The 47th Annual S’edav Va’aki Museum Indian Market (formerly known as Pueblo Grande Museum Indian Market) will make its return in December.
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15, the Indian Market features more than 100 Native American artists vending fine art, crafts and cultural items, as well as main stage performances, cultural demonstrator area and food sales.
The Market is located at 4619 E. Washington St., in Phoenix.
“We are taking the Indian Market to new heights with an array of high quality, fine art pieces that are sure to impress Indigenous art collectors,” Nicole Armstrong-Best, museum administrator, shared in a press release. “We look forward to sharing this beautiful artwork, along with meaningful cultural traditions with the Phoenix community and visitors.”
Main stage entertainment includes hoop dancing, Native American flute, a Tohono O’odham Waila Band, traditional dance and solo guitar. The cultural demonstrators in the Ki:him (O’odham word for village) area provide hands-on learning in hoop dancing, beading, gourd art, shell etching, mask making, basket makers, weavers and other activities suitable for all ages.