Hopi pot with lizard design by Sylvia Naha, good condition. W: 6 1/4 inches, H: 3 3/4 inches
Case mask with one half face painted green and one half red, tubular mouth; no ears, blossom on one side and tuft of red hair and feathers on the other. Douglas fir ruff. Kilt, sash, fox skin, and green moccasins. Body painted any common katsina style. Carris staff tipped with feathers, and a rattle. Appears in regular katsina dance...
Sculpture of Navajo woman weaving a rug on a loom. Woman is wearing native clothing with a mustard colored long dress, "silver" and "turquoise" belt, squash necklace, and buttons. Her wood loom made of debarked tree branches shows a half finished rug. At her feet are balls of yarn in the colors of the rug - grey, black, ochre, and rust. Sculpture measures 16" high by 16" wide by 11" deep and sits on plywood base. Excellent condition and fabulous piece!.....$15 for insured USA shipping.
Navajo sterling silver and turquoise ring
ca. 1940-1950, Size 6 1/2
Mexican Pre Columbian Tlatilco Terracotta Dog and another. The Tlatilco dog standing on 3.5 legs with a detailed face the other west Mexican tripod dog missing its head. C 1200 BC -600 BC size L 3"
A nice pair of seated Frog carving Fetishes, Native American, probably Zuni, Navaho tribe and 20th. century (2).
The carvings are cut and polished in one emerald stone and depicts a pair of Frogs both seated. Finely polished in different green colours.
Zuni fetishes are small carvings made from primarily stone but also shell, fossils, and other materials by the Zuni people...
An original North West Native American Haida Indian carved cedar panel. With Eagle and Bear tribal design motif initials carved into the wood on the verso R D attrubited to Robert Davidson.
24.5" W x 35.25" H x 1.5" D. A beautiful example of North Coast Native Indian art.
Iroquois "false face" mask made of a very dense, heavy wood, with tin metal for the eyes, and horse hair additions, attached via strips of old cotton textile, the measurements of the piece 11" by 7" by 4", with weight a little over 1 1/2 pounds. Some of the very old examples are in museums and fine pieces sell at auctions of Native American art and artifacts. The age of this piece is somewhat difficult to determine, but it is not new. It may date early to mid 20th century.
A Zuni Polychromed Wood Kachina Group, depciting three Koyemsi, or Mud Heads, of classic articulated form and decoration, one, carrying Kianakwe Shikan’ona, White Kianakwe of the East on its back, dressed in a cloth manta, the white painted case mask with concentric bands in numerous colors with white dotted details, the other, carrying a bowl in his hand; possibly a depiction of the Kianakwe Ceremony. Heights: from 10" tp 13.75".
Painting of American Indian woman on animal skin with leather thongs, c.1970's. Measures 35" long by 23" wide and can be hung via the leather thongs. Excellent condition.....$8 for insured USA shipping.
DESCRIPTION: A colorful hand woven rug with red borders and hexagonal designs on a light blue ground. This flat weave rug is reversible and is in excellent condition (bright colors, thick pile, no stains or losses). After purchase, all of our textiles are professionally cleaned and stored until sold. Sourced in Chile while on a buying trip, this rug would make an attractive area rug or wall hanging. DIMENSIONS: 37.5" long (95.2 cm) x 25.25" wide (64 cm).
Chavin Maranon style Quartz figure of a warrior holding a shield . The Figure has bead inlaid eyes and cinnabar staining throughout .
The Figure shows pecking grinding and polishing to the surface.
Old Texas collection 1960s purchased 1990s
this sculpture has not been tested for authenticity and has been priced accordingly ,sold asis...
Peru Chavin quartz carved snail figure with traces of cinnabar, the figure shows pecking and grinding on the surface the close up pictures are from the bottom . Old Texas collection 1960s purchased 1990s Chip to base see images for condition Otherwise In Good Condition
This model is a faithful representation of the American privateer ship built in New York at the beginning of the 19th century. The model is of exceptional quality. It may be that it was built from a kit from the 70s but the multitude of excellent details leads me to believe that it is a unique work created from scratch by a virtuoso model maker. Although we know of many models of the "Prince of Neuchatel", none equals this one...
A massive vintage Navaho Indian silversmiths Bracelet set with large green and blue torquise stones, c. Mid-20th. cent. USA.
A very heavy and large bracelet in sterling silver with indian artwork stunning quality torquise and green stones. Tested as 925. sterling silver.
Size: 75 mm. wide and inner diameter is c. 60 mm.
Weight: c. 153 grams!
Condition: Choice and intact.
Ex. Old Danish Collection of Indian jewelry.
Watercolor on paper depicting a woman with a basketry tray on her head filled with blue cornmeal, by Awa Tsireh (Cattail Bird) aka Alfonso Roybal circa 1930s. San Ildefonso, New Mexico.
Awa Tsireh: Born February 1, 1898, NM; died May 1955 at San Ildefonso, NM; son of Alfonsita Martinez, potter, and Juan Esteban Roybal; nephew of Crescensio Martinez. By 1917, Alice Corbin Henderson had commissioned the artist to execute paintings for her...
Early EAGLE DRUM with BEATER by TLINGIT ODIN LONNING(b.1953, Alaska), c.1970's. Handmade drum made of wood and animal skin, etc. The diameter is 16 1/2" by 2 3/4" deep with a skin covered 16 1/2" beater. Beautiful painted EAGLE design. Signed "ODIN LONNING EAGLE TLINGIT".....$25 for insured US shipping.
A pottery bowl or olla by the matriarch of the Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, Lucy Martin Lewis (c.1899-1992). Circa 1940. This wide mouth pottery bowl was hand decorated in red and black colored slips with geometric designs inspired by the earlier Mimbres pottery. Though the vessel is unsigned, it is attributed by its decoration to Lucy Lewis, one of the most respected Acoma women potters...