Western Americana Auction April 2022

Lot of 8 Native American Indian illustrations. Highlight is two William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) chromolithographs titled Yamapi Ute Runner for Chi

Hand colored? print of a Native American working on a pot. Signed by Brush? 1949. In original 5.25x9.25" frame which needs repair. City: St...

Lot of 3 signed prints all mounted on cardboard. Two by Ignacio Rodriquez, both dated 5-92, front and side portraits of Native American Indians, some

Reproduction prints of a group of charcoal drawings called "People of the Silent Land: A Portfolio of Nevada Indians" by Robert Caples. C...

Two framed pieces both in original frames, measuring 9.5 x 12.5" 1.) Juniper Buffalo Bill and Little Young Man / Two younger pecunnie braves i...

3 Native Americans in blankets by Robert Redbird 30x23.5". Mestiso Series: Mi Gente with likely signature by Amado Peña, 30x26". 8 Na...

Chilmark Pewter Sculptures, most by reknowned artist Don Polland. 1) Spirit of the Wolf; 13" 2) Buffalo Prayer by Polland; 6" 3) Runn...

Chilmark Pewter by Artist JJ Barnum 7". City: State: Date:

Anasazi Pottery Pottery Shards Framed Lot of 12 (PrePuebloan) people of the four corners region (Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico) 800AD-1200AD.

Navajo pottery with handle. c. 1929. approx. 5x5.5". City: State:Arizona Date:c1929

Mixed group of jewelry pieces: 1) Western style 1940’s Mexican belt buckle in silver with rose gold overlay design. Set with two small rubies

Bear claw design, Navajo watch band, not hallmarked. Possibly Mike Thomas. Two bear claws with silver caps, turquoise stones and leaf silver designs.

Vintage Navajo bolo (c.1950’s) hallmarked RHY (probably Richard Henry Yazzie). Turquoise and coral stones with silver leaf and ball design. 1

Navajo silver and turquoise bolo. Four turquoise stones set shadowbox style with silver leaf design. 1.25” x 1”. $100-200. Also, bla

Two turquoise and silver Navajo necklaces. Natural polished chunk turquoise with silver bench beads. Both necklaces are 17” long. (both have

Two turquoise and silver necklaces. Natural polished chunk turquoise with silver bench beads. Both necklaces are 16” long. (both have been re

Unusual vintage Jimmie Nezzie (signed) long ring. Nezzie is known for his chip inlay jewelry. Inlaid coral chip image of Kachina, engraved with design

The size 7 3/4 ring is marked by Leonard Nez, brother of Jonathan Nez with the Thunderbird design. The second ring is size 8 3/4 stamped B sterling wi

Elegant Navajo sandcast belt buckle—Vintage silver with green turquoise cabochon set with wire wrap within a silver shadow box rectangle. No

Vintage Navajo Squash Blossom necklace, 22” long. Horseshoe naja (7 stones)—2.75” x 3”, highly matrixed turquoise

Signed by famous Navajo artist, Victor Moses Begay. Incredible, Choice Native American Squash Blossom Necklace and Earrings matching set. This is a D

This cuff bracelet measures at 2 1/2 in. or 64 mm and 1 in. wide with 7 turquoise stones. Tooled nicely made by Irene Tsosie. Irene, now deceased, wa

This lot has four Navajo rings sized 5 1/2, 5 3/4, 6 1/4, and 7 1/2. The 6 1/4 ring has turquoise and lapis signed with a feather and circle include.

This lot of four Navajo turquoise rings range from 6 3/4, 8 1/2, 8 3/4, and 9 3/4. The 8 1/2 ring is signed Ron Bedonie, the 8 3/4 ring is signed CLBZ

This lot of four turquoise rings measure 6, 7, 8 1/4, and 9 1/2. The 9 1/2 ring is signed by Navajo Edison Yasse. All are high quality stones. Please

This lot has three unsigned turquoise rings sizes 5 1/2, 6, and 8 3/4. Sizable stone specimens. Please see photo for details. City: State:Arizona

These two rings are made with Variscite stones; a greenish colored stone similar but more rare than turquoise; sizes 7 1/2, and 8 1/2. The 8 1/2 ring

Group of vintage Navajo jewelry: 1) cuff bracelet set with turquoise stone, leaf design with chain attached with turquoise stone and turquoise ring (s

William Douglas, Navajo—hallmarked W. Douglas. Traditional vintage belt buckle, oval turquoise stone and overlay silver work forms shadowbox,

Unusual yellow turquoise (actually a jasper or serpentine with webbings of hematite from same mines as turquoise) stones mounted in a ring and cuff br

Zuni artists, Valentino and Matilda Banteah created this huge turquoise and silver Bolo. Oval bolo measures 3” x 2.75”. Silver tips

Vintage Zuni thunderbird bolo tie slide with inlay of mother of pearl, coral, turquoise and onyx. Original bolo slide and one silver tip, 2”

Vintage Zuni Owl ring, mosaic inlay of turquoise, coral, onyx and tortoise shell. Size 7.5. 1.25” x .5”. No hallmark. Ring band a bi

Owl squash blossom necklace, vintage. No hallmark. Probably by Zuni artist C. D. (Carleen) Leekity. 25” long with 10 owls (1.25” x .

Striking turquoise and silver inlay ring. Probably by Zuni artist Amy Quandelacy, unsigned. This is her signature design with Inlaid sleeping beauty t

Zuni Sun Face bolo, unknown artist. Beautiful mosaic inlay of onyx, mother of pearl, turquoise and coral. 1.75” x 1.75”. Black leath

Round turquoise stone wife two metal leaves center this bone and stone necklace. Braided tie string. City: State: Date:

Lot includes 4 seed bead style neck pieces in bright colors and patterns. The black piece is the longest measuring 17" end to end. The tan piec...

Lot includes 6 beaded Native American fringe necklaces in display case. The largest one is quite a showpiece in blue and black beads with a trio of ci

Beaded panel depicting an orange man riding a blue horse or mule. White beads are used for the man's hair and shoes and the horse's hooves a...

Made in Fallon by Keith Tohannie. Beaded leather fringed sheath, holding 8 1/2 inch, blue stone handled knife. Original price $350. City: State: D

Cheyenne beaded knife sheath and a narrow, beaded bag with metal cones and hair. Perhaps tobacco bag or a bag for an awl or Ö.? 11" long, ...

Beaded knife sheath with images of a horse and an Indian chief. Could be for tourist trade. About 10 inches long, no beadwork on back side, as usual.

Lizard beaded forms were traditionally used as repositories for the umbilical cord to insure health and good luck. Sometimes they were hung from a cra

Two Medicine/tobacco leather beaded bags or belt pouches. Great beading with hide fringe. About 6 x 8" each. City: State: Date:

Two beaded bags, 4 x 7 inches, and 2.5 inches square. Thought to be Plains. City: State: Date:

This beaded artifact may have been a tobacco pouch or pipe bag but no longer has an enclosed bottom. It may even have started life as a sleeve of a br

This peace pipe is made of red clay and measures 22 in. long. From the J.M. Davis Museum with inventory tag attached. Please see photo for details.

Lot of two: 1) generic pine needle basket sewn with rafia; 6 inches in diameter, 2 inches tall. 2) Washington-Oregon coastal (Makah?) turned basket;

5 Indian dolls c. 1920's by Skookum(Billy Good) Indian. Father 16.25", mother with baby 10.25", lady 12.5", boy 11.25", chil...

Native American Rug, "Lazard Lion Ranch" San Martin, California, Circa 1930. Dimensions: 30 x 30". Three distinct tones consisting o...

Possibly Two Gray Hills. This 48" x 7.5 ft American Indian rug has gray tones, several yellow stains, Circa: 1930, generally fine. City: St...

Possibly Two Gray Hills. Native American Rug, Circa 1930's era, Size: 7 x 4.5 Ft. Please see photo for details. City: State: Date:c1930s

This Canvasback Tule grass decoy is about half-scale made by Mike Williams of the Schurz, Nevada Paiute tribe. It is in the Lake Lahontan- Lovelock Ca

This lot has a full-scale Tule duck decoy made by Steve Allen dated 2004. The style is of the Lake Lahontan- Lovelock Cave design. The piece is 12 in.

This lot contains one large Tule grass decoy with a mat. The decoy measures 16 in. X 8 in. while the mat measures 10 in. X 14 in. This combination is

This lot contains seven (7) pieces of a Tule duck decoy family. The largest is 15 in. X 9 in. followed by 12 in. X 8 in., followed by an 8 in. decoy,

This lot contains two Tule duck decoys one 8 in. the other 7 in. made in exacting detail with both Tule grass and cattails. The miniature Tule boat is

This lot has three Tule duck decoys by local artists. Two are made by kwassuh/Wesley Dick also known as kwassuh ibbi (the English translation is &qu...

This large Tule grass decoy measures 16 in. X 9 in. tall. In all probability this is actually a goose decoy. Unpainted, c. 1920-1940's marked:&q...

This decoy is of a goose made from natural trigs by artist John Blueboy. Contemporary art that measures 9 in. X 8 in. Well made, please see photos for

Lot of 14 printed items related to Native American Indians. Highlights include a US Senate report from the War Department, Office of Commissary-Gene

This cashe of stone tools is thought to be used for fire starting and food preparation. The two gray stones are each pierced for the ends of a bow dri

Alaska's Fisheries Atlas Volume 1 issued by the State of Alaska Department of Fish and Game. This atlas is divided into 3 parts; Part I: Species...

Glimpses of the Grand Canyon of Arizona by H.G. Peabody. Published by Fred Harvey in Kansas City in 1900. This book contains black and white photograp

Library of miscellaneous books related to Montana and California divided into three smaller groups. A) Footprints in the Valley: A History of Valley

Collection of 68 California geology and mining bulletins or journals. A) Nine issues of the California Journal of Mines and Geology issued by the Stat

A) The Civil Code of the State of California, as enacted in 1872, amended at subsequent sessions, and adapted to the Constitution of 1879; and an appe

Ten publications mostly related to gold mining and the Gold Rush. A) Christie's Gold Rush Treasures from the SS Central America auction catalog ...

Los Angeles biographical resource. Pages 505-1104 with index. Missing both boards. City: State:California Date:

The Manufacturing Directory of Los Angeles County and District, 15th Edition, compiled and published by the Industrial Department of the Los Angeles

Lot of 16; nearly all are different titles. Includes: "Mono County, California" by McIntosh, 1908; Horseshoe Canyon by Bean; Mono Diggings...

1) 1901. 600 pages. Published by Husted. Giving name, occupation and residence. Classified business directory. Street guide. All the regulars plus fir

1) For Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley. Also smaller locations like Sunol, Warm Springs, Midway, Centerville, etc. 1899. 710 pages. Published by Husted.

The Pacific Coast Business Directory for 1867 compiled and published by Henry G. Langley. Contains the name and post office addresses of each merchant

The Pacific Coast Business Directory for 1871-1873 compiled and published by Henry G. Langley. Contains the name and post office address of each merch

This travel book dated April 14, 1894 covers the Pacific slope of the country from Mendocino beaches, the Russian River, the Marin County coast, Mount

Rare California State Gazetteer and Business Directory published by R.L. Polk & Co. in 1893. This directory begins with an overview of the state...

This book is a Sacramento Directory for the year 1878, it includes a general directory of the residents along with a business directory for statistics

City and County Directory including Sacramento City and County, and Amador, El Dorado, and Placer Counties for 1884-1885 published by L.M. McKenney an

Business Directory of San Francisco, California and Principal Towns in California and Nevada published b L.M. McKenney in 1877. Contains names, busine

This collection of seven books and pamphlets reference southern California, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and historic California Missions. Afoot and A

Red covered 1892 report of Denver Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade. 127pp with index. City:Denver State:Colorado Date:1892

The Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer for 1871 published by S.S. Wallihan & Company. Comprising a brief history of Colorado, and a...

Rocky Mountain Directory and Colorado Gazetteer for 1871 published by S.S. Wallihan and Company. Inscription on the title page reads, "With the...

Hardcover 1866, 329pp with index and contents. 1891 with detached boards, 280 pp with index. 1893 258 pp with index. 1 loose page. City: State:Idaho

Nine volumes of the Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library published by the Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library between 19

Hardcover collection of mostly Iowa journals, Many are ex-library. Annals of Iowa-Index's Vol 1-8, 9-16, 17-28. Volumes--1863 reprint(2), 1895-9...

4 Iowa history hardcovers. Iowa, The First State of the Louisiana Purchase by Salter. Early Algona by Cowles. Iowa Pioneer Foundations Vols 1 and 2 by

Old Fort Crawford and the Frontier by Bruce E. Mahan. Published by the State Historical Society of Iowa in 1926. According to the editor's intro...

The Palimpsest is a historical magazine published the State Historical Society of Iowa. 52 hardcovers. Vols 1-14, 16-18, 20-21, 23-29, 31-41, 46-48,

Approx. 85 hardcover Kansas Historical books. Kansas Historical Quarterly 1931-1977 complete with 1931-67 index.. Kansas Historical Collection 1886-19

Kentucky Geological Survey Series IV, Volume I, Parts I-II; Series IV, Volume II, Parts II-III; and Series IV, Volume III, Part III (and duplicate). W

Baltimore & Ohio R.R. Summer Tours Directory for 1894 Gives routes and rates for all New England states Profusely Illustrated and detailed Inclu...

Minnesota: The Land of Sky-Tinted Waters. A History of the State and Its People. Written by Theodore Christianson and published by the American Histor

9 Montana agriculture books and booklets. Related to irrigation, dry farming, Timber Resources, Forest Distribution in the Northern Rocky Mountains by

Group of seven books related to the history of various churches, mostly in Montana. Includes the following titles; A History of Episcopal Churchwomen

Seven copies of the Inventory of the County Archives of Montana prepared by the Inventory of Public Archives (Montana Historical Records Division of C

Collection of 14 books related to Montana cowboys including the following titles: A) Free Grass to Fences: The Montana Cattle Range Story by Robert H.

Collection of books related to education in Montana. A) Eight Biennial Reports of the Montana Board of Education. First through ninth report, missing