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Strength of Western art market was validated at Lebel’s Santa Fe show

A tremendous variety of Western and Native art and antiques graced this room display created by Joe Fionda of Lufkin, Texas. Image courtesy of Brian Lebel’s Old West Events

SANTA FE, N.M. – Visitors from throughout the United States as well as Canada, Mexico, Germany, Belgium and Japan converged on New Mexico’s state capital over the weekend of June 23-25 for the sole purpose of shopping at Brian Lebel’s incomparable Cody Old West Show & Auction, now in its 33rd year.

Passion for pots: Pueblo pottery collection shown at Shelburne Museum

Maker formerly known [Halona:wa (Zuni Pueblo)], polychrome jar, circa 1865. Clay and pigment, 9 by 13 by 13in. Collection of Shelburne Museum, Anthony and Teressa Perry collection of Native American art. 2023-5.17. Photography by Andy Duback.

SHELBURNE, Vt. – Shelburne Museum presents its major summer exhibition, Built from the Earth: Pueblo Pottery from the Anthony and Teressa Perry Collection, from June 24 to October 22. This extraordinary exhibition highlights significant items from the Perry collection of Native American art, offering a captivating exploration of the masterworks of Pueblo pottery.

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Sketchbook draws attention to Hindman Native American Art sale, Apr. 21

Rosebud Agency sketchbook with images by a Native artist known as Jack, estimated at $50,000-$75,000

CINCINNATI – Hindman’s Friday, April 21 Native American Art auction will be anchored by a strong selection of 19th-century ledger art, highlighted by a one-of-a-kind Rosebud Agency sketchbook by a Native artist known as “Jack,” which descended directly through the family of Captain Charles A.H. McCauley and is estimated at $50,000-$75,000. The ledger art, alongside the 19th-century weaponry and beadwork, portrays warriors and life on the Plains. The sale also features material from the Eastern Woodlands and Great Lakes, historic and modern Puebloan pottery and paintings, and ethnographic objects from the Arctic. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Peerless collection of Native American kachina dolls at Heritage, Oct. 14

Hopi dance figure with coiled snake, estimated at $50,000-$75,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions

DALLAS – On October 14, Heritage Auctions will present the Alan Kessler Collection Ethnographic Art Signature® Auction, featuring selections from Kessler’s famed collection of Native American kachina dolls. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Hindman hits $1.7M with Part II of Forrest Fenn Native American collection

Southern Cheyenne painted hide shield, $53,125

Left, Southern Cheyenne painted hide shield from the September 8 Forrest Fenn collection sale, $53,125; right, Algonquian ball club from the September 9 Native American Art sale, $31,250

CINCINNATI – Hindman kicked off September with two successful days of Native American Art sales, totaling more than $1.7 million. The series commenced with Part II of the Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, continuing the strong results achieved during Part I in the spring. The following day, Session I of Native American Art brought equal enthusiasm, highlighted by the 19th century objects of the Great Lakes and Eastern Woodlands from the collection of Robert Streett of St. Louis and Navajo and Mexican textiles from the collection of Warren Ehrlich.

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Impressive range of Native American art offered at John Moran, Oct. 4

Hopi pottery canteen attributed to Nampeyo, estimated at $4,000-$6,000

LOS ANGELES — John Moran Auctioneers will hold its American Indian Art + Objects auction on Tuesday, October 4, starting at noon Pacific time. With close to 300 lots, this sale will feature a wide variety of art and objects made by indigenous North Americans, including both historic and contemporary pottery, jewelry, baskets, bronzes and fine art. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Indigenous Northwest Coast art speaks to collectors everywhere

Robert Davidson’s (Haida), S’gan mask (Killer Whale mask), carved and painted red cedar, cedar bark, feathers and operculum shells, attained $54,458 plus the buyer’s premium in July 2021. Image courtesy of First Arts Premiers Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — The arts and objects made by native and indigenous peoples in North America have long been of interest, not just in region where they were made but by collectors and admirers everywhere. This is no less true for the works of the Native American communities of the Northwest Coast of the continent.

Eunice Hank Native American art Northwest Coast Native American art Preston Singletary Robert Davidson Tlingit Chilkat blanket Tlingit Chilkat blankets William Morris

Native American art library, Southwestern jewelry featured at Turner, Oct. 8

Silver Navajo cuff bracelet, estimated at $200-$400

SAN FRANCISCO – Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present an auction titled The Jim Haas Native American Art Library and a Collection of Southwest Jewelry on Saturday, October 8, starting at 10:30 am Pacific time. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

American Indian Tomahawks books on Native American art books on Northwest Coast art Native American Native American art Old Pawn jewelry Turner Auctions + Appraisals

Wealth of Native American artifacts on offer at Hindman, Sept. 9

Kiowa boy’s beaded hide shirt and leggings, est. $30,000-$50,000

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CINCINNATI – Hindman’s September 9 Native American Art auction will feature a strong selection of material from the Eastern Woodlands and Great Lakes area, highlighted through the estate of Robert Streett of St. Louis, Missouri. Streett’s collection is an attractive assemblage of both rare and everyday utilitarian objects found throughout the Great Lakes region. Additionally, Navajo textiles and early Mexican saltillos will be offered from the collection of Warren Ehrlich. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Hindman hosts Part II of Forrest Fenn’s collection, Sept. 8

Southern Cheyenne painted hide shield, est. $40,000-$60,000

CINCINNATI – Building on the momentum from the sale of Part I, Hindman will present Part II of the collection of a fabled figure, Forrest Fenn, on Thursday, September 8. Through a stunning 172-lot selection of Native American art, The Lifetime Collection of Forrest Fenn, Part II will spotlight Fenn’s passion for Native American art, highlighted by his celebrated collection of strike-a-light bags and beadwork. A spectacular selection of dolls and monumentally-sized pottery and baskets are also among highly anticipated lots. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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