Native American Tribal Art

Very large and impressive, circa 1880's, Zia Pueblo polychrome dough bowl. Round shape with slightly tapered base, crafted of red clay, decorated with a band of red, white, and black geometric motifs. The Zia Pueblo, situated atop a basalt mesa in north-central New Mexico, is comprised of Keresan-speaking Indians who have continuously occupied the site since the 13th century. Over 600 years old, Zía Pueblo has two plazas, each with a kiva, surrounded by one and two-story traditional dwellings of native rock surfaced with mud. Zia Pueblo is home to the Spanish mission of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, the construction of which began around 1694. Archaeologists believe that the Zia people are descendants of the Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) people of the Four Corners region, who migrated to the Jemez River Valley sometime in the 13th century. Located between the slopes of the Sierra Nacimiento Mountains and the San Pedro River Valley, the Zia people have long lived an agricultural lifestyle, primarily growing corn, beans, and squash in shared or common ground, to which everyone contributed. Other minor crops were grown in personal, individual gardens, such as peppers, onions, chilies, and tobacco. The people also hunted small and large game. Homes at the pueblo were built with the local basalt and mud mortar, covered in mud plaster. The principal festival of the year for the Zia Pueblo is the Corn Dance on the feast day of Our Lady of the Assumption in August. Wonderful traditional costumes and ceremonies make this an important event in the life of the Pueblo and one which is very attractive to visitors. In recognition of Zia’s long history and unique culture, the Zia Pueblo is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Famous for their large storage jars and huge dough bowls / vessels, Zia pottery...

An exceptional set of twenty-one stone arrowheads, discovered in Wisconsin's Waukesha County and framed within a 19th-century faux grain painted shadowbox, these arrowheads not only ...

20th century Native American silversmith Leo Yazzie silver pearl necklace This Navajo pearl necklace contains 73 beautifully graduated beads and is 37...

Vintage Native American medicine bag or pouch fashioned out of the shell of a box turtle and buckskin leather with cords and fringe accent...

Vintage Native American style medicine bag or pouch fashioned out of the shell of a box turtle and buckskin leather, decorated around the edge with red and green beads and buttons made out of “Indian Head” / Buffalo nickels...

Vintage Native American ceremonial rattle / shaker fashioned out of the shell of a box turtle on a wooden dowel, accented with a silver tone...

Vintage Native American ceremonial dance / war club tomahawk with heavy studded concrete / stone head painted in red with wood branch handle...

20th century Navajo Silversmith Harry Begay Turquoise and Silver Brooch A beautiful bezel-set turquoise stone is at the center of this fin...

20th century black coral and silver ring by Navajo Silversmith Mitchell Toney A contemporary black coral and sterling silver ring by Navajo s...

Mid-20th Century Zuni Single Strand Fetish Native American Necklace A simple colorful single strand fetish necklace with birds, frogs, bears,...

Mid-20th century native American spiny oyster shell and silver cuff bracelet A solid silver cuff inlaid with rectangles of spiny oyster shell. Th...

Mid-20th century Native American silver and antler cuff bracelet. This unique cuff is made from what appears to be a silvered antler crown and silver. There may be a hallmark on t...