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Spirit of the West: Premier March Native American & Western Auction

Sat, Mar 14, 2026 11:00AM EDT
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Join North American Auction Company on March 14th for our Spirit of the West: Premier Collector Native American & Western Auction. This is a wonderful collection of items including pieces from the C.M. Russell Museum Kleinschmidt, Bruce VanLandingham Sundog, Rockefeller, and other collections of items including Native American Beadwork and Weapons, Western History, D.F. Barry Photographs, along with the largest collection of Winold Reiss Calendars and Ephemera, fine Navajo Jewelry, American, and Luxury Jewelry. Visit Live.Naabid.com for more details or call 800-686-4216.
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Lot 506

Vintage Puebloan Fetish Necklaces Collection

Estimate: $300 - $600
Starting Bid
$70

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For your consideration is a Vintage Puebloan Fetish Necklaces Collection, (4). Navajo Diné Elle Peter created the large Sterling Silver Kokopelli Flute Player pendant necklace featuring three sawtooth bezel mounted Sleeping Beauty turquoise cabochons. Ella is a master silversmith from New Mexico, hallmark and sterling are stamped on the reverse. For the Navajo (Diné), Kokopelli, often seen in Southwest rock art, is viewed as a revered figure, sometimes a Rain Priest or God of Harvest, associated with fertility, music, and good fortune, though some sources note the term is borrowed, and his meaning varies by tribe, representing a spirit of joy and prosperity who brings spring with his flute music. While other cultures see him as a fertility god carrying seeds or babies, the Navajo connect him with the spirit of music and abundance, sometimes associating his hump with clouds of seeds and rainbows. The vintage silver Hopi Kokopolo Katsina is depicted ithyphallic (depicted with an erect phallus) to explicitly symbolize his role as a fertility deity. Two Zuni fetish necklaces include an inlay bear fetish necklace with a toggle clasp strand and a Zuni buffalo kachina liquid silver and turquoise seed bead necklace. A Zuni bear fetish necklace symbolizes strength, healing, protection, and introspection, as the bear is revered by the Zuni people as the powerful guardian of the West. These necklaces, featuring hand-carved animals, often represent the spirit within the stone, promoting courage, self-knowledge, and emotional stability. A Zuni buffalo kachina necklace symbolizes strength, endurance, and spiritual protection, often worn to honor the animal's role as a provider. It represents the ability to overcome challenges, personal growth, and, when featuring the Buffalo Dancer, a prayer for abundance, food, and rain. All four necklaces are in very nicely preserved condition, no marring noted. Respective measures are 16"L from clasp to clasp with kokopelli 1.125"W x 2.75"L, 22"L from clasp to clasp with kokopolo 1"W x 1.375"L, 19"L from toggle to bear with bear .5"W x .5"L, and lastly, 8.5"L closed, buffalo kachina .5"L. Combined weight is 32.5 grams.

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