Morning Star Gallery

Santa Fe


This stunning gallery focuses on historic Plains Indian ephemera, with weavings, jewelry, beadwork, kachina dolls and even original ledger drawings just some of the stars among artifacts that in many cases are finer than those in museums. A 1775 Powhoge ceramic storage jar sold for $225,000, and an 1860 Nez Perce war shirt for $220,000.


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