Native American Art & Related Artifacts - Best of Santa Fe 2017

Late 1800s, Beautiful antique photo of "Bartelda - Apache." @ 1899. In very good condition. Loose in acrylic sleeve. 9" x 7"

Ca. 1960s, THE world famous book for collectors of Indian art, with 60 hand-tipped full color plates plus 24 black and white illustrations. First edit

Mid/Late 1900s, Pair of beautiful lidded birch bark baskets, both covered entirely in porcupine quills and featuring flowers on the lids, the smaller

Mid/Late 1900s, Great oval shaped lidded birchbark trinket basket covered completely in plain and colored porcupine quills with maple leaves on the li

Late 1800s, Very early finer weave traditional woven basketry cap with wonderful polychrome geometric design. Good condition, with one repair. 4-1/2...

Early/Mid 1900s, Great old squared buffalo hide sleigh or stagecoach lap robe with wool blanket backing and scalloped red wool trim. good usable condi

Early 1900s, Great early hand carved hardwood ladle/scraper with unique Indian figure on the handle. Very good condition, shows a lot of use. 12-1/2...

Ca. 1970s, Smaller traditional hand carved and painted red cedar owl maskette with hook nose and cornhusk bow. Very good condition, minor scuffs. 7&...

Mid 1900s, Vintage hand carved and dyed wooden false face mask with tin clad eyes, protruding features, horsehair, cornhusk, and two teeth. Very good

Ca. 1987, Beautiful hand carved and painted "thin carved" alderwood moon mask. Very good condition, minor warp. Great example of carving. ...

Early/Mid 1900s, Early hand carved and painted cottonwood root Koshare Clown doll shown in traditional striped attire. Good condition, some minor repa

Early/Mid 1900s, Pair of heavy leather mounted bronze/bass sleigh bells used as a fancy dancer's leg bells because of their loud volume. Very go...

Mid/Late 1900s, Hand carved and green ochred wooden handle loaded with deer dew claws and used as a dancer's noisemaker. Very good condition. 14...

Early 1900s, Single string-wrapped husk-covered wooden marker or stick with feather decorations, marked "Zuni Prayer Stick." Good conditio...

Early 1900s, Early short-handled (ladies'/children's) small rawhide-wrapped wood handled stone club with some of the original beaded section...

Ca. 1863, Rare model 1861 "U.S. Norwich" percussion muzzle loader adorned with brass tacks in the Indian style. An excavated non-firing pi...

Early 1900s, Outstanding finely woven porcupine hair dancer's head piece with rare four-color woven deer hair base. This has been perfectly stor...

Mid 1900s, Beautiful finer weave Crystal rug with fish hooks and other geometric elements and done in natural earth tone colors. Very good condition,

Various Ages, Including a strand of red black-core Venetians, 1920 colored plastics, and light blue glass dots. Very good condition. Largest 48"

Early 1900s, Extra-long two-strand necklace made from old interior colored tubular glass tradebeads spaced with small round faceted pink Peking glass

Early/Mid 1900s, Five strands of small powder blue glass/composite round beads, very popular in making dance regalia and other items. Very good condit

Early 1900s, Extra-long four-strand necklace made from rare black faceted (1"+) tubular beads and with wrapped neck. Very good condition, few c...

Various Ages, Including a double strand of hollow brass beads, a triple strand of glass "shell" barrel beads, and a double strand of black...

Early/Mid 1900s, Wonderful hand wrought all-silver squash blossom necklace made from benchmade beads and with a sand cast Spanish Colonial influence c

Ca. 1930s-1940s, Framed display containing three beautifully aged Hopi 2nd Mesa coil weave plaques, two with kachina heads. All in good, well-used con

Early 1900s, Early flared polychrome bowl with incurved rim and stylized bird/eagle figure and other avian symbols. Sturdy and intact, glued but not r

Ca. 1940-1960, Includes a hand stamped German silver cuff with arrowhead overlay, plus a tapered brass ketoh with Navajo repousse' silver medall...

Mid 1900s, Pair of hand carved fossilized ivory items including a two-sided pendant and a fancy two-sided billikin. Both in very good condition. Penda

Various Ages, Four all-buckskin bags including an early 1900s two-sided Apache, a small newer single-sided Apache, and early/mid 1900s two-sided Sioux

Mid 1900s, Large pair of smoked elkhide gloves, the flared cuffs with colorful beaded symbols and arrows and fringed edging. Very good condition. 14...

Early 1900s, Two pairs of traditional beaded child's moccasins including a pair of Iroquois puckered toe and a pair with center seam, both with ...

Early 1900s, Traditional, rounded bottom, sinew sewn and lazy stitch beaded, two-sided fringed buckskin bag with flared cross on one side, geometrics

Early/Mid 1900s, Traditional pair of sinew sewn and lazy stitch beaded man's buckskin moccasins with hard soles and classic checkered diamond mo...

Mid 1900s, Classic pair of fully quilled hair ornaments, both with tin cone tips, brass bells, and feather fluffs. Very good condition, some quill los

Early 1900s, Traditional pair of buckskin-backed rawhide strips covered with flattened, dyed red porcupine quills. Very good condition with a few dama

Early 1900s, Traditional moosehide scabbard with four floral beaded bands, each with fringed suspensions. Very good condition. A rare find. 38"...

Early/Mid 1900s, Fine pair of early 1900s sinew sewn and lazy stitch beaded buckskin strips (on their 2nd or 3rd use) now attached to a pair of mid 19

Early/Mid 1900s, Four beautiful examples of hand work including two Seminole dolls and two Navajo dolls, all in traditional clothing. Good well-used c

Early/Mid 1900s, Traditional pair of early 1900s Sioux sinew sewn and lazy stitch beaded hard soled moccasins with two-color design, plus a pair of mi

Early/Mid 1900s, Two pairs of traditional sinew sewn and lazy stitch beaded hard soled buckskin child's moccasins, each with simple flared cross...

Early 1900s, Wonderful U-shaped pouch/bag with classic colorful floral forms done on a white field of tiny 20/0 white beads on cloth. Originally had e

Early/Mid 1900s, Outstanding pair of fancy hand crafted moose hide parade gloves with elaborate beaded florals on the large cuffs and back hand, and w

Ca. 1900, Unique and rare early Zuni polychrome pottery olla with traditional black base, large butterfly figures, and great patina. Very good conditi

Ca. 1900s, Amazing rather large and interesting water jar with rare double deer figures and floral forms, and Acoma/Laguna influence hatched orange ba

Early 1900s, Huge red Piki bread bowl from Shongopavi, done in a cruder utility style. Sturdy and intact with a large glued crack. 6" x 15"

Early 1900s, Great early polychrome pottery jar with bold orange lightning band plus traditional black forms with hatched elements. Good condition, so

Late 1900s, Colorful pair of contemporary hand carved and painted pottery jars, the larger with a dancer, corn plant, and cactus, the smaller with an

Mid 1900s, Graceful matte black-on-black pottery jar with beautiful radiating feather design on the shoulder. Very good condition. 8" x 7"

Ca. 2000s, Beautiful deep carved redware jar with Avanyu serpent. Very good condition. 9" x 8"

Early 1900s, Pair of classic matte black-on-black bowls, the smaller with traditional geometric design, the larger featuring the popular Avanyu serpen