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Adult Award Winners

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Bola Tie

Best of Show
Courtesy of Desert Diamond Casino
Andrew McCabe, Navajo
"Bola Tie"
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Butterflies - New Beginnings

Southwest Indian Art Award of Excellence
Courtesy of Jim Click Automotive Team
Ernest Benally, Navajo
"Butterflies - New Beginnings"
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Owl

Larry Lominac Memorial Award of Excellence
Courtesy of Friends of Larry Lominac
Ethel Shields, Acoma Pueblo
"Owl"
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Echos of Time

Award of Excellence in Sculpture/Carving
Courtesy of Gallery West
Caroline Carpio, Isleta Pueblo
"Echos of Time"
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Traditional Hopi Pottery

Award of Excellence in Pottery
Courtesy of Kaibab Shops
Karen Kahe Charley, Hopi
"Traditional Hopi Pottery"
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Heehe Warrior Maiden

Award of Excellence in Katsina Doll Carving
Courtesy of Grey Dog Trading Co.
Keith Torres, Hopi
"Heehe Warrior Maiden"
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Wild Horses at Balaki Mesa

Award of Excellence in Painting or Drawing
Courtesy of Arch & Laura Brown
Randy Keedah, Navajo
"Wild Horses at Balaki Mesa"
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Storage Jar

Dawn Cromwell Legacy Award of Excellence
Courtesy of Dawn Cromwell
Edna Romero, Santa Clara Pueblo
"Storage Jar"
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Peruvian Blue Opal Bola Tie

B.C Waddell Memorial Purchase Award in Jewelry
Courtesy of Waddell Trading
L. Bruce Hodgins, Navajo
"Peruvian Blue Opal Bola Tie"
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Gathering of the Holy Women

Award of Excellence in Two-Dimensional Art
Courtesy of Pam & Roland Shack
Michelle Tsosie Sisneros, Santa Clara Pueblo
"Gathering of the Holy Women"
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Enclosed Pot - Etched

Award of Excellence in Clay
Courtesy of Casas Adobes Barber Shop
Barbara Gonzales, San Ildefonso Pueblo/Tewa
"Enclosed Pot - Etched"
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Silver Concha Belt

Award of Excellence in Jewelry
Courtesy of Morning Star Traders, Inc.
Al Joe, Navajo
"Silver Concha Belt"
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Squash Blossom

Award of Excellence in Basketry
Courtesy of Silverbell Trading
Esther Jaimes, Tohono O'odham
"Squash Blossom"
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Hopi Coil Basket

Award of Excellence in Textiles or Weavings
Courtesy of Cele Peterson's
Alberta Selina, Hopi
"Hopi Coil Basket"
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Winter and Summer Owls

Award of Excellence in Figurative Clay
Courtesy of Bahti Indian Arts
Merton L. Sisneros, Santa Clara Pueblo
"Winter and Summer Owls"
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Apache Mountain Spirit

ASM Director's Choice Award of Excellence
Courtesy of Arizona State Museum
Upton Ethelbah, Santa Clara Pueblo/White Mountain Apache
"Apache Mountain Spirit"
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Pima Woman

Award of Excellence in Traditional Carving
Courtesy of Karen & Stephen Strom
Phillip C. Robles, Pima - Gila River Indian Community
"Pima Woman"
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Kashari Clown

Wilma Kaemlein Memorial Purchase Award
Courtesy of Arizona State Museum
Clarence Lee, Navajo
"Kashari Clown"
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Cowboy's Fantasy

Michael Daley Award of Excellence in Sculpture or Carving
Courtesy of Origins Society
Ed Yazzie, Navajo
"Cowboy's Fantasy"
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Flight of the Hummingbird

Gordon Carle Award of Excellence in Tribal Arts
Courtesy of Southwestern University & Global College
Monty Claw, Navajo
"Flight of the Hummingbird"
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Ancient Water Serpent

Judge's Choice Award
Courtesy of Dorothy Finley
Delbridge Honanie, Hopi
"Ancient Water Serpent"
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Deer Family

Judge's Choice Award
Courtesy of Ralph & Ingeborg Silberschlag
David Snooks, Washoe
"Deer Family"
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Diné Ceremonial Cooking Jar

Judge's Choice Award
Courtesy of Ralph & Ingeborg Silberschlag
Damon H. Tso, Jr., Navajo
"Diné Ceremonial Cooking Jar"
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Face Pot

Staff Purchase Award
Courtesy of Arizona State Museum Staff
Wanda Aragon, Acoma Pueblo
"Face Pot"
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