Apache Burden Basket Ornament Apache Burden Basket Ornament Full sized Apache baskets are famous and rare. These miniature burden baskets can hang on your Christsmas tree to represent another southwest tribe and culture. Full sized burden baskets were used in centuries past to carrry burdens, and the tump line would go accross the woman's forehead, while the basket itself would lie on her back. The dangles with metal cones on their tips are ornamental. These miniatures were made by White Mountain Apache of authentic materials. Any basket takes a long time to make, which is reflected in the price. From the basket rim to the tip of the dangle is eight inches. Category: Retail Price: In stock: Pueblo, Navajo and Apache $ 18 Yes Published Sep 26, 2009 - 10:50 AM

Tarahunara Nativity, small Tarahunara Nativity, small The Tarahumara Indians of northern Mexico live in caves in the Copper Canyon. This miniature nativity is set into a miniature version of the traditional burden basket used by this tribe. It is made of sturdy bent wood and rawhide. The carved figures inside are dressed as the Tarahumara dress. This small version can hang as an ornament or stand. It is about three inches wide. Category: Retail Price: In stock: Pueblo, Navajo and Apache $ 12 Yes Published Sep 26, 2009 - 10:50 AM

Cochiti Pueblo Pottery Nativity by Felicita Eustace Cochiti Pueblo Pottery Nativity by Felicita Eustace Felicita Eustace is now in her 80's. She has many children who are famous jewelers. Felicita makes old style Cochiti pottery, using the traditional Cochiti clay slip. That slip is now next to impossible to obtain, so there is doubt about this tradition's chances of survival. Felicitas's figures have the genuine charm that seems to be characteristic of Cochiti figures. Baby Jesus is wrapped in soft white deer skin. Mary is four and a half inches tall. Category: Retail Price: In stock: Pueblo, Navajo and Apache $ 500 Yes Published Sep 26, 2009 - 10:50 AM

Tesuque Pueblo Pottery Nativity by Art Vigil Tesuque Pueblo Pottery Nativity by Art Vigil Art Vigil is the grandson on Manuel Vigil, the first pueblo potter to make nativities. Art's style is very similar to his grandfather's. This Tesugue Pueblo pottery set has a special folk art charm. Mary is dressed in a traditional black manta , as are the two angels. There are five animals. The Baby Jesus is a separate pottery piece, and can be lifted off the pottery bed, an unusual feature in pueblo nativities. Category: Retail Price: In stock: Pueblo, Navajo and Apache $ 400 Yes Published Sep 26, 2009 - 10:50 AM

Jemez Pueblo Pottery Nativity in a Pueblo House by Santana Seonia Jemez Pueblo Pottery Nativity in a Pueblo House by Santana Seonia This nativity by Santana is set into a pueblo house with a corner fireplace, just like her mother used to have. Like the kiva version, this nativity has an angel for sitting on top of the house, three Wise Men with gifts, and a shepherd with four animals. It's difficult to say which version is better, as both sell very well. The house is three and a half inches tall. Susan will include a story she wrote for the Creche Herald, describing nativity customs of Jemez Pueblo. Category: Retail Price: In stock: Pueblo, Navajo and Apache $ 150 Yes Published Sep 26, 2009 - 10:50 AM

Jemez Pueblo Pottery Nativity in Kiva by Santana Seonia Jemez Pueblo Pottery Nativity in Kiva by Santana Seonia Santana Seonia's pottery nativities are the best selling pueblo nativity at Susan's Christmas Shop. This one has a kiva as a stable, complete with a wooden ladder. An angel sits on top of the kiva. A shepherd kneels with his staff. Three Wise Men bring pueblo style gifts. Four animals complete this charming nativity set. The kiva is almost four inches tall. Susan will include a story she wrote for the Creche Herald, which tells more about Santana, her mother, and the "Bethlehem" of Jemez Pueblo. Category: Retail Price: In stock: Pueblo, Navajo and Apache $ 150 Yes Published Sep 26, 2009 - 10:50 AM

San Felipe Pueblo Pottery Drummer Boy Ornament by Garren Candelaria San Felipe Pueblo Pottery Drummer Boy Ornament by Garren Candelaria This pottery drummer boy is made of native clay by San Felipe Pueblo student, Garren Candelaria. He holds a small child on his lap and a wooden drum stick in one hand. This ornament will sit or hang. It is a bit less than two and a half inches tall. Category: Retail Price: In stock: Pueblo, Navajo and Apache $ 20 Yes Published Sep 26, 2009 - 10:50 AM

San Felipe Peublo Pottery Drummer boy by Daryl Candelaria San Felipe Peublo Pottery Drummer boy by Daryl Candelaria Daryl Candelaria is a talented potter from San Felipe Pueblo. He wins prizes for his large pots at Indian Market, but occasionally he makes smaller items to be used as ornaments. This drummer boy holds a child on his lap, so you might call him a story teller too. Daryl taught his younger brother, Garren, to make these ornaments as wee, and Garren's are a bit less expensive. Category: Retail Price: In stock: Pueblo, Navajo and Apache $ 25 Yes Published Sep 26, 2009 - 10:50 AM

Cochiti Tablita Ornament by Sean Morningstar Cochiti Tablita Ornament by Sean Morningstar Tablitas are special wooden boards, cut in special shapes, which are worn on the heads of female dancers in traditional Cochiti Corn Dances. Sean Morningstar, of Cochiti Pueblo, made these miniature version of tablitas to use as Christmas ornaments. They are hand cut, hand painted, and ornamented with real feathers. Sean's signature is on the back of these remarkable and authentic southwest ornaments. The tablita ornament is about three and a half inches tall. Category: Retail Price: In stock: Pueblo, Navajo and Apache $ 25 No Published Sep 26, 2009 - 10:50 AM

Cochiti Gourd Ornament by Sean Morningstar Cochiti Gourd Ornament by Sean Morningstar Sean Morningstar is from Cochiti Pueblo, and he loves the pottery traditions of his pueblo. He grew small gourds, and then painted them as if they were full sized Cochiti pots. They are very light weight, and look very nice on a southwest Christmas tree. Sean's "logo" of a morning star is placed on the bottom of each special ornament. No two designs are alike, but all are traditional Cochiti pottery designs. A typical size is three inches in diameter. Category: Retail Price: In stock: Pueblo, Navajo and Apache $ 25 No Published Sep 26, 2009 - 10:50 AM