$500-$999
Small Two Grey Hills Weaving- Measuring 24 inches by 42 inches. This rug has a gray background and chocolate brown designs. Finely woven and in excellent condition.
Stunning pair of Bisbee turquoise earrings, set in a traditional sterling bead frame work. Jeanette Dale works with quality stones and has a signature style of silver work. Measuring 1 1/4 inches these are classic beauties.
Iris Youvella Nampeyo-Iris is Hopi/Tewa and of the Corn Clan, from the Hopi Pueblo, she has been actively making pottery since 1960. Featured is a classic Nampeyo hand polished and traditionally fired Buffware Jar. The flowing lines, the buff color and the applique`ed corn stalk are all her signature techniques.
Erla Graham is a Native Delaware/Sioux, she is known for creating these detailed and decorated dolls. Erla hand carved the body from wood and paints the figures, then they are clothed and decorated with fur, feather, cloth and hair, to authenticate the tribe she is portraying. Similar dolls have come up at auctions with estimates between $1500.00 and $2000.00. Toh-Atin gallery currently has 4 Native dolls by Erla in a collection that is for sale.
Durango arts and craftsman Eric Hodges creates these detailed one of a kind Knife and Sheath sets. Truly a collectors item for the sportsman. The deer skin is saddle fringe laced, the turquoise is inlaid and the blade is hand forged. An amazing amount of work and talent in each piece. The knife is 12 inches long and the total height is 18 inches tall.
"Homestead Memory" by Tucson Arizona painter Albert Dreher. Albert has a unique technique he applies to a special paper and then it is adhered to an enameled metal frame. Measuring 17 inches by 17 inches, this includes the 4 inch frame.
Maribel Lopez comes from a very talented family of potters from the Mata Ortiz village, in Mexico. Her father creates scenes of the forest, her sister etches fine lined geometric pots and Maribel paints beautiful, birds, butterflies and insects. Her attention to detail and color palette are amazingly sophisticated. This is a new generation of creativity coming from the village that is so well known for their fine handcrafted pottery.
"Spruce Tree Mug" by Clint Swink who is one of few people who has mastered the Replicas of the Anazasi ancient people. Each piece of pottery comes with a provenance, telling the location found, the museum were it is housed and how closely Clint got to reproducing the original.
Philander Begay is creating detailed one of a kind Tufa cast sterling silver and 14 kt jewelry. Featured is a Mudhead Katchina that is dancing under a 14kt gold sun. This pendant measures 3 1/4 inches long including the bale, and is 1 1/2 inches wide. Philanders pieces are all one of a kind works of art, the process of Tufa is hand carving the mold from porous limestone, then molten silver is poured into the mold. the mold does not survive the process.
Ray Lovato is well known for natural hand cut turquoise and spiny oyster shell necklaces. Featured are three examples of heishi and corn cut 19 inch long chokers. Call to see about the availability.
