A beautiful two piece Navajo dress aka biil dating to the Historic Late Classic Period of 1865-75 from the personal collection of Chipeta Trading Company, with additional important provenance | red cochineal bayeta, indigo dyed hand spun patterns of the floating "Spider Women" adopted from designs used in early baskets | center field is natural brown hand spun wool with great variations | exhibited at the Utah Museum of Natural History as part of the "Durango Collection" which traveled to many museums across the country in the 1980's | size: 32" wide X 48" long | $34,500.00 | for more information and to order please contact us at don@chipetatrading.com
A wonderful graphic design in this Late Classic period Navajo wearing serape/blanket | circa 1875-85 with red aniline dyed hand spun wool some of which has been re-carded | plied Germantown yarn with vibrant colors | in excellent condition with no apparent repair | size: 67" long by 51" wide | $19,500.00 | from a New Mexico collection | for more information please contact me at don@chipetatrading.com
From the San Juan aka Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo of New Mexico comes this fabulous late 19th century water jar | featuring red and cream slips accented by wonderful "fire clouds" | these highly desirable elements take place during the firing process when the fuel collapses on the clay, forming these magical design elements | size: 15" x 11" | ex Robert Gallegos collection, Chipeta Private collection | excellent condition, no visible repairs | $5,500.00 | for more information please contact don@chipetatrading.com
Dating 1860-65 time period comes this Classic Period, Rio Grande serape | measuring 52" x 95" and featuring traditional two piece horizontal loom designed work | natural hand spun wools of white, brown and indigo dyed blue wefts on a traditional two ply warp | from the collection of Mark WInter, Toadlena Trading Post and in the private collection of Chipeta Trading Company | excellent condition with no known repairs | $12,500.00 | for additional information and to order please contact don@chipetatrading.com
An amazing example of Zia Pueblo clay works in this Historic Period, late 19th Century water storage jar | measuring 19" x 13", this jar features "reflective arc" designs ( see Harlow and Lanmon book, Pottery of Zia Pueblo) | highlighted by birds on opposing sides and floral accents | great wear and patina from Native use | rim is well worn from ladle wear and a stone cover used to protect the water from contamination | $18,500.00 | ex Adobe Gallery, Santa Fe, Chipeta Collection | for more information please contact don@chipetatrading.com
A fabulous Late Classic Period circa 1865-75 Navajo panel dress biil in perfect condition | deep red cochineal dyed, raveled bayeta in the top and bottom sections | indigo dyed terrace design elements | center field is a wonderful variegated natural brown churro wool | no apparent damage or restoration visible | size: 34" wide by 50" long | $14,500.00 | for more information and to order please contact us at don@chipetatrading.com
From the San Ildefonso Tewa Pueblo comes this 19th Century Historic water jar, circa 1875-85 | black on cream, featuring an animal design element, possibly a bat, with a red band below the center field | stone polished and numbered "P91" ex Vanderwagon Trading Post collection near Zuni Pueblo | excellent condition with no obvious repairs | size: 10 1/2" x 11" | $4,950.00 | for more information and to order please contact don@chipetatrading.com
A rare and highly collectible Navajo women's wearing blanket circa 1870's | a combination of three ply and hand spun yarns in this magnificent eye catching blanket | absolutely perfect condition with no apparent restoration | deep indigo blue dyed wool with aniline dyed reds | narrow natural banded lines of hand spun browns and creams | tightly woven with original corner and loom inversion tassels | size: 59" X 44" | please contact Don for additional information and pricing
A very rare find in this 19th century ethnographic Pueblo dough bowl attributed to the Isleta Pueblo | Isleta pottery is quite rare and this very large bowl features great "fire cloud" designs, great wear and patina from Native use | small rim chips are visible and appear to be quite old | upper part of the bowl is painted in red | size: 20" x 14" | $7,500.00 | from a New Mexico dealer and now in the private collection of Chipeta Trading | for additional information please contact, don@chipetatrading.com
A wonderful circa 1875-80 Zuni Pueblo wearing blanket in the Moki style with horizontal bands of hand spun natural brown wool and indigo dyed wool on a natural white background | traces of cochineal dyed recarded bayeta accent the field | red salvage edging | excellent condition and extremely soft and warm in tone | size: 48" X 78" | from the personal collection of the Chipeta Trading Company | $7,500.
From the last quarter of the 19th century comes this very large and show stopping | Santo Domingo aka Kewa Pueblo dough bowl | featuring traditional back on cream, geometric design elements | a red band separates the top and bottom fields | excellent condition from the Chipeta Trading, private collection | size: 19" wide by 11" tall | $10,500.00 | for more information and to order please contact don@chipetatrading.com