About Us

Turkey Mountain Traders is owned and operated by the Begner family. We buy and sell high quality antique American Indian art and antique American Folk Art, and have been in the business for 27 years. Our Gallery in Santa Fe, NM is open by appointment. We also participate in antique shows throughout the country, as well as all the major antique American Indian Art shows.

-Steve and Diana Begner

Some of the things we buy and sell include:

  • Iroquois, MicMac and Maliseet beadwork, including beaded bags and whimseys

  • Navajo textiles, including Germantowns, pictorial rugs and blankets, saddle blankets, Chief's blankets, serapes, mantas and regional rugs from posts such as Teec Nos Pos and Ganado

  • Old Pawn jewelry by the Navajo, Zuni and Hopi, and pieces by Charles Loloma, Preston Monongye, Kenneth Begay, Allen and George Kee, Morris Robinson, Joe H. Quintana, Lewis Lomay, Frank Patania Sr., Frank Vacit, John Gordon Leak, Paul Saufkie Sr., Leo Poblano and Fred Peshlakai

  • Old Zuni fetishes by Leekya Deyuse and Teddy Weahkee

  • Southwest Indian paintings

  • Baskets from the Apache, Pima and Chemehuevi tribes

  • MicMac quillwork

  • American Folk Art, such as game boards, carvings and trade signs

We are full members of the Authentic Tribal Arts Dealers Association (ATADA) and comply fully with its guidelines on authenticity and quality.

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