Folk Art
1920's Hupa Doll Size Baby Carrier (#06)
$395.00
Folk Art
6" x 12 1/2"
During the 1980's and 1990's Georgiana was traveling the back-roads of California and Nevada, buying, selling, trading and collecting. This fine little Hupa baby carrier was one of her acquisitions. Made in the 1920's with hazel branches and conifer wrapping, it would have been the envy of every Hupa mother in training.
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Johnson Antonio
Hereford Bull Resting - Johnson Antonio (#012)
$475.00
Hereford Bull Resting - Johnson Antonio (#012)
$475.00
Artist: Johnson Antonio
Navajo Folk Art
"Hereford Bull Resting"
Cottonwood/Acrylic Paint
7 3/8" tall x 10" long x 5" wide
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About the artist:
Johnson Antonio is a latecomer to the art world. Now in his late seventies, he was not compelled to carve until in his fifties after a long career laying steel track for the Union Pacific Railroad. Starting in 1951, they would pick him up by bus at the Tsaya Trading Post in the spring and not bring him home until the fall. In fact, while working for the railroad, Johnson met and married his wife, Lorena Henry, via a correspondence relationship.
Michael Kanteena
Laguna Fish Effigy Canteen Pottery - Michael Kanteena (#04)
$325.00
Laguna Fish Effigy Canteen Pottery - Michael Kanteena (#04)
$325.00
Artist: Michael Kanteena
Length: 10 1/4" Height: 5" Width: 4 1/4"
Michael Kanteena from Laguna pueblo specializes in contemporary pottery made with traditional designs and techniques. This particular piece came to us from a collection of interesting pieces pulled together over several years. Since we haven’t seen Michael in a while, we were happy to acquire some new work.
Related legends:
Pottery
The Navajo are relatively recent arrivals to the Southwest. They probably migrated from the north in the 16th Century thereby becoming a part of the Pueblo IV period. The Navajo have made pottery since their arrival; possibly they brought pottery with them during their southern migration. They made a plain and decorated pottery. The plain being considered the older style? More about this legend
Leonard & Emily Tsosie
Navajo & Jemez "Santa's First Delivery" Pottery Set - Leonard & Emily Tsosie (#01)
$925.00
Navajo & Jemez "Santa's First Delivery" Pottery Set - Leonard & Emily Tsosie (#01)
$925.00
Artist: Leonard & Emily Tsosie
Folk Art
Tallest Piece: 8"
Shortest Piece: 3"
This nativity set is for in-store pick-up only. This whimsical portrayal of the holy nativity is completely hand-formed and crafted by Navajo/Jemez couple Leonard and Emily Tsosie. Reindeer have been replaced by mule deer and the Holy Men by the koshare. An angel prays and Santa sings over a gifted child. This is a wonderful set for those collectors in search of a new and creative interpretation of a well loved and often told story.
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Navajo 2 Piece Creation/Corn Set - Dennis Ross (#58)
$495.00
Artist: Dennis Ross
Folk Art
Largest base: 3 3/4"
Tallest figure: 6 1/2"
Dennis Ross creates people; short, chubby people with a story to tell. In this case, it is a corn family of 2 with husband and wife. These individuals inform us that the first Navajo people were created from corn and that corn remains an important aspect of Navajo life, as a food source, as a cultural staple and as a fertility symbol. Dennis is not afraid to put a lot of detail into his sculptures, and that is apparent from these carvings. Take them home, you will love them forever.
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About the artist:
Asked how he first started carving, Dennis Ross answers with a laugh, "My brother - he gave me a knife, and a stone, and a piece of carving wood, and said, 'Here you go'." Dennis was twenty-six years old. His brother, Harry Bert, also gave him a little constructive criticism on that first experiment into the creative world of carving, but Dennis took it from there.
Related legends:
Corn in Navajo Traditional Life
The Supernaturals also warn him of taboos connected with the use of corn. It should not be cooked until it is ripe nor eaten before it is fully cooked, or frost and floods will damage the crop. In the "vigil of the corn" ceremony the corn is fed with dried meat; if it were to be fed with corn it would thus consume itself, just as feeding meat to the masks would cause men to eat each other. When giving this warning Talking God refers to the time that ugly woman fed corn to the corn with result that " the people starved and men ate the flesh of other men."?
Dine Emergence/Creation
This is a story told by the Navajo people by word of mouth to the young and old. The Navajo believe there are Five Worlds. We are presently in the fifth world. The first world was a small, dark and water filled world. It was known as the Red World where the flying insects were the first and only people. The second world was blue with the air. The spirit people here were swallows? More about this legend
Navajo Bearer of the Sun Carving - Robin Wellito (#09)
$875.00
Artist: Robin Wellito
Navajo Folk Art
8 1/2" x 42"
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Related legends:
Sun
The morning after their arrival the sun rises as a red glare indicating danger. Pg. 206, Flint Way.
The attack proceeds, and they fight even in the village. Two of Sun's children are killed, and Sun rises red and trembling until the perfect shell discs in which they were dressed are recovered for him? More about this legend
Navajo Buffalo Cottonwood Root Carving - Marvin Jim (#370)
$750.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Base: 7" x 7 1/4" Height: 17"
Native Americans revere the bison. No matter whether they are Navajo, Paiute or any other tribe, bison carry a lot of weight in Native cultures. So, it is no surprise Marvin Jim has chosen this animal for his latest sculpture. With precise carving and careful painting, Marvin has brought to life another cultural icon.
About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Related legends:
Buffalo People in Navajo Mythology
The day after the last ceremony was over Holy Man started out on another hunting trip. He went toward San Francisco Mountains on top of which there is a lake called Crescent lake. From this place he saw what he thought were four mountain sheep. He was afraid of them, remembering his experience on Black Mountain when Thunder captured him. He made a detour of the lake to to get a closer view, but now the animals were on the opposite side. Four times this happened. The fourth time he was able to see that they were buffalo, one black, one white, one blue and one yellow?
Navajo Butterfly Corn Maiden Cottonwood Carving - Dennis Ross (#70)
$1,100.00
Artist: Dennis Ross
Folk Art
Base: 6" x 4 3/4"
Height: 31"
Dennis Ross inhabits many cultures all at the same time, and his carvings speak not only of interesting art, but also of legends, history and ancient stories. He is half Hopi and Navajo and his art showcases that side of him. In this piece Dennis has taken a branch of dried out cottonwood root, than whittled, sanded, painted, and made a beautiful butterfly sculpture. Adding imagery of corn, fertility, prayer and turquoise; Dennis has done what he always does best; carving things of beauty out of wood.
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About the artist:
Asked how he first started carving, Dennis Ross answers with a laugh, "My brother - he gave me a knife, and a stone, and a piece of carving wood, and said, 'Here you go'." Dennis was twenty-six years old. His brother, Harry Bert, also gave him a little constructive criticism on that first experiment into the creative world of carving, but Dennis took it from there.
Related legends:
Butterfly in Navajo Traditional Stories
Butterfly: Due to the natural beauty of its wings, Butterfly is often considered vain. Yet, in Navajo mythology, Butterfly brings the sacred flint to the hooves of the horse. In the legend of the diety, Butterfly Boy was cured of his vanity by being lightning struck with the axe of Rain Boy. After that, his head opened up and out of it came the butterflies of the world. The perishable dust of Butterfly's wings is sometimes thought to prove that such beauty is usually not durable.
Navajo Corn Maiden Handmade Carving - Dennis Ross (#72)
$375.00
Artist: Dennis Ross
Height: 17" Base: 3 1/2" x 3 1/4"
Slender elegance, that is what Navajo-Hopi carver Dennis Ross has captured in this cottonwood rood carving. The elbows and bends on the San Juan River here in Bluff are where he gets his specimens. Than with his burly hands, delicately carves and paints his way around them to bring them to life. Using yellow corn, which also represents west, indicates abundance and productivity. He has once again captured the essence of this meaningful symbol.
About the artist:
Asked how he first started carving, Dennis Ross answers with a laugh, "My brother - he gave me a knife, and a stone, and a piece of carving wood, and said, 'Here you go'." Dennis was twenty-six years old. His brother, Harry Bert, also gave him a little constructive criticism on that first experiment into the creative world of carving, but Dennis took it from there.
Related legends:
Corn Spirits in Navajo Mythology
Then it was that they moved upward, leaving the dark world behind. They climbed on top of the Four Mountains, which grew upward with them, and they all moved up onto a lighter world. The Wind People brought seeds into the new world, and they planted them:?
Navajo Corn Yei Pottery Vase - Nancy Chilly (#62)
$315.00
Artist: Nancy Chilly
Circumference: 23 1/4"
Height: 10 1/4"
Opening: 4 1/2"
Nancy Chilly has embossed the Holy People upon this pottery vessel in order to honor them for being benevolent to her high desert people. Nancy creates pottery that portray the Yei-be-chei surrounded by textile patterns and sacred corn. She uses hand dug clay and pinion pitch to form and seal the pottery, the same way her ancestors did. Nancy's pottery is a fabulous example of how the Navajo culture effects their art.
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Related legends:
Pottery
The Navajo are relatively recent arrivals to the Southwest. They probably migrated from the north in the 16th Century thereby becoming a part of the Pueblo IV period. The Navajo have made pottery since their arrival; possibly they brought pottery with them during their southern migration. They made a plain and decorated pottery. The plain being considered the older style? More about this legend
Navajo Cottonwood Bear Carving - Marvin Jim (#372)
$600.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Base: 6 3/4" x 6"
Height: 15 1/2"
Marvin Jim is back at it, and his folk art is still both fanciful and meaningful. In this case Marvin reminds us that animals once walked with humans and helped make the fourth world habitable for all life forms. Then man, in his infinite wisdom, said or did something to insult the animals. The creatures discarded their garb and returned to the wild, ignoring the shortsighted arrogant two-legged beings they once embraced. Marvin's sculptures remind us that important and treasured relationships can be destroyed in the briefest of thoughtless moments. Guard and protect your valued alliances, they are worth more than material things.
About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Related legends:
Bear
The bear was the next chief to be called. He was given a name but he was not satisfied. He became so angry that First Man used the word "shash" to quiet him. The bear repeated it four times, and he said that it had a strange sound, and when one said it aloud one had and awesome feeling. So he went off well content that "shash" should be his name.
Navajo Cottonwood Sheep Carving - Marvin Jim (#373)
$600.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Navajo Folk Art
Height: 16"
Base: 6 3/4" x 5 3/4"
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About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Related legends:
Sheep
The gods, of course, had had the animals from the beginning of time. When they arranged the world and planned the pattern of hte stars in the sky, they first laid the glittering objects out on a sheepskin. The Sun, father of the war gods, possessed a flock of sheep in four colors. The beautiful and human myth of the Shooting Chant tells how he offered these to his twin children when they had sought and found him. More about this legend
Navajo Cottonwood Wolf Carving - Marvin Jim (#366)
$685.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Folk Art
Base: 6 3/4" x 6 3/4"
Height: 18 1/2"
Over the past several years, Marvin Jim has developed a carving style all his own. Originally making reproductions of Hopi dolls, Marvin quickly switched his focus to Navajo cultural stories and found his niche. This wolf speaks of a time long ago when animals had human characteristics and enjoyed the company of man. You can see from the smile on this guy’s face it was a happy time.
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About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Related legends:
All Animals
After completion of the ceremony the twins return to teach it to earth people and then depart to become guardians respectively of the thunder storm and of animals.
Navajo Couples Cottonwood Root Carving - Harry Bert (#01)
$950.00
Artist: Harry Bert
Navajo Folk Art
Base: 4 3/4" x 4 1/2"
Height: 19"
The love and relationships of Navajo couples between male and female is the theme of this Harry Burt carving. Harry Burt is the one who trained Dennis Ross how to carve; and if you’ve ever seen his work than you’ll know for sure Harry is a master craftsman in the wood whittling art form. Harry sculpted this one out of cottonwood root that he finds floating in the San Juan River. He has loved his honey and loved to carve for a very long time, and this sculpture is a tribute to both.
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About the artist:
For sixteen years Harry Bert has been searching out the sandbars of the mighty Colorado and San Juan rivers, and scavenging the shores of Lake Powell. He is looking for driftwood- the water tumbled cottonwood roots that wash up in shoals like bleached bones. It is from these roots that Harry creates new life with his wood sculptures. "I try and make it more human than sculpture," he asserts. "How you see it is how it is in real life." See full biography
Related legends:
Relationships
First Man burned a crystal for a fire. The crystal belonged to the male and was the symbol of the mind and of clear seeing. When First Man burned it, it was the mind's awakening. First Woman burned her turquoise for a fire. First Woman saw that First Man had a crystal for a fire, and she saw that it was stronger than her turquoise fire. And as she was thinking, First Man spoke to her. "Why do you not come with your fire and we will live together." The woman agreed to this. So instead of the man going to the woman, as is the custom now, the woman went to the man? More about this legend
Navajo Cowboy Rooster Cottonwood Root Carving - Matthew Yellowman (#386)
$250.00
Artist: Matthew Yellowman
5 1/2" x 10"
Matthew Yellowman has created his own style of complexly carved and painted folk art. Matt’s detail work is better than most, and his distinctive humor makes his carvings fun to have in the store. You will love displaying this gun slinging outlaw rooster in your personal art collection.
About the artist:
Matthew Yellowman - Navajo Carver: Matthew's carvings are physical representations of the creative energy which has driven him most of his adult life. Whether working in gold mines, upholstering custom vans, or carving whimsical figures, Matthew's self confidence has pushed him to do the best possible work in each career endeavor. See full biography
Related legends:
Small Birds
Ayazh, or ayazh altqas'ai, various small birds, is a general name for the smaller varicolored birds which have no special name. They are said to have been produced from the feathers of the monstrous eagle, tsenahale'. Their feathers, and those of the blue and yellow bird are added to the ket'an, prayersticks, to the masks, and otherwise. More about this legend
Navajo Hand Coiled and Fired Pottery Vase - Alice Cling (#07)
$845.00
Artist: Alice Cling
Circumference: 26 1/4"
Opening: 2 1/2"
Height: 11"
When asked the meaning of her pottery, Alice Cling told us, "It is about Mother Earth and how she provides for us." Alice tells us that since she digs clay from special earthly sources; builds earthen kilns; fires with pinion wood gathered from local canyons and mesa tops; and seals her pottery with pitch from those same trees, Mother Earth provides everything but the manual labor. When it comes from Alice Cling and Mother Earth, the outcome is fabulous.
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Related legends:
Pottery
The Navajo are relatively recent arrivals to the Southwest. They probably migrated from the north in the 16th Century thereby becoming a part of the Pueblo IV period. The Navajo have made pottery since their arrival; possibly they brought pottery with them during their southern migration. They made a plain and decorated pottery. The plain being considered the older style? More about this legend
Lorraine Williams
Navajo Large Female Yei Flood Bowl - Lorraine Williams (#36)
$995.00
Navajo Large Female Yei Flood Bowl - Lorraine Williams (#36)
$995.00
Artist: Lorraine Williams
Folk Art
Diameter: 40"
Height: 15 1/2"
Opening: 4 1/4"
Big Navajo pottery is a rarity. Although we always ask for it, the potters rarely bring it in. Surely this is because it is so difficult to make, and the risks of it breaking are great. In spite of this, Lorraine Yazzie (Williams) took a chance and created a superb olla. This is one for the museum or serious collector.
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About the artist:
Lorraine Williams - Navajo Pottery Artist
Lorraine is a master of shape and design and has done much to elevate what Navajo pottery represents. In fact, Lorraine Williams has a message she wants to send to the world: that there is such a thing as Navajo pottery. "I try to push Navajo pottery," she says, "I want it to get noticed". - and it does get noticed. People will come around and say, "This is new, what is this?" and I tell them, "It's Navajo pottery." They say, "I never knew Navajos made pottery." And I say, "Me, too; I never knew we made pottery."
Related legends:
Pottery
The Navajo are relatively recent arrivals to the Southwest. They probably migrated from the north in the 16th Century thereby becoming a part of the Pueblo IV period. The Navajo have made pottery since their arrival; possibly they brought pottery with them during their southern migration. They made a plain and decorated pottery. The plain being considered the older style? More about this legend
Navajo Mountain Chant Yei Carving - Harold Willeto (#30)
$250.00
Artist: Harold Willeto
Navajo Folk Art
5 1/2" x 30 1/4" x 3/4" thick
Inspired by his father, Charlie Willeto, when he came of age Navajo folk artist Harold Willeto began carving spiritual beings representing power images. This Yei is a benevolent and spiritual healer. In order to bolster the power, Harold has incorporated the footprint of a deer, prayer feathers and the face of the Sun. Harold's art is meant to portray the strength and ongoing dependability of Navajo ceremonialism and culture.
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Related legends:
Tsilkehji - Mountain Chant
There were twelve men and two women belonging to one family called N'Dohtet-leh and whose home was at Taylin (Horse Lake in the Apache country); they rode on sun dogs killing the cave dwellers in that region while the two women stayed at Taylin. Early one morning they came to Kintyel near Kayenta and found the cave dwellers holding the Eagle ceremony, and the N'Dohtet-leh killed all the Eagle dancers? More about this legend
Navajo Police Bull Dog Wood Carving - Marvin Jim (#365)
$695.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Folk Art
Base: 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"
Height: 15"
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About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Navajo Pottery, Bear and Basket Sandpainting - Eugene B. Joe (#08)
$1,500.00
Artist: Eugene B. Joe
Folk Art
Frame: 25 1/2" x 29 1/2"
Sandpainting: 15 1/2" x 19 1/2"
Eugene “Baatsoslanii" Joe is one of the all-time great Navajo sand painters. Early in his career he developed an intricate, contemporary style that distinguished him from all the others and spawned many copycats. Eugene’s work, however, is the standard. Carved pottery, Navajo ceremonial baskets, fetish animals and bits of natural gem grade turquoise are surrounded by complex butterflies, dancing Kokopelli’s and other finely detailed motifs. Eugene is the best.
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About the artist:
Navajo Artist
Related legends:
Sandpainting
The gods' sandpaintings are kept on deerskin or on sheets of sky or naska rather than being made new in sand each time. The picture cannot be given in this form to men who are not as "good" as the gods; "They might quarrel over the picture and tear it, and that would bring misfortune; the black cloud would not come again, the rain would not fall; the corn would not grow."? More about this legend
Navajo Sheep Cottonwood Root Carving - Marvin Jim (#371)
$750.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Base: 7" x 7"
Height: 17 1/2"
As the saying goes, “sheep is life”. That may be why Navajo carver Marvin Jim has made this boy look so perfectly satisfied with himself. Marvin puts great care into all of his work and therefore creates first-rate Navajo folk art. There are few things that are more Navajo than sheep, and few Navajo folk artists better than Marvin.
About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Related legends:
Sheep
The gods, of course, had had the animals from the beginning of time. When they arranged the world and planned the pattern of hte stars in the sky, they first laid the glittering objects out on a sheepskin. The Sun, father of the war gods, possessed a flock of sheep in four colors. The beautiful and human myth of the Shooting Chant tells how he offered these to his twin children when they had sought and found him. More about this legend
Navajo Thin Green Line Coiled Pottery Vase - Alice Cling (#08)
$975.00
Artist: Alice Cling
Circumference: 26"
Height: 11 1/4"
Opening: 2"
Navajo artist Alice Cling was born in a hogan near Cow Springs, Arizona, 60 years ago. This hand coiled and burnished vessel is also embellished with a thin coat of Pinion pitch. Its enduring beauty comes from Alice's unusual use of colored clay slips and from the striking variations of natural colors caused by outdoor firing. Very few Navajo potters approach the high quality of creativity Alice Cling achieves with her art.
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Related legends:
Pottery
The Navajo are relatively recent arrivals to the Southwest. They probably migrated from the north in the 16th Century thereby becoming a part of the Pueblo IV period. The Navajo have made pottery since their arrival; possibly they brought pottery with them during their southern migration. They made a plain and decorated pottery. The plain being considered the older style? More about this legend
Navajo Wolf Basket Cottonwood Root Carving - Marvin Jim (#376)
$625.00
Artist: Marvin Jim
Base: 7 1/4" x 6 3/4"
Height: 12"
Marvin Jim is an accomplished woodcarver. Surely that's why his depiction of the Wolf Chief captures the myths and legends surrounding this wondrous creature. Sitting upon a rock dais, the Wolf Chief rules over all creatures that fly, crawl, run or swim. That has to be a huge job, but this lobo seems to have his work well under control. Because of its fibrous nature, and since it is both soft and durable, Marvin carves with cottonwood root, which is the traditional material for Navajo sculptures. May this old boy reign forever, and may Marvin continue to carve for a long time.
About the artist:
Marvin Jim - Animal Sculptures:
Based upon the Navajo creation tales, the sculptures of Marvin Jim reflect a time long ago, when animals and humans walked and worked together to create a new world. These traditional stories speak of conversations among all beings, of behaving in a manner of mutual respect and of all beings having an equal position in the community. These legends are an essential part of the Navajo culture. The tales are of universal interaction, compassion and tolerance; the things necessary to live a balanced existence.
Navajo Woman Folkart Carving - Cecil Miles (#02)
$495.00
Artist: Cecil Miles
Folk Art
4 1/4" x 13 1/4"
Navajo artist Cecil Miles has captured the essence of the Basket Dance with this cottonwood root sculpture. The basket dance is a spin-off of the Mountain Chant and involved young Navajo women dancing to portray the importance of the traditional basket to Navajo ceremonialism and culture. Ceremonial baskets represent the essence of the initiation of life; how to approach life in an effective, productive manner; and how to discover harmony and balance therein. Yes, all that is in Cecil's sculpture. Amazing, isn't it.
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Related legends:
Women/Taboos
It is understandable that the superficial white observer concludes that the Navaho woman is little better than a chattel of her husband. She may be seen walking when her husband is on horseback; the casual white visitor does not realize that the reverse is also true, depending on which of them has a horse available, for horses are individually owned and there is no conception of joint property between husband and wife? More about this legend
Navajo/Hopi Blue Corn Butterfly Maiden Carving - Dennis Ross (#73)
$315.00
Artist: Dennis Ross
3 3/4" x 3" Height: 10 1/2"
Dennis Ross, Navajo/Hopi artist, has the hands of a lumberjack and the carving ability of a sculptor. Because of his dual heritage Dennis often blends design and motif to craft his imaginative art forms. In this case Dennis has produced a sculpture that portrays a Hopi Butterfly Maiden that is believed to govern the spring and a Navajo Corn Spirit that allows growth of the most precious of food source. The combination of characters allows for a most attractive and appealing figure.
About the artist:
Asked how he first started carving, Dennis Ross answers with a laugh, "My brother - he gave me a knife, and a stone, and a piece of carving wood, and said, 'Here you go'." Dennis was twenty-six years old. His brother, Harry Bert, also gave him a little constructive criticism on that first experiment into the creative world of carving, but Dennis took it from there.
Related legends:
Corn Spirits in Navajo Mythology
Then it was that they moved upward, leaving the dark world behind. They climbed on top of the Four Mountains, which grew upward with them, and they all moved up onto a lighter world. The Wind People brought seeds into the new world, and they planted them:?
Margaret Sooktis
Northern Cheyenne Tobacco or Pipe Bag - Margaret Sooktis
$1,750.00
Northern Cheyenne Tobacco or Pipe Bag - Margaret Sooktis
$1,750.00
Artist: Margaret Sooktis
Plains Beadwork
Tobacco or Pipe Bag
Brain-tanned leather, glass
beads, metal cones & dyed
horse hair
6 1/8" wide x 15 3/4" long
(24 1/2" long with fringe)
Northern Cheyenne
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Margaret Sooktis passed away in 1997. She was one of the great contemporary Northern Cheyenne bead artists.
Santa Clara/Taos Micaceous Clay Reduction Fired Pottery Vase - Edna Romero (#01)
$2,800.00
Artist: Edna Romero
Circumference: 36 3/4"
Height: 13"
Opening: 4 1/2"
In the world of Native American art, Edna Romero is related to the best potters in the business. There is so much talent surrounding her that she had no choice but to become a potter. And become a potter she did—a most masterful potter. Edna now lives in Taos but her roots are in the New Mexico pueblo of Santa Clara. The classic beauty of this micaceous pottery vessel is due to its amazing symmetry and fine finish. This vessel is of the quality that makes her royal family proud.
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Pottery
The Navajo are relatively recent arrivals to the Southwest. They probably migrated from the north in the 16th Century thereby becoming a part of the Pueblo IV period. The Navajo have made pottery since their arrival; possibly they brought pottery with them during their southern migration. They made a plain and decorated pottery. The plain being considered the older style? More about this legend