Vintage Apache Indian Beaded Hide Bag

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1930: item #644618

Typical old Apache Indian beaded bag from the 1920s is very soft hide that is thread sewn. Decorated with gold, green, black, white and pink glass beads, this soft little pouch measures 6" long by 4" wide, plus 2 1/2" of beaded fringe.

Overall fine condition with a small amount of bead loss. The native patch on the back is original to the piece.... Click for details

Snowflake Flower Cochiti Pueblo Indian Storyteller

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Contemporary: item #644232

Singing Mother with four children, a Pueblo Indian Storyteller pottery figure by Snowflake Flower, Stephanie Rhoades. At Cochiti Pueblo, Snowflake Flower is one of the most traditional in style and still makes her figures from native clay, slips and mineral and vegetal paints, then pit fires her people in the old way.

Two boys and two girls are frolicking in her lap, her arms are embracing the group. She wears a Praye... Click for details

Featherwoman Helen Naha Hopi Pottery

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1990: item #643224

Helen Naha, the renowned Hopi Indian potter known as Featherwoman, b.1922-d.1993, created this lovely pottery jar which has become her signature shape and design. Inspired by the painted pot sherds in her family's fields, Helen Naha refined those black on white designs of the pre-historics and made them her own.

Traditionally handbuilt with coils of native clay, stone burnished white slip and decorated with boiled pla... Click for details

Navajo Indian Bird Pictorial Rug

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1940: item #642963

Bold and graphic bird fills the Navajo Indian textile with Art Deco style! Circa 1930s era, this large (53" by 81") textile is hand woven with hand spun native wool, natural white and dark brown, carded gray-brown, aniline dyed red and vegetal dyed gold. The weave is very fine for a large piece, 30 wefts and 12 warps per inch on average.

The beautiful design is one of a kind! What a sophisticated sense of layout, the u... Click for details

Maricopa Indian Pottery by Mabel Sunn

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1970: item #640632

A Diamondback rattlesnake curls around the rim of this wonderful Maricopa Indian pottery bowl made and signed by Mabel Sunn. Circa 1950-70.

Traditionally hand built with coils of native clay, red and buff slips are stone burnished then designs are painted with mesquite sap. Pit fired. Dimensions are 6 3/4" diameter by 2 1/2" deep.

From t... Click for details

Fine Miniature Indian Dolls

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Contemporary: item #637982

Traditional Indian dolls hand crafted by Gloria Wells, Little Shell Band/Chippewa from Montana. Gloria is well known for her finely made dolls, most notably her miniatures.

The body is of brain tanned hide with a soft filler. The clothing is brain tanned hide and is very soft. Horsehair for their hair and a featureless face as is traditional. ... Click for details

Pueblo Indian Pottery Lela and Luther Gutierrez

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1970: item #621561

Mother and son Lela and Luther Gutierrez of Santa Clara Pueblo created some beautiful polychrome pottery in the 1956-1969 era.

Traditionally hand built with coils of native clay, painted with many colors of clay slips, then pit fired. Lela d.1969, and Luther d.1987, were a great team, she made the elegant vessels and he painted detailed Kachinas and animals with a delicate touch.... Click for details

Fannie Nampeyo Hopi Migration Pottery Jar

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1970: item #621238

The signature piece of Hopi Indian pottery by Fannie Nampeyo, 1900-1987, daughter of the famed Nampeyo of Hano. This fine line painted design is called the Migration, it tells of all the travels of the Hopi people until they settled at the Mesas of Northern Arizona.

Traditionally hand built with coils of native clay, stone burnished then decorated with boiled bee plant and red clay slip, pit fired. Some slight fire clo... Click for details

Antique Hopi Indian Pottery Jar

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1920: item #621235

Great old Indian pottery bowl from the early 20th century, white slipped Hopi Pueblo jar. Note the classic low shoulder and polychrome painted designs, this is early 1900-1920 era.

Dimensions are 5 1/4" diameter by 2 3/4" deep. No signature, as was correct for the time period.

The literature tells us that Nampeyo worked with this cream colore... Click for details

Margaret Tafoya Pueblo Indian Pottery Bowl

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1960: item #621231

Just in from an Arizona Estate is this nice small bowl by Margaret Tafoya of Santa Clara Pueblo. This family purchased the carved black bowl from Margaret Tafoya in her home in about 1951. It is one of the few small pieces we have seen recently.

Dimensions are 5" deep by 6 3/4" diameter. Very good original condition. No cracks or chips, no restoration.... Click for details