Ready for Adoptoin!

At this time of year, so many puppies and kittens are going to new homes for the holidays. 
Here at Morning Star Traders we have these animal baskets that need to find that perfect home.
These cute baskets our made from natural desert materials and are made by the Tohono O'Odham people of Tucson Arizona.

Fetishes, fetishes and more fetishes!

                                                              We have great fetishes!  Come and join us!

Paiute/Navajo Shalako Basket

Two fabulous old Navajo bracelets

Exquisite old silver Navajo box... would look nice on any desk.

Old tin earrings Ca. 1920's/1930's from Ecuador

Zuni, Pueblo and Navajo earrings... treat yourself to a pair or treat someone special.

The Naja has its origin with the Moors in Spain. It is a good luck charm to ward off the evil eye. It was often used on the browband of Moorish Horses. It is thought that it was handed down from the Spanish Moors to Mexico and then to the Navajo Indians.

We have a amazing collection of vintage Mexican bracelets at the store now!

Pat Patania bracelet watchband with various stones

Contemporary Zuni set by Eva Wyaco

Zuni set consisting of necklace and earrings, Ca. 1950... made with jet, coral, shell, turquoise and silver.

Huichol Yarn Painting

Huichol art broadly groups the most traditional and most recent innovations in the folk art and handcrafts produced by the Huichol people, who live in the states of Jalisco, Durango, Nayarit in Mexico. The unifying factor of the work is the colorful decoration using symbols and designs which date back centuries. The most common and commercial successful products are “yarn paintings” and objects decorated with small commercially produced beads. Yarn paintings consist of commercial yarn pressed into boards coated with wax and resin and are derived from a ceremonial tablet called a neirika.

Navajo Yei (pronounced "yay") Rug Ca. 1960, 8' 2 1/2" X 4' 1/2". Yei pattern rugs feature images of the Holy People drawn from ceremonial sand paintings.

Summer Special:  20% off all Hopi Kachina dolls in the store. Come in and see these vibrant works of art (and others) in the store!

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Hand-carved Butterfly Kachina that stands on a wooden base and symbolizes pollination.
Made in 1994
Approximately 10" in height.

 

Black and white painted Koshari Kachina with watermelon.

Circa 1940/1950s.

Approximately 9.5" in height.

 

Zuni Shalako Kachina
Circa 1950s.

Approximately 19" in height.

Authentic solid wood Mexican bookends intricately painted with vibrant colors. Made circa 1930 for the tourist trade shops of the Southwest and approximately 8" tall.

Dress to impress with this Navajo turquoise bracelet called The Sleeping Beauty. Perfect for men or women.

Look at all these beauties! Many new pieces in!

    Take the world with you wherever you go with this handcrafted Navajo design.

 Come see our line of sterling silver and turquoise line of bracelets and rings. Combine the two bracelets or wear individually.

Featuring earrings, rings and necklaces from Navajo artist Wilson Jim's line of exquisite jewelry

Feather earrings

Assortment of silver rings

Newly acquired Zuni fetish necklace depicting stone carved animals in vibrant colors.

New squash with hands and crosses...

Stop in to see these two new paintings...

Arthur Brown's painting of San Xavier Mission del Bac

  

Ruth Ann Day's rendition of San Xavier Mission del Bac!

  

Ford Ruthling painting, Ca. 1974.

Graduation is happening folks! 

 Don't forget these kids have worked really hard to get there so why not treat them to something special, something hand made!   Here are some really nice belt buckles and old Mexican bracelets. Come on in we have lots to choose from.

Congratulations to all graduates of 2015! 
Just a little sample of some great gifts for your special Graduate! Stop in or give us a call today!

Mother's Day is tomorrow! We are open from 10am to 6pm today! We have many gems to make any mother feel beautiful and special! XO

Exquisite Frank Patania Sr. necklace, Ca. 1950...

Lovely new wrought iron lamps with shades... add some ambiance and elegance to your home.

We still have a lot of great older traditional Kachina to choose from!  All our Kachina are still on Sale for 20% off!