The Best of Santa Fe Auction - Session 2

Choice handmade bowie knife with beautiful handmade leather case. 15-1/2" X 3"

Rare, early, painted turtle shell mask with horse hair. 10" X 6-1/2"

Carving, completely covered with beads, of four men escorting a king riding a horse. 21" X 8" X 10-1/2"

Very large, carved, wooden portrait mask with horsehair. 13" X 10" X 8"

Very large, carved, wooden ceremonial helmet. 17" X 11-3/4" X 9"

Eleven very nice, older Mexican tribal ceremonial masks from the state of Guerrera. 11 pcs

Seven very nice, older Mexican tribal ceremonial masks from the state of Guerrera. 7 pcs

Rare brain-tanned buckskin child's dress with beaded decorations - ex. Lewis Collection (TX). 30" X 29"

Rare brain-tanned and lazy stitch beaded buffalo hide bag with hourglass designs - ex. Old West Museum, SD. 29" X 7-1/2"

Beautiful carved catlinite bowl with carved and painted segment stem - ex. Old West Museum, Chamberlain, SD. 22" X 3"

A beautiful pair of Crow flat beaded moccasins with banded and chevron designs on white ground - complete with matching leggings. 6-1/2" X 9&qu...

A classic pair of Sioux beaded strips and a fine pair of beaded Southern Cheyenne moccasins. 24" / 11"

Colorado artist's limited edition (#38/40) bronze pot with extruding bison, headdressed male, warshirt, and other figures. 7" X 10-1/2"

Another rare limited edition (#9/40) pot with female, cradleboard, and dress figures by this noted Colorado artist. 11" X 12"

Pair of unusual and beautiful cast horses with reins on copper backgrounds - much detail. 10" X 12" each

Beautiful and rare, large carved soapstone figure of a male dancer with hat and feather fan (small chip). 31"

Traditional-style lazy stitch beaded vest with cloth lining and classic designs. 21" X 21"

Rare, very early, hand loomed Chief's-type wearing blanket in dark red with 3 black stripes on each end - very fine condition. 58" X 82"

Old painted hand drum with thunderbird motif on one side and a rising sun motif on the other. 9" dia.

Huge, old handmade dough bowl that shows use but in excellent condition over all, no cracks or restoration. 10-1/2" X 18"

Early loom beaded bandolier with stylized fox head motif and lined with French velvet and muslin - all original, no restoration. 9-1/2" X 34&qu...

Rare 3-place black and white canteen that has been cracked and glued. 5-1/2" X 12-1/2"

Very fine, fully imbricated treasure basket with reticulated gallery, all intact - outstanding example. 2-1/2" X 7" X 5"

Fantastic hand carved and painted cottonwood root Hemis kachina doll from the collection of Rita Neal, Scottsdale, AZ. 12-1/2"

Early hand woven seed bottle decorated with alternating bands of color. 7" X 12"

Classic pair of sinew sewn buffalo calf hide moccasins with #16 seed beads and buffalo soles. 10-1/2"

Native hand carved and painted feast dish depicting a raven, killer whale, and human - Alert Bay, British Columbia. 11" X 32"

Classic examples of western basketry including a Maidu, a Yokuts, and a Papago, all woven with geometric designs (*ATADA item). 4" - 8-1/2"...

Earlier basketry covered bottle woven in classic 2-color geometric design (*ATADA item). 10"

Rare Northern moosehide pouch with colorful and delicate floral embroidered designs (*ATADA item). 5-1/2" X 6"

Beautiful 2-color lidded Northern California basket with traditional top knot and geometric designs. 6" X 7"

Rare, larger, lidded basketry vessel with exterior polychrome geometric designs (could use some reshaping). 12-1/2" X 9-1/2"

Rare lidded rectangular treasure basket with faint banded design. 6" X 7" X 11"

Classic shaped NW Coast basket with two color banded cross design and twist stitch rim. 4" X 9"

An historical woven berry basket with traditional hard sided weave and well used interior/exterior. 11" X 11" X 10"

An historical woven berry basket with traditional hard sided weave and well used interior/exterior. 12" X 13" X 10"

Imbricated upright basket with unusual outlined red and blue diamond and chevron designs. 11" X 11" X 9"

Two classic examples of traditional black-on-black work that includes one bowl and one small olla. 2 pcs

Beautiful, upright, Santa Clara black pottery wedding vase with this potter's trademark carved "bear paw" design. 9" X 5-1/2"

Classic, medium sized, San Ildefonso black-on-black pottery bowl signed "Desideria." 4" X 6"

Small, deeply carved, black Santa Clara pottery vase. 3-1/2" x 3-3/4"

Two classic, black-on-black pottery vessels, a bowl by Genevieve Suazo, and an unsigned upright vase. 2 pcs.

Three different styles of Santa Clara pottery including a black-on-black flattened jar, a carved bear claw olla, and a double figured jar. 3 pcs

Classic design, black Santa Clara jar with carved Avenu, by Glenda's mother. 4" X 5"

Early Santa Clara blackware pottery olla with imprinted bear paw design. 6-1/4" X 6-1/2"

Fantastic, black Santa Clara bowl with deeply carved Avenu, by one of Santa Clara's most famous potters. 3-3/4" X 7-1/2"

Classic, early, black Santa Clara pottery vase with carved Avenu design, by this Tafoya family potter. 6-1/2" X 7"

Classic, new, Mexican design blanket woven in two halves of handspun natural and aniline dyed wool. 46" X 90"

Two classic sized and shaped single saddle blankets as shown - both in fine condition (*ATADA item).

All wool tapestry done in negative background with rare skin walker and many other figures - ex. Walter Kennedy Collection.