The University of Arizona
Southwest Indian Art Fair 2009

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Awards Selected by Invited Jurors

 

Award of Excellence in Two Dimensional Art
Desert Diamond Casino
No award given
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Ewe-volution: Phase II: Ants

Larry Lominac Memorial Award of Excellence
Friends of Larry Lominac
Jonathan Nelson, Diné
“Ewe-volution: Phase II: Ants”
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Pow-wow II

Award of Excellence in Painting or Drawing
Arch and Laura Brown
Randall Wilson, Navajo
“Pow-wow II”
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Fire Buffalos

Award of Excellence in Painting or Drawing
Arch and Laura Brown
Anthony Chee Emerson, Navajo
“Fire Buffalos”
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Kachina Mana

Award of Excellence in Katsina Doll Carving
Parker Family
Aaron Honanie, Hopi
“Kachina Mana”
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4 Direction Pottery

Award of Excellence in Pottery
Anonymous in Memory of Leonard Chana
Sheldon Nunez-Velarde, Jicarilla Apache
“4 Direction Pottery”
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Manifest

Award of Excellence in Clay
Casas Adobes Barber Shop
Andrew Harvier, Taos & Santa Clara Pueblos & Papago
“Manifest”
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Hopi Coil Plaque

Award of Excellence in Basketry
Ann Parker and Angelo Joaquin Jr.
Alberta Selina, Hopi
Hopi Coil Plaque
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Seed Pot #1

Award of Excellence in Figurative Clay
Bahti Indian Arts
Carolyn Concho, Acoma Pueblo
“Seed Pot #1”
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Germantown Men's Wearing Blanket

Award of Excellence in Textiles or Weavings
Cele Peterson’s
Charlene Laughing, Navajo
Germantown Men's Wearing Blanket
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Corn Pollen Bracelet

Hartman H. Lomawaima Memorial Award of Excellence in Jewelry
Morning Star Traders, Inc.
Lorenzo Shirley, Navajo
“Corn Pollen Bracelet”
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A Summer's Sun

Award of Excellence in Sculpture/Carving
Gallery West
Hector Valencia, Pascua Yaqui
“A Summer's Sun”
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Spirit of the Deer

Award of Excellence in Traditional Carving
Karen and Stephen Strom
Louis David Valenzuela, Yaqui
“Spirit of the Deer”
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Messenger of the Spirit

Gordon Carle Award of Excellence in Tribal Arts
Jamie Gittings
Patrick Scott, Navajo
“Messenger of the Spirit”
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Sunrise on the Mesas

Southwestern University Award of Excellence in Carving
Jamie Gittings
Richard Honyouti, Hopi
“Sunrise on the Mesas”
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Crystal Rug

Award of Excellence in Textiles
Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies
Charlene Laughing, Navajo
Crystal Rug
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Indian Cadillac

Judges Choice Award
Pam and Roland Shack
Clarence Lee, Navajo
“Indian Cadillac”
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1-String Apache Fiddle

Judges Choice Award
Ralph and Ingeborg Silberschlag
Anthony Belvado, San Carlos Apache
1-String Apache Fiddle
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Fawn

Judges Choice Award
Ralph and Ingeborg Silberschlag
Margia Simplicio, Zuni
“Fawn”
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Awards Selected by Arizona State Museum Jurors

Reversible Herringbone Inlay Necklace

Hartman H. Lomawaima Memorial Acquisition Award
Friends of the ASM Collections
Charlene Sanchez Reano & Frank Reano, San Felipe
Reversible Herringbone Inlay Necklace
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Carnelian, Montana Agate and Peridot Pendant

B.C. Waddell Memorial Acquisition Award in Jewelry
Waddell Trading Co.
L. Bruce Hodgins, Navajo
Carnelian, Montana Agate and Peridot Pendant
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2-String Apache Fiddle

Ruth E. Gittings Acquisition Award
Jamie Gittings
Anthony Belvado, San Carlos Apache
2-String Apache Fiddle
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Flower Vase

Staff Acquisition Award
Arizona State Museum Staff
Carlos Laate, Zuni
Flower Vase
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Shush

ASM Director’s Choice Award of Excellence
Arizona State Museum
Benson Manygoats, Navajo
“Shush ”
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Mother's Enduring Reflections

Wilma Kaemlein Memorial Acquisition Award
Arizona State Museum
Priscilla Tacheney, Navajo
“Mother's Enduring Reflections”
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