UPDATED October 15th

New additions to the Storytellers & Figurines gallery, Santa Fe Zuni+ fetish gallery, Katsina 1, 2 and Flat doll galleries

If you are unfamiliar with the issue of residential schools in Canada
I highly recommend that you watch the movie SugarCane, by Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie

A very powerful National Geographic documentary

A large flat Taawa by Ranier Koruh, 20 inches tall and 12 inches wide. $400. At right is a remarkable lidded Tohono O’odham maze basket was woven between 40 and 50 years ago. It measures 15 by 15 inches. $2400. (BOTH in TUCSON)

280 pages of work by twenty poets, including several of my favorite: Layli Longsoldier, Natalie Diaz, dg okpik and Trevino Brings Plenty. $20 (TUCSON)

A Nata’aska by LaDamian Polingyumptewa. 14 1/8 inches high to feather tips and $600. (SANTA FE)

A large men’s ring set with a beautiful piece of White Buffalo. Made by Sam Masayumptewa, this one is a size 14.25 and is $125. (SANTA FE)

White Buffalo is not turquoise as it does not contain any copper. It is predominantly composed of magnesite, calcite, and dolomite, with its unique white color resulting from nearby magnesium deposits that bleach the pigment during formation.

A simple but stunning coral pendant by Troy Natachu. 1.5 inches wide and $120. (SANTA FE)

A great pendant by Adrian Wall. 3 inches and $650. (TUCSON)

We never know what Fred Cruz will make next. The bee basket figure is a new one for him. The saguaro is 10 inches tall. $275. See more of Fred and Della’s work in our Tohono O’Odham Figurative Baskets section. (TUCSON)

Above are a pair of sterling silver stamped jack-o-lantern earrings by Dakota Willie. These are 1 3/8 inches long and $80. (SANTA FE)

 

Adrian Standing Elk Pinecoose’s Spire cuff is certainly a statement piece! Details and more of Adrian’s work in the Spotlight gallery. (SANTA FE)

 

Leonard Nez fashioned this bracelet set with a piece of natural Blue Gem turquoise. 1 inch wide and made for a medium-large wrist. $750. (SANTA FE)

 

A beautiful pair by Sam Masayumptewa. Details in the Small katsinas page. (SANTA FE)

 

Above are two pieces by the late Tommy Jackson. These are coming out of a private collection. The bracelet was made for a small wrist, $900. The earrings are clips, the earrings measure 1/2 inch long by 3/8 of an inch wide. $240. (SANTA FE)

Hard to imagine a bolo tie with more elegance, more power than one made from titanium by Pat Pruitt. 4 inches long and $2500 (TUCSON)

Below is an O’hoho or Scavenger by Ladamian Polingyumptewa. This figure has a basket that he carries on his back. He stands 12.25 inches high and is $450. Ladamian is the son of Lenno Polingyumptewa, Ladamian learned to carve from his late grandfather, Randy Howato. (SANTA FE)

Master weaver Marlowe Katoney has left this amazing weaving with us. It is titled “Submerged-Last Call” and it won an award at the Santa Fe Indian Market. Marlowe states that the inspiration for this piece came from a poem by Olga Boumas, and depicts the feeling of falling headlong into water unexpectedly when the news hints that we are on the edge of calamity. Price on request. (TUCSON)