Arts & Crafts

This is a lovely vintage Native American light blue hair barrette beaded with a star pattern. Beadwork is a highly expressive and decorative form of art in the Native American culture. Beadwork can be found in a variety of items...

So cute!  This small, split-stitch Papago (Tohono O'odham) basket is made in the shape of an owl with the head as the lid.  Woven of bear grass and yucca. Ca. 1900s ARTIST: unknownTRIBAL AFFILIATION: Papago (Tohono O'odham)SIZE: 5" tall x...

This beautiful Paiute basket is fully beaded on the outside and bottom with Venetian glass beads.  The tightly woven basket made of sumac and willow is in fantastic condition with no missing beads. Made between the 1920s to 1940s. DETAILSArtist:...

This small lidded trinket basket is made of bear grass and spruce root by an unknown Makah artist, ca. 1920. DETAILS:Artist: unknownTribal affiliation: MakahSize: 4 1/4" diameter x 2 1/2" tallMaterials: bear grass and spruce rootCondition: from a private collection...

Authentic Native American Navajo pitch-covered water jar with horse hair woven handles by artist Iris Chief.  DETAILSArtist: Iris ChiefTribal Affiliation: NavajoSize: Materials: Condition: From a private collector, excellent condition for age SSB2

This small twined treasure/trinket basket is made of bear grass and cedar bark by an unknown artist, likely Makah, from the Neah Bay area of Washington. Woven to accommodate a lid, which is missing from this basket. DETAILS:Artist: unknownTribal affiliation:...

This wonderful, vintage Pima coiled basket tray is woven in a swirl design. Pima baskets are typically sewn with willow (light color) and devil's claw (black) over a base of split cattail reeds, with a laced border of devil's claw....

Adorable miniature Apache burden basket. Basket is made from willow and sumac with leather trim and fringe.  Fringe is tipped with handmade tin cones. The owner of this collection is a decades-long resident of the Southwest and an avid collector...

Small, vintage San Juan Paiute woven basket made from Sumac. The owner of this collection is a decades-long resident of the Southwest and an avid collector of authentic Native jewelry, pottery, basketry and other handmade art. ARTIST: unknownTRIBAL AFFILIATION: San...

Large, vintage Navajo coiled basket. The owner of this collection is a decades-long resident of the Southwest and an avid collector of authentic Native jewelry, pottery, basketry and other handmade art. ARTIST: unknownTRIBAL AFFILIATION: NavajoSIZE: 14" diameter x 3 1/2"...

Large, vintage Santa Clara woven wickerwork basket, made from red willow. The owner of this collection is a decades-long resident of the Southwest and an avid collector of authentic Native jewelry, pottery, basketry and other handmade art. ARTIST: unknownTRIBAL AFFILIATION:...

Vintage Navajo coiled basket with a large red geometric design. The owner of this collection is a decades-long resident of the Southwest and an avid collector of authentic Native jewelry, pottery, basketry and other handmade art. ARTIST: unknownTRIBAL AFFILIATION: NavajoSIZE:...

Vintage Navajo coiled basket with a large black and red star design. The owner of this collection is a decades-long resident of the Southwest and an avid collector of authentic Native jewelry, pottery, basketry and other handmade art. ARTIST: unknownTRIBAL...

A well-crafted, traditional Navajo wedding basket.  Traditional Navajo ceremonial baskets always include an open pathway from the center of the design, referred to as "the way out."  It represents the Navajo people's exit from one world and reemergence in the...

A small traditional Navajo wedding basket.  Traditional Navajo ceremonial baskets always include an open pathway from the center of the design, referred to as "the way out."  It represents the Navajo people's exit from one world and reemergence in the...

A small traditional Navajo wedding basket.  Traditional Navajo ceremonial baskets always include an open pathway from the center of the design, referred to as "the way out."  It represents the Navajo people's exit from one world and reemergence in the...

A beautiful traditional Navajo wedding basket.  Traditional Navajo ceremonial baskets always include an open pathway from the center of the design, referred to as "the way out."  It represents the Navajo people's exit from one world and reemergence in the...

This gorgeous, oversized coiled Navajo basket is woven from sumac in a colorful butterfly pattern.  Made by well-known Navajo basket artist Agnes Gray (aunt of Sally Black).  Ca. early 1990s. ARTIST: Agnes GrayTRIBAL AFFILIATION: NavajoSIZE: 22" diameter + 3 1/2"...

A beautiful traditional Navajo wedding basket. This basket is very finely woven with thin strips of sumac.  Traditional Navajo ceremonial baskets always include an open pathway from the center of the design, referred to as "the way out."  It represents...

This unique coiled Navajo basket is woven from sumac.  A red and black open star pattern surrounds the plaque's round, coiled center. The owner of this collection is a decades-long resident of the Southwest and an avid collector of authentic...

Vintage Native American Tohono O'odham (Papago) coiled basket with lid. Made from yucca leaves with a devil's claw checkerboard pattern on the sides and lid. The owner of this collection is a decades-long resident of the Southwest and an avid...