Southwest

The Southwest, an area encompassing Arizona, New Mexico, Western Texas, Northern Mexico, and Baja California, is typically arid and warm. The sedentary Pueblo peoples and the semi-nomadic Navajo are its most famous residents. Common art forms include pottery, jewelry, and basketry, often with motifs relating to water and rain. Culture groups include Navajo, Hopi, Tiwa, Tewa, Apache, Pima, Mojave, Zuni, Havasupai, Papago (AZ, NM Western TX, Northern Mexico); California: Nono, Yokut, Chuash, Pomo, Maidu, Yurok, Karok, Kiliwa, Peric

 

Serape

 
Navajo (Dine) (Southwest), circa 1860
78 x 49 ½ inches
Reference: 16071
 

Bulto

New Mexican Bulto of San Lorenzo,
 
Hispanic (Southwest), circa 1825-1840
30 ½ x 11 ¾ x 6 ½ inches
Reference: 13065
Martina Vigil & Florentino Montoya 1856-1916, 1858-1918
 

Storage Jar

 
San Ildefonso (Southwest), circa 1890
15 x 18 inches
Reference: 15445
 

Moki Blanket

Germantown Moki Blanket,
 
Navajo (Dine) (Southwest), circa 1880s
79 ¼ x 55 ¼ inches
Reference: 26859
 
 

Pair of Dress Halves

Pair of Classic Period Dress Halves,
 
Navajo (Dine) (Southwest), circa 1875
50 ½ x 34 ½ inches
Reference: 24991
 

Rio Grande Serape

Rio Grande Serape, Germantown Wool,
 
Hispanic (Southwest), circa 1880
88 ½ x 47 ¾ inches
Reference: 25772
Margaret Tafoya 1904-2001
 

Wedding Vase

Blackware Pottery Wedding Vase
 
Santa Clara (Southwest)
19 ¼ x 10 ¾ x 11 ¼ inches
Reference: 26446
 

Moki Blanket

Banded Moki Blanket in Brown and Indigo,
 
Zuni (Southwest), third quarter of the 19th century
66 ½ x 50 ¾ inches
Reference: 24832
 
 

Pictorial Weaving

Pictorial Weaving with Airplanes and Figures,
 
Navajo (Dine) (Southwest), circa 1940
96 x 52 ¾ x 2 inches
Reference: 26513
 

Trading Post Rug

Ganado Trading Post Rug,
 
Navajo (Dine) (Southwest), circa 1930s
141 x 74 inches
Reference: 26169
 

Dough Bowl

Polychrome Pottery Dough Bowl,
 
Cochiti (Southwest), circa 1920
12 x 20 inches
Reference: 17010
 

Trading Post Rug

Ganado Trading Post Rug,
 
Navajo (Dine) (Southwest), first quarter of the 20th century
124 x 81 inches
Reference: 21681
 
Margaret Tafoya 1904-2001
 

Jar

 
Santa Clara (Southwest), third quarter of the 20th century
12 ¼ x 10 inches
Reference: 21637
 

Kachina

HeHeya Clown Kachina,
 
Hopi (Southwest), 1st quarter of the 20th century
11 ½ x 3 ½ x 3 ¾ inches
Reference: 26180
 

Trading Post Rug

Chinle Trading Post Rug,
 
Navajo (Dine) (Southwest), 1930s
85 x 48 ½ inches
Reference: 25952
Amos Gustina 1858-1945
 

Fiddle

Western Apache Fiddle,
 
Apache (Southwest), first quarter of the 20th century
21 ¼ x 5 x 5 inches
Reference: 20333