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High Noon Western Americana Show February 7th & 8th, 2009
The finest show of its kind with over 200 dealers representing the best of Antique Cowboy, Western, and Indian collectibles will be at the Phoenix convention center of February 7th and 8th. Please stop by and visit our booth for the best in Historic Pueblo Pottery, Navajo Weavings, Kachina dolls and other great historic art from the Southwest. Please visit High Noon for more information.
Marin Show, February 21st and 22nd 2009
The 25th annual Marin Show is the premier Antique Indian Art show on the West Coast. With over 200 dealers this show provides a vast array of material including American Indian, Pre-Columbian, Mexican, Spanish Colonial and Contemporary American Indian Art. We've been a prominent exhibitor at this show for over 10 years. Be sure to come and visit our booth on Saturday and Sunday to see the best in Historic Southwestern Native Art. The show is located at Marin Civic Center Exhibit Hall 10 Avenue of the Flags - San Rafael, CA 94903
Please visit www.marinshow.com for more information.
Please visit www.marinshow.com for more information.
Invoking the Animals - Historic Zuni Pottery 1880-1930 Opening August 1st 2008
- Opening Reception: August 1st, 5-7 pm,
At the opening Dwight Lanmon will be signing his new book "The Pottery of Zuni Pueblo" from 5-7pm.
About the exhibit and sale:
We proudly present a selection of historic Zuni pottery assembled over the past twenty years by a New York City collector. The collection contains many different forms of Zuni pottery created between 1880-1930, from classic water jars to large open food bowls, smaller stepped kiva bowls and human effigies.
In studying the collection, we realized that many of the pieces featured animals in their designs--heart-line deer, fanciful birds, snakes, frogs, tadpoles, dragonflies, antelopes. One of the legends of Zuni pottery, often told by Zuni potters, is that each pot is created as a kind of prayer for water, for rain, and that's why the animals depicted are those associated with springs and rain.
In honor of that spirit, that tradition, we are calling our show, "Invoking the Animals: Historic Zuni Pottery 1880-1930." We invite you to celebrate with us and look forward to seeing you.
Click here to view the entire show!
From the Clouds: Modern Hopi Kachina Dolls 1940-1980
Opening Reception July 18th 5-7 pm, showing through September 1, 2008
About the Exhibit and Sale:
Our show will present a selection of over 60 authentic Hopi Kachina Dolls, each carved by a Hopi carver and representing a specific Hopi kachina. The dolls, carved of cottonwood root between 1940-1970, are clear examples of the post World War II period of carving, when the kachina doll form first breaks away from the earlier much stiffer and more formal style.
Originally, in the mid-19th century, the dolls were flat pieces of wood with simple painted faces to indicate which specific kachina was being represented. These simple pieces were given to the children in the villages by the real kachinas as religious objects for the children to contemplate. Even today, at a dance you see kachinas give elaborately carved dolls worth several hundred dollars to Hopi children. Since the 1900's the ever growing tourist market has influenced how these dolls were carved and they have evolved from simple flat pieces of wood to full action 3-D sculptures of amazing virtuosity.
This show and sale focuses on the period of carving that started around WWII when more realism and action, along with regalia detailing, was created in the carvings. The dolls are excellent examples of what the real kachinas actually look like. The carvers now include the specific regalia of the kachinas, like rattles, sashes, bows, fetishes, lightning sticks, etc. The quality of the carvings is exceptional in their realism.
Gallery Talk: On Saturday July 26th at 3 pm, Steve Elmore will speak on the trends and evolution of Modern Hopi Kachina Dolls at Steve Elmore Indian Art, 839 Paseo de Peralta, 505/995-9677.
Click here for the show!
About the Exhibit and Sale:
- Art object, religious object, and souvenir all collide in a Hopi kachina doll. That's what makes these dolls so special, so interesting. We are lucky here in the Southwest to have the rich old Native American culture and life still living around us. Hopi Kachinas are about as fascinating as any culture gets. Living Kachinas visit the Hopi villages in Arizona each year. Beautiful and exotic in appearance, the real kachinas play a multi-faceted role in Hopi culture. There are over 300 different kachinas which can represent many things from the natural world including animals, plants, insects, weather elements, and even specific landmarks. From this kachina cult, the carving of representations, or kachina dolls, has sprouted over the last 150 years or more.
Our show will present a selection of over 60 authentic Hopi Kachina Dolls, each carved by a Hopi carver and representing a specific Hopi kachina. The dolls, carved of cottonwood root between 1940-1970, are clear examples of the post World War II period of carving, when the kachina doll form first breaks away from the earlier much stiffer and more formal style.
Originally, in the mid-19th century, the dolls were flat pieces of wood with simple painted faces to indicate which specific kachina was being represented. These simple pieces were given to the children in the villages by the real kachinas as religious objects for the children to contemplate. Even today, at a dance you see kachinas give elaborately carved dolls worth several hundred dollars to Hopi children. Since the 1900's the ever growing tourist market has influenced how these dolls were carved and they have evolved from simple flat pieces of wood to full action 3-D sculptures of amazing virtuosity.
This show and sale focuses on the period of carving that started around WWII when more realism and action, along with regalia detailing, was created in the carvings. The dolls are excellent examples of what the real kachinas actually look like. The carvers now include the specific regalia of the kachinas, like rattles, sashes, bows, fetishes, lightning sticks, etc. The quality of the carvings is exceptional in their realism.
Gallery Talk: On Saturday July 26th at 3 pm, Steve Elmore will speak on the trends and evolution of Modern Hopi Kachina Dolls at Steve Elmore Indian Art, 839 Paseo de Peralta, 505/995-9677.
Click here for the show!