Antique American Indian Art
Washington-based Antique American Indian Art is offering this Navajo pictorial rug, which is decorated with Indian chiefs, steer heads and hearts. The weaving, from roughly 1910, measures 81 by 45 inches and is in excellent condition. The piece comes from the JN Butler Collection, which originates with Butler’s great-uncle, Edward William (E.W.) Nelson (1855-1934), an American naturalist and ethnologist. “Initially, Mr. Nelson’s research was in Alaska,” the gallery notes. “However, he developed tuberculosis and relocated to the American Southwest in 1890. His studies ranged from Death Valley to Mexico. The Smithsonian Institution houses his collection of artifacts from the Alaska expeditions.” After he died in 1934, the collection went to the only child of his only sibling and then later to Janet Nelson Butler, who died in 2022.
50 NE Midway Boulevard, Oak Harbor, WA 98277 • (949) 813-7202 • www.antiqueamericanindianart.com
Ancient Nations
Now available at Ancient Nations is this beautiful pot titled Cross Winds from the late Jemez Pueblo potter Dominique Toya, who was a beloved artist and had a large presence in the pottery world before her passing in 2023. “Dominique was an innovative pottery artist who left a lasting impression on the world of contemporary pueblo pottery,” Ancient Nations shares. “She won many major awards and was respected by judges and collectors alike. This unique box-like jar is an example of her creativity and technical expertise.
www.ancientnations.com • (800) 854-1359
Sandbar Trading
Recognized not only as one of the best Acoma potters, but also one of the best potters of the 20th century, Lucy Lewis is a potter whose name carries a great deal of weight, even 32 years after her passing. Sandbar Trading is now offering a Lewis jar measuring nearly 6 inches tall that shows her fine line work both horizontally and vertically with multiple designs that continue around the jar. The pot carries the “Lucy M Lewis,” signature, along with “Acoma N.M.” and a date of 1959. The piece also has what may be an original sticker that reads “From the Pueblo of Acoma” and what appears to be an original price of $32.50. “Lucy Lewis had an impact on the world of pottery, both with her works and the family of potters that she left the world,” Sandbar notes.
839 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501 (316) 655-7477 • www.sandbartrading.com • rick@sandbartrading.com
Home & Away
This Maine gallery is now showing a matched pair of baskets made by Passamaquoddy weaver Mary Gabriel that were made as gifts presented in the late 1990s. Gabriel was one of the matriarchs of the revival of Wabanaki fancy basketmaking. Through her daughters and through her mentoring of young weavers, her legacy lives on beyond just the baskets she wove. Gabriel’s daughter, Sylvia, taught Gal Frey how to weave. Gal, in turn, taught her son Jeremy Frey how to weave.
Wilton, ME • (207) 423-8473 • www.homeandaway.gallery • david@homeandaway.gallery
Thomas Cleary American Indian Arts
Now available is this Lakota dress yoke, from around 1860. The 20-by-42-inch piece was part of the Field Museum in Chicago from 1912 to 1936. “Tanned hides are canvases and beads are paint. Beaded yokes are made to adorn a loved one in precise geometries within a field of crystal clear blue skies and waters. The sparing use of design—abstractions of entire worlds—reveals the mastery of an artist and her confident restraint,” writes Jill Ahlberg Yohe, the consulting curator and co-curator of the influential exhibition Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists.
Santa Fe, NM • www.thomasclearyllc.com • (505) 670-2945
Alan Kessler Gallery
This Hopi polychrome cottonwood katsina doll depicting Palhik Mana, or Butterfly Maiden, is now available at Alan Kessler Gallery. With arms carved, bent to the waist and wearing a traditional black dress, white manta and white case mask, the carving will be an exceptional addition to any collection. The doll’s chin is painted with a colorful hatched-design element, and further carved with an elaborate stepped Tablita. Made roughly between 1910 and 1920, the doll’s height is 13.5 inches.
www.alankesslergallery.com • ack45@msn.com • (505) 660-2637
Winfield Trading
Winfield Trading in Gallup, New Mexico, has a beautifully inlaid multicolor sterling silver eagle dancer bolo by Zuni artist Edward (Eddie) Beyuka (1920-2002). Beyuka is a World War II veteran and a survivor of the Bataan Death March in 1942. He is known for his inlaid katsina dancer bolos. His pieces are typically viewed as sculptures when not being worn. This particular piece is inlaid with mother of pearl, coral, orange spiny oyster and Sleeping Beauty turquoise.
1830 State Highway 602, Gallup, NM 87301 • www.winfieldtradingco.com • (505) 778-5544
Antique Native American Baskets
Available at Antique Native American Baskets is this Robert Chee watercolor showing a wonderful Navajo scene full of color and movement as dancers circle a large fire. The work, measuring 221/2 by 23 inches, was likely painted in the 1960s. Chee, also known as Hashke-Yil-Cale, was a prominent painter in the mid-20th century. He was also a student of Allan Houser.
Sonoita, AZ • www.antiquenabaskets.com • lauree@theantiqueattic.net
Territorial Indian Arts
Arizona-based Territorial Indian Arts specializes in fine American turquoise jewelry by Native artists of the past. Now available at the Scottsdale art destination are these four rings, including a Fred Thompson-set ring with #8 turquoise from Nevada, and three other examples from unnamed artists from the 1930s to 1970s. New Mexico collectors and visitors are encouraged to see these pieces in person at Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show in Santa Fe from August 9 to 12. Territorial Indian Arts will have a booth at the event to show these pieces, as well as many others.
7100 E. Main Street, Suite #3, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 • www.territorialindianarts.com • territorialindianarts@gmail.com • (480) 945-5432
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