Arts & Crafts

Fabulous hand-woven Makah trinket basket showcasing the whirling log design.  This basket's characteristics, date it 1890s.   In the 1860s, the Makah people at Neah Bay developed a cottage industry producing trinket baskets. Through the 1930s, they wove thousands of small...

Fabulous!  This is a Native American beadwork purse that was created on a loom.  The handle is also beaded, and it includes fringe with a geometric design.  The purse is lined with fabric and has leather trim at the opening....

Fabulous perfectly woven basket by noted artist, Peggy Rock Black.  Peggy was born into a family of weavers and then married into the Black family, who are famous weavers as well.  This basket showcases a Many Goats Clan design  ...

Fabulous perfectly woven basket by noted artist, Peggy Rock Black.  Peggy was born into a family of weavers and then married into the Black family, who are famous weavers as well.  This basket showcases a turtle in the middle surrounded...

Fannie King (Diné, b. 1946) creates beautiful baskets and learned her craft from her mother's family.  She prides herself on creating the very best baskets possible.  This blossom design basket is in perfect condition. DETAILS:Artist: Fannie King (Dine, b. 1946)Condition:...

This antique Plateau (Nez Perce) double sided bridal bag is beaded with a different floral design on each side.  Leather base and glass beads.  Ca. 1900-1902. 7 1/2" long, 13" long including handles x 7 1/2" wideFrom a private collection,...

Handmade Jemez Pueblo pot, hand polished and etched with an intricate star design. Signed by Wilma Baca Tosa.  Wilma Baca Tosa, (New Wheat), was born to John and Linda Baca of Jemez Pueblo in September 1967. She was inspired to...

Handmade Jemez Pueblo pot, hand painted in cream with a carved, wavy band of rug designs. Narrow neck pot has a small stopper lid. Signed B.J. Fragua (October 10, 1962 - January 27, 2022) The daughter of Manuel and Juanita...

Handmade Jemez Pueblo pot, hand painted in cream with a beautiful red and black cornstalk design. Signed by Juanita Fragua, Jemez Pueblo (Walatowa).  Juanita Fragua was an esteemed potter from the Corn Clan of Jemez Pueblo. She decided to be...

Vintage handmade polished blackware pot with carved design, signed by Cliff Roller, Santa Clara Pueblo.  Dated '97. Cliff Roller learned to make pottery from his mother, Toni Roller, and he is also a grandson of the noted potter, Margaret Tafoya...

Handmade Jemez Pueblo pot, hand painted in cream with a beautifully detailed cornstalk design. Signed by Juanita Fragua.  Juanita Fragua was an esteemed potter from the Corn Clan of Jemez Pueblo. She decided to be a potter at a time...

Vintage handmade blackware narrow neck pot with carved avanyu (the water snake) design, signed by Denise Chavarria, Santa Clara Pueblo. Denise Chavarria is the daughter of Loretto and Stella Chavarria. She learned how to make pottery through watching and working...

Vintage handmade polished clay pot with carved avanyu (the water snake) design, signed by Stella Chavarria, Santa Clara Pueblo. Stella Chavarria is part of a long line of Santa Clara Pueblo artists including her grandmother, Christina Naranjo; her great aunt,...

Vintage handmade polished clay pot with painted mountain design signed "Annette" by Annette Vigil, Santa Clara Pueblo.  Annette Vigil is the daughter of Minnie Vigil and granddaughter of Petra Montoya. DETAILSArtist: Annette Vigil, Santa Clara PuebloSize: 3" high x 4"...

Vintage handmade polished clay pot with carved avanyu (the water snake) design, by Tricia Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo.  Tricia Velarde is known for the deep carvings on her pots. DETAILSArtist: Tricia Velarde, Santa Clara PuebloSize: 3" high x 5" diameterCondition:...

Vintage handmade polished blackware pot with carved and painted design, signed by Madeline E. Naranjo, Santa Clara Pueblo. Madeline E. Naranjo, a highly awarded artist, has been making pottery since 1991. She learned the traditional skills by watching and working...

This lovely patriotic-themed beaded knife sheath and mirror bag set are the work of artist Charles Chief Eagle, Pine Ridge Lakota Sioux. Both are signed and dated 1993. The pieces are brain tanned hide and are sinew sewn. The entire...

This beautiful, beaded knife sheath and mirror bag set are the work of artist Charles Chief Eagle, Pine Ridge Lakota Sioux. Both are signed and dated 1992. The pieces are brain tanned hide and are sinew sewn. The entire front...

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

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 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:...

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...

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"...