Indian Art - Best of Santa Fe 2016

Ca. 1930s, Finely woven shallow bowl with traditional black center and geometric pattern. Very good condition, minor fade, maybe one or two missing st

Ca. 1920s, Classic tight weave shallow tray with star center and traditional stepped design. Very good condition, with a few missing rim stitches. Ex.

Mid 1900s, Tight weave slightly flared bowl with traditional black start and crisp key-type geometric design. Excellent condition. 4-1/2" x 8-1...

Early 1900s, Fine weave globular basket with handled lid and traditional geometric designs, some accented with gold porcupine quills. Very good condit

Various Ages, Includes a great early 1900s Apache olla with rare vertical snake bands, very good condition; plus a fine weave late 1800s Panamint olla

Ca. 1920s, Fine small pictorial tray with crisp dog figures and stacked arrow points. Very good condition, great patina. 1-3/4" x 6-3/4"

Ca. 1920s, Rare small tight weave olla with flared rim and radiating stepped geometrics. Good condition, some fading and staining. 6-3/4" x 7&q...

Mid 1900s, Very nice flared pictorial bowl loaded with interesting figures and symbols including hearts, diamonds, fylfots, etc. Very good condition,

Ca. 1970-1990s, Great collection of six finely woven coiled 2nd Mesa miniatures including three deep bowls (two with handles) and three trays, all wit

Early/Mid 1900s, Includes a near-mint condition 3" x 3-3/4" lidded rattletop with striking geometric symbols, and a 4-1/2" tall flare...

Ca. 1960s, Small, rounded, deep carved blackware bowl with traditional Avanyu serpent figure. Very good condition. Signed "Margaret Tafoya"...

Ca. 1970s, Beautiful black-on-black pottery bowl with matted finish geometric design, signed "Marie & Santana" in non-typical style. V...

Ca. 1970s, Large and beautiful low profile black-on-black pottery bowl with beautiful radiating feather design, signed "Marie & Santana in ...

Ca. 1960s, Beautiful blackware pottery bowl with fine polished finish, signed "Maria Poveka" in scratch on bottom. Very good condition. 3&...

Ca. 1960, Wonderful matte black-on-black pottery dish with fine radiating feather design by this talented team of Maria's oldest son Adam (1903-...

Ca. 1981, Very fine long-necked black miniature sgraffitto jar with heartline bear stopper and stylized bear figure, feathers and other symbols. An ex

Ca. 1940s, Rare early black-on-black pottery bowl with faint repeating wing figures for design. Good condition, tiny rim chip, some surface scratches.

Ca. 1960s, Beautiful little black-on-black pottery dish with simple floralistic pattern. Very good condition, minor scuffs. 1-1/8" x 6-1/8"

19th Century, Early heavy gauge polychrome pottery bowl with rather flat bottom and old design interior. Good condition, shows much use, great patina.

Mid 1900s, Pair of wonderful rarities: two traditional seated dolls, the one holding the bowl ca. 1960s, the other ca. 1940s-1950s. Good condition, bo

Early 1900s, Classic early "Glengarry" style cap with intricate contour beaded floral designs done on (mostly eroded away) brown velvet. M...

Ca. 1910, Unique blue velvet cap with sculpted "Niagara-style" beaded band containing traditional florals. Very good condition. Medium

Ca. 1900, Classic "Glengarry" style hat done with sculpted floral beadwork on a brown velvet base, but with a visor in front. Very good co...

Early/Mid 1900s, Traditional handcrafted man's headdress made from fur and with colorful ribbon work and German silver conchos outlined with red...

Ca. 1920s, Colorful cord trimmed canvas sash with long red wool fringe and beautiful fully beaded body with traditional flowing floral design. Very go

Mid 1900s, Classic pair of handcrafted buckskin mittens with colorful floral beaded cuffs and ribbon fringe. Very good condition. Large/Extra Large (1

Mid 1900s, Traditional pair of moosehide and beaver fur moccasins with fantastic vamp shields made from fine plaited quillwork, featuring red roses. V

Mid 1800s, Rare and early extra fine plaited quillwork band with rosettes and tassels. In amazing condition for its age, great patina. Purchased in 20

Late 1800s, Fine early loom beaded bag and 5-1/2" wide strap, both intricately decorated with early geometric/floral designs. Very good conditi...

Late 1800s, Very early hide/fur bandolier adorned with mirrored medallions, quilled slat suspensions with tin cones, feather fluff drops, and ribbon a

Mid/Late 1900s, Fully carved solid argillite pole with simple beaver and otter(?) figures. Very good condition. 6-1/2" x 1-3/4" x 2"

Mid/Late 1900s, Fully carved solid argillite pole with raven, human, bird, and other traditional figures. Very good condition. 7" x 2" x 1...

Mid/Late 1900s, Wonderful fully carved solid argillite pole with a sea creature with an animal in its mouth and a human figure with a fin(?) in its gr

Ca. 1970s, Beautiful dark hand carved box with bulging concave sides, bear head motif, and abalone inlays. Very good used condition. 3-3/4" x 9...

Ca. 1996, Very finely finished alderwood feast dish done in frog form and done in great detail and in unique green color. Very good condition. 5&quo...

Prehistoric, An exceptional frame of excavated points, blades, and tools including dagger points, etc. Most in very good condition, a few with small b

Various Ages, Wooden display case holding small celts, arrowheads, and other stone tools, etc. All collected along the Columbia River. Frame 18"...

Late 1800s, Wonderful old "dog rib" birchbark canoe done in exact detail and with colored accents. Good condition, with split in the body ...

Early/Mid 1900s, Rare hand crafted bentwood drum with seal gut face and carved ivory handle. Good condition, has split in face. 22" diam.

Ca. 1980s, Fantastic hand carved and painted model canoe with Sistiul and other elaborate carvings, holding five human rowers, each with articulating

Early 1900s, Amazing extra fine weave early brown glass bottle expertly covered with striking black and white geometrics typical of this region. Very

Late 1800s, Amazing extra-fine weave early brown glass bottle expertly covered with Nuu Chah Nulth basketry featuring colorful bands and rings. Very g

Late 1800s, Very old, well used whiskey(?) flask with colorful imbricated geometric designs. Good condition, a little erosion at the edges. 7-1/2&qu...

Early/Mid 1900s, Includes a very fine weave early 1900s oval with rare green whales on the lid and whalers, canoe, and orca on the sides, plus a 1950s

Mid/Late 1900s, Four wonderful examples of fine weave miniature basketry, all with beautiful feather exteriors. All in very good condition. Largest ...

Early 1900s, Three excellent examples of fine weave single rod basketry, all in classic Pomo bowl shape with incurved rims. Very good condition. Large

Late 1900s, Three colorful fine weave examples of fully imbricated basketry, each with traditional rim loops. All in very good condition. Elsie is one

Ca. 1900, Superfine weave flat plaque with micro openwork sections and pink roses made with rare Russian silk threads. Excellent condition, museum qua

Ca. 1900, Fine weave round mat with two rows of imbricated stepped geometrics flanking an openwork band. Very good condition. 1-3/4" x 10"

Mid 1900s, Unique twined weave basketry cup and matching saucer, both with matching imbricated human figures. Very good condition. Ex. Arthur Erickson