Territorial Indian Arts

1970s silver hand wrought cuff bracelet with turquoise, ivory, ironwood and jet by fames jewelry artist Charles Loloma.

Two strand necklace of antique coral beads with rare fossilized Lone Mountain turquoise and three birds carved by Leekya Deyuse. 21" of beads with cotton wrap, drop length is 13", perfect for stacking. The eleven tubes of fossil turquoise are natural sky blue. Two tiny coral birds and one shell bird 1 1/4" long. Freshly restrung on bead cord.

Silver Indian head pin by Wolf Robe Hunt, Acoma Pueblo. Born in 1905, Wolf Robe was an accomplished artist, dancer and jeweler. Hand tooled silver Brave in profile, 2 1/4" tall. Signed.

Vintage Jesse Monongye silver pendant with the sun in the cosmos. Hand made with sterling silver, fine mosaic inlay of lapis, jet, turquoise, shell and coral. 3 1/2" tall by 2 1/2" wide, large flat silver bale is 3/4". Hand made link chain is 28" long. Made as a set with the matching bola tie. sold separately. Signed and engraved "#1 1988". Made for Hodson's of Scottsdale.

Three strands of 51 birds and 2 wolves carved by the Zuni Master Leekya Deyuse, 1889-1966. A mix of pedestal birds and flat ones are turquoise, coral, jet, shell and red abalone. Fine olivella shell heishi is 24", with hook and eye closure, drop length is 12 1/2" inches. In the style of his 1930s era carving, from the daughter of a collector. Just restrung on bead cord.

Statement earrings by Liz Wallace! Hand cut Cripple Creek turquoise in sterling silver. Silver rope surrounds the serrated bezels, with falling rain. The stones are one inch wide, dangle from French wires. Total length not quite 3". Backs are cut out to save weight.

Tufa cast silver choker necklace with multi stone inlay of turquoise, pipestone, jet, shell by Preston Monongye. Published in Totems to Turquoise by Lois Dubin.

Hand wrought sterling silver Kachina bola tie by Preston Monongye, published in Totems to Turquoise by Lois Dubin

Stunning Zuni Sun Face suite of jewelry by Morris and Sadie Laahty. Magnificent Squash Blossom necklace is 18" long! Each of the ten full sun settings is 1 1/4" plus the two on the naja. The naja is surrounded by 12 faces with the dangling full sun and topped by a full sun! Included are a three setting cuff bracelet, ring, brooch/pendant and clip on earrings. Featured on the cover of Rock and Gem June 1974. Engraved on the naja is April 10, 1971 and Morris and Sadie Laahty. Each piece has their Sun God signature.

Rare Navajo runner rug, circa 1940-50s. 6'3" long by 2'9" wide, fine original condition. Hand spun native wool, double dyed red, aniline black, rust, natural white. Dynamic design with lightning bolts. No fade, no damage, clean. Displays as wall art or use on the floor.