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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

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

simple, abstracted seated bird shape with large head; greenish-grey banded stone; holes on bottom — Bird stone, c. 1500-500 BCE
Archaic Woodlands

G260

dark blue wool with yellow, red and white stripes at one end; appliquéd silk ribbon in white, lavender, light blue and medium blue forming U-shaped section with strips of symmetrical stepped flower and leaf designs; 4 red silk hand silhouettes, trimmed in white beads; green silk trim — Friendship Blanket, c. 1900
Wazhazhe (Osage)

G261

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

modified Greek key pattern at a diagonal in white on a painted black ground; thin white band around rim with wider black band nearest lip; wide shoulder with small foot and mouth; pattern is largest in center and decreases near rim and foot — Black and White Pot #1, 2014
Paula Estevan

G259

painted design in black on white ground; horizontal bands with diagonal intersecting lines; triangular shapes painted in black creating a star-like pattern that is larger at center and smaller near rim and foot; wide shoulder with small foot and mouth; thin white band around rim with wider painted band nearest lip — Black and White Pot #2, 2014
Paula Estevan

G259

small rounded pot with small foot; round mouth; white with brown decoration on shoulder of thin brown lines in zigzag/chevron motif — Jar, 1968
Lucy Martin Lewis

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

blue wool with white at sleeve ends and hem; bodice around neckline covered with 11 rows of white tubular shells; star or flower medallions of white tubular shells and sequins around hem, above rows of green, purple, and silver sequins, green, tan and dark pink ribbon, and metallic gold trim with twisted fringe; floral shell and sequin medallions with green ribbon trim on sleeves; red, yellow and purple ribbons at shoulders and top on back — Dress, c. 1880-1900
Lakȟóta

G261

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

dog shape, with rounded body; thick, tapered tube-shaped tail; small head with large, protruding teeth; small, upright pointed ears; light orange, dark orange and white pigment designs — Vessel, c. 1500
Ugahxpa (Quapaw)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Untitled, 1991
Ernest Whiteman

G260

stacked vessel with three layers; each layer intricately painted; bottom layer has basket-weave pattern with bright colors; center and top levels have tiny bars with geometric designs separated by bead-like forms of bright colors; squiggle patterns in drip-form at top of lower layers; top layer has two segments of contrasting striping — Overlay, c. 2014
Les Namingha

G259

abstracted landscape; primarily rectangular shapes--some curves--forming horizontal bands, delineated with thin red borders; thickly-applied surface pigments with openwork-like unpainted areas allowing bright multicolored underpainting to be visible; purple "sky"; blue-grey "water"; green, lavender, orange and pink "rocks/land" in foreground — Lake Superior Landscape, 1981
George Morrison

G323

Landscape — Openings, Red Rock Variation: Lake Superior Landscape, 1993
George Morrison

G303

lozenge-shaped vessel with very wide shoulder; very small mouth with one side slightly higher; white patina; shoulder has incised decoration with three areas of repeating wavy diagonal lines alternating with three rectangular forms with stepped details, with their centers filled with silver leaf with curved incised lines — Shifting Sands, 2016
Preston Duwyenie

G259

1-1/8 in. mouth opening at top, 16 ridges extending from mouth to base spiraling downward to the right; micaceous clay body — Swirl Pot, 1995
Hubert Candelario

G259

fringe at hem and sides with long fringe around arm openings; sleeveless; rectangular areas of geometric beading (mostly white) on shoulders with iridescent blue and matte beads around neck; 2 rows of bone fragments carved to resemble elk teeth on chest and upper back with one beaded rectangular stripe and another row of bone fragments below; hanging pairs of decorative laces throughout; beading at hem — Girl's Dress, c. 1860-1870
Tsistsistas (Cheyenne)

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bird pin with wings extended; pointed beak at top; movable tailfeathers; tie tack pin with earring back — Pin, 20th century
Diné (Navajo)

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beaded panel with geometric design at bottom of bag; fringe with strung beads and red tassels; simple quillwork design of flowers on body of bag — Man's Pouch, c. 1800
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) or Dakhóta

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Drawings - Watercolor — Prayer for the Mother, 20th century
Archie Blackowl

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small wooden box with hinged lid; metal handle, hinges and closure; decorated with painted and low relief carved flag and eagle on top, cross on PR side, feather fan on PL side, rattle and drum on front and feather fan and pipe (?) on back; glass and metal pendant portrait of Jesus attached to lid; lined with blue velvet — Medicine Box, 20th century
United States

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vest, applique all-over beadwork, geometric pattern on white ground; on leather. — Beaded Vest, 19th century
Lakȟóta

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woman's dress; leather with beadwork, copper discs and bells; yoke completely beaded on blue ground — Dress, c. 1880-1890
Lakȟóta

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Mask, wood, painted, and feathers inserted in the outer edges; Inuit (Eskimo), Anvik From the Anvik area along the Yukon River. — Mask, 19th-20th century
Yup'ik

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bag with wide shoulder strap with beaded geometric designs; back of strap and interior of bag printed brown fabric; front panel of bag beaded with geometric shapes; top panel and back of bag red wool; 17 short beaded hanging tails with red wool tassels; body of bag trimmed in blue — Bandolier Bag, c. 1870-1900
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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Hide painting depicting the Wolf Dance, c.1880. Elk hide, pigments. Hide painting depicting the Sun Dance, about 1880. — Scenes of Plains Indian Life, c. 1880
Cadzi Cody

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Ear Spool, Spiro Mississippian — Ear Spool, c. 1200-1350
Spiro Mississippian

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Ear Spool, Spiro Mississippian — Ear Spool, c. 1100-1400
Spiro Mississippian

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bowl, ceramic-blackware, American Indian (Martinez); bowl, clay, polished blackware, avanyu or water serpent pattern — Vessel, early 20th century
Maria Martinez; Artist: Julian Martinez

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Shield, Attributed to Humped-Wolf; Artist: Full-Mouth Buffalo — Shield, c. 1870
Attributed to Humped-Wolf; Artist: Full-Mouth Buffalo

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pipe bowl with elk image, about 1860, carved stone — Pipe Bowl, c. 1860
Lakȟóta

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Feast Spoon with Bird Effigy, carved wood, with metal stand, North America, Chippewa — Ladle, c. 1860
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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Feast Ladle with Bird Effigy, carved wood, with metal stand, North America, Seneca — Ladle, 20th century
Seneca Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)

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Feast Bowl with Bear Effigy, carved wood, North America, Sioux — Feast Bowl, c. 1850
Chahiksichahiks (Pawnee)

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Vessel, engraved earthenware, Hodges, Arkansas, North American XIIIc., with black metal stand — Bowl, 1250-1499
Mississippian

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Tan vessel with a geometric design painted on with black pigment. — Pot (Olla), c. 1000-1300
Ancestral Pueblo

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1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s — Gorget, c. 1200-1350
Spiro Mississippian

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Akicita Wasté (Good Soldier), Martin Red Bear — Akicita Wasté (Good Soldier), 1991
Martin Red Bear

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fox head handle — Ladle, 1927
Arthur Black Cloud Sr.

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Winter Horse Raiding Episode, Old Bull — Winter Horse Raiding Episode, c. 1910
Old Bull

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ladle with slightly concave bowl, handle carved with animal image — Ladle, 19th century
John Young Bear

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carved in half of hollowed-out log and painted; animals are based on a whale, then bear, fish (flat) in foreground, with whale in background; bird, bear with frog in mouth; remains of pigment in blue/green (malacite), black and red — Totem Pole, after 1850
Haida

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wood cut into shape of miniature rifle; decorated with carved lines on one side and five thunderbirds on other side; ribbons tied to rawhide ties in holes at barrel end and at hammer area — Miniature Gunstock War Club, c. 1860
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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Red and bright blue feathers, each with small black and white, blue, red and yellow feathers attached to quill end; quills wrapped in red and green ribbon and connected to leather tubes; tubes bundled into multicolored beaded handle with white fringe — Feather Fan, 1999
Barry Belindo

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galloping horse with flat, stylized rider (wearing long headdress); flat, stylized figure beneath front legs of horse; incised decoration on both figures (front only); on wooden base (attached) — All Of You Get Out Of My Way! (Hanta Po!), 20th century
Wanbli Koyake

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two otter hide tubes with hide tassels and long beaded and hide-detailed pendants; cross-body shoulder strap of red and blue felt with blue and white beads and bells; geometric beading in mostly triangular shapes — Bow Case and Quiver, c. 1885
Apsáalooke (Crow)

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1200-1350 A.D.; excavated at Temple Mound (LaFlore, OK) in 1940s — Gorget, c. 1200-1350
Spiro Mississippian

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hide shirt with fringe on arms and neckpiece and short fringe on bottom; beaded strips on sleeves and over shoulders; triangular beaded flaps at neck, front and back; pink beaded ground with geometric multicolored designs — Shirt, c. 1890
A'aninin (Gros Ventre)

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thin-walled large bowl; interior painted with spirals and other geometric designs in red — Bowl, c. 900-1200
Hohokam

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hide panel with beadwork at each end; wider end open; long fringe on each end and sides; geometric design beadwork with red felt and blue bead trim — Gun Scabbard, c. 1890-1910
Apsáalooke (Crow)

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black and blue backing and trim; front of pouch and strap beaded overall with large, bright floral and leaf forms on white ground; beaded floral spray above pouch; blue squared-off linear border at pouch edges; transparent blue bead and blue yarn fringe — Bandolier Bag, 19th century
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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beaded overall, including soles; blue beaded ground with triangles and squares in white, red, dark blue, green, yellow and black; fringe at heel, plain tongue; tie at front — Moccasins, c. 1880-1910
A'aninin (Gros Ventre)

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uppers beaded overall with background panels of blue and pink, and geometric square designs; large plain tongues, trimmed in blue beads; fringe on heels — Pair of Moccasins, c. 1890
Nakoda (Assiniboine)

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cartoonish style; three Native American painted in multicolors, each seated on a white horse with teeth bared, and brightly-colored manes and lips; pastel yellow, blue and green sky with blue-edged white forms and a pink, red, blue and yellow target in URC — The Delegation, 2008
Jim Denomie

G301

gold background with repeating rows of white hash marks with pink and blue undertones, resembling quillwork; periwinkle, pink, mauve, and blue horizontal bands around outer edges of canvas — Untitled (Quiet Strength I), 2016
Dyani White Hawk

G261

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

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

G260

headdress with leather cap/headpiece with beaded band around front top with white beads with two lines of blue triangles, two red bars and two lines of red and orange triangles at either end; long red wool strips at each side of headdress, backed with buffalo hide; brown and cream eagle feathers overall; some feathers at top have light brown horsehair strands attached to ends; eagle feather at center back accented with bright red and bright purple feathers; images of cows' heads drawn on leather beneath feathers on crown of head — Headdress, late 19th-early 20th century
Tsistsistas (Cheyenne) or Lakȟóta

G261

Black Stallion, Frank Vigil — Black Stallion, 1959
Frank Vigil

G353

Awatovi Birds, Dextra Quotskuyva — Awatovi Birds, 1990
Dextra Quotskuyva

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triptych; three panels of computer printout paper with side roller track intact; running horse with Native American rider, a running Euro-American is in front of horse, carrying a piece of paper with writing and saying the name of a Native American tribe; movement to the left — Anthropology: We're Not Your Indians Anymore, 1995
Wanbli Koyake

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Sources of Strength, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith — Sources of Strength, 1990
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith

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Landscape — Emerging Fire, Red Rock Variation: Lake Superior Landscape, 1993
George Morrison

G259

Landscape. — Departure, Red Rock Variation: Lake Superior Landscape, 1993
George Morrison

G303

standing Native American woman with long, straight hair; wrapped in a flowing cloak with fringe; holding a fringed bag in her PR hand — Rendezvous, 1981
Allan Houser

G259

straps: all over applique beadwork in floral motif on crystal ground; beaded on muslin. Bag: upper panel of applique beadwork flowers on black velvet; center panel of loomed beadwork in floral pattern on a white ground; "memory tabs" at bottom of bag with wool yarn tassels — Bandolier Bag, early 20th century
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

G261

Untitled (New York), George Morrison — Untitled (New York), 1954
George Morrison

G261

cardboard cover with brown and blue printed designs; drawings (and one reproduction plate) received in book in the following order: 1. three figures--two on horseback--one figure skinning a buffalo; 2. two figures on horseback hunting antelope with bows and arrows; 3. row of seated figures at bottom; figure cooking, two figures with fans and figure smoking pipe at top, left of center; three teepees; 4. image of a paddle wheel boat; 5. reproduction plate printed, "PLATE SEVEN: THE HONORING"; 6. original image from reproduction with teepee at right; row of figures at bottom; two figures with horses at top; 7. yellow, brown and green steam locomotive engine with bearded conductor; 8. image with teepee at left; figures in three rows at edges of sheet, facing center, with figure on horse at ends of rows at left; 9. hunters on horseback with spears, bows, gun and tomahawk, hunting antelope and turkeys, accompanied by two dogs; 10. figures standing around a structure affixed with feather headdresses, shields and long spear; woman with papoose at left center; 11. horse at left; hunter near center with rifle, hunting antelope at right; 12. soldiers holding a line with an anchor (?) at left; boat with sails at right; 13. Native American dancers at center; European figures surrounding dancers, observing them; 14. figures on horseback hunting buffalo; 15. European sailors on a sailboat; 16. European men eating around a campfire, ULC, in a wooded area with lighthouse at right; 17. dancers with spears, gun and tomahawk; three teepees in background; pages separated by thin blotter/tracing sheet (irregularly spaced between images) — Sketchbook, 1876
William Cohoe

G261

diptych; left panel: painting in browns, greens, salmon of barren mountainous land forms; right panel: panel in relief with vertical slit at center; mottled brown; row of round blue gems and sparkling copper colored material inside slit — Venere Alpina, 1997
Kay WalkingStick

G259

high-heeled platform Mary Jane-style shoes embellished with beading overall; predominately light blue beads with geometric designs; gold, medium blue and dark blue triangles on heels; kiltie extending below strap made of vertical bands of porcupine quills with a black and white checkerboard design at center edged in yellow and red; ten tassels of red feathers and tin cones on kilties; soles of shoes are red; shoes are Lady Daf 160 mm Tartan, designed by Christian Louboutin — Adaptation II, 2012
Jamie Okuma; Designer: Shoes designed by Christian Louboutin

G259

old map of Minnesota over painted with images of soldiers, hands holding weapons and other various objects along right edge and a column on Native Americans at LLC; all figures facing left — They Say Minnesota Nice (Minnesota Nice Oyakepelo), 1995
Wanbli Koyake

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choker-length necklace with large pearls; three pairs of floral charms with diamond centers--gold exterior and silver interior/backs--flanked by purple and white swirled tube-shaped beads; octagonal pendant with three scallops on top and teardrop-shaped drop below, with multicolored beaded relief portrait of Pocahontas on one side of pendant, pink flower with radiating black lines on tan ground on opposite side; slightly asymmetrical clasp with tiny light purple faceted stones/beads — Necklace with pendant, from Pocahontas jewelry set, 2014
Keri Ataumbi , metalsmith; Artist: Jamie Okuma , beadworker

G259

large oval domed portrait of John Smith in multicolored beads; diamonds around rim in two rows; portrait of Pocahontas in multicolored beads on inside; two-part band with pear shaped greyish stone on each side of band and faceted diamond at palm side — Ring, from Pocahontas jewelry set, 2014
Keri Ataumbi , metalsmith; Artist: Jamie Okuma , beadworker

G259

pair of French hook earrings; three-petaled flowers at top with diamond centers with teardrop-shaped pendants with tan and black geometric beadwork; tiny faceted diamond dangle drops — Pair of earrings, from Pocahontas jewelry set, 2014
Keri Ataumbi , metalsmith; Artist: Jamie Okuma , beadworker

G259

eight figures in a lines, each wearing identical costumes with kachina masks; pueblos in background; flat turquoise sky; tan, brown and turquoise — Kachina Dancers, 1970-1971
Fritz Scholder

G259

Vase-shaped basket with flared rim; coiled. Design consists of vertical rows of triangles split by solid bars which originate from central devil's claw. Possibly represents arrow-points. Design is in black against natural, with black rim. — Basket, early 20th century
Indé (Apache)

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Black wide shouldered vessel with matte design between widest part of shoulder and rim; wide mouth; design is separated into four panels- each panel has identical design — Vessel, early 20th century
Maria Martinez; Artist: Julian Martinez

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Plate, polished blackware with matt design around rim; reduction-fired pottery; diam. 10-3/8 in. — Plate, 1901-1977
Maria Martinez; Artist: Julian Martinez

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bowl; polished blackware; reduction-fired pottery, in smoothed coil construction — Bowl, c. 1930
Maria Martinez; Artist: Julian Martinez

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glossy black; concave bottom; outward-flaring sides; rounded shoulder; wide neck with wide outward-flaring mouth ring with slightly indentations/scalloping — Pot, c. 1920-1940
Maria Martinez

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glossy black; small concave base with outward-flaring sides; rather steep shoulder; short neck with wide mouth opening; shoulder and neck decorated with grey geometric designs--triangle, bars, squared-off spirals — Pot, c. 1920-1950
Maria Martinez

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small saucer with flat bottom; shiny black and matte dark grey; rim decorated with repeating feather shapes — Saucer, c. 1920
Maria Martinez

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rounded body; pointed shoulder; slightly concave bottom; shiny black and matte dark grey; top decorated with repeating feather shapes — Pot, c. 1920
Maria Martinez

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rounded body; pointed shoulder; flat bottom; shiny black and matte dark grey; top decorated with repeating stylized stems and pairs of leaves — Pot, c. 1920
Maria Martinez; Maker: Julian Martinez

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flat bottom; pot flares outward to shoulder, then inward to wide mouth; shiny black patina with band of dull black repeating designs (four repeats) with geometric forms including diagonals and zigzags — Vessel, c. 1920
Maria Martinez; Maker: Julian Martinez

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shiny black patina; small flat foot; wide rounded shoulder; wide mouth opening; band around shoulder with repeating geometric pattern with steps, rounded area, and V-shaped zigzag in dull grey/black — Vessel, 1943-1954
Maria Martinez; Artist: Santana Martinez

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Quilt, Carla Running Horse — Quilt, 1991
Carla Running Horse

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