Enjoy our collection of authentic handmade Native American folk art from the Navajo Reservation. Welcome to the Navajo Folk Art Page from Sunshine Studio - Santa Fe Indian Traders.
Folk Art is a creative artistic expression by self-taught people untrained in traditional art. The Navajo folk art presented here is created from memories of childhood toys, memories of life on the reservation, or creations from art in entirely new media. They are the creation of the Dineh (Navajo People), and are not copied from any other culture. Most of our Native American folk art is carvings from native cottonwood found on the Navajo reservation. For the most part, the artists doing folk art live far from the paved roads, use primitive tools, and speak only Navajo. There is a marvelous book, "The People Speak - Navajo Folk Art" by Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Northland Publishing, 1994. If you are a folk art collector and have not yet seen a copy, you should find one. This book illustrates the finest Navajo Folk Art today, and has a biographical sketch of each of many of the best known American Indian folk artists working today. There are 23 artist's biographies, 90 illustrations, and 160 pages. Both the hardbound and softbound versions are now out of print. We have no more copies!
The picture above is a turquoise man carved from cottonwood with a large black hat smoking a cigarette. This is an example of an original American Indian folk art design, "Camel Guy", by Dennis Pioche, whose work is discussed on pages 52-53 of "The People Speak - Navajo Folk Art." This piece, 6" high, is for sale at $75.
A Google search of the Sunshine Studio web site can help you find the web page(s) containing art that interests you - but once having located something of interest, you may have to do a search of the web page by scrolling down or by using your browser's 'Find' function. Note that Google's database is not as up todate as ours, thus Google may find some items that have already been sold and will not find newly-posted items. If you wish, you may phone us at 800-348-9273 for personal assistance in finding what you want.
Sunshine Studio, a small home-based business located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has been in business since 1970, on the Internet since 1995, and is a member of ATADA, Antique Tribal Arts Dealers' Association, Inc. Buy, sell, or trade, you will be satisfied with any deal you make with us. Our Guarantee: We will accept the return of any item for full refund within 10 days if returned in its original condition, no questions asked. Shipping and insurance charges are the responsibility of the customer. For more information, check our Ordering Information.
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