Updated December 5th !

additions to the Katsina galleries, earrings, pin-pendants and concho belts - and check Katsina Gallery 2 for a line-up of Frog katsinas!

 

WE CONTINUE TO

STAND WITH UKRAINE




 

We had a new bookcase built to better showcase our shift to an emphasis on novels and poetry by Native authors. New additions every month.

a very nicely executed turquoise choker by Lloyd Garcia of Kewa Pueblo.17.25 inches long. (We can make a chain extender if you would like greater length. $240.. (TUCSON)

 

A phenomenal cuttlefish cast cuff by Samuel LaFountain. Made for a small wrist, $3800. (SANTA FE) (Additional photos in the bracelet gallery)

“Canyon Light” Navajo Yeii, acrylic on canvas by Allen Bahe. It is 14 inches by 11 inches. $675 (SANTA FE)

At right: show-stopping earrings by Emmett Navakuku. 3 inches long and $300 (SANTA FE)

A great older oval Tohono O’Odham basket with a turtle on the bottom. 6.5 X 9 inches wide and 4 inches tall. $450.

A double spouted canteen form more popularly known as a wedding vase, from Santa Clara Pueblo, circa 1930-1940 7.25 inches tall. Same design on both sides and in very good condition. $525 (SANTA FE)

The owl earrings are inlaid with fossilized ivory by Rolanda Haloo. 1.25 inches long. $350. (SANTA FE)

Two turquoise inlaid rings by Lani Haloo. Check out our “More Silver” gallery for details on these two plus two more that she made!

 

Greg Sarris is the longtime chairman of one of small California tribes that have survived: the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. This volume centers around stories told by two crows: Question Woman and Answer Woman.Question Woman can only remember a story by asking to hear it again and Answer Woman can tell the stories but cannot think of them unless asked. It derives from traditional stories of the Pomo and Miwok. $24.

We also carry The Forgetters, which also features the two Crow Sisters. $20

“…filled with stories that lift the spirits in troubled time. A wonderful read that transports us to a realm of beauty, kindness, and love of life.”
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.

A gorgeous low shoulder vessel by Fawn Garcia Navasie (b. 1959. It measures 8.75 inches and across and stand 4.5 inches high. More photos in the Hopi Pottery Gallery. $1100. (SANTA FE)

An Acoma Olla from the 1940s. 9 inches tall and 12 inches in diameter. $2400.

This necklace is from the Patania Thunderbird Shop. Made and hallmarked by Frank Patania Sr, so it was made priori to 1963. Details on this and two matching cuffs in the Collector’s Gallery. (TUCSON)


A Qöqölö by Manuel Chavarria, well-known for his unique old style work. 10 inches tall and $600 (SANTA FE)

Sometime after WWII Qööqöqlö was given an additional role. To combat the intrusion of non-Hopi traditions, specifically Santa Claus and Christmas, he was assigned the task of taking presents to Hopi children just before Christmas Day.  He is also known as a storyteller.hey may appear with faces of the color of any of the four cardinal directions.  Yellow is for the North.


A sandcast pin-pendant made by Pat Yellowhorse about 40 years ago. 2.75 inches long. $220. (TUCSON)

A figurine of a Medicine Man, carved of Zunistone by Freddie Leekya in the style of his grandfather, Leekya Deyuse. 4 inches tall $150 (TUCSON) A stone horse in the old style by Wilson Romero of Cochiti Pueblo. 4 inches long and 3.5 inches tall. $80 (SANTA FE) An alabaster whale by Melvin Sandoval of San Felipe Pueblo. 4.5 inches long. $150 (SANTA FE) And an amazing skateboarding raccoon, carved of deer antler by Ruben Najera. 2.25 inches long. Quite the classy skateboard, what with the turquoise wheels! $90. (TUCSON)

A Pang or Mountain Sheep katsina by Wendell Silas-Yazzie. 11 inches high and $1100. (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) An Omaw by Ryan Gashweseoma 12.25 inches tall and $425. (SANTA FE)

A bolo tie by Rick Manuel portraying the saguaro harvest. An elegant inlaid bolo tie by Wayne Muskett and another by Rick Manuel, featuring a horned lizard about to feast on ants. Details for all three in our Buckle and Bolo tie gallery. (ALL IN TUCSON)