Birds
Black Mesa black-on-white Bird Effigy replica pottery. The original for this beautiful replica, was found on Black Mesa, Arizona during coal mining mitigation work. The use was for bird effigy vessels is unknown, but the forms appeared at the beginning of the Basketmaker III and went through the Pueblo III times. Effigy pottery figures are still made today in the Pueblos on into Mexico at Casa Garande Mata Otiz.
Eagle pendant with a Royston Ribbon turquoise cabochon. Measures 2 1/4" long including the wing tips.
A design from the Mimbres people from southwest New Mexico and southeast Arizona. This serigraph is printed on high quality paper and is 9 inches wide by 12 inches, including a 2-1/4 inch mat and frame. The price is $70.
Birds, butterflies, and mountains are included throughout this weaving, that has a repeated design of a chief blanket. This is a very sophisticated, contemporary interpretation of several different old regional styles. Weaver Tabitha Bitsui has put a lot of artistic design into this 37 inch by 71 inch pictorial style weaving.
Denium lapis carved bird by Zuni artist Delvin Leekya. Lots of detail in the feathers and inlaid turquoise eyes. Probably a stylized Eagle. Eagle represents vision, intuition, and creativity.
Perched on a turquoise arrow head this abalone bird has extra protection with the "Spirit Bundle". Providing food, water, air and earthly protection. Measuring 1 1/2 inches long.
Heishi Santo Domingo Necklace- Small shell with coral beads and Abalone birds with sterling silver closure. Measuring 23 inches in length.
Zuni carving of a bird on a tree with something in it's mouth. It is signed on the bottom, PLUTE ZUNI. The fetish is carved out of antler.
Tsigowanu Kwa Povi is from the Pueblos of San Juan and Santa Clara. Her small seed jars are sgraffito images and have cabochons of turquoise on them. Featured is a seed jar with a roadrunner that has a snake in it's beak. The redware jar is polished and fired and then has a carved design on the surface. This jar is 2 inches tall.
Woodpecker carved out of Walrus tusk ivory, stands 1 1/4" tall. You can see the detail in the birds feathers, and his black jet eyes.
