Native American Water Serpent Carving

1-3/4 inches tall by 1-1/8 inches by 4-3/4 inches

Maria Martinez (Native American, 1887-1980) Gunmetal Bowl with Avanyu / Water Serpent San Ildefonso Pueblo, circa 1950. Highly polished and fired to a silvery gunmetal-black. Signed 'Maria + Santana'

(lot of 4) Native American Pottery, Navajo, including: (1) miniature redware pottery, with Avanyu water serpent motif, signed on underside Sasha Bluesky (b.1972), approx 1.75"h, 1.75"diam, (3) signed

San lldefonso Pueblo black ware Avanyu Jar, Signed "Rose" for Rose Gonzales 1900-1989. On the upper shoulder of the of the jar is a deep relief of the water serpent, Avanuy with a massive arrow-shaped

(lot of 3) Native American burnished redware pots, San Ildefonso and San Juan Pueblos, with Avanyu water serpent and geometric designs, comprising: (1) signed Tomasita Montoya (Tomasita Reyes Montoya,

Native American pottery, San Ildefonso Pueblo, incised redware, Avanyu water serpent motif, with turquoise accent, signed on underside Dora Tse-Pe (b.1939, daughter-in-law to Rose Gonzales), approx 3.

(lot of 2) Native American pottery, Santa Clara Pueblo, black on black vessels, including: (1) with incised Avanyu water serpent motif, signed on underside Teresita (Teresita Naranjo, 1919-1999) and C

(lot of 3) Native American pottery, San Ildefonso Pueblo, burnished redware vessels, including: (1) with Avanyu water serpent motif, signed on underside Helen (Helen Gutierrez (1935-1993), approx 3.25

(lot of 2) Native American pottery, Santa Clara Pueblo, black on black vessels, with incised Avanyu water serpent motif, including: (1) signed on underside Stella Chavarria (Stella Tafoya Chavarria, b

(lot of 4) Native American pottery, Santa Clara Pueblo, incised black on black, including: (1) vase, with Avanyu water serpent motif, signed on underside Clarissa Tafoya, hairline, approx 6"h, 3"diam,

This is a black on black Native American pottery bowl most likely crafted by a potter at the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico. It is decorated with an Awanyu water serpent motif. Awanyu is a Tewa de

(lot of 2) Native American pottery, Santa Clara Pueblo, incised black pots, including: (1) with incised Avanyu water serpent motif, signed Mida Tafoya (b.1931, niece of Margaret Tafoya), approx 4.75"h

HELEN SHULPA (1928-1985) NATIVE AMERICAN SANTA CLARA PUEBLO BLACKWARE POTTERY VESSEL, globular form with carved decoration featuring a stylized serpent creature, likely Avanyu, a Tewa water deity, run

A group of three Inuit Eskimo stone carvings. Two signed on the underside, E9 1170 and E9 1530. One carving depicts an Eskimo pulling a seal from the water, 7" x 3.75" x 6" high. The largest measuring

Inuit/Eskimo carving, in the manner of Kapik Kolola (1926-1985), dark green serpentine/hide, depicting an Inuit/Eskimo hunter with a spear dragging a seal out of the water, apparently unsigned, 7"h x

Mimbres pottery bowl depicting a feathered serpent or river panther (Avanyu, Piasa) rising up out of the water. Lightning tongue and a beak like a griffin. Ca. 1000-1150 CE. Kill hole filled, similar

Two Zuni home altars and a snake carving Including a Cholawitze (Zuni Fire God) altar, a Shalako home shrine and a carved serpent supported between a pair of tableta-style stands. the largest height 9

Four Inuit Eskimo carvings to include Salluit dark grey serpentine Woman Carrying Water Pail Woman Holding Harpoon (harpoon missing) (Provenance: Waddington's 11/5/12 Fall Auction, 7 1/4" x 3" x 1 1/2

Inuit Stone Carved Duck Sculpture, soapstone carving depicting a duck floating on the waters surface, hand etched and carved feather decoration, artist signed on bottom, Canadian Eskimo Art label on b

Includes a carved wood Indian Chief (12"), a carved wood miniature canoe (15"), a carved wood Indian, a water buffalo from St. Joseph's Indian School and a stag handle stag head ornament.

Possibly Tlingit. 4 x 6 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches

Model Canoe with Four Animal Spirits Aboard, Northwest Coast, Haida tradition, in carved and polychrome enamel painted wood, unsigned, circa 1970-80, roughly 11" x 27" x 4". The figures, whose arms ar

Sterling Silver | Genuine Kingman Turquoise | Navajo Water Web Kingman Turquoise Storyteller Design on Inner cuff Bracelet | Navajo Native American Southwest Indian Jewelry | Good (no breaks or damage

Native American, Southwestern United States, Zuni (A:shiwi), ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning and quite sizable pottery water jar or olla, skillfully hand-painted with 2 rows of the