Santa Fe Art Auction will kick off the 2026 auction season with its online Native Arts sale on February 4 and 5, featuring close to 400 quality lots from both historic and contemporary Native American artists. Everything from paintings and pottery to sculpture and jewelry will be on offer.
David Bradley (Chippewa), Pueblo Sisters, 2011, acrylic on board, 22 x 257/8 x 1¼ in. Estimate: $4/6,000
Collectors should be on the lookout for a variety of “classic and transitional Diné (Navajo) rugs and blankets as well as textiles from some of the finest weavers of the 20th and 21st centuries,” notes Santa Fe Art Auction president Gillian Blitch. A highlight in this category is a circa 1940 Western Reservation Rug, made from hand-spun yarn and natural dyes, which is estimated at $2,000 to $4,000.
Joseph Cerno (Acoma), Polychrome Jar with Bird Designs, 2010, fired clay, 11½ x 13 in. Estimate: $2/3,000
Diné (Navajo) Western Reservation Rug, ca. 1940, hand-spun yarn, natural dyes, 98½ x 64½ in. Estimate: $2/4,000
“An extensive selection of pueblo pottery works will be also presented,” Blitch continues, “from traditional vessels dating to the late 1800s through works by top contemporary potters including Joseph Cerno, Margaret Tafoya, Maria Martinez, Jody Naranjo, Teresita Naranjo, Samuel Manymules, Ada Suina, Russell Sanchez, Carmelita Dunlap and Dextra Nampeyo.”
Among the pottery pieces offered during the auction is Cerno’s fired clay Polychrome Jar with Bird Designs from 2010, which has a presale estimate of $2,000 to $3,000.
“Look for Native basketry, jewelry by Harry Morgan, Edison Cummings, Albert Jake, Delbert Gordon and more, as well as prints, works on paper and paintings,” Blitch adds. Across the two-day sale, collectors will have the opportunity to bid on items that showcase the breadth of traditional to contemporary Native American art.
Edison Cummings (Diné (Navajo)), Inlay Sandcast Cuff, silver, turquoise, coral and jet, 53/8 (inner circumference), 1¾ in. (width) Estimate: $2/4,000
Dan Namingha (Hopi), Santa Fe Dawn, lithograph on Arches, 22¼ x 18 in. Estimate: $6/900
Cummings’ Inlay Sandcast Cuff, made with silver, turquoise, coral and jet, is expected to bring in between $2,000 to $4,000; and a Navajo concha belt from around 1945 has estimates of $3,000 to $5,000.
Collectors can also bid for artworks by Tony Abeyta, Rhonda Holy Bear, Tammy Garcia, Wilford Begay and Darren Vigil Gray. Not to be missed is an acrylic on board by Chippewa artist David P. Bradley, depicting two Pueblo sisters carrying pots on their heads. The painting is expected to fetch $4,000 to $6,000. In addition, Hopi artist Dan Namingha’s lithograph Santa Fe Dawn has a presale estimate of $600 to $900, and Holy Bear’s Untitled (Doll with Beaded Shawl) is expected to sell for $2,000 to $4,000.
Diné (Navajo) Concho Belt, ca. 1945, silver, turquoise, 45 in. Estimate: $3/5,000
Rhonda Holy Bear (Cheyenne River Lakota), Untitled (Doll with Beaded Shawl), carved and painted wood, hide, silver, glass beads, cloth, hair, quills and shells, 273⁄8 x 9 x 5¼ in. Estimate: $2/4,000
The Native Arts sale will have a preview reception on Friday, January 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. The auction will take place online on February 4 and 5, starting at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time. —
February 4-5, 2026
Native Arts
Santa Fe Art Auction
Online
(505) 954-5858
www.santafeartauction.com
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