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Period: Mid-20th Century
Vintage Native American Navajo Sterling Silver & Blue Turquoise Concho Belt 1950
Located in Portland, OR
A very good Vintage sterling silver & blue turquoise Native American Navajo Concho belt, circa 1950. This very attractive Navajo belt is made up of oval silver discs with tooled & pr...
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American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

1960’s Vintage Beaded Bag
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Funky lady beg beautifully made of colourful cluster of beads, with motifs of flower and leafs, on old velvet background. This bag was not made to store any items as you see in the ...
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Unknown Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Velvet, Beads

Hand Woven Mixtec Mexican Colourful Wool Serape Blanket
Located in New York, NY
Handwoven wool serape blanket from the highlands of Oaxaca, Mexico with traditional Mixtec symbols, circa 1950s.  
Category

Mexican Tribal Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole by Ray Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example of a Nuu-chah-nulth northwest coast hand carved wood TOTEM pole by master carver Ray Williams, circa 1960s. Williams was the son of famed c...
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Canadian Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

1950s Native American Navajo Pawn Silver & Petit Point Turquoise Bolo Tie
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
1950s Navajo-made Bolo Tie from New Mexico. Handcrafted from pawn .900 silver and set with turquoise, the rope is hand-woven leather, and the tips are silver.
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American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Silver

Indian Made Pueblo Drum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun smaller Navajo Indian -Pueblo drum from New Mexico is in fine as found condition.This drum is made from wood and buckskin .
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American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Leather, Wood

Indian Made Pueblo Drum
Indian Made Pueblo Drum
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare 32 Carat Carved Lapidary Opal Native American Indian Chief
Located in Queens, NY
A vintage opal Indian head carving, weighing 32.10 carats, featuring an intricate piece of lapidary artistry. Crafted from opal, a gemstone known for its iridescent play of colors, t...
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Japanese Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Opal

Native North American Indian Indigenous Southwest Pima Geometric Woven Basket
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, beautiful designed/decorated and executed Native North American Indian Pima tribe hand woven oval shaped basket made of natural organic materials/fibers. The piece is q...
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American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Vintage 1930s Navajo Pictorial Rug, Airplane Design in Red, Gray, Ivory Wool
Located in Denver, CO
This striking vintage Navajo pictorial rug, woven circa 1940s during the Trading Post Era, is a rare and vibrant example of mid-20th century Southwestern textile art. Handwoven by a ...
Category

American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Pair of Vintage Indigenous American Inuit Mukluks or Boots
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of vintage Inuit mukluks are presumed to have been made in Canada in circa 1950 in the Indigenous American Folk Art style. The upper portions a...
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North American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Fur, Leather, Wool

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...
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Mexican Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Clay, Paint

Maria Martinez San Ildefonso Blackware Jar, circa 1930, Black on Black Pottery
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional blackware jar, created by renowned San Ildefonso Pueblo potter Maria Poveka Martinez (1887-1980), is a striking piece of Native American ...
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American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Nuu-chah-nulth Northwest Coast Hand Carved Wood TOTEM Pole by Ray Williams
Located in San Diego, CA
A fine example attributed to master Nuu-chah-nulth carver Ray Williams, circa 1960s. Ray Williams was the son of famed carver Sam Williams who started car...
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Canadian Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Eskimo / Inuit Fur Table Mat - Original Label - Canada - Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
Rare vintage Eskimo / Inuit fur table mat - featuring a hand sewn radiating patchwork design with subtle color shifts - original quilted satin lining - origi...
Category

Canadian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Fur, Fabric

Vintage Cape Dorset Ptarmigan Inuit Stone Carving, Signed, Canada, C.1960's
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Cape Dorset Inuit stone carving of a screeching Ptarmigan - fine carving with articulated feathers and feet - signed TR (in Roman - unknown...
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Canadian Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Stone

Inuit Native American Eskimo Signed Stone Carved Walrus Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful soapstone carving of a walrus by the indigenous Inuit People who inhabit parts of the arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska. Signed ("E.Y.") and numbered/dat...
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Canadian Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Soapstone

John Williams Signed Indigenous American West Coast Haida Styled Totem Pole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Indigenous American totem pole was done by the renowned master carver John T. Williams of the United States in approximately 1960 in his signa...
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American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Doug Lafortune Sr. Salish Carved Wood and Abalone TOTEM Pole
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
72" TOTEM by Doug Lafortune. Salish TOTEM pole of a raven and beaver cedar TOTEM pole. Carved TOTEM pole with abalone and shell inlays. Carved. .72” x 9...
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American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Yei Navajo Indian Weaving Large Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving Yei pillow with cotton linen pillow.This large pillow is down & feather fill.
Category

American Navajo Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Mid 20th Century Pueblo Original Paint Decorated Drum
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic rarity is in all original painted surface with the original handmade drum stick attached. The top of the drum has a painted eagle (Possibly added later) and the base h...
Category

American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Leather

Vintage Inuit 'Two Faced' Stone Carving, Signed, Canada, Mid-20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Inuit 'two faced' stone carving - fine Modernist carving with spare decoration - signed PAUL (in Roman) on the base - Canada - mid 20th century. ...
Category

Canadian Modern Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Stone

Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure, Kachina Doll, circa 1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure - Kachina Doll, circa 1970s Measures: 7" wide x 6" deep x 14" high The doll shows a few minor losses and cracks - Please review all images ...
Category

American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Inuit Native American Eskimo Signed Large Stone Carved Tusked Walrus Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful soapstone large, heavy carving of a tusked walrus by the indigenous inuit people who inhabit parts of the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska. Signed on th...
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Canadian Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Soapstone

Native American Navajo Antique Vintage Geometric Handwoven Wool Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
An intricately woven Native American Navajo rug featuring beautiful coloring and repeating geometric patterns for which the Navajo tribe is famed. In fantastic original vintage condition. From a Los Angeles collection of Native American artifacts...
Category

American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Pat Dixon Argilite Totem, 1969
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Argilite Totem signed Pat Dixon 1969. Argilite is a hard black stone found in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Pat Dixon was a masterful carver who did some of t...
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Canadian Anglo-Indian Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Stone

Pat Dixon Argilite Totem, 1969
Pat Dixon Argilite Totem, 1969
$2,950 Sale Price
26% Off
Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice hand carved and painted wood totem pole, circa 1970s. The totem stands and 26" H with a 16.5" wingspan and is in excellent condition for its age...
Category

Canadian Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint

Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole
Hand Carved Wood Totem Pole
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Inuit Beaded Belt, Signed, Canada, circa 1960's
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Inuit beaded belt - hand sewn - combination of black and multi-color opaque and semi-translucent beads - white metal buckle - one fixed belt loop...
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Canadian Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Beads

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...
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American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Other

Vintage Pueblo Triple Stand Turquoise Nuggets and Heishi Shell Disc Necklace
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary example of an original vintage 1950s Pueblo turquoise nugget and heishi shell disc necklace with sterling silver clasp presenting in excellent original condition. T...
Category

American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Stone, Sterling Silver

Painted Wood Hopi Katsina Kachina Figure '#1'
Located in Bradenton, FL
Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls an...
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American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Mexican / American Weaving Horse Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a hand woven Horse head and horse shoe pillow is custom made. This handwoven weaving has a cool black suede or leather backing. The insert is down and feather.
Category

American Adirondack Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool, Leather

Vintage Chimayo Wool Woven Purse with a Silver Closure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Native American woven purse. From Chimayo (a region inhabited by Pueblo Indians since about 1200 CE). Dating from the 1940s - 1950s. Principally...
Category

American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Papago Native American Indian Pictorial Coiled Lidded Olla Basket HUGE!
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful vintage hand woven Papago Native American Indian pictorial lidded coil basket olla. Great form and design. Has wonderful figures around the basket. This is one of the large...
Category

American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Natural Fiber

Los Castillo Mayan Sculptural Art Piece with Malachite and Turquoise Detail
Located in McKinney, TX
- Depicts a member of Mayan nobility with quetzal feather headdress and three dimensional design elements - Created using copper, brass, malachite, o...
Category

Mexican Modern Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Malachite, Onyx, Brass

Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Navajo Indian weaving bolster pillows - pair feather and down insert and zippered case. Colors: Black, off white, tan, and purple.
Category

American Navajo Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, Pair
Navajo Indian Weaving Bolster Pillows, Pair
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mixtec Cloud and Thunder Symbol Serape Blanket Oaxaca Mexico
Located in New York, NY
Mixtec wool serape blanket, handwoven with traditional cloud and thunder symbols. Slit opening in middle for wearing. Hand knotted fringe. Oaxaca, Mexi...
Category

Mexican Tribal Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Zuni Inlay Large Knife Dancer Bolo, Vintage
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautiful handcrafted Zuni Bolo tie. Natural stones set in sterling. No mark is seen, circa 1940s. Black leather tie is included with sterling tips. This ...
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American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-Century Era Signed West Coast Cedar Haida Indigenous Canadian Totem Pole
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This hand-carved cedar totem is signed by an unknown artist and presumed to have originated from Canada and dating to approximately 1960 and done in the West Coast Indigenous Haida s...
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Canadian Folk Art Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Model Canoe by Native North American Indians, C.1930
Located in Incline Village, NV
Displayed on a custom made metal stand designed especially for this boat, this is a typical model dugout canoe carved by the Nootka or Makah Indian tribe of the Pacific Northwest...
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Canadian Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Yei Navajo Indian Weaving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Yea Indian weaving is in cool neutral colors and in good condition. It has the original corner ties.
Category

American Adirondack Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Yei Navajo Indian Weaving
Yei Navajo Indian Weaving
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Carved Indian Rider Plaque
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand carved end of the run horse and rider plaque is in great condition.
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American Adirondack Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Indian Rider Plaque
Hand Carved Indian Rider Plaque
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Collection of (3) Native American Folk Art Canoes
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection of (3) Native American Folk Art Children's Toy Canoes most likely made between the 1940's and 1950's. Two of the Folk Art Children's Canoes were made from Birchbark, while...
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American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wood, Birch

Vintage Navajo Rug Bag with Diamond Pattern in Ivory, Red, Gray & Black
Located in Barrington, IL
This unique vintage Navajo rug bag, crafted circa the mid-1900s, is a beautifully repurposed piece made from an original Native American Navajo area rug. Featuring a classic diamond ...
Category

American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool, Cotton

1950s Ditidaht TOTEM
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Ditidaht First Nation TOTEM by Rick Williams the brother of John T. Williams partnered with other Native carvers to create at tribute to John in the form...
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Canadian Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Mexican Indian Weaving Geometric Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Indian weaving pillow with a brown cotton linen backing. These wonderful handwoven pillows are available as one or a pair. The inserts are down and feather fill.
Category

American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Pictorial Indian Weaving Pillows with Birds
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fun group of weaving pillows have the initial E on them and are all have cotton linen backings. Down and feather fill. Sold as a group of three.
Category

American Adirondack Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Native American Animal Mythical Creature Redwood Totem Pole
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Almost 17 foot tall redwood animal totem. Animal totems are believed to have spiritual significance. Watching over Pacific Northwest Indian tr...
Category

American Folk Art Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair of Navajo Saddle Blanket Bolster Pillows
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These saddle blanket weaving's have red stars pattern in the end corner of each pillow. There are two pairs in inventory. The backing is in a black cotton linen. Condition is very go...
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American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Zuni Pueblo Inlaid Silver Sunface Necklace Bracelet Ring by Burdian Eustace 1960
Located in Portland, OR
A wonderful & elegant "Parure" (set) of inlaid sterling silver Zuni pueblo 'Sun Face' jewelry, by Burdian Eustace, circa 1960. The set comprising; Squash Blossom necklace, large cuff bracelet, ring and a pair of earrings. The set is finely decorated with a Sun Face design and is made of sterling silver, with inlays of jet, turquoise, coral and mother of pearl. The suite is signed "Burdian Eustace" and is also stamped "Sterling", condition is excellent, a wonderful set of Zuni jewelry. Ring size 7" Cuff 6" around Necklace 28" length Burdian Eustace of Zuni Pueblo crafted this Zuni Sun Face...
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American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Coral, Sterling Silver

Large Vintage Indigenous Canadian Lidded Birch Bark Painted Shoulder Basket
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large hand-crafted basket is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Canada and date to approximately 1970 and done in the period indigenous Canadian...
Category

Canadian Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Birch

Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These black and white with a grey ground are so unusual for Navajo weaving's. These pillows have a black cotton linen backing. The condition are pristine. Sold as a pair.
Category

American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Linen, Wool

Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows, Pair
Navajo Indian Weaving Pillows, Pair
$1,196 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Native American Cochiti Painted Drum
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Native American Cochiti painted drum with painted ends, turquoise painted sides made of Hereford hide. Period: mid 20th century Origin: Southwest, Cochiti Size: 11"D x 15"H Fami...
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American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wood

Plains Beaded Knife Sheath 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beaded Knife Sheath Plains 1930s Cut glass trade beads, hide, sinew, tin cones, twisted hide, dyed horsehair. Excellent original conditio...
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American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Other

Unusual Double Handled Papago Indian Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine and unusual double handled Papago basket is in good condition. Its simple pattern and fine tight weave makes it very special and unusual.
Category

American Adirondack Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Willow

Monumental Mexican Serape Weaving Bolster Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This handwoven Mexican weaving bolster pillow has amazing colors and in fine condition. The backing is in black cotton linen. The insert is down and fe...
Category

American Adirondack Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

Native American Navajo Geometric Optical Handwoven Rug Blanket
Located in Studio City, CA
Beautiful coloring and geometric patterns for which the Navajo tribe is famed. In fantastic vintage condition. Originally acquired some 50-60 years ago and placed in storage for good keeping. Ingeniously clever design. The pattern changes when viewed horizontally and then vertically. From a large collection of Native American artifacts...
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American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Wool

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 -...
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American Native American Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Other

Large Tsimshian Thunderbird Totem Pole by George Mather Sr.
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
(1918-1990). This very large totem pole is a Tsimshian interpretation by George Mather Sr. of one of the famous Thunderbird Totems of Alert Bay, BC, o...
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American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Northwest TOTEM
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Northwest totem with whale, man figure (possibly prominent individual within the tribe or society where the hands are shown in a holding position which...
Category

American Native American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Cedar

Eskimo Model Kayak, Wood Covered with Seal Skin, Lined with Bone
Located in Leuven , BE
What makes this model so special is that all the hunting devices are still present: spears, harpoons, spear thrower, wood float board, and bladder, paddles and other equipment used for seal hunting. Please note how well these are made in a stunning combination of wood and bone and lashed on deck under bone and sinew spear securers. Despite the kayak frame...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Native American Objects

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

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