Lusher Fine Art Annual Premier Auction

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Lusher Fine Art & Auctions is proud to host our Annual Premier Western & Native American Art Auction. Preview items in person in Santa Fe, New Mexico August 5th 2-5pm and 6th 9-11pm MST. Live and online auction begins 12pm MST on August 6th. Our auction provides a peek into the Old West with important Western, Native American, and Mexican material. All levels of collectors will find something of significance to add to or begin their collection: Saddles, antique firearms, spurs, Native American weapons, beautiful Navajo weavings, pottery, vintage Navajo jewelry, beadwork, fine art, and more. Search the entire catalog for over 300 pieces.
Review items in person in Santa Fe, New Mexico August 5th 2-5pm and 6th 9-11pm MST at 1616 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87505.
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Amado Pena (b. 1943) “The Proposal"51 - Amado Pena (b. 1943) “The Proposal"
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Amado Pena (b. 1943) “The Proposal” Oil on Canvas, 48” x 48"; signed bottom middle of painting. Black lights clean. Excelle
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Robert Wesley Amick (1879-1969) "Indians in a Canyon" Original Watercolor52 - Robert Wesley Amick (1879-1969) "Indians in a Canyon" Original Watercolor
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Robert Wesley Amick (1879-1969) "Indians in a Canyon" Original Watercolor; Painting: 20" x 27", Framed: 34.75" x 41"; ...
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Start Price : 1,400.00 | Estimate : 2,800.00 - 3,800.00
 
 
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Rare Yei Natural Colors53 - Rare Yei Natural Colors
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Of natural wool colors, the cream and dark brown ground features three full-bodied Yei figures, each holding prayer sticks
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Navajo Pictoral Rug with Images of Hero Twins with Sacred Corn54 - Navajo Pictoral Rug with Images of Hero Twins with Sacred Corn
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Navajo pictoral rug with images of Hero Twins: Monster Slayer & Born of Water (Sons of Changing Woman); Handspun wool in natural colors woven by...
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Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Natural Navajo Eye Dazzler Rug55 - Natural Navajo Eye Dazzler Rug
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Eye dazzler runner in nice neutral shades, 74 1/2 x 33"; New Mexico Collection
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Valero Star Natural56 - Valero Star Natural
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Crystal regional weaving featuring Valero stars Ca. 1920s. The Valero star originated as a Spanish design element, used on Navajo weavings since the m
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,250.00
 
 
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Navajo Twill Double Saddle Blanket57 - Navajo Twill Double Saddle Blanket
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Navajo twill double saddle blanket; Ca. 1910s; 27 x 44"
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Navajo Diamond Twill Sunday Saddle Blanket58 - Navajo Diamond Twill Sunday Saddle Blanket
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Navajo Diamond Twill Sunday Saddle Blanket, Featured in "Saddle Up", Plate #79; Ca. 1940s; 35 x 26"
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Navajo Double Sided Teec Nos Pos Saddle Blanket59 - Navajo Double Sided Teec Nos Pos Saddle Blanket
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Navajo saddle blanket handwoven wool using aniline and vegetal dyes; 56 3/4 x 35"
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Hopi Gourd-shaped Clay Vessel, Al Quyawayma (b. 1938)60 - Hopi Gourd-shaped Clay Vessel, Al Quyawayma (b. 1938)
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Hopi Gourd-shaped clay vessel, Award winning Al Qoyawayma (b.1938), repousse butterfly 6.25"H, 5"D Provenance: Korte Family Collection
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Hopi Tewa Polychrome Solstice Bowl, Rainy Naha (b. 1949)61 - Hopi Tewa Polychrome Solstice Bowl, Rainy Naha (b. 1949)
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Hopi Tewa Polychrome Solstice Bowl, Rainy Naha (b. 1949), Depicting the four phases of Moon and other Hopi Symbols 3"H, 5"D Provenance: ...
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Hopi Tewa Pot, Lawrence Namoki (b. 1960)62 - Hopi Tewa Pot, Lawrence Namoki (b. 1960)
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Hopi Tewa Pot, Lawrence Namoki (b. 1960) Incised with small Sityatki shard design 2"H, 3.25"D Provenance: Hoel's Indian Shop Sedona ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Hopi Tewa Vase, Iris Youvella Nampeyo (1944-2018)63 - Hopi Tewa Vase, Iris Youvella Nampeyo (1944-2018)
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Hopi Tewa Vase, Iris Youvella Nampeyo (1944-2018) beige with blush firing; raised corn design 4.75"H, 3.5"D Provenance: Andrews Indian P...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Hopi Tewa Polished Jar, Sylvia Naja (1951-1999)64 - Hopi Tewa Polished Jar, Sylvia Naja (1951-1999)
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Hopi Tewa Polished Jar, Sylvia Naja (1951-1999), Polished white clay surface painted with bee-weed and native clay slips in black and sienna 5.25&q...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Hopi Tewa Polychrome Pot, Rondina Huma (b. 1948)65 - Hopi Tewa Polychrome Pot, Rondina Huma (b. 1948)
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Hopi Tewa Polychrome Pot, Rondina Huma (b. 1948), Many small geometrical designs 3.75"H, 5"D Provenance: The Common Ground, New York Cit...
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,400.00
 
 
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Hopi Polychrome Jar with Avian Design Elements66 - Hopi Polychrome Jar with Avian Design Elements
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Low globular with slightly everted mouth, traditional Hopi warm yellow slip, featuring bird wing motifs containing checkerboard tail panels, scalloped
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Large Sikyatki Hopi Style Pottery67 - Large Sikyatki Hopi Style Pottery
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Large Hopi Sikyatki style pot, Bill Freeman (1927-2012) 9"H, 18"D
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Large Sikyatki Hopi Style Pottery68 - Large Sikyatki Hopi Style Pottery
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Large Hopi Sikyatki style pot, Bill Freeman (1927-2012) 9"H, 18"D
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Double Sided Saddle Blanket69 - Double Sided Saddle Blanket
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Blanket or rug in perfect condition with documentation, likely twill weave, Ca. 1920s; 31 1/2 x 41"; Provenance: New Mexico Collection
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 700.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Navajo Rug Klagetoh, Ca 1930s70 - Navajo Rug Klagetoh, Ca 1930s
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An old Sunrise Klagetoh design Navajo weaving. The full field Klagetoh medallion is centered on a beautifully varigated gray brown field and includes
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Navajo Rug Regional, Ca 1960s71 - Navajo Rug Regional, Ca 1960s
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Handwoven regional Navajo rug. Bold geometric designs are in each end field with serrated lightning motifs filling in the sides. Side bordersa are a f
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Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
 
 
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Colorful Sunday Saddle Blanket72 - Colorful Sunday Saddle Blanket
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Colorful Sunday saddle blanket Ca. 1950-1960s 34 x 26" Provenance: Friends of Hubbell
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Navajo Rug, Ca 1960s73 - Navajo Rug, Ca 1960s
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A sweet little miniature Navajo rug with a red field and black and grey stepped diamond medallion. Woven from all Native handspun and hand-dyed sheep
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Ngatu Tahina Tapa Cloth, Tongan Culture, Polynesian Islands, 20th Century74 - Ngatu Tahina Tapa Cloth, Tongan Culture, Polynesian Islands, 20th Century
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Panel comprised of sections of beaten and flattened bark of trees (Feta'aki) which are joined together to form a complete cloth (ngatu) with dar...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Navajo Double Saddle Blanket75 - Navajo Double Saddle Blanket
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Navajo Double Saddle Blanket with open center woven with natural tones; Handwoven wool; 32 x 60"; Ca. 1950s
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ted DeGrazia (1909 – 1982) Set of 5 Original Works of Art in Pen, Drybrush and Watercolor76 - Ted DeGrazia (1909 – 1982) Set of 5 Original Works of Art in Pen, Drybrush and Watercolor
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Ted DeGrazia (1909 – 1982) Set of 5 Original Works of Art in Pen, Drybrush, Watercolor, all from 2” x 5” to 6 ½” x
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Dorothy Eugenie Brett (1883 - 1977) Untitled (Archer) Watercolor on Board77 - Dorothy Eugenie Brett (1883 - 1977) Untitled (Archer) Watercolor on Board
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Dorothy Brett (1883-1977) Untitled (Archer) Watercolor on Board; 42.25 x 28"; signed in lower left of image. A few water marks on edge near bow...
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Start Price : 900.00 | Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,800.00
 
 
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Lot of 2: Gouache on Paper, Santana Martinez78 - Lot of 2: Gouache on Paper, Santana Martinez
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Two rare paintings by celebrated San Ildefonso potter Santana Martinez (1909 - 2002), the oldest son of famed potter Maria Martinez, the first featuri
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Lot of 2 Carl Moon Framed Silver Print Photos: 1) Navajo Chief Vicente 2) Princess Olla79 - Lot of 2 Carl Moon Framed Silver Print Photos: 1) Navajo Chief Vicente 2) Princess Olla
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Lot of 2 Carl Moon silver print photos: 1) Carl Moon Navajo Chief Vicente framed 1905 photograph 6 1/4” x 4 3/8” (sight), framed 15
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Acoma Pyramid-Shaped Pot, Charmae Shields Natseway (b. 1958)80 - Acoma Pyramid-Shaped Pot, Charmae Shields Natseway (b. 1958)
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Acoma Pot, Charmae Shields Natseway (b. 08/01/1958) White, pyramid-shaped piece with stopper closure and Mimbres bird motif on each side 5"H (...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Hopi Tewa Polished Sienna Melon Jar, Alton Komalestewa (b. 1960)81 - Hopi Tewa Polished Sienna Melon Jar, Alton Komalestewa (b. 1960)
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Hopi Tewa Polished Sienna Melon Jar, Alton Komalestewa (b. 1960) Alton uses mainly Hopi clay which he polishes directly or uses with red Rio Grande sl
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Hopi Tewa Polychrome Jar, Steve Lucas (b. 1955)82 - Hopi Tewa Polychrome Jar, Steve Lucas (b. 1955)
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Hopi Tewa Polychrome Jar, Award winning Steve Lucas (b. 1955), Decorated with stylized bird wings and tails in all 4 quadrants in tan, deep red, and b
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,600.00
 
 
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Hopi Tewa Polychrome Pot, Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo (1928-2019)83 - Hopi Tewa Polychrome Pot, Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo (1928-2019)
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Hopi Tewa Traditional Polychrome Pot, Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo (1928-2019) proclaimed an "Arizona Living Treasure" in 1994 and given the ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Lot of 2 Pueblo Indian Pots, Laura Gachupin (1954) and Mark Tahbo (1958-2017)84 - Lot of 2 Pueblo Indian Pots, Laura Gachupin (1954) and Mark Tahbo (1958-2017)
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1)Jemez Pueblo Polychrome Owl, Laura Gachupin (1954), Sienna and black polychrome owl 1.875"H, 2.25"D Provenance: Andrews Pueblo Pottery...
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Hopi Tewa Vase, Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo (1928-2019)85 - Hopi Tewa Vase, Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo (1928-2019)
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Hopi Tewa Vase, Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo (1928-2019) proclaimed an "Arizona Living Treasure" in 1994 and given the first Arizona State Mu...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Hopi Tewa Polychrome Jar, Jacob Koopee, Jr. (1970-2011)86 - Hopi Tewa Polychrome Jar, Jacob Koopee, Jr. (1970-2011)
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Hopi Tewa Polychrome Jar, Jacob Koopee, Jr (1970-2011), Versions of Sityatki parrot wings and hands signifying "I have Been There." 3.5&q...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), Horse Capture - Atsina, 190887 - Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), Horse Capture - Atsina, 1908
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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Horse Capture - Atisina, 1908 Photogravure, Plate # 170, Printed on Holland Van Gelder Paper, Very nice batwing style fra
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), Scout's Report - Atsina, 190888 - Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), Scout's Report - Atsina, 1908
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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Scout's Report - Atisina, 1908 Photogravure, Plate # 182, Printed on Holland Van Gelder Paper, Very nice batwing st...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), Wet-Apsaroke, 190889 - Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), Wet-Apsaroke, 1908
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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Wet-Apsaroke, 1908 Photogravure, Plate # 145, Printed on Holland Van Gelder Paper, Very nice batwing style frame, Image:
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), Four Horns - Arikara, 190890 - Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), Four Horns - Arikara, 1908
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Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) Four Horns - arikara, 1908 Photogravure, Plate # 151, Printed on Holland Van Gelder Paper, Very nice batwing style frame,
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Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Navajo Early Pictorial with Image of Father Sky91 - Navajo Early Pictorial with Image of Father Sky
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Featuring a traditional Yei figure depicted alongside feather design elements, natural and vegetal dyes; Ca. 1920-30s; 27 1/2 x 45 1/2"
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Start Price : 950.00 | Estimate : 1,900.00 - 2,900.00
 
 
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Three-Figure Yeii Navajo Rug, Ca 1940s92 - Three-Figure Yeii Navajo Rug, Ca 1940s
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The Navajo three-figure Yei rug from the 1940s is a unique piece that showcases intricate craftsmanship and cultural significance. Yei figures are spi
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Navajo JB Moore Crystal Storm Pattern Rug93 - Navajo JB Moore Crystal Storm Pattern Rug
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Featuring a large border with morning star design elements, and an interior with traditional crossed lightning bars with stepped terminals, abstract w
Current Bid: 750.00
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Navajo Rug Sunday Single Saddle Blanket, Ca 1940s94 - Navajo Rug Sunday Single Saddle Blanket, Ca 1940s
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A very nice Sunday saddle blanket with an open field and a central colorful geometric motif. The borders are well executed and frame the field nicely.
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Navajo Sacred Corn with Holy Yei Figures Rug95 - Navajo Sacred Corn with Holy Yei Figures Rug
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Navajo Sacred Corn with Holy Yei figures rug; handwoven wool with aniline and vegetal dyes Ca. 1950s 38" x 68"
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Unique Chinle Rug96 - Unique Chinle Rug
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Woven in natural ivory and vegetal colors, featuring balanced horizontal bands of zig zags and alternating multi-stripe design elements, Ca. 1920s 72
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
 
 
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Navajo Rug Ganado, Ca 1930s97 - Navajo Rug Ganado, Ca 1930s
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A very sharp old red field Ganado area weaving with four large deep serrated diamonds. Ganado rugs have become iconic within the realm of Navajo texti
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Start Price : 175.00 | Estimate : 350.00 - 650.00
 
 
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Navajo Twill Saddle Blanket98 - Navajo Twill Saddle Blanket
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Navajo twill saddle blanket; Ca. 1930s; 30 x 29"
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Lakota Bow and Arrow set in the Style of Joseph No Two Horns99 - Lakota Bow and Arrow set in the Style of Joseph No Two Horns
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Reservation period Lakota Bow and Arrows made around turn of century as art for tourists traveling West. Covered in muslin and painted in black with
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Pima Basket on Pedestal100 - Pima Basket on Pedestal
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Shallow tray featuring a maze design, made of willow and devil's claw 3" height, 8.5" diameter
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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