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Mata Ortiz Polychrome Pottery Vessel by Pilo Mora, 1990
By Pilo Mora
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel
Pilo Mora, Master Potter (1961 - )
1990
Hand coiled low fire clay
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico
Measures: 7 inches Height. x...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Mata Ortiz Effigy Pot by Nicolas Quezada, 1988
By Nicolas Quezada
Located in Los Angeles, CA
White slip black geometric effigy pot
Nicolas Quezada, Master Potter (1948 - 2011)
1988
Hand coiled low fired clay
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, M...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Large Golden Micaceous Pottery Bowl with Fire Clouds by Lonnie Vigil
By Lonnie Vigil
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lonnie Vigil (1949 -)
Micaceous Bowl
1994
8 inches H. x 13 inches in Diameter
This striking bowl is by renown master potter Lonnie Vigil of Nambe Pueblo.
Made from hand coils of micaceous clay, the surface is then slipped with micaceous clay and traditionally pit fired. Micaceous clay is so rich in the mineral mica that the mica's tiny gold-colored flakes impart a softly glowing, subtly textured surface to the finished pottery.
So it is not just the form, but the surface that is so stunning on this beautiful piece. The bowl was fired to a deep golden orange, with the surface patterned by fire clouds. These fire clouds are varied in coloration forming an exquisite pattern on the surface of the bowl.
Lonnie Vigil is the recognized master and innovator of micaceous pottery...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Clay
Mata Ortiz Polychrome Pot with Marbleized Slip by Ramiro Veloz Sr., 1990
By Ramiro Veloz Sr
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel
Ramiro Veloz Sr., Master Potter
1990
Hand-Coiled low fire clay
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico
An extraordinary ultra thin walled ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Pima Basket, 1890
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pima basket
1890
Willow and Devil's Claw
Measures: 6.25 inches Height. x 17 inches in Diameter
This large example of a coiled Pima basket dates from 1890.
The basket appear...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Willow
Maidu Basketry Bowl, 1910-1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maidu basketry bowl
1910 - 1920
Willow and Devil's Claw
Measures: 3.25 inches H. x 10.25 inches L. x 7.25 W.
This basket appears in excellent original unrestored condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Willow
Apache Basketry Tray with 12 Point Star Design, 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Apache basketry tray with 12 point star design
1900
Willow and Devil's claw
Measures: 2.50 inches Height. x 10 inches in Diameter
An excellent e...
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Willow
Navajo Picture Writing on Muslin, Six Weasel People with Two Lizard Guardians
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unknown
Navajo picture writing on muslin
Six Yeis With Two Water Creature Guardians
Muslin, mineral pigments, sand.
Navajo Medicine Man active 1947 - 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Navajo Picture Writing On Muslin, Two Humpback Yeis with Two Bat Guardians
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unknown Navajo Medicine Man
Navajo picture writing on muslin
Two Humpback Yeis With Two Bat Guardians
Muslin, mineral pigments, sand
Navajo Medicine Ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Navajo Picture Writing on Muslin, Four Corn Maidens with Four Lizard Guardians
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unknown
Navajo picture writing on muslin
Four corn maidens with four lizard guardians
Muslin, mineral pigments, sand.
Navajo Medicine Man active 1947 -...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Oak and Steel Bench, 1900
By Henry M. Sherwood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oak and steel bench
Henry M. Sherwood, Chicago
1900
This red oak-and-steel bench is from the renown Henry M. Sherwood Company that manufactured f...
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Benches
Materials
Steel
Rare, Mammoth Fetish Bowl by Marvelita Phillips, One of Only Four Ever Made
By Marvelita Phillips
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fetish Bowl
1998
Marvelita Phillips ( 1949 - )
Ceramic pot, pine tar, turquoise, azurite, shells, coral, deer antlers, feathers, jet, horsehair, deer sinew, leather.
A truly magnificent Fetish Bowl appearing in near pristine original condition and one of only four examples extant of these largest Fetish Bowls ever made by Marvelita Phillips.
The bowl is coated with a pine tar mixture of a proprietary mixture of turquoise, azurite, and coral that stuck to the fetish bowl. This is meant to give the fetishes great importance and value.
There are three very large carved shed deer antler Water Serpent...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Antique Hand Hewn Mesquite Mexican Rustic Hacienda Table, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderfully time-worn rustic hand-hewn three-plank mesquite table with rich vintage original patina, originating in rural Sonora, Mexico. Dates circa 19...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Farm Tables
Materials
Wood
Mammoth Tarahumara Indian Beer Fermenting Pot with Exquisite Fire Clouds Pattern
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tarahumara Indian beer fermenting pot.
Sierra Tarahumara mountains, Chihuahua, Mexico.
1920s.
Low fire clay.
Measures: 21.50 inches height. x 26.50 inches in diameter.
An earl...
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Clay
Carved Oak and Tooled Leather Table by Milo Marks
By Milo Marks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Milo Marks oak and tooled leather table.
Chip carved tapering legs and triangular aprons, one with tooled leather overlay in steer head and flower motif, squared top with edges ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Tables
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th Century Antique Mexican Hand Hammered & Riveted Copper Tub
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th Century Mexican Hammered and Riveted Copper Tub.
An extraordinary and unique late 19th century hand-hammered, hand- crafted, and hand-riveted heavy gauge copper tub acquired ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Rustic Architectural Elements
Materials
Copper
1980s Post Modern Memphis Style Lacquered Handmade Box by Hollis Fingold, Signed
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic postmodern Memphis style handmade, hand-painted wood box with distinctive rounded flat feet and sculpted wavy handle by artist Hollis Fingold. The inside of the box has a...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
19th Century Long Navajo Braided Horsehair Rope
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Braided Horsehair Rope
1890s
Braided horsehair, leather
20 ' Long
A rare late 19th Century Navajo braided horsehair rope, 20 feet in overall length, appearing in very go...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Post Modern 1980s Handmade Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Signed
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic postmodern Memphis style handmade, hand-painted wood box with distinctive triangular feet with a black and white checkerboard and linear patterns and sculpted wavy handle...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Plastic, Wood, Paint
Tarahumara Indian Large Water Pot with Floral Design, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Tarahumara Indian Water Pot painted with Floral Design
Sierra Tarahumara Mountains, Chihuahua, Mexico
1970s
Low fire clay.
17 inches H. x 16 inc...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Clay
Tarahumara Indian Red Clay Water Pot Decorated with Birds and Floral Designs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tarahumara Indian Red Clay Water Pot decorated with Birds and Floral Designs
Sierra Tarahumara Mountains, Chihuahua, Mexico
1940s
Low fire clay.
12 inches Height x 11 inches in Diameter
An unusual 1940s vintage red clay Tarahumara Indian Water...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Clay, Paint
Tarahumara Indian Beer Fermenting Pot, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tarahumara Indian Beer Fermenting Pot
Sierra Tarahumara Mountains, Chihuahua, Mexico
1970s
Low fire clay.
19.50 inches H. x 24.50 inches in Diameter
A large vintage example of...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Clay
Mata Ortiz Polychrome Effigy Pot by Mauro Quezada, 1989
By Mauro Quezada
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Polychrome effigy pot
Mauro Quezada
Hand coiled low fired clay
1989
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico
Measures: 4.75 inches height x 5.5 inches...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Clay, Paint
Amazonian Feather Storage Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Feather storage basket
Rikbaktsa Tribe, Jurene River, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1990
Plaited fiber, wood, feathers, twined natural fiber, and cotton.
5 inche...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Mata Ortiz Polychrome Pottery Vessel by Rito Talvera Quezada, 1989
By Rito Talvera Quezada
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel
Rito Talvera Quezada
1989
Hand-coiled low fire clay
Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Ruby Zoisite Feather Bundled Buffalo Fetish by Amos Pino, 2002
By Amos Pino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Feather Bundled Buffalo Fetish
Ruby Zoisite, turquoise, spiny oyster, feathers, sinew.
Amos Pino
2002
3 inches H. x 3 inches L. x 1.5 inches W.
This buff...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Native American Native American O...
Materials
Other
Turquoise Frog Fetish, 1990
By Sarah Pino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frog Fetish
Turquoise and coral
Sarah Pino
1990
Measures: 1.75 inches H. x 2.50 inches L. x 2.25 inches W.
This wonderful frog fetish was carved from a single piece of turquoise by Navajo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Other
Raspberry Alabaster Feather Bundled Bear Fetish with Heart Line
By Amos Pino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raspberry Alabaster feather bundled bear Fetish with distinct heart line
Amos Pino
1998
Ramah Navajo Band, Navajo Reservation, El Morro, New Mexico
M...
Category
Late 20th Century American Navajo Native American Objects
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Alabaster
19th Century Mexican Hand Carved Sabino Wood Bowl with vintage native repair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique late 19th Century Mexican rustic wood bowl, carved from a single block of wood with a wonderful aged patina and native vintage tin repairs.
Collected in Sonora, Mexico in t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Rustic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Tin
Moroccan Khoumya Tribal Dagger, 20th Century
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Moroccan Khoumya Tribal hand -crafted and hand-carved dagger with brass scabbard and a chiseled wooden grip.
Hand made by Moroccan artisans and is one-of-a-kind.
Good condition wit...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Brass, Steel
19th Century Mexican Hand Carved Sabino Wood Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique late 19th Century Mexican rustic wood bowl, carved from a single block of wood with a wonderful aged patina.
Collected in Sonora, Mexico in ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Rustic Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Vintage Miniature Mata Ortiz Tadpole Fetish Pot by Cesar Dominguez, 1989
By Cesar Dominguez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Mata Ortiz Tadpole Fetish Pot
Cesar Dominguez (b. 1961 - )
1989
Hand-Coiled low fire clay
Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico
This miniature Tadpole Fetish Pot is a rare and very early example (1989) from this first generation Mata Ortiz acknowledged Master Potter, Cesar Dominguez, who began his work in 1984.
His pottery is widely collected and his repertoire is huge, from differently colored colored intricately decorated stone -polished ollas to plates, to bowls, to marbleized pottery...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Ceramics
Materials
Clay
Chanel Vintage Gripoix 4-Strand Baroque Pearl Choker with Medallion, 1980s
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A exceptional four-strand Baroque yellow pearl choker with an octagonal jeweled-and-gold plate medallion clasp. Twenty six brilliant clear crystal stones surround the centerpiece of green poured Gripoix Paris Glass surmounted by a red Gripoix Paris Glass cabochon, ringed by an intricate gold-plated laurel wreath. The medallion clasp is gloriously attached to the pearl strands by rectangular "baguettes" each with six clear crystal stones.
Vintage 1980s. Stamped 'CHANEL, MADE IN FRANCE' on the back of medallion. Length is 15.25 inches overall. The octagonal medallion measures 1.50 inches H. x 1.50 inches W.
This exquisite Chanel choker can be worn with the medallion facing front and center, or in back on the nape of the neck.
From the glamorous 1980s, when Princess Diana made pearl-and-jeweled chokers...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Baroque Revival Choker Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Chanel Vintage Double-Strand Pearl-and-Gold Gilt Chain Necklace with Magnifier
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A versatile vintage 1984 Chanel faux pearl-and-gold gilt chain four-in-one necklace. Stamped 'CHANEL, 1984,' 'MADE IN FRANCE' on the tag attached to gilt chain.
Wear it long with o...
Category
Late 20th Century French Baroque Revival Multi-Strand Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Gilt Metal
Chanel Vintage 1983 Four-Strand Baroque Pearl Necklace, Ornate Medallion Clasp
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A gorgeous Chanel faux pearl necklace from the ultra-glamorous 1980s.
This beauty of a necklace boasts four graduated strands of baroque p...
Category
Late 20th Century French Baroque Revival Multi-Strand Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Gilt Metal
Sterling Silver and Multi-Gemstone Inlay Zuni 4-Piece Ranger Buckle Set, 1992
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Channel Inlay Ranger Buckle Set with Two Keepers and a Belt Tip by Zuni Pueblo silversmith Zora Joe. Inlaid with Turquoise, Spiny Oyster Shell, Jet, and...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Vanity Items
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Turquoise, Other, Sterling Silver
Vintage Chanel Gripoix Glass-and-Rhinestone Clip-on Dangle Earrings, 1980s
By Chanel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique Vintage Chanel Red Gripoix Red Glass-and-Rhinestone Dangle Earrings, Chanel round signature cartouche on the back of each earring, 'CHANEL' with interlocking 'CC' logo.
Eac...
Category
Late 20th Century French Baroque Revival Dangle Earrings
Materials
Other, Gilt Metal
Inlaid Multi-Gemstone Sterling Silver Pin by Benny & Valerie Aldrich
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful vintage Benny & Valerie Aldrich pin with turquoise, coral, spiny oyster, and sugilite set in sterling silver. Stamped "ALDRICH"
This pin is...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brooches
Vintage Kit Carson Hand-Engraved "Let 'er Buck" Sterling Silver Pin
By Kit Carson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Let 'er Buck" is an intricately hand-engraved vintage art jewelry pin in Sterling Silver with gold wash by renown jeweler and sculptor Kit Carson.
This w...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brooches
Materials
Ruby, Sterling Silver
John Winston Mother of Pearl & Sterling Carved Eagle Head Belt Buckle, 1993
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisitely and richly relief-carved eagle head in Gold Lip Mother Of Pearl set in Sterling Silver. Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed on the verso: "Friend or Foe You'll Never Know, Winston, 93' "
Buckle measures 2.50 inches H. x 3.13 inches W., with a weight of 99.2 grams.
The buckle bar measures 1.50 inches wide.
This piece is in like-new condition and has not been previously worn. I am its original owner. A rare opportunity to acquire a classic example of this artist's work in pristine original condition.
John Winston...
Category
Late 20th Century American Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Multi-Gemstone Inlaid One-of-a-kind Lizard Pin by Benny & Valerie Aldrich
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A simply exquisite inlaid pin made of many different stones including Turquoise, Chrysocolla, Coral, Spiny Oyster, Sugilite, all surrounded by 22 cut Amethyst stones then set in ster...
Category
Late 20th Century American Artist Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Coral, Turquoise, Other, Chrysocolla, Multi-gemstone, Peridot,...
Historic John Gordon Leak Zuni Knife Wing Inlaid Pendant / Pin, 1938
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Strikingly beautiful Knife Wing design Pendant/Pin set with natural turquoise, spiny oyster shell, and mother of pearl inlaid into a black jet background made by the Zuni Master John Gordon Leak...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Brooches
Materials
Turquoise, Other, Sterling Silver
Historic John Gordon Leak Zuni Small Knife Wing Inlaid Pin, 1938
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful small Knife Wing design Pin set with natural turquoise, spiny oyster shell, and mother of pearl inlaid into a black jet background made by the Zu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brooches
Materials
Turquoise, Other, Sterling Silver
Classic and Rare Small Matched Pair of Zuni Rainbow Dancer Pins by Merle Edaakie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Merle Edaakie, Zuni Master Lapidary Artist
Zuni Inlay Rainbow Dancer Pin Set
1946
Robert Wallace Collection
Collection Numbers RP 135 & RP 217
Natural turquo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Brooches
Materials
Turquoise, Other, Sterling Silver
Classic, Historic and Rare Zuni Rainbow Dancer Pin by Merle Edaakie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Merle Edaakie, Zuni Master Lapidary Artist
Large Zuni Inlay Rainbow Dancer Pin
1946
Robert Wallace Collection
Collection Number RP 164
Natural turquoise, spi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Brooches
Materials
Turquoise, Other, Sterling Silver
Classic and Rare Matched Pair of Zuni Rainbow Dancer Pins by Merle Edaakie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Merle Edaakie, Zuni Master Lapidary Artist
Zuni Inlay Rainbow Dancer Pin Set
1946
Robert Wallace Collection
Collection Numbers RZ 127 & RZ 127
Natural turquo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mike Bird-Romero Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet W/ Large Turquoise Hearts, 1993
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant and beautiful Sterling Silver 7 Row Cuff Bracelet with Stormy Mountain Natural Turquoise Hearts by Mike Bird-Romero made in 1993. The two large stacked turquoise hearts are separated by two small gold capped balls. Stamped with Mike Bird's representative Symbol and 'SAN JUAN PUEBLO, STERLING.'
Bracelet measures 1.75 inches H. overall, 2 1/4 inches W., inside measurement of 5 5/16 inches, and a 1 3/16 inch opening.
Purchased in 1993 directly from the artist, this bracelet has never before been sold or worn.
Born in 1946 in San Juan Pueblo, Mike Bird-Romero is an accomplished jeweler known for his technical mastery, innovation, respect for historical techniques and designs, and is a major figure in contemporary Native American jewelry...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American Cuff Bracelets
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Striking Navajo Stamped Heavy Sterling Silver Belt Buckle by Wilson Jim, 1988
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This outstanding belt buckle of heavy sterling silver exhibits all the beautifully detailed stamp work that has become a hallmark of master Navajo Silversmith Wilson Jim...
Category
Late 20th Century American Native American More Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
