The Best of Santa Fe Auction - Session 2

Very fine, small, twined "rattle top" basket with beautiful brown and orange designs. 2-3/4" X 3-1/4"

Super fine, twined basket with striking orange and brown geometric designs. 4-1/2" X 5-1/2"

Twined basket with striking orange, gold, and dark brown line design. 5-1/4" X 5-1/2"

Twined basket with red and gold geometric design - has minor repairs. 5-1/2" X 6-3/4"

One very fine, little, lidded Nootka/Makah and one super fine, lidded Attu with lid knob missing. 2 pcs

Classic, twined, basketry rain hat with band inside and no design. 6-1/4" X 12-1/2"

Classic, twined, basketry rain hat with band inside and no design. 6-1/2" X 13"

Very choice and unusual hard basket with faded "chevron" design. 6-1/2" X 5" X 6"

Very choice and unusual hard basket with faded "diamond" design. 7-1/2" X 6-1/4" X 8-1/4"

Beautiful, rectangular, hard basket with gallery and beautiful, geometric, imbricated design. 6-1/4" X 7" X 9-1/2"

Rare, signed limited edition (#1281/2650) lithograph - "Wolves of the Crow" with certificate - (current retail $1650 *artfinders.com). 13&...

Beautiful, limited edition (#6435/8544) lithograph of her most famous "The Forest Has Eyes," with certificate - (retail $3950*). 18" ...

Very fine limited edition (#10843/12253) lithograph entitled "Two Indian Horses" - (current retail $3650*). 9" X 48"

Beautiful and rare limited edition (#667/1500) lithograph entitled "Eagles Flight," with certificate - (current retail $3975*). 16" X...

Small, signed original pencil & watercolor on paper entitled "Memories" by this renowned Choctaw artist. 1-1/2" X 4-1/2"

Very fine, signed original acrylic on masonite of a stylized geometric figure in profile, signed "Tsa-Sah-Wee-Eh." 18" X 14"

Beautiful limited edition (#2521/2650) lithograph - "Two Bears of the Blackfeet," with certificate - (current retail $825*). 20" X 18...

Very fine, signed original gouache on art board of a buffalo dancer in profile, complete with copper frame. 18" X 10"

Large, very rare, signed original gouache on art board of five huddled figures under a tree. 20" X 30"

Three signed original gouache on art board paintings, each with beautiful matting and copper framing. 3 pcs

Unusual, black-on-buff, handled pottery canteen with crude floral and figural designs - small crack. 6" X 7-1/2"

Classic, signed, original Cochiti pottery owl figure by this well known potter/teacher. 7-1/2" X 6-1/4"

Pair of unusual polychrome pottery figures, one black with tail repaired and the other black on buff. 2 pcs

Classic, 3-color, medium sized pottery bowl with traditional design. 4-1/2" X 7-1/4"

Rare, large sized, double ended Santo Domingo vase with handle, by this potter who was originally from Santa Clara. 7" X 12"

Classic style Santo Domingo pottery bowl with interior foliate design, classic exterior, and trademark spirit release line. 5" X 9-1/2"

Tan on red, double ended vase with handle and traditional design - signed "Santa Fe, NM - June - 1947." 6" X 9"

Classic, olla-shaped, polychrome pottery vessel with traditional styling including stylized roadrunner. 9" X 9-1/2"

Two classic examples of thin-walled, Acoma, redware ollas - both signed "Acoma, NM."

Beautiful, thin-walled, Acoma pottery olla with striking, intricate, polychrome design. 8" X 11"

Very rare, old, real hairpipe bone, woman's breast plate. 39" X 11"

Small, rounded, full floral beaded bag with documentation - White Earth Chippewa Reservation, 1904. 5" X 5"

Fantastic buckskin female doll with beaded dress, moccasins, leggings, knife case, quilled belt, and human hair. 17" X 7"

Choice hide moccasins with fully quilled toe, beaded trim, and tin cone tongue suspensions.

Beautiful hide pipebag with different striking floral design on each side, quillwork, and fringe - restored - a true museum piece. 27" X 5-1/2&...

Small, super fantastic, boy's hide war shirt and leggings with beaded feather and other geometric designs - rarest child's set we have had. ...

Very rare, old, blue trade cloth saddle blanket with basket beaded floral designs in each corner. 31" X 37"

Fantastic, fully restored, split horn bonnet with "wormy" ermine crown, ermine suspensions, tacked horns, and a beaded brow band. 27"...

Super fantastic hide war shirt with beautiful, matched quilled strips and bibs, and many quilled hair suspensions. 27" X 47"

Large frame containing six old metal-tipped arrows - three matching - all in excellent condition. 6 pcs.

Huge, old, coiled basketry plaque with "man in the maze" design. 23" dia.

Large, deep, coiled Yavapai basketry bowl with crosses and triangles all over. 18" X 5"

Unusual, round, twined basketry bowl with rim loops and bands of colored line design. 9" X 4"

Unusual Papago coiled basketry bowl completely covered with Paiute beadwork in geometric designs. 5" X 6"

Rare, child's, wooden throwing stick with 26 darts - a beautiful Eskimo toy. 27 pcs

Rare, black, Eastern Woodlands carry basket of dyed wicker with carved wooden top. 11" X 13" X 8"

Unusual woven basketry bowl with rows of radiating red and brown step designs. 4" X 13"

Pristine rectangular imbricated burden basket from Frazier River area, British Columbia. 7" X 9" X 11"

Very old woven basketry olla with ten human and 15 animal figures - in well-used condition. 13" X 12"

Beautiful woven basket in classic olla shape with wide shoulder and diamond and triangle designs. 6" X 10"

Hand carved cedar chief's mask from Alert Bay, British Columbia. 10-1/2" X 18"

Outstanding, Chaco, black-and-white pottery jar with handle and in near perfect condition - no restoration. 5" X 5-1/2"

Boot leather strike-a-lite, contour beaded on front and back with tin cone suspensions and hand wrought striker - a rare example. 3-1/2" X 6-1/...

Fine, old, hand carved and painted cottonwood root Mudhead kachina doll from the collection of Rita Neal - museum quality. 12"

Old hand loomed rug of homespun yarn in natural dyes. 38" X 60"

Old fully beaded belt in perfect condition, with brass tacked hard leather knife sheath containing an early tacked trade knife. 3" X 33"

Huge, lidded birchbark container decorated with incised birds and flowers. 12" X 22"

Outstanding, large model birchbark canoe with ribbed superstructure, incised chieftain on the bow, and floral designs on both sides. 10-1/2" X ...

Huge old handmade pottery water storage jar. 16" X 19"

Fine old hand carved and painted Saint Joseph with Child in original hand painted nicho - in as-found condition. 8-1/2" X 17-1/2"

Novel hand sewn appliqué wall hanging depicting Northern life with igloo, seals, Eskimo children, birds, seals, etc. 33" X 21"

Rare and beautiful patchwork hospital shroud with over 80 individual human figures - used to pray for the sick.

Two classic, hand woven wool sash belts with long, twisted fringe.

Two rare, matching, older, framed reverse appliqué molla cloths by the Kuna Indians. 17" X 22-1/2" ea.

Two rare, matching, older, framed reverse appliqué molla cloths by the Kuna Indians. 18" X 24" ea.

Older red four point blanket with original tag. 68" X 80"

Beautifully made hooded wool capote made from a Hudson Bay blanket.

Huge double four point wool blanket with the original tag.

Beautiful miniature loom containing a partially finished, tapestry quality, Pine Springs vegetal dye rug. 21" X 21" X 7"

Rare and beautiful, old Third Phase Chief's Blanket with beautiful, old, soft colors. 47" X 52"

Polychrome Cochiti storyteller frog with 8 babies and fly. 6-1/4" X 9"

Kiva-style bowl with effigy tadpoles, raised frog, and stepped rim, by M. Hemer. 12" X 4"

Great seed jar with outstanding fineline motif, by Jay Vallo. 6" X 8-1/2"

Classic design, polychrome chili bowl, by Hilda Coriz. 8-1/2" X 3-1/2"

Outstanding watercolor entitled "Monument Valley" by the first of the Indian landscape artists. 14" X 22"

Choice San Ildefonso watercolor of Ceremonial Dancer. 4" X 5"

Great Sunday saddle blanket with central Valero Star motif and border. 27" X 33"

Choice handspun Ganado in red, black, and gray on white ground with feathers on ends. 65" X 46"

Outstanding, handspun Wide Ruins rug in vegetal dyes. 57" X 38"

Classic Yei weaving with cornstalk designs and border. 32" X 29"

Classic, old buckskin moccasins with traditional, contour beaded foliate design (ATADA item).

An old, fringed, Sioux, cloth- sided quilled bag and a pair of classic 1920's Cheyenne moccasins with cross design (ATADA items). 7-1/2" / ...

Rare, old, hard soled, brain-tanned buckskin moccasins with blue, red, and yellow ochre coloring. 9"

Large, old, blue tradecloth man's vest with large, striking, beaded floral patterns on front and back.

Beautiful, miniature, full beaded cradle with tacked boards and geometric designs. 18" X 7"

Classic, full beaded, seven-loop necklace with "moon" shells and brass bead drop. 8" X 13"

Beautiful pair of beaded, white buckskin man's gauntlets with striking floral designs and fringe. 14" X 10"

Choice male doll with buckskin clothing and beaded trim, holding a bow case and quiver. 12" X 5"

Old Army blanket leggings with beaded geometric panels on each. 14" X 29"

Carved and painted wooden peyote box containing a beautiful Peyote fan with cut feathers and a beaded handle. 18" X 5"

Very large bronze Indian Warrior with braids, leggings, breech clout, and outstretched arms - an original signed C.H. Humphriss - 1906. 28" X ...

Large, framed lithograph or silkscreen entitled "Comanche Girl." 24" X 29"

Huge, signed original painting of an Indian spearing a buffalo with a herd of buffalo in the background. 19" X 32"

Huge fantastic silkscreen entitled "Haida Argillite Plate - Eagle"; original done in 1880; graphic done by Open Pacific Graphics. 24"...

Two original hand-colored plates from his original folio; "The Four Bears/Mandan" and "The Soup/A Sac Warrior". 5" X 8&qu...

Fantastic original framed oil painting of a Pueblo night scene with a mule and horse, signed Big Bow - a rare beauty. 9" X 12"

Original framed painting of a Southern Plains dancer with a fur turban, signed Pahse-Topah. 7" X 8"

Original signed and framed painting of a Navajo man and woman riding horses with "ghost riders" in the background. 19" X 22"

Rare original painted "memory" cloth in museum frame depicting a sand painting medicine act - ex. Denver Art Museum. 33" X 34"

Large, original, framed oil painting depicting an Indian hunting party going through the woods during winter. 20" X 23"