This is a rare 17th century English Jack Leather Naval Hat. American sailors also wore these on ships. There are needle holes around the crown/brim indicating it once had a sewn-in liner. These were made from saddle leather and coated with tar to make them waterproof; they also protected like a helmet against sword slashes. […]
This is a beautiful and simply stated Nez Perce or Plateau beaded belt bag. A multi-bordered heart is at the center of a light blue beaded background. The center of the heart is yellow, followed by a pink border, then a deep blue border and finally a dashed yellow and red with white hearts border. […]
This is a rare and unusual Navajo ketoh. The center has a prominent flower in repousse flanked above and below with rattlesnakes in movement. The snakes have diamond patterns on them, much of which has worn off from wear, and a segmented tail. The surface is further embellished with multiple stamp patterns including arrows. The […]
Here is a beautiful and well worn Navajo ketoh or bow guard. The silver has been casted with a central turquoise stone, set onto a ribbed platform that radiates with four arms top and bottom. The sides have silver nodules, four each on the sides and one each on the top and bottom. The commercial […]
Is Christmas right around the corner?! These Northern Plains set of earrings have all the dentalium shell painted with a green mineral paint. At the bottom are two red with white heart glass beads, all making for a Christmassy look. The dentalium are spaced apart with small, cut pieces of commercial hide. The small shells […]
This is an exceptional Navajo Ketoh with early age. Its petite size is particularly charming. It is cast silver and includes five, green, turquoise stones. The largest stone is in the center and is oblong in shape. Similar to item #2540, there are 6 silver legs, or leaves, emanating from the center. There are two […]
This is a beautiful Ketoh. The bold simplicity and the quality of the silver surface make this an exceptional example. The center holds a turquoise stone with a hole in the center, and is two toned with blue on the top two thirds and green on the bottom third. The drilled hole in the stone […]
This is a highly skilled and complex cast Navajo ketoh that results in a beautiful expression. In the center is a large, turquoise diamond cut stone with metallic inclusions. This diamond turquoise is surround by a complex layering of curved borders and round points. Each end is anchored by a three part system that spans […]
This is a striking ketoh that originally came out of Hopi. The centerpiece is an elongated triangle topped on each end with regular triangles, all done with mosaic turquoise (could be called channel work, but there is no separation of the turquoise with silver borders, except for the outside edge). Repousse is used to create […]
This is an early and beautiful knife sheath with knife. The simplicity of the design and limited color palette make this a special find. The black and white beads create the face of the sheath, all on boot leather, or commercial hide. The sheath is lined with blue and greasy yellow along the fringed edge. […]
