The Gerald B Evans
 Southwest Native American Jewelry Collection

 Fine, Rare, Vintage Zuni and Navajo jewelry including
 boloties, belt buckles and turquoise bracelets

Gerald Evans had the desire and the ability to buy the finest Navajo and Zuni jewelry that captured his
 interest. Jan Evans, Mr. Evans daughter, in her recollections of her father says he made frequent trips to
Zuni and bought from one trader. There is no doubt in my mind that trader was the legendary CG Wallace.

From the 1920's through the 1960's (when CG Wallace retired) there would have been no one better then
CG Wallace to have had in your corner if buying great Southwest jewelry was the objective. Indeed, the proof
 of that statement is in the viewing of these pieces.

For those of us who missed the greatest auction of Indian arts and crafts ever held, the Sotheby's 1975
 CG Wallace Sale in Phoenix. You now have a 2nd chance. However, this will not be an auction. Rather,
each piece will be documented and sold at fair current value to the first person who steps up.

It will take a week or two to publish the entire Gerald Evans Collection. Simply, call us to purchase.

(800 462 8536)

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Jerry Evans died in 1984. Jan Evans remembers her father this way, "I always describe him as a mild mannered
 insurance broker by day, and Indiana Jones by night. He sold ranch real estate in San Luis Obispo CA, and did
commercial  construction and homeowners insurance. My Grandfather started the business - Evans Brokerage
 Company in San Luis, and then my dad took it over. But his true calling was adventure - he had always hunted
 while growing up, but that expanded to big game hunting and exploring 
world wide. Africa, India, the Amazon, etc.

 He had a real passion for cultures, and started traveling to Indian Country about 1955. My mom liked
the pottery, and they both loved the rugs and jewelry, so made many trips over to AZ and New Mexico.
Sometimes my brother and I went, sometimes we got stuck with the grandparents. During these trips, they
used to hit all the trading posts on the Navajo reservation, go through Gallup - stayed at the old Ranch Hotel -
and then to Zuni. Not often did they get up to Hopi. Sometimes dad used to go out to Morro Bay CA, near
 San Luis, and load up the trunk of his giant Buick with abalone shells, then take them out to Indian Country to trade.
He loved the trading part. I'd say he never got anything at a "gallery," and often met the artists.
They used to spend two or so weeks on the trek.

We had a room in the house dubbed "the Indian Room" which was built around a nice Teec Nos Pos rug that
I still have. Over the years it filled with many more rugs, Kachinas, pottery, a display case of jewelry and some other
Native American odds and ends. My mother has the pottery and Kachinas, and her jewelry. Nobody wanted any of my
dad's things so I have had them all these years. I've given some as gifts, and saved out my favorite ones.

My dad wore a bolo tie every day, as well as a Navajo or Zuni watchband and belt buckle. These things were as
much a part of his person as his ever present pipe. Loved them, loved the West, loved the search and hunt.

He had a display case in his office building with his jewelry. His office lobby had a nice 1930's Mrs. Chee Dodge
Ganado Red rug. I think he only did the real estate and insurance to finance the traveling. Everything Dad got he hand
picked from a trader on the reservations. Most of all, he had fun, and wore everything, sometimes much to my
mother's chagrin. She is very much a stuffy Beverly Hills girl, and my dad was rather gregarious.
He had a big personality and wore big adornment to match

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