UPDATED March 27th
additions to our Zuni+ fetish gallery, Hopi Katsinas galleries, More Silver gallery, Hopi basket, Tohono O’doham basket and More Basket galleries
In this moving collection, Gordon Lee Johnson (Cupeño/Cahuilla) distinguishes himself not only as a wry commentator on American Indian reservation life but also as a master of fiction writing. In Johnson's stories, all of which are set on the fictional San Ignacio reservation in Southern California, we meet unforgettable characters like Plato Pena, the Stanford-bound geek who reads Kahlil Gibran during intertribal softball games; hardboiled investigator Roddy Foo; and Etta, whose motto is "early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise," as they face down circumstances by turns ordinary and devastating.
Johnson plumbs the comedy, catastrophe, and beauty of his life on the Pala Reservation to thunderous effect. $22.00 (TUCSON)
Circa 1880, this Chief’s blanket pattern textile was woven of natural grey wool, aniline dye red and indigo blue. It measures 53 by 35 inches. Very good condition with minimal restoration. More details and important close-ups in our Vintage Weavings Gallery.
At right: a Bear Rattle carved of cedar by Kwakiutl master carver Tim Alfred. 12 inches tall with stand. $675. (TUCSON)
Five Tohono O’odham very finely woven split stitch basket miniatures. 2.5 to 1.8 inches in diameter. Left to right: $50, $65, $65, $75, $85 ALL IN TUCSON
