Native American Art & Related Artifacts - Best of Santa Fe 2018

Huge early black-on-black pottery bowl with traditional inspired design band just below the rim. Maria told the collectors at the time that this wa

Small traditional black-on-black pottery jar with avian inspired band on the shoulder, this could be an early Maria but the "signature"...

Small traditional black-on-black potter plate with simple bug (?) design. Done by Maria Martinez (1887-1980) and her son Popovi Da (1923-1971). Ver

Beautiful small early polished blackware bowl with burnished finish. The previous collector stated that the signature was faint and worn so he trie

Small early black-on-black pottery dish with simple scalloped edge design done in Maria's early years and signed "Marie." Very good ...

Beautiful 14kt gold overlay on silver bolo with large hand-tooled leafy sides, roped bezel, and matching tips and holding three large lightly carve

Outstanding solid 14kt gold cuff bracelet with their signature file work edges and roped details and with eleven lightly carved and polished Morenc

Beautiful cast solid 14kt gold ring with bear paw impression on top. Very good condition. Net weight 16g.,Late 1900s,Size 10-1/2 "

Exquisite hand formed solid 14kt gold cuff bracelet with raised inlay band of turquoise, coral, bone, jet, blood stone, and serpentine. Very good c

Impressive, solid 14kt gold ring with fine hand-tooled leaves and florals and with a large lightly carved turquoise stone. Very good condition. Net

Beautiful hand carved and painted wooden dance rattle done in eagle form and with pinned handle and top. Very good condition, minor surface scuffs.

Traditional hand carved sculpture showing an Eskimo walrus hunter in action. Fair condition, scuffed up and with glued repairs.,Ca. 1980s,7" ...

Early hand craved Eskimo ivory figure with scrimshaw details. This is a mother carrying her baby/child on her back. Very good condition.,Early/Mid

Beautiful hand carved fossilized and walrus ivory gavel the head featuring an eagle, the handle a seal. Very good condition.,Mid 1900s,9"

Classic design expandable segment bracelet with bead spacers this one with finely carved walrus and seal figures on the ivories. Very good conditio

Large amazing fully beaded 6" wide traditional blanket strip with three larger 7" rosette sections done in traditional patterns, all do...

Wonderful full-size baby carrier with bentwood frame and buckskin body the large head top medallion, canopy trim band, and closures all done with f

Rare Southern Plains lazy stitch and contour beaded men's throw over vest/yoke with interesting floral forms on front and round yellow circle...

Rare early equine chest decoration with woven corn husk handles/straps, thick buffalo fringe, and a whimsical contour and flat beaded pictorial pan

Vintage handcrafted headdress done on tanned and ochred mountain lion hide with silver concho eyes, brass button headband, and red trade cloth line

Set of three very fine twined-weave seed baskets with narrow spouts, two flat based and one conical, all with original lugs. All in remarkably good

Small fine weave flat tray with interesting geometric design. Very good condition, minor fading, slight warp.,Ca. Mid 1900s,1/2" x 12"

Amazing extra large coiled 2nd Mesa polychrome bowl decorated with several different types of kachina figures plus more traditional geometric figur

Exceptional museum quality fine weave cylinder basket with striking geometric design and woven-in chevron symbols. Very good condition with small r

Very large rectangular shaped hard storage basket the fully imbricated exterior with three polychrome design bands, each with a different geometric

Beautiful premium quality all silver squash blossom necklace the 12 blossom segments all with matching bright green shadowy Royston turquoise stone

Set of five hand wrought all silver spoons the handles all with carved whale figures on them, the bowls all etched with "Bella Bella." ...

Outstanding heavier gauge hand-stamped wide all silver cuff with wonderful stamp and file work, and with raised details that are also visible from

Outstanding wide heavier gauge hand-stamped all silver cuff with wonderful stamp and file work, and with raised details that are also visible from

Extra fine seven-strand shell heshi necklace with 2" shell fox spacers and loaded with small hand carved bird and animal fetishes. Very good...

Beautiful bright red fine weave Ganado rug with striking geometric designs done in black, white, and gray. Very good condition.,Ca. 1975,62" ...

Very fine weave Navajo land pictorial with hogans, mesas, cattle, sheep, cars, trucks, trees, houses, and more. A wonderful example in excellent co

Wonderful two figure Shiprock pictorial including a blue head Yei Bei Chai and with a full geometric border. Very good condition.,Ca. 1980s,49&quo...

Large outstanding gold, black, white, and tan Crystal rug with bold geometric central panel and border. Very good condition.,Mid 1900s,87" x ...

Fine weave Storm Pattern rug loaded with precise serrated geometrics, feather symbols, water bugs, etc. Very good condition, still has vivid colors

Wonderful burnished black-on-red double-necked pottery jar with flowing band of avian inspired forms. Very good condition. Usual scuffs from use.,E

Wonderful group of six classic black on red pottery vessels collected in Arizona in the 1920's. Includes pitchers, a longer neck vase, a pede...

Classic polished redware bowl with incurved rim and a black on white design band just below the rim featuring scrolling pattern. Very good conditio

Large and heavy signed original pottery vessel with cobalt blue glazing and etched/carved figures around the upper shoulder. Very good condition.,C

Huge thin walled brown ware water jar with eight carved and raised Yei Bei Chai dancer figures around the body and her special pitch resin finish.

Fine signed original water color on paper showing a Pueblo man and his large log drum. Very good condition, double matted and framed.,Mid 1900s,1...

Large signed original pastel/crayon on torn paper showing a wonderful old Navajo woman. Very good condition, custom framed.,Ca. 1980s,27" x 2...

Signed, original pastel on torn paper, a depiction of a young Zuni woman sitting by an unfinished pottery jar, titled "Artist Prodigy"....

Wonderful signed limited edition (#26/40) solid bronze sculpture depicting an Apache "Crown Dancer." Very good condition.,Ca. 1982,16&qu...

Beautiful limited edition (4/100) bronze sculpture of a bull elk titled "Scent of Autumn". Very good condition. On rotating walnut base...

Wide contemporary all silver cuff bracelet with stamped file work edges and a row of four Kachina faces inlaid in black across the top. Very good c

Pair of beautiful inlaid 14kt gold on silver watch tips with blue jay of turquoise, mother of pearl, jet, and coral. Includes an Omega watch (condi

Classic all silver platform bracelet the shell disc top inlaid in mosaic style featuring a dancing mudhead. Very good condition, shows some use, mi

Unique all silver necklace done in modified squash blossom design featuring U.S. Mercury dimes and with a repousse' pendant holding a single ...

Fine, continuous design all silver ribbed cuff bracelet with matching loop earrings. Both very good condition, signed "FJ.",Late 1900s,5...

Large and amazing black-on-white bowl with classic checkered and hachured geometric designs, and featuring two large opposed rabbits done in reverse.

Large, killed, black-on-white bowl with double wide line and swatooth rim bands, and opposed fish figures with checkered bodies. Good condition, p

Beautiful black-on-white bowl with fine line rim bands, and with an unusual animal figure in the center with fine line body diamond. Very good cond

Wonderful, killed, black-on-white bowl with opposing fine line crosses near the rim, a wonderful fish on one side, and a turtle on the other, both

Low profile black-on-white bowl with standing birds within two circles and wavy line suspensions from the rim. Very good condition, kill hole fill

Fantastic, black-on-white bowl with wide checkered and hachured design band, and a wonderful stylized fish figure in center. Very good condition,

Beautiful reddish/brown-on-white deep bowl with wide 4-way geometric band. Very good condition, kill hole filled, rim section restored. (#30 in t

Beautiful, killed, brownish/red-on-white bowl with wide, symmetrical geometric band. Good condition, as found/no restoration. (#43 in the Baca bo

Wonderful, killed, black-on-white bowl with geometric blossom style design, and four point stepped star in center. Very good condition, glued but no

Rare, brownish/red-on-white bowl with interesting curvilinear flowing plant or hand-like forms radiating from the center. Very good condition, no

Rare, killed, deep black-on-white bowl with five fine lines just below the rim, the extra wide geometric band done in reverse with rectangle and ho

Wonderful black-on-white bowl with two wide lines below rim, plus a square central unit with fine line elements, holding four wing-like serrated fo

Killed, black-on-white deep bowl with a wide band of hachured triangles, multiple stepped elements, and fine line curvilinear forms. Good condition

Beautiful, medium sized killed bowl with geometric pattern of wide white bands with fineline zone in center, and rare fine line crosses within two

Pre-Historic Unique, black-on-white bowl with wildly distorted rim and with wide white zig-zag bands on a fully hachured background. Very good conditi

Wonderful, near reverse design black-on-white bowl with hachured triangles and other geometric forms within a wide design band. Very good condition, k

Rare, black-on-white seed bowl with in-curved rim and wide design band containing several single scrolls connected by diagonal zig-zag elements. Very

Wide, low profile black on white bowl with multiple bold black lines extending out from central rectangular unit. Good condition. Professionally resto

Beautiful reserve black on white with deep bowl with wide, busy geometric bands containing stepped and serrated elements. Very good condition. Glued w

Rare, black on white, headless effigy handle or spout probably from a much larger water jar. Good condition, incomplete. (This piece not in the Baca b

Fine, black on white bowl with five, fine and two bold lines below rim and with rare, stylized fish in center with crisscrossed wide bands on the body

Very large killed black on white bowl with distorted rim and wide band of repeating geometric stepped boxes. Very good condition. Glued with minor pr

Small fragmentary killed black on white bowl with two sets of opposing triangles, one set with wide bordering lines, the others hachured with stepped

Geometric and graphic brownish red-on-white bowl the rim band with seven fine and two bold lines, the center containing a very rare stylized quail fi

Rare, flared rim black on white killed bowl with geometric design band and triple line band below the rim. Marked "Bold Face, Phase Two". ...

Huge black on white Mesa Verde water jar with flared rim, original lugs, and repeating stepped box design bands. Good condition. Glued and with some r

Three corrugated brownware utility pieces including a huge 20" x 20" water storage jar (so large that it had to be dismantled so it could ...

Includes a straight sided, 5-1/2", deep corrugated redware bowl, a 9" brown ware bowl with fillet rim, a 5-1/2" black/red bowl, and a...

Three small black on white bowls including one 5-1/2" with fine line and serrated rim, one 6-3/4" flared with two rows of stepped right t...

Small killed negative design black on white bowl with hachure rectangles and diamonds, two different sized negative circles, and large white central

Large vintage hand carved and painted black Mudhead doll shown with drum and beater. Good condition, minor repairs.,Mid 1900s,24" tall

Very fine hand carved and painted cottonwood root Ogre kachina doll done in geat detail using traditional muted colors. Good condition, minor repai

Amazing hand carved owl (Mon-Gwa) Kachina doll shown in full dance with wings outstretched. This is done in amazing detail especially the feathers!

Early hand carved and painted cottonwood root Kachina doll with early style skirt and other details. This may be a "Hu" or "Whippe...

Large hand carved and painted cotton wood root Kachina doll. A "Whipper" or "Hu" tasked to guard the bean plants. Good conditi...

Three fantastic pieces which we dearly wish we had the mates to, two sinew sewn and lazy stitch bead Cheyenne buckskin moccasins with hard buffalo

Wonderful, two-tone yellow and green ochred shaped rawhide knife sheath with sinew sewn and lazy stitch bead trim, US Calvary badge, plus a great o

Beautiful pair of early 1900s sinew sewn and lazy stitch beaded Cheyenne/Arapaho buckskin strips attached to mid 1900s canvas leggings, with beaded

Classic design full sized baby carrier with juniper boards, and a quilted cloth body and wide loom beaded band with striking geometric design. Very

Beautiful hand carved catlinite T-bowl pipe head with finely inlaid pewter features and with wooden stem, purchased at Pipestone Museum, MN. 1998.

Two impressive hand carved and painted wooden masks with tin clad eyes, includes a rare large split-horn buffalo mask, and a small spoon mouth guar

Classic hand carved and painted red "broken nose" mask with exaggerated features, tin clad eyes, and a secondary face carved into the f...

Beautifully hand carved Chiwara ceremonial antelope headdress. This is the female version, showing the mother with her child behind her. Very good

Beautiful hand carved Toureg tent stake from Mali with detailed fine line and geometric designs on both sides. Very good condition, minor repair.,E

Professionally tanned steer hide floor rug with very little wear or hair loss. Very good condition.,Late 1900s,84" x 77"

An exceptional, long (53"), strand of the very rare, deep red colored beads ranging in size from 2" x 1-3/8" down to 5/8" x 3/...

An exceptional, long (52"), strand of the rarest strand of multi colored beads (the only one's we've ever had) ranging in size from ...

Three wonderful stands of rare old black and white Venetian overlay "skunk" or "dot" beads. Good/very good condition.,Ca. 1800...

Single strand of old opaque Dutch glass beads with blue spacers. Very good condition.,Late 1700s,23"

Single strand of old opaque white and red Dutch glass trade beads. Very good condition.,Ca. 1600s,25"