Southwest & California

The Southwest, an area encompassing Arizona, New Mexico, Western Texas, Northern Mexico, and Baja California, is typically arid and warm. The sedentary Pueblo peoples and the semi-nomadic Navajo are its most famous residents. Common art forms include pottery, jewelry, and basketry, often with motifs relating to water and rain. Culture groups include Navajo, Hopi, Tiwa, Tewa, Apache, Pima, Mojave, Zuni, Havasupai, Papago (AZ, NM Western TX, Northern Mexico); California: Nono, Yokut, Chuash, Pomo, Maidu, Yurok, Karok, Kiliwa, Peric

 

Bulto

San Lorenzo,
 
Hispanic (Southwest & California), circa 1825-1840
30 ½ x 11 ¾ x 6 ½ inches
Reference: 13065
 

Moki Blanket

 
Navajo (Southwest & California), circa 1890
64 ½ x 87 ¼ inches
Reference: 22684
Margaret Tafoya 1904-2001
 

Wedding Vase

 
Santa Clara (Southwest & California)
19 ¼ x 10 ¾ x 11 ¼ inches
Reference: 26446
 

Saltillo Serape

 
Hispanic (Southwest & California), circa 1880
88 ½ x 47 ¾ inches
Reference: 25772
 
 

Storage Jar

 
Santo Domingo (Southwest & California), circa 1900
17 x 18 ½ inches
Reference: 20443
 

Pictorial Weaving

 
Navajo (Southwest & California), circa 1940
96 x 52 ¾ x 2 inches
Reference: 26513
 

Rug

 
Navajo (Southwest & California), circa 1930s
141 x 74 inches
Reference: 26169
 

Trading Post Rug

 
Navajo (Southwest & California)
110 ½ x 72 inches
Reference: 21200
 
 

Trading Post Rug

 
Navajo (Southwest & California), first quarter of the 20th century
124 x 81 inches
Reference: 21681
 

Trading Post Rug

 
Navajo (Southwest & California), 1930s
85 x 48 ½ inches
Reference: 25952
 

Dough Bowl

 
Cochiti (Southwest & California), circa 1920
12 x 20 inches
Reference: 17010
Margaret Tafoya 1904-2001
 

Jar

 
Santa Clara (Southwest & California), third quarter of the 20th century
12 ¼ x 10 inches
Reference: 26400
 
 

Moki Blanket

 
Zuni (Southwest & California), third quarter of the 19th century
66 ½ x 50 ¾ inches
Reference: 24832
 

Olla

 
Acoma (Southwest & California), circa 1890
11 ½ x 11 inches
Reference: 25020
Tony Da 1940-2008
 

Olla

 
San Ildefonso (Southwest & California)
4 x 3 inches
Reference: 22027
 

Pictorial Weaving

 
Navajo (Southwest & California), circa 1950s
82 x 140 inches
Reference: 25285