Arts & Crafts

This Navajo Yeibichai comes from the Many Farms area in the center of the Navajo Nation.  The Yeibichai rug depicts ceremonies in which human dancers impersonate Yeis (Holy People).  There are usually six dancers, often in profile, sometimes with a...

This is an important collector's item meticulously crafted out of cotton wood by master Hopi artisan and legendary carver, Neil David, Sr.  Neil was a featured artist at my gallery in 1990 and, believe it or not, carved this doll...

This pot was purchased from my gallery when Steve Lucas and Les Namingha came for a show.  It was the late 1990s and every pot found a new home that weekend.  Steve and Les also did a fired of pots...

Kachin Mana kachina, by Tony Burton, Old Oraibi, Az. "Lomaeki" dated 1988. The Kachin Mana, or Kachina Maiden, is a Hopi kachina. She often appears in regular kachina dances accompanied by the Long Haired Kachina. Her presence is a prayer...

A stunning piece of Acoma pottery in an Olla form decorated with traditional designs. These designs include a heartline deer, fine line and a corrugated top around the vessel. This is a thin-walled handmade open bowl that is absolutely beautiful...

This Katsin Mana-Corn Maiden Kachina is carved in the revivalist style by Hopi artist Ed Seechoma. The doll features horsehair braids, a collar of colorful feathers and a hanging loop for display.  While this kachina is unsigned, it features the...

Wonderfully detailed Mudhead carving holding a bowl of fruit by artist Tom Fredericks of Kykotsmovi, Third Mesa Hopi.  The base is carved with a pueblo and the Long Hair and Sun kachinas. Tom Fredericks (b. 1973) has been carving since...

This is a fabulous, detailed Massaw Kachina by noted Hopi carver, Paul Sewemaenewa.  The central Massaw figure has other carved representations of the Massaw around the base.  So many details! "In Hopi culture, the Massaw, or Masau'u represents both the...

Aholi and Eototo carving with Long Hair kachina by artist Tom Fredericks of Kykotsmovi, Third Mesa Hopi. Tom Fredericks (b. 1973) has been carving since the late 1980s. He is from Kykotsmovi at the eastern foot of the Third Mesa....

This is a fabulous, detailed doll by noted Hopi carver, Paul Sewemaenewa. This Supai Kachina  is standing over a hunted buffalo. "The Supai kachina represents the Havasupai people. This kachina appears usually during the water kiva ceremonies or during the...

What a beautiful Santa Clara wedding vase!  While it is unsigned, the piece is in the style of Santa Clara Pueblo work and attributed to that pueblo by the owners who purchased the vase in the 1960s. The clay, slip...

What a beautiful example of traditional Hopi pottery.  Fawn Navasie Garcia formerly known as "Little Fawn" began her pottery career in the 1970s and created this pot in the 1980s.  The family that purchased it directly from her were dear...

This elegant and traditionally fired wedding vase was made by famed Hopi/Tewa potter Joy Navasie, also known as Frog Woman, which is the name she chose to honor her mother Paqua Naha (c. 1890–1955) the original Frog Woman.  This vase...

The Gachupin family from the Jemez Pueblo are known for their beautifully shaped and polished melon style bowls.  This one is just beautiful and in excellent condition.  Melanie Gachupin, Jemez Pueblo b. 1974 created this pot and it has been...

Small, decorative Apache burden basket with leather hanging strap and tassels tipped with tin cones by Apache artist Doranna Via.  Includes a picture of the artist with the basket. Apache burden baskets are made from available materials such as willow...

Lovely and unique painted pottery plate signed by Ralph Aragon, San Felipe Pueblo.  Decorated with a bird design and his signature paint splatter, this decorative plate also has leather tassels with tin cones and a leather hanger. Ralph Aragon was...

Gorgeous Acoma Pueblo pot painted in a finely detailed eyedazzler design. Signed "F.V. Antonio" by noted potter Frederica Antonio.  Wow! Frederica Antonio specializes in contemporary hand-coiled pottery with hand-painted, intricate designs. She is married to Randy Antonio and is a...

This marvelous replica beaded Crow cradleboard from the early 2000s was made by artist Magdeline Stewart and sold through Prairie Edge.  The beading is sewn on a leather backing with trade cloth trim.  The cradle is a soft chamois leather...

Taller, wide-shouldered Hopi pot with parrot tail design.  Signed by Marianne Navasie with her earlier symbol of a tadpole with an "M" next to a frog. Marianne Navasie (1951-2007) was the daughter of Joy Navasie (Second Frogwoman) and granddaughter of...

Tohono O'odham (Papago) split stitch coiled basket made with bear grass as the bundle and split yucca for the sewing weft.  DETAILSArtist: unknownTribal Affiliation: Tohono O'odham (Papago)Size:  7" diameterMaterials: bear grass, yuccaCondition: From an estate- please see the photos VW41

This small, round Tarahamura basket is a nice example of double-twilled weaving.  The Tarahamura people are indigenous to the Sierra Madre mountains of Mexico. Woven of yucca leaves and stems.DETAILSArtist: UnknownTribal Affiliation: TarahamuraSize:  3 1/2" high x 3 3/4" diameterMaterials:...

This vintage Pima coiled basket is a beautiful, radiating fret design. Extremely well woven. Pima baskets are typically sewn with willow (light color) and devil's claw (black) over a base of split cattail reeds. DETAILSArtist: UnknownTribal Affiliation: PimaSize: 14 3/4"...