Hopi Rhetta Adams-Kachina Basket-Incredible

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Hopi Basket T he atmosp inside Perry Nullâe(tm)s Trading Post located in Gallup, New Mexico on the border of the Navajo Reservation is very unique. you will find business being done much like it was in the early 1900s, when deals were made based on trust and finished with a handshake. Gallup is considered the âeoeSourceâe for authentic handmade Native American arts & crafts, because of the huge Native American artist population and the surrounding area. These items are not ordered from a catalog or off of the world wide web, but bought directly from the artist. Everyday you will find Perry making a deal with an artist for their goods on his wood countertops. When you walk through the doors of Perry Nullâe(tm)s Trading Post you will be taken aback by the amount of beautiful art surrounding you. You will see paintings, baskets, pottery, kachina carvings, and showcases full of turquoise, silver, and coral jewelry. It might be the rugs hanging from the ceiling or the stacks of bright and earth tone colors that get most of your attention. Teec-Nos-Pos, Ganado Reds, Two Grey Hills, Wide Ruins, Pictorials, Chief Blankets, and Crystal rugs will amaze you with their beauty. Rugs are a very important part of Navajo culture. According to Navajo legend an orphan girl wanted to repay her clan in some way after the death of her parents. She wandered for two days, and then came across the home of the Spider Woman. The Spider Woman was drawn to the girl and taught her the art of spinning and weaving. After this the girl returned to her people and shared the gift with them. Early Navajo weavings have a small hole in the center to show gratitude to the Spider Woman for teaching them the art. All of us are very fortunate that the Navajo continue weaving today. The pieces of art created from wool are stunning and surround us in beauty. They are recognized all over the world and bring thousands of collectors to Gallup in search of the perfect pattern and colors. Perry strives to encourage the weaver to make the best rug possible and then pass it on to you, his customer, at a great price. Read the interview with Perry below the rug auction description. Artist: Hopi Rhetta Adams Size: 16" x 14" Description: In the high mesas of Arizona you will find the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Mesas of the Hopi Tribe. The Hopi are very spiritual and have many ceremonies that are performed by Kachina dancers. These dancers represent many different things and you will often find them represented in Hopi handmade art. The Hopi basket is made from yucca and displays the culture beautifully. This is a very large basket that is decorated with several different Hopi Kachinas made from all natural dyes. A true collectors piece that will only get better with age. Q: Did you know anything about rugs when you started in the Trading business? A: No, I just knew I liked them and had favorite patterns. Q: How did you go about buying them in the early years? A: I had an idea of what I thought I could sell it for and made offers based on that. You learn fairly quickly, if you didnâe(tm)t make the deal you knew the offer was to low and if they jumped at the offer, good chance it was high. Q: Did you become comfortable around rugs, did it get to w you knew the value by looking at the different attributes of the rug? A: When I first came in 1970 and began making jewelry I didnâe(tm)t know anything about the process. I learned from trial and error, however I did get help from some of the old time silversmiths. Herman Charley was a silversmith that made many different things for me, and he taught me what was involved in the whole process. That gave me a great insight into how to make things and what they should cost. The same is true for rugs, overtime I got to know the weavers I was buying from and they would tell me things that let me understand what was involved and they always hint at what they have sold things for in the past. Q: Walk me through a rug purchase? A: Buying a rug is different then other things we buy from the local artist.... read more

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