Buffalo Barry’s Indian Art
This photo shows the great artistry of Hopi artists across the decades. Starting on the left, there is Sa’lako putsqatihu or cradle katsina. Note the vibrant colors on the face and tablita. This cradle doll dates to about the 1890s. After 1900, cradle dolls became standardized with three stripes. Some say the three stripes symbolize blood lines, and a long, full life. Others say the three stripes refer to the mother with her children on either side. Yet another interpretation is that the three stripes refer to the past three worlds of the Hopi (who believe we now live in the fourth world). In the middle is a 1940s depiction of the Koninmana or female Havasupai katsina. Finally, on the far right is a Palhikwmana from the 1930s. Once again the face and tablita have beautiful tones. All three objects blend together so harmoniously, both symbolically and aesthetically.
(508) 631-2703 • www.buffalobarry.com • buffalobarry@charter.net
Sandbar Trading
New Mexico’s Sandbar Trading is offering an early 1900s Chiricahua Apache basket. The gallery notes, “A similar basket in Dr. Gregory Schaaf’s American Indian Baskets I (Page 13), was credited to Helen Chatto. She was the wife of Chatto, the Chiricahua Army scout who was instrumental in the capture of Geronimo. This basket has construction similar to the basket in Dr. Schaaf’s book.” The basket is made with sumac rods and unpeeled split sumac, along with tin cones and dyes. The rare basket comes from a Kansas collection.
839 Paseo de Peralta, Suite K, Santa Fe, NM 87501 (316) 655-7477 rick@sandbartrading.com • www.sandbartrading.com
Territorial Indian Arts & Antiques
Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, Territorial Indian Arts is now offering this Garden of the Gods silver stamped cuff bracelet. At 2 inches wide, the bracelet is repouseed and cold tooled with whirling logs, eagles and arrows. The gallery notes that “excellent-quality hand stamps cover the surface.” It is dated prior to 1940, likely in the 1920s and 1930s. The Scottsdale art destination is known for its exceptional jewelry, as well as pottery and weavings.
7100 E. Main Street, #3 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 (480) 945-5432 • territorialindianarts.com • territorialindianarts@gmail.com
Home & Away Gallery
Now available at Home & Away Gallery is a 19th-century carving of a walrus, made from walrus tusk by an unidentified Eskimo/Inuit Alaskan artist. Features include a wonderful patina, ubiquitous marks from hand tools, and inlaid iron eyes and nostrils. The work comes from the deMenil Collection in New York, and comes with a museum stand and original handwritten label. This carving precedes general commercial trade in Native Alaskan artwork and may have been made as a utilitarian object, as walrus tusk carvings were often seen throughout Alaskan history.
David Shultz, 207 423-8473 • homeandaway.gallery
Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery
This basket was made by Maggie Mayo James (1870-1952), a renowned Washoe basket weaver known for her intricately designed masterpieces. Basket weaving is a high art form in the Washoe Community, with techniques and designs passed down from generation to generation. James’ pieces feature detailed geometric patterns, incorporating traditional motifs and symbolism while using locally sourced materials such as willow, bracken fern and redbud. Her baskets during her life were sought after, and continue to be collected by museums and serious collectors. She remains a significant figure in Washoe basket-making traditions three-quarters of a century after her death.
6872 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite #130 Tucson, AZ 85750 • (520) 722-7798 • www.medicinemangallery.com
Winfield Trading
Now available at Winfield Trading is this work by Charles Pratt, who was born in Concho, Oklahoma, in 1937. He died in 2017 after a long battle with Parkinson’s. The gallery notes, “He was a self-taught Cheyenne and Arapaho artist who could work in any medium. Charlie was known for his larger-than-life bronzes and whimsical creations. He could make anything out of literally anything. This sculpture titled Bird Woman was inspired by his mother, who was called Paveena’e or Pretty Wing. Some of his earliest memories were of her wrapped in an army blanket and surrounded by hummingbirds.”
(505) 778-5544 www.winfieldtradingcompany.com • winfieldtradingco@gmail.com
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