Coronado Historic Site

Maxwell Museum-January 26, 2019

January 26, 2019

Local Field Trip to the Maxwell Museum for a tour of the Dorothy Maxwell Collection of Hopi Katsina Dolls and the Ethnology collections.

Lea McChesney, PhD, Curator of Ethnology, Maxwell Museum- our tour director

The Dorothy Maxwell Collection of Hopi Katsina Dolls

A collection of approximately 400 carved katsina dolls donated between 1963 and 1966 by Gilbert and Dorothy Maxwell…

Pueblo Storytelling —– Lecture – January 20, 2019

January 20, 2019 Pueblo Oral Traditions: Storytelling through Music

Marlon Magdalena; Storyteller, Musician, Ranger 

Marlon Magdalena

Many indigenous communities throughout the New World do not have written languages. This means that traditional cultural knowledge of those communities has to be passed orally from one generation to the next. Music often plays a pivotal role in how communities pass…

Friends of Coronado Historic Site Position Available:

Manager, of the Sun Father’s Gift Shop. The Friends of Coronado Historic Site is seeking applicants to serve as manager or co-manager of the gift shop. This is a volunteer position. Training will be provided. Retail experience is helpful but not required.

The gift shop, part of the 501(c)3 agreement, helps raise funds for the Friends of…

December 1, Cerrillos Hills State Park & Trading Post

November 10 HIKE-Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Peñasco Blanco Trail

The Peñasco Blanco Trail will take us to Peñasco Blanco, the third largest great house in the Chaco complex. The trail includes the Petroglyph Trail with numerous Pueblo and Navajo rock art along with historic inscriptions. We will detour to view the ancient art panels, visit Casa Chiquita, and then continue to the “Supernova” pictograph, thought to depict an exploding star…

These are some of the 241 auction consignments we offered in our 2018 New Mexico Art Auction. The auction was held at the Prairie Star Restaurant, on March 24. The auction inventory was spectacular as you may see below.

We expect to receive similar items in the 2019 auction. Please bring your consignments to the Coronado Historic Site March 9-11 and 13-14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed March 12). When your consignment sells, you are paid 85% of the hammer price. We retain a 15% commission. Donations are not required, but very appreciated.

This page will be updated with pictures of the 2019 auction lots as we receive them.

Call 505-867-5351 and click [email protected] with questions.

Zia Olla by Panana

Randall Davey

Chimayo Textile

Pedro Baca

Maria Martinez

Lorie Spak

Charron McFadden

Acoma Plate

Mateo Romero

Pueblo Carving

Liz Anderson

Zuni Needlepoint

Peter Hurd

Three Pueblo Carvings

Juanita Fragua

Cochiti Drum Set

Navajo-Made Quilt

Pop Chalee Collection

Kemo Decora

Pine Needle Basket

Michael Christiana

Kemo Decora

Wall Sculpture

Chimayo Pillowcases

Norm Jean

Fireplace Tool Set

Begay-Ceramic Sculpture

Michael Christiana

Larry Chino

Larry Chino

Michael Christiana

Keith Chino

Begay-Ceramic Sculpture

Acoma Jar

New Mexico Colcha

Doris Patricio

Jake Fragua

H. Begay-Sandpainting

Jemez Bowl

Callie A. Sterling

Western Door

Shelf

Navajo Etchware Olla

Lorie Spak

Chimayo Textile

Steve Rosposo

Risa Taylor

Alex Vallejos-Folk Art

Mark McAllaster

Hispanic Folk Art

B. Emerson Kitsman

“Navajo Poodles”

B. Emerson Kitsman

B. Emerson Kitsman

Judy Toya-Storyteller

Wilson Poola-Pueblo Rattle

Cochiti Owl

Debby Brinkerhoff

Debby Brinkerhoff

Jamison Moore

Mary Val Whitesides

Mary Val Whitesides

Kelly Butterman

Silver Ring with Coral

Margaret Herrera Chavez

Helen McPherson

Lyle Yazzie

Monte Singer

Barbara King

N4TH Artist

Ernest Wilmeth II

Santa Ana Nursery Basket

Glass Ram Katsina

Maisel’s Murals – November 3, 2018

Nov. 3 Field Trip to “The Maisel’s Murals 1939”

Join us on a field trip to Skip Maisel’s Indian Jewelry and Crafts store, 510 Central Ave SE (Downtown Albuquerque)  on Saturday, Nov 3. Paul Secord, the author of the book “The Maisel’s Murals 1939” will be our tour director. There are 17 murals from 11 different artists. To quote Paul, “…The murals are an unparalleled grouping by many of the most…

Volunteer at Coronado Historic Site

Help Ranger Annie–

Each Tuesday through September Ranger Annie is looking for help removing goat heads and tumbleweeds at Coronado HS. From 9:00 to noon each Tuesday is weed time. If anyone has a free hour or two and would like to assist please come on down and join her. She hopes to get this done over the next 6 weeks as we ready the site for Balloon Fiesta and Fiesta of Cultures.

The site has a…

Archaeology Trip – NW New Mexico

Field Trip – 4 Corners Archaeology

HIKE — Sandia Cave – August 18

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  Member and hiking leader Earlene Shroyer will lead a hike to Sandia Cave –  Saturday, August,18

 “Sandia Cave is one of the most important archeological sites of prehistoric man on the American continent.  It was discovered in 1927, and excavation was begun in 1936.  Artifacts up to two thousand years old were found in the upper layers of…

Him Old Ruins: Hewett and the Archaeology of Pueblo Painting by Dr. Nancy Owen Lewis

Nancy Owen Lewis has a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts and is currently a scholar in residence at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe. She is the award-winning author of Chasing the Cure in New Mexico: Tuberculosis and the Quest for Health (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2016)…