lidded Thompson River basket. 4" x 6-1/2" x 4-3/4"

Ca. 1920s, Great fully imbricated Northern Salish storage basket. Very good condition. 5" x 11" x 3-1/2"

Late 1800s, Unusual, antique, slightly rectangular, formed Pima basket done with geometrics. 5" x 8-1/2" x 8"

Ca. 1950s, Hand woven wool rainbow Saltillo done on a green field with small central lozenge; from Coahuila, Mexico. Mint condition. 88" x 61&q...

Ca. 1950s, Hand woven wool rainbow Saltillo done on a red field with small central lozenge; from Coahuila, Mexico. Mint condition. 93" x 64"

Ca. 1940s-1950s, Finely woven all-wool rug with Valero star designs. Very good condition. 53" x 36"

Ca. 1940s-1950s, Traditional double weave wool manta (shawl), dual-sided, one showing green and the other red. Very good condition. 45" x 23&qu...

Ca. 1950s, Vintage all-cotton hand sewn quilt. Very good condition. 74" x 62"

Ca. 1950s-1960s, Beautiful Sioux hand sewn cotton lap or child's quilt done in Valero star design. Very good condition. 50" x 34"

Ca. 1970s, Antique bent cedar wood container with solid carved cedar lid, the front and back painted with totemic graphics. 19" x 14" x 14...

Ca. 1901, Original pane glass and oak frame filled with early lithographs depicting five different Indian chiefs. 9" x 7" art (14-1/2"...

Ca. 1913-1914, Metal sign that was originally a Prince Albert Tobacco advertising tin sign that featured Chief Joseph, a Nez Perce Indian chief. This

Late 1900s, Folk sign from Texas advertising "K & K Boots." As-found condition. 15-3/4" x 30"

Ca. 1960s-1970s, Unique three-band silver bracelet set with seven brown matrix, bright blue stones. 5-1/4" + 1" x 1"

Ca. 1980s, Handcrafted silver and 14kt gold bear pendant, hallmarked "RT" and strung on bench made silver beads. 20" long, pendant 1-...

Ca. 1950s-1960s, Nice silver cuff bracelet set with a mix of nine round and rectangular turquoise stones set in rope bezel and dots. 6" + 1-3/4...

Ca. 1960s, Great pair of half-round hoop petit point earrings set with 17 turquoise stones, the other round pair set with 9 stones, both post-style. B

Ca. 1970s, Beautiful traditional squash blossom necklace with ten blossoms and naja set with natural shaped turquoise stones. 26" long, naja 2-...

Ca. 1950s-1960s, Heavier gauge all-silver cuff bracelet set with three turquoise stones in rope bezel and featuring stampwork. 5" + 1-1/2"...

Ca. 1950s, Vintage necklace set with 12 Liberty dime blossoms and a single turquoise stone pendant set in dots. 25" long

Ca. 1970s, Larger-sized men's ring constructed of yellow and rose Black Hills gold traditional leaves and dots. Size 11, (0.527ozt)

Not Prehistoric, Great flint knapped obsidian point found in Texas, no cracks. Nice example. 5-1/2" x 3"

Ca. 1975, Simple matted and framed original art titled "Mother & Child" depicting geese. 6" x 9" (11" x 14" framed)

Ca. 1920s-1950s, Three original handmade pieces including Cristo Carregando a Cruz, Lady of Guadalupe, and The Virgin of Juquila. All from Oaxaca, Mex

Ca. 1920s-1940s, Hand carved and painted wood folkart depicting Cristo Negro nailed to a cross. From La Huasteca (San Luis Potosí), Mexico. 13&...

Ca. 1940s-1950s, Small handmade solid mesquite wood cabinet with four drawers. Made in Mexico. 6-1/4" x 11" x 4-1/2"

Ca. 1960s, Hand painted ceramic plate with heavy brass stand and a lug on back for hanging. From Tonalá, Jalisco, Mexico, signed "M. Perez...

Ca. 2000s, Contemporary art on canvas depicting the Revolución Mexicana - Day of the Dead. Signed Sanchez. 15-1/2" x 19-1/2" (18-1/2&...

Ca. 1940s-1950s, Handmade and painted pottery storage olla made in Mexico. 16" x 15"

Ca. 1940s-1950s, Handmade ceramic water storage olla. 13" x 10"

Ca. 1960s, Hand carved Inuit stone walrus, signature illegible. 4-1/4" x 5"