Heritage Auctions | June 2, 2023 | Dallas, TX

A Plethora of Treasures

Heritage Auctions holds two stellar sales of Native American and Southwest art this summer.

During the months of June and July, Dallas-based Heritage Auctions will host its Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Signature Auction and Collecting Southwest Showcase Auction, respectively.

“This season we received large consignments of weavings, jewelry and pottery, so our clients can expect a plethora of Navajo weavings, including very affordable examples,” says Delia E. Sullivan, director of ethnographic art at Heritage Auctions. “[This includes] Navajo, Zuni and Hopi jewelry—and most of the jewelry lots have multiple items in them. [We’ll also be offering] pueblo pottery from the ancient to the contemporary. These consignments will be spread out over the two sales.”

Jesse Monongya (Navajo/Hopi), Contemporary Navajo/Hopi Necklace with Matching Pair of Earrings, 14” (necklace length). Available in the Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Signature Auction. Estimate: $12/18,000

Lucy M. Lewis (Acoma), Emma Lewis (Acoma) and Charmae Shields (Acoma), Three Acoma Jars, diameters ranging from 6¼ to 8”. Available in the Collecting Southwest Showcase Auction.

A major highlight within the June Ethnographic Art sale is a contemporary Navajo/Hopi necklace with a matching pair of earrings by esteemed artist Jesse Monongya. The set is expected to sell for $12,000 to $18,000. Additionally, collectors should be on the lookout for a Sioux Beaded Hide Child’s Dress (est. $6/8,000); a Ute beaded hide tail bag (est. $3/5,000); a Four Mile polychrome jar with butterfly motifs (est. $3/5,000) and a Mimbres Black-On-White bowl, estimated at $5,000 to $7,000. “[The] Ute Beaded Hide Tail Bag, circa 1880, [has] beautiful geometric designs, and the Sioux Girl’s Beaded Hide Dress [has] very pleasing bead colors,” Sullivan adds.

Items to watch out for in the Collecting Southwest sale include a Navajo Moki weaving, estimated to fetch $2,000 to $3,000, as well as four contemporary Navajo jewelry items (est. $1,500/2,500), and three Acoma jars by Lucy M. Lewis, Emma Lewis and Charmae Shields. The set of jars has a presale estimate of $1,200 to $1,800.

A Sioux Beaded Hide Child’s Dress. Available in the Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Signature Auction. Estimate: $6/8,000

A Navajo Moki Weaving, 68½ x 45”. Available in the Collecting Southwest Showcase Auction. Estimate: $2/3,000

Head to Dallas, Texas, on June 2 for the Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Signature Auction, and July 14 for the Collecting Southwest Showcase Auction.

June 2, 2023
Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Signature Auction

July 14, 2023
Collecting Southwest Showcase Auction
Heritage Auctions, 2801 W. Airport Freeway
Dallas, TX 75261, (877) 437-4824, www.ha.com