Arts of the American West Session II: American Indian Art and Jewelry

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Commissioned Navajo Weaving, with Photograph

Commissioned Navajo Weaving, with Photograph

1927

included is a photograph of the weaver, A-Son-Bahe, and her child, at the loom with this textile; and a handwritten note dated July 4, 1927 from the trader at Bitter Weed Water Trading Post:

Mr. O.W. Schlueter,

Not able to see you. I am mailing you the following information you wish. / The Indian woman's name is A-Son-Bahe, lives at Chil Chin Beto, Ariz. Age 38. / Started to weave run in Aug - 1926. Finished March - 1927. / By Joe Golino, Bitter Weed Water Trading Post, Kayenta, Ariz. (over)

The word Chil-Chin-Beto is Bitter-Weed-Water. I have been in town for 3 days been trying to see you. / I have not been at the store for 3 weeks, and I am unable to tell you if the woman has started the other rug. / With regards, Joe Golino

142 x 83 1/4 inches

A / B fade and scattered soiling

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Ms. Farnand has helmed the Native American Art department since its inception at Cowan's Auctions in 2003, developing it into one of the most respected and successful departments in the category. Throughout her career, Ms. Farnand has sold over $50 million in Native Art, and has created focused and curated auctions for 19th and 20th century Native works, Jewelry, and Modern and Contemporary Native and Indigenous Arts. A distinguished expert in her field, Ms. Farnand is a respected voice in the ongoing dialogue between Native American tribal groups and the collecting community regarding culturally significant objects, serving as a board member of the Authentic Tribal Art Dealers Association (ATADA) since 2019, and spearheading the effort to return a sacred Ahayu:da wooden figure to its rightful home in the Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico in 2020. She has also been an appraiser on Antiques Roadshow since 2016. Ms. Farnand holds an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Cincinnati and a B.A. in Art History from John Carroll University.

Arts of the American West Session II: American Indian Art and Jewelry

Commissioned Navajo Weaving, with Photograph

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