UPDATED October 23rd

New additions to the Santa Fe Zuni+ fetish, earrings, Basket and pin/pendant galleries

 

Jesse Doe is well-known for his saguaro carvings (see our Treasure Chest Gallery). For Dia de los Muertos he created this magical saguaro with amazing detail and imagination. Carved of cottonwood root and saguaro rib it stands 13.75 inches tall and is $400. One of a kind. (TUCSON)

A really great collection of Pima baskets has arrived - check out of More Baskets Gallery for details and more photos of more baskets - including two maze baskets!

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)

A remarkable jar by a remarkable potter: Bobby Silas from First Mesa. It measures 15.5 inches across and 6 inches tall. He is reviving the Sikyatki pottery style (1100-1600) not just in design but also in technique. Sikyatki pottery was fired using lignite (a form of coal), which burns longer and at a higher temperature than firing pottery with sheep manure. $2400.

A pair of stamped raven earrings by Vernon Begay. 1 7/8 inches long and $180. (SANTA FE)

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 white color resulting from nearby magnesium deposits that bleach the pigment during formation.

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

More information on these two baskets - and two more… in our More Baskets Gallery.

Above is a fantastic bowlerite (recycled bowling ball) bear by Farlan and Paulette Quam, Zuni. This bear is 2 3/8 inches from snout to tail, 2.25 inches high and $110. (SANTA FE though one is on the way to Tucson)

A fascinating piece for a discerning collector. This pin was acquired from an individual who had inherited it from a relative who was well acquainted with Iron Eyes Cody (real name: Espera Oscar de Corti) The owner though perhaps it had been made by Corti, but he never worked silver. Instead it was simply owned by him. 2 inches by 1.75 inches. $600 (TUCSON)

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)

 

Emmett Navakuku made this wonderful bolo featuring a Supai Katsina. 2.5 inches long and 2 inches wide. $1600 (TUCSON)

 

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)