1. Buffalo Barry’s Indian Art
Peter Shelton Jr. (Hopi name Hoyesva) was a renowned painter and katsina artist. He was born in 1920 and passed in 1992. He and his brother, Henry Shelton, were important figures in the history of Hopi art. As noted by Greg Schaaf in his book on Hopi katsina carvers, “In the 1970s Peter created a series of finely crafted katsina dolls. He contributed to the development of a more realistic style with greater detail…” His paintings and katsinam are in many museums including the Smithsonian, the Heard Museum and Museum of Northern Arizona. This Hemis katsina is quite large nearly 16-inches tall and 5-inches wide. It is signed on the bottom of the left foot with the word “Hoyesva,” which means quite poetically “wherever the arrow lands.” This piece comes from a California collection.
(508) 631-2703 • www.buffalobarry.com • buffalobarry@charter.net
2. Jack’s Antique
This piece is a First Mesa Hopi pottery canteen with a parrot design. Hand-coiled, hand-painted with natural clay slips and pigment from the bee weed plant, and pit fired, the works is signed Sak’Honsee, which is the known hallmark of Jean Sahmie or, at times, Sahme (1948-2024). Jean comes from the renowned and award-winning Nampeyo family of potters; her mother was Priscilla Nampeyo. Jean became an Arizona Living Treasure in 2014. The canteen measures about 8 by 6 by 5 inches, with a 1-inch opening at the top. The piece is in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks or restoration.
(928) 526-0696 • www.jacksantique.com • jack@jacksantique.com
3. Home & Away
Home & Away owner David Schultz, notes about this work: “This baleen basket woven by Andrew Tooyak Sr. (1927-2000) stands out for several reasons. First, it uses light and dark baleen, creating a contrast and a depth that doesn’t appear when only dark baleen (the most common type) is used,” he says. “It has a rectangular shape, contrasting with the more common round baleen baskets. It is expertly woven, indicated by the tightness of the baleen strands, and is in excellent condition.”
www.homeandaway.gallery • david@homeandaway.gallery • (207) 423-8473 • (207) 423-8473
4. King Galleries
In 1961, Popovi Da, the son of Maria Martinez, created a unique, new coloration in pueblo pottery. He would first fire the vessel black, then fire it a second time, burning away the black and creating a sienna coloration. Very few pieces would survive double firing. In 1964, he perfected the process enough to begin selling the sienna pieces. They remain the rarest style made by Maria and Popovi between 1961 and 1971. There are certainly less than 50 of the pieces in existence. This bowl has a firing date of “670,” indicating it was fired in June 1970.
130 Lincoln Avenue, Suite D • Santa Fe, NM 87501 • (480) 481-0187 www.kinggalleries.com
5. Santa Fe Art Auction
Widely celebrated artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (French-Cree/Shoshone/Salish, 1940-2025), created powerful works of art throughout her lifetime that spoke to her Indigenous experience, including themes of cultural preservation and the relationship between humankind and the environment. A graduate of University of New Mexico, she lived in New Mexico for decades and worked from her studio based in Corrales. Collector interest around her artwork has soared in recent years, and her pieces are included in many major museum collections, including the MoMA, Smithsonian and Whitney Museum of Art. Santa Fe Art Auction has achieved excellent hammer prices for her work in the past, and is offering a poignant abstract pastel drawing from this important artist in the Signature Annual Live Sale this November.
932 Railfan Road • Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 954-5858 • www.santafeartauction.com
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