ear studs, pair, of hammered and engraved gold; the concave disks with beaded edges are decorated with an applied motif bearing four figures; above, a demi-god with elaborate aureloe headdress riding on a bar borne by three other figures; in one hand he holds a beaker-cup; in the other a bag adorned with loose bangles; two of the lower figures wear modified aureole headdresses and carry beakers; all are half-human, half-beast; the bar on which the demi-god rides is finished at the ends with demon heads; loose bangles are variously applied in the design; the tubes of the ear studs are decorated with engraved bands of cats and birds, and soldered to the backs of discs — Ear Spool, c. 1150-1450
Chimu

G260

doll, cloth with leather moccasins, two beaded shoulder bags, one containing wood arrows in a quiver, doll has human hair. — Doll, c. 1900
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

G260

House Group, the evening meal; polychrome; terra cotta group representing a two-story house with canopy roof on piles and 11 figures occupied with various household tasks on two levels an upper terace and a lower, enclosed room with a wide doorway; on each of two sides a stairway of five steps leads from the base to the upper level; the surface is decorated in polychrome (red, yellow, black) with geometric designs lozenges interlocked and wavy stripes; the piece is much weathered and has been extensively restored — House Group, c. 100-400
Nayarit

G260

carved wood cup with straight handle; rounded cup has beaver and canoe carved on bottom; tapering two-part handle carved with scroll at end and rows of triangles — Belt Cup, c. 1830
Wendat (Huron)

G260

Carved stone yoke with design of a crouching man, his head in the jaws of a monster, gripping a snake. The corners are finished with men's heads in monster's jaws. Serpentine. — Yoke, c. 600-900
Nopiloa (Veracruz)

G260

pair of pink glass pumps with medium height heels; nail protruding up from inner heel of each shoe — Cinderella Shoes, 1999
Silvia Levenson

G260

rectangular lidded woven box; cover has light tone at center with two rows of purple stripes bordering wide variegated green-brown stripes at each end; box sides have central tan and brown stripe, flanked by variegated green-brown stripes and thin purple stripes; bottom of box has light tone; loose certification tag with artist's signature inside box — Glove Box, 2013
Theresa Secord

G260

Red textile with blue, green, tan, and white woven pattern; pattern consists of four white crosses with blue tips in corners, surrounded by stepped blue/white and green/tan diamond borders with a blue/white diamond outlined at center; red background is various shades of red, with more muted pink-red at top, bolder, orange-reds at center and bottom; navy blue border; small opening in center (incorporated into weaving). — Blanket, c. 1875
Navajo

G260

necklace with large central drop pendant and ten smaller decorative elements; double strand of waisted, slightly flattened silver beads, decreasing to single strands near back; hook and loop closure; large pendant has broken circle at bottom with white and black lobes around outer edge and is topped with a stylized head wearing a similarly lobed (feathered?) headdress, with white "face", red triangular "mouth", two triangles representing hair on forehead and pair of turquoise drops on either side of head (drops in front of ears of headdress?); each of the ten decorative elements are similar to the "head" part of the squash blossom main pendant — Squash blossom necklace, from a three-piece set, 20th century
United States

G260

dark greyish-brown; slightly rounded bulbous foot; round body with low shoulder; rounded neck with slightly outward-flaring mouth; incised wave-like, curving patterns on body — Vessel, c. 1300-1600
Mississippian

G260

back panel carved in low relief and decorated with four blue birds, four small birds in a nest, tall twining flowering vine; small bear in LRC; brightly-colored pigments; top "handle" carved with twisted design and painted in yellow and red; footboard painted with radiating U shapes — Cradleboard, c.1850-1880
Kahnawake Mohawk

G260

Beaded panel, Apsaalooke or Dakota — Beaded panel, late 19th century
Apsaalooke or Dakota

G260

stone figure with red pigment stands on black wood base with hands touching index figure to thumb; face incised on either side with rectangular markings; headdress crowns figure with large ear ornaments; small drill hole in center of chest — Chalchiuhtlicue, c. 1200-1521
Aztec

G260

pendant: standing figure holding pompon-like elements; silver mask with wide smiling mouth with visible teeth lifts to reveal a fossilized ivory face with mouth in an O shape; PR arm is hinged; element in PL hand is movable; figure wears skirt with alternating brown and white veined and grey stones, bordered with ivory band with black vertical and horizontal lines and red dots; figure wears green, tan and brown mottled boots; pin on back; necklace: alternating oval elements--gold flatter mask-like element with incised designs alternate with raised inset ivory elements with black designs — "Yup'ik Dancer V A" pendant and necklace, 2009
Denise Wallace

G260

woven wall hanging with overhead view of a hunter wearing a rust-red coat, black pants and grey and brown boots, holding a harpoon and a rope, creeping along ice and snow toward a mottled grey seal in LRC; brown and grey forms at top; sleeve bands at top and bottom with wooden cleats; white twisted rope through top sleeve as hanging cord — Creeping Up, 1980
Sarah Maniapik; Weaver: Olassie Akulukjuk

G260

miniature totem pole; white with touches of black for eyes of animals and brown snout on polar bear at top; animals depicted, from bottom: walrus, beluga whale, seal and polar bear; greenish-grey rectangular stone base — Animal totem, 2009
Guy Nutarariaq

G260

cranberry colored textile with purple, yellow, and light tan lines of varying thicknesses; tan lines have metallic thread details — Textile, 18th century
Aymara

G260

Screenprint bleed torn on four edges depicting figures, horses, trees, text, and abstracted indigenous masks in a landscape. — Anti-Retro, 2018
Andrea Carlson; Printer: Highpoint Editions, Minneapolis; Publisher: Highpoint Editions, Minneapolis

G260

Screenprint torn on four edges to create a bleed image depicting Mound Man (a humanoid effigy earthwork in Wisconsin), trail marker trees, Mississippian mica hand/talon objects, hands signing Exit, and text in a landscape. — Exit, 2019
Andrea Carlson; Printer: Highpoint Editions, Minneapolis; Publisher: Highpoint Editions, Minneapolis

G260

standing polar bear with neck stretched forward; white stone with yellowish veining — Bear, c. 1990
Inuit

G260

Jar, wide-mouthed, in the form of a double-headed snake. Deep, flaring neck with a band of puma heads below the rim. Painted in polychrome. Rim chipped. — Jar, 11th-14th century
Nasca

G260

Stirrup-handle jar in the form of an owl with a fat body. The face, plastically rendered, is painted buff color; the rest of the body is red and burnished. — Vessel, c. 200 BCE - 600 CE
Moche

G260

Double strand of small silver beads becomes single strand at 11 ends; 12 groups of squash blossoms overlaid with clusters of small elliptical Miami turquoises; sheet naja set with 17 Miami turquoise mounted; serrated bezels, 96 stones total in groups; silver strand ends in silver clasp. J.#395, Cat.#436. — Necklace, 1930s–1940s
A'shiwi (Zuni)

G260

Bowl, wide-mouthed wit slightly constricted neck, painted in polychrome. The decoration occupies two bands, set off from each other by a glyph* border about two-thirds of the way up the body. The lower band is divided into six panels, three of which contain seated personages elaborately dressed and carrying ceremonial objects in the left hand. These panels, painted brick red and black on a pale orange ground, alternate with fluted panels, painted brick red. The upper band is decorated with a line of seated personages wearing peaked turbans and separated one form the other by serpent and feathered motifs. The colors repeat those of the lower band. Inside the rim is a wide band of pale orange with a line of stylized heads with towering, paddle-shaped headdresses. Restored. * Glyphs are pseudo-glyphs — Bowl, c. 800-1200 CE
Maya

G260

covered pot with incised design around dome-shaped lid, central knob with hole through center; body has straight sides rising from sharply slanting bottom; 4 decorative rectangles with incised design on sides; pottery-beige clay with burnished brown slip — Serving Vessel, c. 600-900 CE
Maya

G260

Double strand of spherical silver beads; twelve squash blossoms overlaid with large clusters of round and pear-shaped Stennich turquoises; sheet naja set with round elliptical and pear-shaped Stennich turquoises, center pendant, serrated bezels; filed bezels indicate Zuni work; J.#394, Cat.#435. — Necklace, after 1930
A'shiwi (Zuni)

G260

Vessel with figure band painted around the outside and interior is painted as well. Red, brown and orange throughout. — Vase, c. 800 - 900 CE
Maya

G260

Ear studs, pair, of hammered and engraved gold. The concave disks iwth beaded edges are decorated with an applied motif bearing four figures. Above, a demi-god with elaborate aureole headdress riding on a bar borne by other three figures. In one hand he holds a beaker-cup; in the other a bag adorned with loose bangles. Two of the lower figures wear modified aureole headdresses and carry beakers. All are half human, half beast. The bar on which the demi-god rides is finished at the ends with demon heads. Loose bangles are variously applied in the design. The tubes of the ear studs are decorated with engraved bands of cats and birds, and soldered to the backs of discs. — Ear Spool, c. 1150-1450
Chimu

G260

Face with small sunken eyes, flat nose, moustache and open mouth with tongue sticking out; wearing headband with quatrefoil medallion at front — Mask, c. 250-600
Maya

G260

wool weft, cotton warp; border enclosing varigated background with central diamond motif; red, blue, yellow and white colors — Saltillo Serape, c. 1750-1800
Mexico

G260

Pot in form of Fish with a double spout handle rising from the back. Slight modelling on head, tail, and fin area. Other features painted in grey, black, yellow, red and white. Broken at tail; cracked around head. — Vessel in the Form of a Fish, c. 100 BCE - 600 CE
Nasca

G260

Leather belt with rectangular silver buckle; 7 oval conchas with closed centers backed with leather; repouse, punched, chased, filed designs; . J.#522, Cat.#548. — Concha Belt, c. 1880-1900
Diné (Navajo)

G260

red cotton plain weave; ikat stripes (yellow, black, green) — Woman's skirt (Corte), 20th century
Maya

G260

Leather belt with rectangular silver buckle set with two irregularly shaped Cerrillos turquoises; 7 elliptical silver conchas and chased and stamped decoration J.#539, Cat.#549. — Concha Belt, c. 1930
Diné (Navajo)

G260

Leather belt with rectangular silver buckle; 5 very large silver conchas on leather with seperate leather strap running through square hole in concha; large silver concha. chased stamped, and repousse decoration. J.#535, Cat.#550. — Concha Belt, c. 1930
Diné (Navajo)

G260

Double strand of small silver beads, single strand at 12 ends; eighteen squash blossoms, each overlaid with two irregularly shaped Blue Gem turquoises on either side of naja; triple naja of 2 carinated wires enclosing filed half-round wire, set with 8 Blue Gem turquoises of various shapes with matrix, 44 turquoise total; silver strand with silver clasp. J.#396, Cat.#490. — Necklace, 1940s
A'shiwi (Zuni) or Diné (Navajo)

G260

Untitled, 1991
Ernest Whiteman

G260

Leather belt with cast openwork silver buckle, 10 silver conchas; conchas are cast, floral design, with sm. oval Morenci turquoise set in plain bezel in center of each; 11 stones in all; twisted wire decoration. J.#540, Cat.#571. — Concha Belt, c. 1970
Diné (Navajo)

G260

Double strand of silver spherical beads; twelve squash blossoms overlaid with cluster of oval and elliptical Morenci turquoises; sheet naja set with double row of round and oval Morenci turquoises; serrated bezels; twisted wire and teardrop decoration. J.#475, Cat.#399. — Necklace, 1940s
A'shiwi (Zuni)

G260

Navajo leather belt with rectangular buckle; six round conchas and six modified 'butterfly' plaques, each set with a round turquoise; chased and applique decoration. J# 1083, Cat# 570, Illustraated p 138. There is an additional loose concha which matches the belt, tagged L77.66.1083 — Concha Belt, c. 1960
Diné (Navajo) or Hopituh Shinumu (Hopi)

G260

red clay vessel decorated in cream and red; C-shaped handle from duck's head to back, with a spout at center — Vessel in the form of a Duck, 1st-8th century
Moche

G260

wide, folded-over vamp, edged in black ribbon; top beaded with symmetrical organic plant design in red, light and dark green, black and clear beads — Pair of Moccasins, c. 1840-1890
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)

G260

Chicken Thief, Date Unknown

Richard Gorman

G260

Corn Maiden, Date Unknown

Pat Howesa Jr.

G260

3 Frogs, Date Unknown

Joe Cajero Jr.

G260

Necklace, 1950s

A'shiwi (Zuni)

G260

Hopi Carved Wood Kachina of a Butterfly Maiden, Date Unknown

United States

G260

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