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Our family has been trading with the native people of the Four Corners area for five generations. We are noted for our encouragement of innovation and quality in Navajo textiles. Browse our gallery for the finest in rugs, Navajo and Zuni jewelry, Navajo and Apache basketry and other items. We carry a full line of yarns spun specifically for Navajo style weaving and other supplies for weaving in the Navajo way. Please consult our auction and show schedule to see when R.B. Burnham and Co. may be coming to a location near you or in a place where you would like to be. Let us show you the excitement of Native American art at the dawn of a new century.

The slide show at the left introduces some of the featured items from our rug and jewelry galleries. Occasionally, there may even be a picture or two that shows up that will have a link to an interesting story, so check back once in a while and see what we have changed and added. We have a busy auction and show schedule lined up as you'll see and our trading post is an interesting place to stop if you happen to be on I-40 or U.S. 191 in Sanders, Arizona. We're always glad to say yá’át’ééh (hello) to visitors and show off our gallery, wool room and ice cream counter.

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More Pictures Added to Online Preview for March 3 Fine Arts Auction


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We have more pictures to the online preview for the March 3rd  Fine Arts Auction.  You can click on any of the pictures above to see a closer view and you can click here to see the part of the catalog where these pieces appear.  Please contact us if you have any questions regarding these or any other items in the auction.



Illustrated Preview Catalog for March 3 Fine Arts Auction Now Online


--February 24th, 2012--
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We have just finished uploading the preview catalog for next weeks Fine Arts Auction in Phoenix. Item descriptions and artist information are listed for all of the items and there are pictures of many of them.  Here are some other details on the auction and please contact us if you have questions on any of the items or on any aspect of the auction.

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March 03, 2012 (Saturday) - 1:00 PM-9:00 PM

Fairfield Inn & Suites

2520 N. Central Ave.

Phoenix, AZ

View the illustrated catalog here.

Download a text only catalog here.

Preview at 1 PM, Auction at 6 PM

Location is adjacent to the Heard Museum and this auction coincides with the Heard Museum Guild Indian Market.



Online Preview for March 3 Native American Arts Auction is Now Available.


--February 12th, 2012--
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We’ve just finished uploading the online preview for the March 3 Native American Arts Auction being held in Phoenix. Click here to see many more of the lots being offered. Please contact us regarding any items that you are interested in.

Check back next week for more additions to this online preview. We will be adding more photos as we recieve and photograph the remaing pieces of this wonderful collection. We estimate that there will be a total of 250 lots in this auction with only some of these being included in the online preview.  A full catalog will be available for download by February 22, 2012.

We’ll see you in Phoenix on March 3rd!



A Sneak Peak at an Upcoming Auction


--February 9th, 2012--

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We are very pleased and excited that our auction coming up in Phoenix on March 3 will feature a very high end private collection.  We know that many collectors will want see the offerings as soon as they can so we’ll be opening the preview at 1:oo PM rather than 3:00 PM on the day of the auction.  Featured artists are

  • Hopi carvers Loren Philips, Horace Kayquptewa, C.L. Cleveland, Hoanaie, Neil David and Honyouti
  • Potters Dextra Nampeyo, Fannie Nampeyo, Hisi Nampeyo,Tonita Nampeyo, Loren Nampeyo, Sharon Naranjo Garcia and Featherwoman
  • Other original artworks by Redwing Nez, Kevin Quannie, Michaelis Burnham and Peter Ray James

We will doing an online preview of the auction starting next week, but we wanted to show you a couple of the pieces in advance so that you can get an idea of the quality of the work in this auction.

Look for much more next week and don’t forget to  stop by and see us at the Friends of Hubbell Auction in Tucson, February 18.  We’ll have more on that auction on Saturday with a picture of Marlowe Katoney’s latest weaving.  Can’t you just hear Bruce asking  ”Alright now watryagonnagimeforit?”

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