EARLY 20TH CENTURY PIPE-AXE: EX NIGHT WALKER

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Handiwork Pre 1930: item #809444
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This decorative, early 20th century pipe-axe (RLK2) was purchased in March of 1988 at a shop in Ft. Collins, Colorado where a Native American named Night Walker was selling items from his personal collection, as well as those from others of the Northern Plains reservation to which he belonged in order to support needy tribal members. The axe, with an 18” long pipe stem wood handle, has an 8 7/8” long cast brass axe head stamped ‘Canada’ and a stamped arrow touch-mark pointed down towards the top... Click for details

M'IKMAQ MICMAC DEEP HANDLED BASKET c1920s-30s

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1940: item #808544
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An attractive and vintage 10-1/2" high (without handles) deep handled Micmac or M'ikmaq tribal basket c1920s-30s. This attractive deep basdket features woven sweetgrass handles and ash splint construction, with some original green, orange and red colour remaining, especially in the interior. This item is in excellent original condition with no chips, losses, damage or repairs other than one tiny break (see image) and some very minor splits to a few of the curls. Please note that the green on ... Click for details

Nampeyo Pottery Canteen

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery Pre 1930: item #808267

Nampeyo, the most famous American Indian potter, from Hano, First Mesa, Hopi, Arizona. Born around 1860, died 1942, Nampeyo is the matriarch of a large family of expert potters spanning many generations. Her pottery is prized in fine museums and private collections worldwide!

This wonderful canteen was handbuilt by Nampeyo and most likely was painted by her daughter Annie Healing. By 1915-1920 she was loosing her ey... Click for details

Nampeyo Hopi Pottery Jar

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery Pre 1920: item #808260

Beautiful ivory colored clay is expertly formed into the classic Nampeyo shape! This small Hopi pottery jar is 4" tall by 7 1/4" diameter. In fine original condition with no restoration, the jar is from circa 1920. Probably painted by Annie as Nampeyo was loosing her eyesight.

Note the painted stepped clouds above the Sityatki design and also the knots below. Wonderful polychrome on the light clay.... Click for details

Annie Fields Mojave Indian Pottery Figure

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery Pre 1960: item #808259

Mojave Indian pottery jar made in the old style by Annie Fields, b.1884-d.1971. This double faced vessel with four holes and a handle is in excellent original condition.

Built with the sandy clay of the Mojave desert near Needles, California, decorated with red mineral paint, pit fired then dressed with tiny glass seed beads for necklace and earrings with larger blue glass beads, like Hubbell or Padre beads.... Click for details

SEMINOLE WOMAN'S SKIRT PATCHWORK VINTAGE

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1960: item #801303
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Traditional Seminole Indian woman's dress skirt with patchwork bands. This was made in the traditional tribal style with no zipper, hooks or buttons. Closure is secured with safety pins. Skirt is made of high-quality blue cotton velveteen and 100% cotton with masses of rick rack applied. Waist is 29" (adjustable), length is 41", condition is excellent, has been worn. This is a very full, heavy skirt that in my opinion, dates to the middle of the 20th century. Wearable art!

Vintage Chitimacha Indian Lidded Basket Faye Stouff

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1940: item #798911

Old polychrome lidded basket by Chitimacha Indian artist Faye Stouff. Double woven, round to square, plaited with rivercane, dyed and natural, this two piece basket is of top quality workmanship.

Dimensions are 5" tall total, the cup is 3 3/4" deep by 3" across, the lid is 2" tall by 3 1/2" across.

Minor stitch breaks but sound body over all.... Click for details

Vintage Chitimacha Indian Basket Lydia Darden

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1970: item #798899

Very fine small Chitimacha Indian basket woven by Lydia Darden, circa 1960s. Natural and vegetal dyed rivercane are plaited into a round to square bowl. The design is called "fish vertebrae".

Dimensions are 2 3/4" deep by 4" wide. An average of ten wefts per inch.

Like new condition, no damage, slight age patina.... Click for details

Alma Lawrence Maricopa Indian Pottery

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Pottery Pre 1970: item #795084

Lovely and graceful pottery bowl by Maricopa Indian artist Alma Lawrence. Handcrafted with coils of native clay, paddle and anvil smoothed, red slip applied inside, red slip on outside is stone burnished to a high shine, decorated with mesquite sap paint then pit fired. The repeating design of curvilinear and angular lines are finely executed around the upper two thirds of the exterior.

Purchased from Alma in her home ... Click for details

Old Apache/Yavapai Indian Basket Large Olla

Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian: Baskets Pre 1930: item #780990

Large Apache olla shaped basket with 34 figures of men, deer and dogs. Beautifully balanced shape and design finely woven with willow and devils claw over a three rod willow foundation.

Standing 14" tall and 12 1/2" diameter at the shoulder, 4 coils and 18 wefts per inch. Perfect original condition, no missing or replaced stitches, no stains or discolorations, light age patina.... Click for details