October 2017 Premier Auction

Unpolished jar by Ray D. Garcia (a.k.a. Ray Duck). Black and white on orange micaceous clay. Corn and geometric designs, 6" x 6" diameter....

Very fine two-color (red/white) sgraffito seed pot with menacing water serpent figure by Roy Tsigowanu. Very textural, 2" h x 3.25" diamet...

Polished blackware with carved water serpent by Victor and Naomi Eckleberry. 3.25" h x 4.5" diameter. In 1981 Victor moved to Santa Clara ...

Abstracted Avanyu by Marie Suazo. Very deeply etched water serpent on redware, 1.75" h x 2.75" diameter. Marie Suazo, Santa Clara Pueblo,...

Incredible triangular small pot by Anita Suazo. Redware, deeply carved designs. 1.5" x 2". Excellent condition. Anita Louise Suazo (born M...

Black on black pot by Merton & Linda Sisneros. Feather, kiva step and water serpent designs. Very elegant work, 3.5" h x 4.5" diameter...

Blackware figurine by Gary Gutierrez. Seated figure of man holding bow and arrow, but bow and arrow are missing. 3.75" h x 4.75" w x 3.5&q...

Blackware deeply incised vase by Teresa V. Gutierrez. Avanyu and kiva step design, 5" h x 2.75" diameter. Teresa Gutierrez is a daughter o...

Blackware w/ three carved bear claws by Frances M. Chavarria. 2.75" h x 5" diameter. Frances M. Chavarria of Santa Clara Pueblo was marrie...

Deeply Incised Blackware by Madeline E. Naranjo. Very geometric unconnected designs, deeply incised, 3.5" h x 4.25" diameter. Madeline E. ...

Duotone Feather Design Pot by Candelaria Suazo. Beautiful toned band of feathers, lightly incised. 3.5" h x 4.5" diameter. Candelaria Suaz...

Elegant Avanyu (water serpent) Jar by Madeline E. Naranjo. Madeline E. Naranjo was born in 1971 as a member of the Santa Clara-Tewa Pueblo. She was ta

Deeply etched blackware pot by Sherry Tafoya. 4" h x 5.5" diameter. Sherry Tafoya (b. 1956 in Santa Clara Pueblo) is the daughter of potte...

Forrest Naranjo wedding pot, sienna, 6.25" h x 4.5" diameter. Nice sgraffito design of mudhead dancing with rabbits and birds. Just fabulo...

Horno (bread oven) by Lela & Van Gutierrez. Geometric design, six colors, 3.25" h x 3" x 4".Lela Gutierrez (1895-1966) and her hu...

Miniature incised redware wedding vase by Doris Tenorio. Water serpent and kiva steps, 2.75" h x 2". Doris Tenorio is the granddaughter of...

Julie Gutierrez sgraffito seed jar (opening is the shape of a butterfly! Incredible roses and butterflies sgraffito with turquoise beads. 4.25"...

Legoria Tafoya carved blackware bowl, 5.5" h x 6.25" diameter. Legoria Tafoya (1911-1984) was a sister of Pablita Velarde and therefore wa...

Charming owl figure pot by Margaret & Luther Gutierrez. Six colors, kiva step design, 4.5" x 3.5" x 3". Margaret Gutierrez (born ...

Polished blackware seed jar by Stella Chavarria. Deeply incised water serpent design, 3.5" h x 4" diameter. Born into Santa Clara Pueblo i...

Redware Incised Jar by Judy Tafoya. Very deeply carved with dragonflies and cattails--very unusual. 3.25" x 3.25" diameter. A sixth genera...

Sharon Naranjo Garcia blackware fluted rim jar. Sharon Naranjo Garcia, Santa Clara Pueblo, Many of today's potters began working with clay while...

Unusual seed pot by Dusty Naranjo. Etched galloping horse and dragonflies, lightly sgraffito swirls and lines on black/brownware. 4.5" h x 3.5&...

Lela and Van Bowl. Multi color geometric design, matte finish, with twisted handles. 3.75" h x 9.5" diameter. Good condition, tiny chips i...

Bowl by Alvina Garcia, leaf design band, spirit trail on black rim. 3.75" h x 7.75" diameter. Alvina Garcia was born in 1943 and has been ...

Vintage flower basket bowl. Flower designs on bowl. Unsigned, partly polished, polychrome. 5.5" h x 9" w x 7.25"d. City: ...

Wedding Pot by Victor & Janie Tenorio. Birds and flower designs, twisted handle. 6.75" h x 4" diameter. City: Santo Doming...

Classic Zuni turquoise encrusted fetish bowl with traditional spirit hole and attached fetish bears with bundles of feathers, leather ties. Good condi

Black free formed micaceous pot. Signed. but unreadable. Possibly from San Juan Pueblo. 3" x 3.5" x 3". City: State:...

1) Santa Clara blackware bowl. Unsigned, 2.25" h x 3" diameter. Older piece, good condition. 2) Horsehair pot, Taos Pueblo, etched and som...

Two Pots by Dine Artist, Elmay: 1) Seed pot, etched in are two wolves. 2.5" high x 4" diameter. 2) Seed pot with etched goose. 3.25" ...

Vintage water jug, small--4" x 3.5" diameter. Appears ancient, however we cannot discern its age ior exact origin. City: S...

Mexican Pre-Columbian seated female figure, crossed legs. She wears a headdress along with beaded necklace and earrings. 6" x 4.75" x 2&qu...

1) Blackware bowl, 3.25" h x 8.25" diameter. Rounded base. 2) Brown/red pot with black painted design. 6" h x 6.5" diameter. a f...

Historic pottery canteen, 8" diameter, flat on one side. One handle broken off. Possibly from Acoma Pueblo. City: State: ...

Native American style blackware Pot. Glazed, signed "TB Dine" or JB Dine". This piece appears to be factory made. 5" h x 6"...

1) San Ildefonso redware, unsigned. Some wear, 4" h x 3,75" diameter. 2) Vintage Maricopa tall neck jar. Shows wear, 7" h x 3/25"...

1) Glazed and incised pot, wave design, very good condition. 6" h x 6" diameter. 2) Small very worn and chipped pot. Note on base "Ar...

Vintage Hawaiian cloth doll, grass skirt, shell necklace, yarn hair and straw bowl on head. 12.5" x 4.5" x 2.5". City: ...

Woven corn husk and yarn bag by Viola Morris. This bag is new, never used, has an attached coin bag. Beading is different on each side. 7.5" x ...

This shield is made in the old style. Bar paw prints and turkey feathers. Corral and green stripe patterns. 18 inches. Brewers were famous for maki

1) Tezi Tunka carved and painted gourd. Roadrunner design. Pine needle rim. 6.5" h x 8" diameter. Beautiful piece. Signed by the artist. 2...

1) Painted rawhide rattle, very simple painting, wood handle. 10" long. 2) Painted gourd rattle, rawhide wrapped handle with fringe. " lon...

Varied Native American lot includes: Tea drip spoon, beaded pin with tiny moccasins, tiny papoose on frame, tiny sterling gun and holster, tiny storyt

Bamboo throwing spear, bamboo point held by woven top of spear. Bamboo shaft. Spear origin, unknown. Some bamboo-headed spears were used by the Semai

1) Phallic carved stone, 5.5" x 3". 2) Chiseled stone, 4.75" x 1.75". 3) Three arrowheads, one is obsidian, 2 are stone, good co...

12 points in a frames, another 18 points mounted on cardboard in a plastic case. These are early points thought to be from Oregon. City:

We are not sure what this is, but maybe you are? Black carved stone trough is 16" x 7" x 2.5". It rests so that the straight side i...

A metate or metlatl (or mealing stone) is a type or variety of quern, a ground stone tool used for processing grain and seeds. In traditional Mesoamer

This spectacular tusk is approx. 7’ 2” long! With the spiral pattern on the long tusk it makes a huge visual impact. This narwhal tusk came from and o

Impressive large walrus tusk. 24.5” long with 2 cracks towards the tip. Two repairs neat tip end. The piece appears obviously antique. The walrus is n

This tusk has scenes of Reindeer fighting and mingling with a tepee on one side and an Eskimo leading a Reindeer pulling a sled back to camp on the ot

This walrus tooth sure has deep roots! Walrus teeth are commercially carved and traded. The average walrus tooth has a rounded, irregular peg shape a

The 10” tusk by Davidee Itulu (1929-2006), has scrimshaw carvings features a walrus, bear, bird, seal, polar bear and more. Mounted on stone base, 1”

Articulated 3 part narwhal cane with mushroom shaped top handle. Narwhal are found in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada, and Russia. Green,

Very unusual narwhal cane with a whale carved handle. Narwhal are found in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada, and Russia. 30” long. There is

This long, beautifully detailed cribbage tusk measures 21.25” with three small ivory seal fetishes on top. Seals have missing teeth. Scrimshaw images

The small pair is 3” tall with red wool, brown fur and beads with a drawstring top. The larger pair is 5.75”, deerskin, red wool with tan fur.

Pair of sled dog sealskin booties. Violet wool trim with rawhide ties. 6" long. City: State: Alaska Date: HWAC# ...

Charming Sealskin Owl Toy. An Ookpik ([uk'pik]) is a popular Inuit handicraft toy. It is a small, souvenir owl with large head and big eyes, a b...

Handmade Alaskan deerskin, sealskin, beaded bag. Fringed, with drawstring closure. Multi colored beaded designs. New condition. 11” x 6.25”.

Bear skin, lined with scalloped blue felt on edges. Head cutout, 86” x 57”. The St’at’imc also known as the Lillooet are an Interior Salish people loc

Stretched beaver pelt, stretched with string on branch hoop. 45" h x 38" w. Good condition. City: State: Date: ...

28" long belt with circular fur covered sections. Laced together with leather strips. Leather ties. City: State: Date: ...

A pair of Indian mittens, gray suede, lined with sheepskin with green, turquoise and gray beads. New condition. Probably for a lady's hand. ...

Board Ivory tusk cribbage board supported by carved seals on base. Board is shaped as polar bear with fish sticking out of its mouth. Top scrimshaw o

A trio of ivory bear fetishes. Ranging in size from 1.25” to 1.75”. One bear is standing and wearing a backpack and holding a pickaxe, the center larg

The 1.75” long dolphin w/ black inlaid eyes, mounted on an acrylic base. 1.5” very detailed walrus poised on a 4” x 1.5” ivory base. The Native Amer

This is a great old doll with a carefully whittled wood head over a cloth body. The features are carved and drawn in lead pencil...quite typical of do

Ivory and onyx stretch bracelet with fetish bear, walrus, seal and wolf. Very nice, but two fetish pieces missing. c.1930-1940s. The Native American

An antique Inuit-carved miniature ivory Inuit on dog sled. 2.75”. Rough carving, faded eye and mouth markings. The Native American ivory item(s) i

Kayak This fetish has a 4” long, 1” wide ivory kayak and Eskimo hunting with a spear. Spear is attached to kayak, and loosely held in his hand. Oar

Pendants in the adorable cupie doll style, approx 2”. Both have black accented facial and body features; one holds a small gold nugget. The Native A

Two Ivory Fetish Rings: The polar bear ring is size 9, and seal ring is size 10. Black facial accents on both. Perhaps these are for luck on the hunt.

Knife with ivory blade (2” x 7”) with 10” wood handle. The handle has a bone overlay and a copper trim ring near the blade. Blade is wavy on one edge.

Inuit bracelet: ivory has carved whale, seal, otter, walrus, bear fetishes. Some of the baleen pieces have tiny chips, and the bracelet needs to be re

This 19.5" necklace has alternating black stone and ivory sections. The ivory has carved polar bears and whales. City: State: ...

2.75" totem fetish is mounted on a small ivory base. There are several natural small cracks. City: State: Date: ...

A menacing snarling wolf, 3.25” long. 2.25” Eskimo on snowshoes dressed for the cold. Separate Plexiglas bases included. The Native American ivory i

Haida argillite totem, Raven, turtle, and bear, 10” with removable base. Bear and raven have mother of pearl eyes. Haida artists have been carving the

Stunning Inuit sculpture of an Eskimo--driving a sled. Signed on the bottom by artist. Several small bruises. 10” x 8.5” x 3.5”. The sculpture is made

Vintage Inuit soapstone sculpture of a bird. Nicely stylized, wing slightly etched in, it rests on the rock base. Unsigned. 6.25” x 6” x 3.5”. Base do

Elegant, graceful sculpture of Canada Goose in sleeping position. Unsigned, 6.25" x 7" x 5". City: State: Arctic Re...

Impressive sculpture of an Eskimo battling a ferocious bear. Sculpture attributed to Inuit artist, Lucassie Echalook who was born in 1942. Missing spe

Soapstone sculpture by Noah Tuki depicts an Eskimo grabbing a huge walrus by its tusks. Artist, Noah Tuki (1925-1990), signed on bottom. 8.25” x 8” x

Delightful soapstone sculpture of laughing man holding his pants on with one hand and holding a small wooden club with the other hand. Deftly carved,

Soapstone sculpture of standing bear balancing on ice by Levi Alasuak. 5.5” x 4.5” x 4.25”. Levi started carving at the age of eleven, and learned by

Inuit sculpture of an Eskimo hunter in the process of killing a seal. Nice facial detailing, tiny chip on one shoulder. Sandstone, signed by artist, b

Inuit stylized sculpture of a water bird. 7.25” x 8” x 3”. Beak is cracked, missing a small chip. The Inuit believe that after death people return as

Inuit soapstone sculpture of a speared seal. 7.5” x 12.5” x 5.5”. Seal has a 4” ivory spear piercing its lower back with the line still attached. Unsi

This fabulous Inuit sculpture is soapstone or serpentine. Leaning forward, arms behind his back, the man has a frowning face. Sculpture is unsigned, s

Elegant, beautiful stone work, dark striated grey with pale grey area on back. Wings spread, unfortunately beak is broken. Unsigned. 7.5” x 9.5” x 3”.

Soapstone or serpentine sculpture of a standing seal is simply carved with etched flippers and eyes. Nice color variations, 7.25” x 3.5” x 6.5”. Sign

This bark canoe is in the style of the Northwest. It is 17" long and has red circular patterns on both sides of the bow and stern. Ci...

Vintage Inuit papoose doll, fur hood, knitted doll head, beaded face. Buckskin, laced and beaded papoose. 8” x 2.25”. City: State:

Vintage Papago coiled basket. Waterbird design. 2” h x 10.75” diameter. Used, but in good condition. City: State: Arizona Date:

Stunning Haida hand embossed copper over wood chest. 13.75” x 24” x 14”. Northwest motifs (very like the totem design) of faces, hands, fish, birds, e

Alaskan scraper and sheath, 8.5”. Curved chert blade, bone handle, wrapped with sinew. Sheath is made from hide and fur and measures 5.5” long. During

Gorgeous Albatross handle on this carved wood ladle, 7” long. Chipped bowl end. City: State: Alaska Date: HWAC# 50562

Northwest coast folk art. Haida carved wood ladle, handle, a stylized albatross. Bowl features the face of a man. 5.5” x 19” x 4.75”. Beautiful piece,