Updated September 15th

New additions to the storyteller, katsina 1, katsina 2, small dolls, pins & pendants, earring and Zuni+ fetish galleries

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A new arrival: A Loloma bracelet set with natural spiderweb turquoise from the Nevada Blue Mine set in a 14k gold bezel. 1.25 inches wide and made for a medium wrist. (TUCSON)

Set with fine quality spiderweb turquoise, this bracelet dates somewhere around the 1930s-40s. It is a medium-large (5.75 with a 1 1/8 inch opening) $1200. (SANTA FE)

 

Three views of a bracelet by the late Phil Sekaquaptewa (1948-2003), Eagle Clan. It is also hallmarked for HopiCrafts (run by his father, Wayne, and his uncle, Emory) so we know it is an early work of his. 1 1/4 inches tapering down to 1 inch and made for a medium wrist. $1100. (TUCSON)

This cuff was made by 9 year old silversmith, Lance Aragon, Navajo. Beautiful repousse stamp work featuring Lance’s first name stamped along one side of the top of the cuff rather than on the inside of the bracelets. $300 each (SANTA FE)

A shell horse by Leekya Deyuse. Slight restoration on the tail. It measures 2.5 inches long. $300 (SANTA FE)

 

A contemporary take on an old image: End of the Trail.
Fred and Della Cruz have been making these wonderful figurative baskets for a number of years. Using a foundation of bear grass wrapped with yucca (white and green) and devilsclaw (black), and utilizing their amazing imagination, they continually surprise us with the next whimsical creation. 12 inches to the top of the sagurao. $300
Check our new Tohono O’odham Figurative Basket Gallery for many more examples of their wonderful work.

At left is another exceptional work from Robert Sorrell, one of the most talented and modest (even humble) silversmiths I have ever had the privilege of knowing. Set with an unusual cut of top grade natural spiderweb turquoise from the Kingman area. it is 2.75 inches long and 2 inches across at the top. The tips are 3.5 inches long. $1875. (TUCSON)

At right: A Tewaquaptewa style doll by his great-grandson Ryon Polequaptewa. See others in Katsina Gallery 2 $450. (TUCSON)

 

Thi necklace i from the Patania Thinderbird Shop. Set with natural turquoise from the Godber’s Mine. The center piece measures 3 inches across and is just under 3/4 inch wide. $1600 (TUCSON)
Find it under our Collector’s Gallery along with a matching bracelet

An exceptional (in both pattern and size) vessel by Lois Gutierrez and Derek de la Cruz from Santa Clara Pueblo. Approximately 15 by 14 inches. $3600.

 

At left: a Ma’lo katsina by Leander Tenakhongva. 17 inches to the top of the feather. $220. ON HOLD (SANTA FE)

A Yöngöksina or Tortoise katsina by Wendell Silas-Yazzie. Just over 9.5 inches high and $1,275. (SANTA FE) A Sio Navan or Zuni Velvet Shirt katsina by Randy Brokeshoulder. 17 inches to the tip of the feather. $350. (TUCSON) A beautifully detailed traditional style doll by Ethan Waters, 11.5 inches tall (including base. He is depicted here as he would appear in one of the summer dances - with gifts for both boys and girls. $800. (SANTA FE) This beautiful Corn katsina was made by Manfred Susunkewa. ca. 2021. It is 13 inches high to tallest feather tip. $1,275. (SANTA FE)