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

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

Chief's Blanket (Chiefs Blanket)

Classic Period Chief's Blanket, Third Phase Pattern,
 
Navajo (Dine) (Southwest), circa 1860
51 ¼ x 65 inches
Reference: 26865
 

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
 
 

Germantown Weaving

Germantown Moki Blanket with Crosses,
 
Navajo (Dine) (Southwest), circa 1890
64 ½ x 87 ¼ inches
Reference: 22684
Margaret Tafoya 1904-2001
 

Wedding Vase

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

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

Blackware Jar with Bear Paw Imprints,
 
Santa Clara (Southwest), third quarter of the 20th century
12 ¼ x 10 inches
Reference: 21637
 

Pictorial Weaving

Pictorial Yei (Yeibichai) Weaving,
 
Navajo (Dine) (Southwest), circa 1950s
82 x 140 inches
Reference: 25285
 
 

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
 

Trading Post Rug

Ganado Trading Post Rug,
 
Navajo (Dine) (Southwest), circa 1930
59 ¾ x 43 ¼ inches
Reference: 24961