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• A FINE LARGE J.B. MOORE QUALITY
  A FINE LARGE J.B. MOORE QUALITY NAVAJO CRYSTAL RUGThe impressive work of a Navajo master weaver in the Crystal Trading Post tradition bears similarities to plate XVIII on page 48 of Catalog for J.B. Moore Indian Trader and Collector, Crystal, New Mexico. This large rug lies very straight and square, displaying balanced, well-resolved design and exceptional color. Completing a rug of this size requires hard work given the height at which one would have to work, plus the weaver almost assuredly had to work on this large weaving outdoors, as her hogan would never accommodate a loom of this size. And given the difficulty of keeping the design of a rug this size from becoming compacted and distorted as the process becomes more difficult near completion also requires a high degree of skill and experience. Add to this the condition of this weaving and it becomes clear that this an exceptional example.John Bradford Moore re-opened the Crystal Trading Post, for which certain Navajo regional rug styles are named, around 1896. His remote location on Navajo lands made acquiring rugs much easier than reselling them. So in 1903 he printed a mail order catalog enabling him to market rugs of specific patterns and qualities to buyers in the east. The plates, or pictures, in this catalog have become a point of reference for weavings commissioned by J.B. Moore and for other rugs of this quality.Measures 59.5 x 94 inches.Very good condition, noting an area 4 x 6 inches along one edge of color run caused by moisture (see the last images), no odor, does have good intact edges, and ends, no damage of any type as evidenced by the last images which are backlit with bright, natural sunlight and reveal no holes, thinning, mothing, separation or fray. The corner tassels appear to be added.
• ZUNI KIVA POTTERY BOWLZuni Kiva
  ZUNI KIVA POTTERY BOWLZuni Kiva Pottery Bowl , c. 1920, remnant decoration, h. 4 1/4 in., dia. 9 1/4 in.; together with a small painted pottery vessel of unknown origin, h. 2 3/4 in., dia. 4 1/4 in Provenance: Indian Trader-West, Santa Fe, NM, 1986 (Kiva bowl); Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
• COCHITI POLYCHROME POTTERY
  COCHITI POLYCHROME POTTERY OLLACochiti Polychrome Pottery Olla , c. 1895, stylized designs, h. 6 1/2 in., dia. 7 1/2 in Provenance: Indian Trader-West, Santa Fe, NM, 1986; Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
• ACOMA POLYCHROME POTTERY
  ACOMA POLYCHROME POTTERY OLLAAcoma Polychrome Pottery Olla , c. 1920, tapered neck and shoulder, with solid and hatched geometric designs, h. 9 1/8 in., dia. 10 in Provenance: Indian Trader-West, Santa Fe, NM, 1986; Collection of Brooke and Maria Fox, Metairie, LA
• Frank Dean (born 1865). A late 19th
  Frank Dean (born 1865). A late 19th / early 20th century watercolour of Indian traders signed bottom right ''Frank Dean. India'' 59 x 45cm.
• [American Indian - Southwest] Books
  [American Indian - Southwest] Books on Hopi and Zuni Katsinas collection of 19 books including:Bassman Theda. Hopi Kachina Dolls and Their Carvers. West Chester: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 1991.Breunig Robert and Michael Lomatuway'ma. Kachina Dolls. Flagstaff: Museum of Northern Arizona 1983.Bromberg Erik. The Hopi Approach to the Art of Kachina Doll Carving. West Chester: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 1986.Colton Harold S. Hopi Kachina Dolls. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press 1949.Gonzales Clara. The Shalakos are Coming!. Museum of New Mexico 1972.Heard Museum. Dancing Kachinas: A Hopi Artist's Documentary: Original Paintings by Cliff Bahnimptewa. Phoenix: Andy Chuka Printers 1971.Hill Stephen W. Kokopelli Ceremonies. Santa Fe: Kiva Publishing Inc. 1995.Murphy Doug. The Beauty of Sha'lako: Limited Edition Portfolio. Indian Trader 1985.Secakuku Alph H. Following the Sun and Moon: Hopi Kachina Tradition. Flagstaff: Northland Publishing 1995.Slifer Dennis and James Duffield. Flute Player Images in Rock Art: Kokopelli. Santa Fe: Ancient City Press 1994.Tanner Clara Lee. Hopi Kachinas. Tucson: Ray Manley Photography Inc. nd.Washburn Dorothy K. (ed.). Hopi Kachina Spirit of Life. Seattle: University of Washington Press 1980.Waters Frank. Masked Gods: Navajo and Pueblo Ceremonialism. Chicago: Sage Books 1950.Wright Barton. Kachinas: The Barry Goldwater Collection at the Heard Museum. Phoenix: W.A. Krueger Company 1975.Wright Barton. Patterns and Sources of Zuni Kachinas. Harmsen Publishing Company 1988.Wright Barton. Kachinas: A Hopi Documentary. Flagstaff: Northland Press 1973.Wright Barton. Kachinas of the Zuni. Flagstaff: Northland Press 1985.Wright Barton. Hopi Kachinas: The Complete Guide to Collecting Kachina Dolls. Flagstaff: Northland Press 1987.Young John V. Kokopelli: Casanova of the Cliff Dwellers. Palmer Lake: Filter Press 1990.
• Rare Cabinet Card of Red Cloud
  Rare Cabinet Card of Red Cloud Young Spotted Tail and C. P. Jordan Albumen cabinet card featuring identifications in ink along with the notation Red Clouds "War Attitude" photographer and location unknown circa 1882. Goodyear illustrates this view in his study of the known Red Cloud photographs. Young Spotted Tail stands at center assuming the position of his assasinated father. Deemed too inexperienced to represent them in Washington the Brule tribal council appointed White Thunder. Later in a fit of jealousy he was killed by Young Spotted Tail. Charles P. Jordan was a well-known frontiersman. He became a licensed Indian trader and ran a trading post on the Rosebud Reservation. He maintained a long friendship with Red Cloud a relationship solidified when he married Red Cloud's niece Julia Walks First (see Goodyear 2003: 62-65). Condition: Very good.