Contemporary Chitimacha Indian Basket

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Contemporary: item #798896

Chitimacha Indian basketry tray, possibly made by Scarlett Darden of Louisiana. Purchased in New Orleans about 2001.

The dainty design is perfectly woven with natural and dyed rivercane in a plaited style.

Dimensions are 2" deep by 7 1/4" across. Like new condition, some mellowing of the natural cane.... Click for details

Navajo Indian Coral and Silver bracelet

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Contemporary: item #796444

Heavy silver cuff bracelet set with high grade red Mediterranean coral by a Navajo Indian silversmith. Signed JL.

Beautifully worked heavy silver wire edges the cuff. Fourteen deep red coral are shaped and bezel set in a cluster and sides.

The bracelet is for a small dainty wrist, the whole circumference is 6", the opening is 7/8", some adjus... Click for details

Silver and Coral Cluster Choker

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Contemporary: item #796435

Contemporary choker necklace by Zuni Indian artist Lorraine Waatsa. Sterling silver and high grade natural red coral are are delicately worked into this dainty necklace. The chain is even hand crafted.

The wearing length is 15 1/2", the pendant is 1 1/4" long plus the dangles of 3/4". The tiny studs are included.

Buyer pays $12.00 for shippi... Click for details

Indian Corn Necklace Charlene Reano

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Contemporary: item #795450

Varied colors of spondylus, which is spiny oyster shell, are ground into graduated diameter beads, strung to look like Indian corn. The three strands include colors of yellow, orange, red and purple plus a few turquoise beads. Blue turquoise and mother of pearl are cut and overlaid on white clam shell to create Charlene's signature square beads. Total length hook and eye is 25".

Charlene and Frank Reano from Santo D... Click for details

Spondylus Bead Necklace Charlene Reano

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Contemporary: item #795444

Charlene and Frank Reano from Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico are award winning Indian artists who create mosaics of shells and turquoise laid over shell and hand rolled shell beads. This style of jewelry is found in pre-Columbian sites in the Southwest.

Varied colors of spondylus, which is spiny oyster shell, are ground into graduated diameter beads, strung to look like Indian corn. Blue turquoise and mother of pe... Click for details

Turquoise Mosaic Sea Shell Pendant

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Contemporary: item #795429

Charlene and Frank Reano from Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico are award winning Indian artists who create mosaics of shells and turquoise laid over shell. This style of jewelry is found in pre-Columbian sites in the Southwest.

Soft blue turquoise, spondylus and mother of pearl are cut and overlaid on a white clam shell. The shell is 1 3/8" long and wide. This pretty pendant comes on a 16" silver chain.... Click for details

Anasazi Chaco Pitcher

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1492: item #792643
AN 306

A beautiful little Anasazi Chaco pitcher with swirl designs.

This pitcher has a fantastic design and shape, with swirls that represent wind. Has the dimpled bottom, typical of Chaco. Intact, with a fire cloud on one side, but overall a little beauty. Ca. 1000 - 1150 A.D. Measures 6-1/2" tall by 5" wide.

Anasazi Mesa Verde Ladle

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1492: item #789633
TJ AN 31

A large Anasazi Mesa Verde ladle.

This ladle, found in the four corners region, is dated to 1200 - 1300 A.D. and is intact, having never been broken, with just one shard in the rim restored.

A very nice example with a great design.

Size: 9" long by 4-1/4" wide by 2-1/... Click for details

Anasazi Corrugated Olla

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1492: item #784317
RB AN 02

An Anasazi corrugated Olla.

This Olla is intact, but has rim loss. Still a very nice little Olla that is 5-1/2" tall by 6" wide. The entire Olla is corrugated and a very solid piece.

Age: Ca. 950 - 1150 A.D.

Antique Apache Indian Burden Basket

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1900: item #783853

Material culture Indian burden basket was woven for native use by the Apache Indians around 1900.

Finely woven with mulberry rods and wefts, with design of devils claw and aniline dyed red mulberry. The rim is wrapped with two coils of willow and devils claw. What is really interesting is the rim coil: eight gauge steel wire, the type used in telegraph lines, is side by side with two willow rods. This made it extremel... Click for details