Endless Treasures
The Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show brings worldclass art and antiques to Santa Fe.
The Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show brings world-class art and antiques to Santa Fe.
More than 90 well-curated, top quality booths filled with a vast array of antique Native American treasures and ethnographic material tell a seemingly endless, comprehensive story of art and culture. The Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show, held during SWAIA month, has been celebrating historic Indian arts and objects—from sculpture and pottery to jewelry and textiles—for over 41 years now.
“As Whitehawk wraps up its fourth decade of successful shows, we want to spend a moment to thank our tremendous family of dealers and all our loyal attendees,” says show owner and producer Marcia
Berridge. “In addition to the breathtaking scope and array of material shown at Whitehawk last August and the brisk pace of sales, we also saw record-setting crowds filling our showroom to capacity. We are so grateful for all the lovers of antique tribal art that help make our show so wonderful.”
Around 100 dealers will be in attendance at the 2019 Whitehawk Show, including Lyn A. Fox Fine Pueblo Pottery, David Cook Galleries, Chipeta Trading Company, Territorial Indian Arts, Trotta-bono, Alan Kessler Gallery, Dancing Wolf Gallery, Turkey Mountain Traders, Cowan’s Auctions, Christopher Selser Tribal Art, Doyle Gallery and Bonhams.
“We are thrilled to be featured at this year’s Whitehawk Show and will once again be offering the finest in collectable Plains beadwork and Southwest Navajo and Pueblo jewelry and weavings for the discerning collector,” says Don Siegel, owner of Chipeta Trading Company. Specific items Chipeta Trading Company will be bringing to the show are a
mid-19th-century Apache girls’ cape, “heavily fringed and beaded with a morning star design in the center and sun and moon designs on each shoulder,” as well as a circa 1890 to 1900 Navajo silver squash blossom necklace.
“I will be bringing some outstanding historic Pueblo pottery items to Whitehawk in a broad range of prices,” says Lyn Fox, owner of Lyn A. Fox Fine Pueblo Pottery. Examples include an exceptional Cochiti or Santo Domingo large storage jar from around 1890, and a four-color large Zia water jar circa 1890.
“We look forward to the Whitehawk Show as the show of the year for authentic antique jewelry and arts,” says Territorial Indian Arts owner Deborah Neal. “Collectors come from all over the globe to attend and shop. We save some of our finest material for this event. This year we are showcasing a historic Navajo woman’s manta and a giant Apache olla, besides our best antique turquoise and silver jewelry.”
Tom Cleary of Thomas Cleary LLC is excited to be presenting objects at Whitehawk from his bespoke summer catalog. “The collection took several years to curate and build. I am particularly proud to be unveiling the objects in it,” says Cleary.
This year’s show runs August 9 to 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Santa Fe Convention Center in the heart of downtown Santa Fe. An Opening Night Party will be held on Friday, August 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. Native American Art is a proud sponsor of the Whitehawk Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Show.