The Crown Jewels Room

 

A visit to the Heard Museum's Gift shop is almost as entertaining as the exhibits inside the museum.  I stop in every time I visit.  Attached to the gift shop is a room called the Berlin Gallery where extremely high-end Native American art works are displayed and sold.  I've always thought of it as the Crown Jewels of Native American Art.

That's where I found this huge Kachina carving.  It is hard to tell in the photo but this fellow is as tall as I am. The artist is Cecil Calnimptewa a Hopi Indian. He calls this artwork  "Shalako" and it's a mere $25,000.00 in case any of you are interested.  This fellow would certainly be the center of attention in any collection.

I also admired this bronze sculpture of five women.  There wasn't a descriptive card on this one but I'm guessing it's by Doug Hyde. It looks like his style.  

I make a point of visiting the "Crown Jewels" every time I visit the museum.  I can't afford anything in that room but looking is always free.