Lucy Leuppe McKelvey (Navajo, 20th century) pottery jar titled "Whirling Rainbow Goddesses of the Windway Chant" with bright polychrome paint and mottled paint decoration to the body and painted lightening decoration to the inside of the neck. Signed on the base "Lucy Leuppe McKelvey/Asdzaan Kiisaani/Navajo/"Whirling Rainbow Goddesses of the Windway Chant". Photo of the potter […]
Lot 697: 2 Acoma Pottery Jars, Melissa & Frederica Antonio
2 pottery items: Melissa Concho Antonio (b. 1965) large Acoma pottery jar with finely painted black on white geometric or eyedazzler designs and a diagonal Kokopelli band to one side. Signed "MC Antonio" on the base. 19 1/4" H x 14" dia. 2nd item: Frederica Antonio (b. 1968) small olla form Acoma pottery jar with […]
Lot 696: Steven Lucas Hopi Pottery Jar
Steven Lucas (b. 1955) Hopi polychrome pottery jar with bird element designs on the shoulder and sponge decoration on base. Inscribed "S. Lucas" and with images of a mudhead or "koyemsi" and an ear of corn for his great grandmother, Nampeyo, on base. 4" H x 9 1/8" diameter. Provenance: The Estate of Larry Casey, […]
Lot 695: Polly Rose Folwell Prize Jar, 9/11 Memorial
Polly Rose Folwell (b. 1962) award winning Santa Clara pottery jar with polychrome decoration commemorating the events of September 11, 2001. Motifs include airplanes, The Statue of Liberty, an Apple, The NYC Skyline, a Native American Male with headdress and an outline of the United States, all against a geometric background. This jar was awarded […]
Lot 693: 8 San Ildefonso Pottery Related including Marie & Julian, Rosalie & Joe Aguilar Jar, Related Pottery/Books
Eight (8) San Ildefonso related items. 1st item: Rosalie Simbola Aguilar (c. 1898-1947) and Joe Aguilar (1898-1965) redware pottery jar with sgraffito kiva step and cloud and rain designs to neck. Signed "Rosalie Jo–" on the base. 3 3/4" H x 6 3/4" dia. 2nd item: Marie Martinez (1884-1980) and Julian Martinez, also known as […]
Lot 692: Large Maria & Santana Martinez San Ildefonso Blackware Charger
Large Maria and Santana Martinez San Ildefonso blackware charger with repeating stylized feather motif. Signed on the base "Marie & Santana". 14 3/4" dia. Provenance: The Estate of Larry Casey, Jackson, Tennessee. Note: Following the death of Julian Marinez, Maria worked with her daughter-in-law Santana who helped to design and fire her pottery pieces. These […]
Lot 691: 10 Native American Baskets, inc. 5 miniatures
10 Native American Baskets, including 5 miniatures. 1st item: Choctaw square bottom cane egg basket by Nancy King, original Craftsmen's Guild of Mississippi tag attached. 6 3/4" H x 4 1/2" D x 5" W. 20th century. 2nd item: Algonquin birch bark basket with squared bottom, seamed construction and wrapped rim. 4 1/4" H x […]
Lot 690: Group of 6 Native American Baskets
Six (6) Native American baskets. 1st-4th items: Four (4) Southwest Native American coiled baskets, willow or yucca with devil's claw designs. Akimel O'odham (Pima) basket with linear key design. 4 1/8" H x 6 1/2" dia. Tohono O'odham (Papago) ovoid double handed basket with step pattern design. Includes note with Papago attribution. 3 3/4" 7 […]
Lot 688: 4 Native American Baskets, inc. Tlingit
1st item: Tlingit round lidded gift basket wove from cedar bark (bottom & upper rim) and two-color twined spruce root (body). Body with canoe pattern and two horizontal bands, lid with spiral weave and radiating triangular and stripe banding. British Columbia, Northwest Washington and Alaska, circa 1930. 2nd item: Tlingit round rattletop basket wove from […]
Lot 689: 3 Native American Baskets & 3 Native American Basket Reference Books, 6 pcs.
1st item: Paiute round willow coiled basket with allover beaded decoration in white, medium blue and dark blue glass beads, applied in a geometric pattern to the body and star pattern to the base. 2 5/16" H x 4 1/2" dia. North-Central California, circa 1950. 2nd item: Paiute coiled willow water basket jug with pitch […]









