The Best of Santa Fe Auction - Session 2

Huge Ganado Red floor rug with striking, terraced, geometric blocks and tepee-like designs all around the edge. 62" X 110"

Classic transitional blanket with orange and brown diamond designs. 47" X 75"

Huge, old, Ganado Red floor rug with striking arrow point and central lozenge motif - a rare beauty. 10-1/2' X 12'

Very old, soft weave, all natural wool Crystal area floor rug with "fishhook" and other geometric designs. 3" X 5-1/2"

Very unusual Pine Springs vegetal dye and natural wool floor rug with some end damage. 4" X 6"

Western Reservation floor rug with unusual yellow diamond design. 3" X 5-1/2"

Super fine weave, near tapestry quality, geometric design rug from Keams Canyon by Pauline Begay. 36" X 58"

Figure of a woman painted on old board. 23-3/4" X 11-3/4" X 5/8"

Figure of a Spanish conquistador on a horse painted on board. 28" X 24"X 1-1/2"

Figure of a woman with a sword painted on old wood. 25-1/4" X 23" X 1"

Beautiful, original glazed pottery plate and challis, both by Ric Dillingham (*ATADA item). 10-1/2" X 11"

Old Mexican tin bull fight poster with written words telling of the event. 11" X 10"

Three older kachinas including a fine smaller one, a larger Crow Maiden, and one older doll. 3 pcs

Set of five older Apache "Gans" or "Devil" dancers with headdresses and wands. 5 pcs

Large Hopi Butterfly kachina doll by Tony M. Espinoza, Holbrook, AZ. 25" X 10" X 8"

Beautiful, large, old one-piece Navukchina (Prickly Pear Cactus) kachina doll - a beautiful old doll. 14-1/2" X 6" X 4-1/2"

Beautiful carved and traditionally painted pine moon mask from Alert Bay, BC (*ATADA item). 20" X 18"

Beautiful, old hand carved original recurved bow with original painted designs. 39"

Fine sword with tooled scabbard from the Idaho Heritage Museum display of Poncho Villa's collection - history and documentation included. 39"

Heavily documented carved stone relic from the Columbia River area - ex. Idaho Heritage Museum Collection. 15-1/2" X 4-1/2"

Beautiful intact carved stone mace from Tennessee, with much provenance and history - ex. Park Collection. 20" X 5-1/2"

Very fine, large sized pottery olla with fineline figures and geometrics in traditional colors, signed Miguel Bagarin. 11" X 12"

Beautiful black-on-red thin-walled pottery vessel with fish, parrots, turtles, etc. - by Jesus Lina. 10" X 13"

Finely woven all handspun wool Yei rug with three figures, four cornstalks, and border. 60" X 30"

Set of old mule deer horns with some rawhide wrapping around the base - found in an Arizona cave. 13-1/2" wide

Beautiful, original gouache on paperboard of a Navajo mother and daughter tending their sheep. 18" X 16"

Beautiful and rare old photo of Big Foot's band at a round dance on the Cheyenne River on August 9, 1890. 7" X 11"

Very rare black and white duck effigy pot from Chaco Canyon region. 6" X 9"

Very fine hand loomed Red Mesa rug figured with arrows and feathers, near perfect condition. 47" X 81"

Native hand carved totemic speaker's staff depicting a killer whale, raven, human, and fish hawk - Alert Bay, British Columbia. 25-1/2" X 3...

Extremely fine woven basket with original old collection tag stating that it was purchased in Jan. 1911 - perfect condition. 6-1/2" X 9"

Outstanding classic Sioux pipebag with quilled slats and long fringe - all original. 7" X 40"

Classic basketry tray with a strong design of 7 stepped spokes radiating from the central hub - in near perfect condition. 5" X 16"

Old original movie poster for "Custer's Last Fight" in original frame, with photos of Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill Cody, and battlefield...

Classic handmade pottery olla with waterbird and parrot design. 7-1/2" X 12"

Three long strings of large, matched Hudson Bay "Russian" faceted cobalt beads strung with old French brass - Nome, Alaska. 3" X 30&q...

Fantastic pair of seed beaded high top buffalo hide moccasins with buffalo soles and dragonfly designs.

Classic, rectangular, twined cornhusk bag with star design on one side and arrow heads on the other. 11" X 13"

Classic, rectangular, twined cornhusk bag with diamond design on one side and triangles on the other - huge and pristine - RARE. 21" X 15"

Beautiful, round, Third Mesa, plaited plaque with striking kachina head design. 11" dia..

Beautiful, round, Third Mesa, plaited plaque with striking "whirlwind" design. 11" dia..

Very rare, single rod, coiled miniature basket with rattlesnake design in the center. 1"

Rare, miniature, coiled horsehair basket with a row of 40 friendship figures, a row of 5 couples, and four dogs. 3-1/2"

Classic, woven, Cochiti ceremonial sash in white cotton with twisted fringe and round medicine balls. 100" X 7"

Choice "Sakwahote" kachina doll by Joseph Dewyenie, with provenance from the Museum of Northern Arizona. 10" X 5"

Choice, large, one-piece Corn Maiden kachina doll, signed Troy Nash, Hopi, Arizona. 15" X 7"

Very tall Hopi one-piece Shalako kachina doll, signed P. Howesa, Third Mesa. 24" X 8"

Beautiful silk embroidered hide mitts with fur trim and intricate floral designs (ATADA item). 13-1/2"

Nineteen unusual beaded whimsies in all shades and forms - some very beautiful. 19 pcs

Classic full beaded rectangular bag with handle and wool-wrapped fringe. 35" X 6"

Rectangular, full beaded, woman's purse with geometric designs on one side and floral on the other. 8" X 6"

Small, rectangular, full beaded "flat" bag with a bird sitting in a flowering tree. 8" X 6-1/2"

Small, rectangular, full beaded "flat" bag with geometric designs and sequins. 10" X 8"

Small, rectangular, full beaded "flat" bag with geometric designs and shell dangles. 10-1/2" X 8-1/2"

Unusual, double-sided, beaded "flat" bag with different floral designs on top and bottom of both sides. 12" X 10"

Large, rectangular, full beaded "flat" bag with striking floral motif. 12-1/2" X 12"

Large, rectangular, full beaded "flat" bag depicting an Indian in full regalia mounted on an Appaloosa horse. 15" X 13"

Pristine, tightly woven tray with four radiating petal designs. 12-1/2" X 2"

Pristine, tightly woven tray with radiating double lightning motif - pristine. 10-1/2" X 2-1/2"

Great, classic, tightly woven tray with polychrome star and track motif. 6" X 1-1/2"

Exquisite, very finely woven, feathered gift basket with shell drops. 2-1/2" X 1-1/2"

Exquisite miniature basket with fret motif on negative background - pristine. 2-3/4" X 1/2"

Wonderful, tightly woven, miniature basket. 1/2" dia..

Fetish bowl covered with turquoise, has 7 animal fetishes with bundles. 8-1/2" X 7-1/2"

Outstanding wedding jar with traditional designs and in excellent condition, by Vesta Bread. 6-1/2" X 5"

Unusual frog effigy jar in great condition. 3" X 2-1/2"

Great, Cochiti, polychrome pottery Deer Dancer. 6" X 3"

Rare pottery dance figure from this famous Santa Clara artist/potter. 11"

Beautiful, traditional Hopi jar in classic Pueblo colors, signed "Vermina Polacca Nampeyo" (ATADA item). 10"

A beautiful, large Navajo pottery seed jar with wide shoulder and 3rd place ribbon (ATADA item). 5-1/2" X 5-1/2"

Two rare, traditionally done pottery heads with fineline hair designs and painted features (ATADA item). 5-1/2" X 7-1/2"

Rare, early seated pottery figure holding a bowl, attributed to Nampeyo (see attached information) (ATADA item). 8-1/2"

Beautiful, original signed painting of four tepees on the plains. 13-1/4" X 18"

Beautiful, original signed painting of four tepees by a river. 13" X 16"

Choice original framed painting of a gunfight, signed Leonard H. Reedy. 16-1/2" X 19"

Original sienna pencil drawing of Chief Gray Hair, Crow - signed "E.A. Burbank, Crow Agency, Montana 1897". 18" X 16"

Large framed original entitled "Valley of Shadow", signed Rabbit - with provenance. 36-1/4" X 24"

Antique handmade pottery olla - a rare example in superb, as-found condition with no cracks and no restoration.

Completely beaded (including bottom), sinew sewn buffalo hide doctor's bag - a rare, genuine example with no missing beads and no restoration.

Engraved silver George Washington peace medal strung with 19th Century French brass tradebeads.

Southern Plains Comanche concho belt consisting of 44 early trade conchos and tip, all old and original.

Fine, old, hand painted cottonwood dance tabletta. 14" X 17"

Extremely finely woven polychrome figured olla with humans, dogs, and whirling logs divided into four segments by lightning patterns. 7" X 7-1/...

A beautiful, old woven tray with lightning strikes emanating from a central star and other designs. 4" X 13-1/4"

Sinew sewn, beaded, native tanned mountain sheep hide pipebag with quilled slats and long fringe - all old and original.

Native hand carved cedar model canoe with a crew of six mythical beings (raven, wren, eagle, fish hawk, chieftain, and wolf) - a true masterpiece from

Two large old pony beaded Chippewa whimsies, one heart shaped and one with love birds - Niagara Falls, N.Y. 2 pcs

Long and narrow, fully beaded hide medicine bag, sinew sewn and with geometric designs and fringe. 12" X 2"

Rectangular hide bag with classic Apache "star" beaded designs and beaded fringe. 10" X 5"

Rectangular full beaded hide bag with strap and quill-wrapped fringe. 5" X 25"

Choice 3-piece wooden peyote wand with beautiful geometric design cut-beaded ends - ex. Denver Art Museum. 35" X 1/2"

Classic woman's high top hide moccasins with floral designs on toes and tops and a geometric band of trim - ex. Denver Art Museum. 9" X 4&q...

Pair of small, full beaded hide tepee bags with green on white geometric designs. 13" X 8" each.

Classic woman's white buckskin high top moccasins with floral beadwork on the toes and geometric beaded trim. 9" X 3-1/2" X 11"

Pair of unusual deer hide and hoof arm bands with beaded trim and "moon" shell on each. 14" X 5"

Two original photos, one of a group of Oklahoma Indians and the other of a Flathead chief.

Black velvet man's outfit with floral beadwork including leggings, two breech clouts, and cuffs - all matching. 6 pcs

Classic, polychrome dough bowl with bird, animal, and foliate designs, by Vidal Aguilar. 16-1/2" X 9"

Pristine bowl with Avenu, by Stella Chavarria. 6-1/2" X 4"

Great, all mineral painted, Cochiti Clay People doll. 7"