american indian & ethnographic art | skinner auction 2745b

American Indian & Ethnographic Art

Sale 2745B Septemer 6, 2014 Boston

American Indian & Ethnographic Art

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2 Web Site & Online Bidding

5 Lots 1–360

94 Conditions of Sale

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James Sachs Plaut (1912-1996), founder and first director of the Institute of Contemporary Art in

Boston, and former director of the “Monuments Men”

Mordeci Thomas Bartram (1843-1904)

Hickory Hill, Hanover County, Virginia

Charles Shewey and the University of California Museum of Anthropology at Berkeley

George H. Himes, founder of the Oregon Historical Society

The Log Cabin Museum, Hokah, Minnesota; the Convent Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Hokah,

Minnesota

The Charles Miles Collection

The Collection of Leo and Lillian Fortess

The Collection of Mary Sue Rosen and Paul Peter Rosen

The J.C. Leff Collection

George Collins, New Bedford, Massachusetts

Joseph O’Leary (1911-1993), former preparator at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University

Provenance

Pre-Columbian & Tribal

1African Head Crest Mask, Temne, Sierra Leone, the Ode-lay society mask with Janus-head goats, the horn tips with porcupine quills inserted in gourds, (wood loss), ht. 15 1/2 x wd. 14 1/2 in.$200-250

2Temne “Jolly” Mask, Sierra Leone, used in the Ode-lay society festivals, two polychrome wood masks on a cloth-wrapped wire foundation, (wood loss), ht. 29 x wd. 17 in.$300-400

3Temne Polychrome Carved Wood Crest Mask, Sierra Leone, Ode-lay society mask depicting a man astride a ferocious lion who appears to be about to eat a smaller human figure, (wood loss), 28 x 16 in.

Literature: Published in Masks from West and Central Africa: A Celebration of Color and Form (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2013).

Exhibitions: Free Library Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2011: More Than A Pretty Face: Masks from West and Central Africa from the Rosen Collection.$200-250

4Temne Polychrome Carved Wood Head Crest Mask, Sierra Leone, used in Ode-lay society festivals, a Janus mask with a female face in back of a leopard head, with another animal head on top, (wood loss), 22 1/2 x 14 in.



5Four Ibibio Polychrome Carved Wood Face Masks, Nigeria, the superstructures including an owl with two snakes, a scorpion encircled by snakes, a kneeling woman holding two snakes, and a bird pecking at a snake, (wood loss), ht. to 24 1/2 in.



6Four Ibibio Polychrome Carved Wood Face Masks, Nigeria, includes two masks with snake and bird imagery, one with two soccer players and a snake (damage), and one with a man holding a snake, ht. to 26 in.


Exhibitions (for the last two masks): Free Library Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2011: More Than A Pretty Face: Masks from West and Central Africa from the Rosen Collection.$500-700

7Three Ibibio Polychrome Carved Wood Face Masks, Nigeria, one with crucifixion super structure, one with two snakes entwined in the horns of a cow, and one with a female holding two snake-like staffs, (wood loss), ht. to 24 1/2 in.


Exhibitions (for the first mask): Free Library Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2011: More Than A Pretty Face: Masks From West and Central Africa From the Rosen Collection.$400-600

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8Three Ibibio Polychrome Carved Wood Face Masks, Nigeria, one with a squatting man holding a snake, one with a seated female figure, and one with a soccer player, ht. to 20 in.



9Three Polychrome Carved Wood Ibibio Face Masks, Nigeria, an Anang owl mask, one with a kneeling military man, and one with a man holding a snake, ht. to 21 in.



10Bundu Carved Wood Helmet Mask, Gola people, Liberia, representing an elaborate coiffure with a long rolled neck and diminutive head projecting from the top, ht. 27 in.$400-600

11Bundu Carved Wood Helmet Mask, Sherbro people, Sierra Leone, with blackened surface and elaborate coiffure, includes stand, ht. 15 in.$400-600

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12Bassa Carved Wood Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, with elaborate multi-lobed coiffure, includes stand, (wood loss), ht. 13 in.$400-600

13Bundu Carved Wood Helmet Mask, Mende, Sierra Leone, stylized female head with elaborate coiffure incorporating amulets, includes stand, ht. 15 in.$400-600

14Bundu Carved Wood Helmet Mask, with raffia collar and elaborate coiffure, ht. 16 in.$400-600

15Bundu Carved Wood Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, a woman’s initiation mask with five-lobed coiffure and metal detail, includes stand, ht. 15 1/4 in.$400-600

16Mossi Carved Wood Ladder, Burkina Faso, 56 x 15 1/2 in.$500-700

17Two African Chairs, the first from Tanzania, with arched back, the second from the Dan people, with metal strips, ht. to 17 in.$400-600

18Malinke Wood Chief’s Chair, Guinea, with metal and tack decoration, 37 x 30 1/2 in.$600-800

19Two African Carved Wood Headrests, Karamajong people, Kenya, one with an aluminum handle, patina of use, ht. to 7 1/4 in.

Exhibitions: The Pen and Brush Gallery, 2004, Texture and Form, the Art of Personal Objects: Selections from the Rosen African Art Collection.$500-700

20Ethiopian Shield, Ormo people, the concave surface with circular decoration, patina of use, dia. 18 in.$250-350

21Cameroon Beaded Vest, Bamun people, beaded on indigo blue and natural handwoven cloth, geometric designs done with white and blue glass seed beads, 20 x 29 in.$1,000-1,500

22Mankala Carved Wood Game Board, with remains of red pigment, patina of long use, 26 x 5 x 15 1/2 in.$400-600

23Ashanti Carved Wood Stool, with incised geometric decoration, 14 x 21 in.$300-400


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24Ashanti Carved Wood Stool, Ghana, with carved geometric designs and blackened in honor of a deceased owner, 14 x 20 in.


25Ashanti Brass-covered Carved Wood Stool, with embossed designs including a crocodile on the seat, 18 x 12 in.$600-800

26Ashanti Carved Wood Stool, Ghana, the pedestal comprised of two books symbolizing a learned owner, (remnant black pigment), 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.$250-350

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27Baule Carved Wood Stool, depicting a stylized lion eating a large rodent (?), varnished surface, lg. 16 1/2 x ht. 9 1/2 in.

Provenance: The Ezekial Schloss Collection.

Note: Also see Robins and Nooter, African Art in America, 1989, p. 154.$800-1,200

28Lozi Carved Wood Lidded Bowl, Zambia, with a bird on the lid and incised arrow-like designs, 12 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.


29Dan Carved Wood Mask, ht. 10 in.

Provenance: Eric and Esther Fortess Collection; Ex collection Norman Hurst.$250-350

30Large Baule Bush-Cow Helmet Mask, with prominent teeth and backswept horns, (traces of pigment), lg. 33 in.

Provenance: J.C. Leff Collection.

Exhibitions: Carnegie Institute, 1959, #253; Museum of Primitive Art, 1964, #62; Carnegie Institute, 1969, #109; Sotheby’s, October 10, 1975, Lot 149.$2,500-3,500

31Two African Carvings, a Yoruba female Ibeji doll, and a Baule heddle pulley, both with dark patina, ht. to 11 1/4 in.$300-400

32Teke Carved Wood Power Figure, Republic of Congo, with scarified face and cavity for an empowering mass, ht. 12 in.

Provenance: Collected by Eliot Elisofon; Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection.$250-350

33Hemba Carved Wood Figurine, the male figure with hands to the abdomen, dark patina, (wood loss), ht. 10 in.$600-800

34Baule Carved Wood Female Figure, standing with one arm forward, her coiffure with fine incised detail, (cracks), ht. 17 in.

Provenance: Collection of Alexander S. Honig; Sotheby’s, October 10, 1975, Lot 78.$1,200-1,600

35Chokwe Carved Wood Pipe, depicting a seated man and woman and two masks, dark patina, (wood loss), ht. 11 1/2 in.

Provenance: Skinner, March 25, 2000, Lot 53.$2,000-2,500

36Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Chief’s Staff, hardwood, with six relief-carved stylized human figures, lg. 41 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection.$300-400


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37New Guinea Carved Wood Food Stirrer, Massim area, traces of lime and red/brown pigment, lg. 41 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection.

Exhibitions: Honolulu Academy of Arts.$300-400

38New Guinea Carved Wood Spear Thrower, Kararau village, Sepik River, lg. 35 in.


39Trobriand Islands Sword Club, Massim area, Papua New Guinea, carved wood with lime rubbed in the decoration, lg. 23 1/4 in.



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40New Guinea Stone Headed War Club, Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea, with disc-shaped head and remnant fiber wrapping, lg. 35, head dia. 5 1/2 in.


41New Guinea Carved Wood Food Pounder, Massim area, the handle in the form of a stylized frigate bird, lg. 12 3/4 in.


42Child’s Carved Wood Feeding Dish, LubLub Island, Murik Lakes, Sepik area, New Guinea, lg. 11 in.

Provenance: Ex collection Mark Lissauer; Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection.$250-350

43New Guinea Carved Wood Canoe Bailer, Murik Lakes area, probably stone cut, with relief-carved lizards and animal head on the handle, patina of long use, lg. 13 3/4 x wd. 7 in.

Provenance: Mark Lissauer, 1960; Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection.$400-600

44Two New Guinea Carved Wood Figures, lower Sepik River area, collected during World War II, ht. to 9 1/2 in.$250-350

45Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Lime Spatula, New Guinea, lg. 13 in.


46Trobriand Islands Carved Wood Lime Spatula, Massim region, eastern New Guinea, avian form, includes stand, ht. 11 1/4 in.$200-250

47New Guinea Carved Wood Lime Spatula, Massim area, the handle in the form of a stylized human figure and with incised curvilinear designs on the back, lg. 10 in.$300-400

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49Trobriand Islands Lime Spatula, New Guinea, lg. 11 3/8 in.


50New Guinea Carved Bone Lime Spatula, decorated with woven fiber and shell drops, lg. 13 3/4 in.


51New Guinea Fiber and Dog Tooth Chest Ornament, with nassa shell and glass imitation teeth, lg. 9 1/4 in.

Provenance: Ex collection Roger Brooke; Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection.$400-600

52New Guinea Bamboo Lime Container with Cassowary Bone Dipper, middle Sepik, East Iatmul Tambanum village, lg. of container 10 in.



53New Guinea Carved Bone Lime Spatula, finial in the form of a bird, with red pigment and fiber attachments, lg. 13 in.


54New Guinea Carved Bone Dagger, Wosera Abelam, Maprik area, with geometric decoration, traces of red pigment, lg. 13 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection; Sotheby’s, Australia, November 9, 1998, Lot 349.$300-400

55New Guinea Bone Dagger, Abelam people, Maprik area, with geometric decoration below a stylized human face, lg. 14 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection; Sotheby’s, Australia, November 9, 1998, Lot 349.$300-400


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56New Guinea Carved Bone Dagger, with incised decoration, lg. 13 3/4 in.


57Abelam Carved Bone Dagger, Maprik area, New Guinea, incised decoration with traces of red pigment, lg. 14 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection; Sotheby’s, Australia, August 1998, Lot 349.$300-400

58Kundu Drum, from the Sepik River area, New Guinea, retains the original skin drumhead, ht. 25 3/4 in.

Provenance: Collected in the 1960s.$250-350

59Kundu Drum, from the mid Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, with incised stylized faces on the body and animal heads on the handle, ht. 19 1/4 in.


60Kundu Carved Wood Drum, Sepik River, New Guinea, the handle with stylized face on one end and lizard on the opposite end, (cracks), ht. 31 in.


61Carved Wood Splash Board and Canoe Prow, Massim area, New Guinea, highly stylized and the splash board with multicolored pigments, (repair to splash board, wood loss), includes wood stand, splash board ht. 20 1/2 x wd. 25, canoe prow ht. 9 1/2 x wd. 24 in.

Provenance: Collected in the 1960s.$400-600


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62Admiralty Islands Carved and Painted Wood Figure, male figure atop a crocodile with incised geometric decoration overall, (wood loss), ht. 15 in.

Provenance: James Sachs Plaut (1912-1996), founder and first director of the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. During World War II, Plaut directed the Art Looting Investigation Unit for the United States Government, the group known as “the Monuments Men.”$250-350

63Malangan Mask with Fiber Headdress, New Ireland, c. first half 20th century, polychrome wood and natural fibers, ht. 20 x wd. 18 in.$300-400

64Admiralty Islands Obsidian Dagger, with carved and pigmented nut paste putty handle, lg. 10 in.


65New Britain Stone Headed Wood Club, c. mid-19th century, with tapered shaft and donut-shaped head, dark patina, lg. 48 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection; purportedly collected by John Rabe, 1880s.$400-600

66Vanuatu Carved Wood War Club, with domed top and lobed projections, (wood loss), lg. 32 1/2 in.

Provenance: Ex Rubins Collection; Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection.$300-400

67Gilbert Islands Palm Wood and Shark Tooth Weapon, with fiber bindings, (a few missing teeth), lg. 28 1/2 in.$300-400

68Fiji Islands Throwing Club, “Ula,” lg. 16 1/4 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection; Christie’s, October 11, 1991, Lot 197.$300-400

69Fiji Islands Throwing Club, (crack in head), lg. 15 1/4 in.


Exhibitions: Birmingham Museum.$300-400


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70Fiji Island Throwing Club, 19th century, with lobed head and decorated grip, lg. 17 in.

Provenance: Collected by George Collins while on a whaling ship out of New Bedford, late 1850s, includes a biography by his granddaughter.$800-1,200

71Gilbert Island Wood and Shark Tooth Weapon, the tapered form with rows of fiber-wrapped shark teeth, (minor loss), lg. 30 in.

Provenance: George Collins, late 1850s. $500-700

72Fiji Island Fan Club, 19th century, with flared head and vertical rib, geometric decoration at the grip, lg. 26 in.

Provenance: George Collins, late 1850s. $800-1,200

73Fiji Islands Carved Wood Dance Club, “Kiakavo,” dark patina, lg. 40 in.

Provenance: Krantzler Antiques, New Bedford, Massachusetts; Eric and Esther Fortess Collection.$600-800

74Fiji Islands Carved Wood Rootstock Club, 19th century, with remnant fiber wrapping at the grip, (damage), lg. 46 1/2 in.


75Vanuatu Carved Wood Club, with domed cap and mace head projections, dark patina, (wood loss), lg. 42 in.


76Fiji Islands Carved Wood Paddle Club, “culacula,” c. 19th century, the blade with crescent ridge, (wood loss), lg. 44 1/2 in.


76AVanuatu Carved Wood War Club, “East Malekula, New Hebrides,” with elaborate carved mace head, dark patina, lg. 43 in.



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77Fiji Islands Gunstock Club, “gata,” (wood loss), lg. 38 in.


78Tonga Carved Wood Club, 19th century, with flared head and geometric carving overall, lg. 30 in.


79Tonga Carved Wood Paddle Club, c. 19th century, with incised decoration on the blade, (wood loss), lg. 39 1/2 in.


80Fiji Islands Carved Wood Palm-form Club, 19th century, partially decorated with geometric designs, dark patina, lg. 30 in.


81Matty Island (Wuvulu Island) Carved Wood Food Tray, the gracefully shaped form with a patina of use, lg. 17 1/2 x wd. 11 x ht. 5 in.

Provenance: Purchased at Wewak, East Sepik province, northern New Guinea.$500-700

82Samoan Island Carved Wood Kava Bowl, the round form with multiple cylindrical legs, dia. 12 x ht. 3 1/4 in.$400-600


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83Hawaiian Carved Wood Kapa Beater, Oahu, Hawaii, with a variety of designs.


84Tongan/Fiji Islands Carved Wood Headrest, c. late 18th/early 19th century, carved in three pieces, with original fiber bindings, (wood loss, repair), lg. 18 x ht. 5 3/4 in.

Provenance: Joseph O’Leary (1911-1993), former preparator at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University.$2,000-2,500

85Marquesas Islands Carved Wood Figure, Tiki, c. late 19th or early 20th century, stylized form on a base and with incised detail, ht. 14 1/2 in.$2,000-2,500

86Maori Carved Wood Janus Figure, with opposing male figures on a base and with elaborate carved tattoo patterns, shell inlaid eyes (one a replacement), ht. 12 in.$800-1,200

87Maori Carved Wood Hand Club, “Kotiate,” New Zealand, probably an early tourist carving, lg. 13 1/2 in.

Provenance: Ex McDonald Collection; Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection.$200-250

88Maori Carved Wood Dance Paddle, with stylized face on one side of blade, lg. 24 1/2 in.


89Maori Carved Wood “Chief’s” Staff or Walking Stick, the shaft decorated with fine curvilinear designs and two relief carved T.K. figures with inlaid shell eyes, lg. 35 in.

Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection; “Collected by John A. Rabe prior to 1880, Exhibit Columbian Exposition 1893.”$800-1,200

90Maori Carved Wood Child’s War Club, “Tewhatewha,” decorated with classic Maori designs and with remnant haliotis shell inlays, lg. 41 in.

Provenance: Julian Harding Collection, London; Leo and Lillian Fortess Collection.$2,000-2,500

91Carved Stone Frog Cup, Borneo, for poison, lg. 2 3/4 in.


92Aboriginal Carved Wood Food Bowl, Australia, 14 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.


93Aboriginal Rainforest Shield, northern Queensland, carved from one piece of wood with front boss and handle at back, painted on the front with totemic clan motif using natural pigments, signs of spear penetration and battle scars up one side, dark patina, old tag attached to handle, ht. 34 1/4 x wd. 9 3/4 in.$10,000-15,000


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94Teotihuacan Carved Stone Mask, c. 450-650 A.D., with delicately carved features in white stone, collected before 1970, 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.

Provenance: James Sachs Plaut (1912-1996), founder and first director of the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. During World War II, Plaut directed the Art Looting Investigation Unit for the United States Government, the group known as the “Monuments Men.”$2,500-3,500

95Olmec Carved Stone Figure, serpentine, the standing figure with upturned head and classic facial features, the hands to the thighs, pierced ears, (very slight traces of red pigment), includes Lucite stand, ht. 6 1/4 in.

Note: Collected in the 1960s; includes an examination report by Frank Peusser and Associates.$4,000-6,000

96Chavin-Cupisnique Carved Bone Spatula, with classic incised heads, two musicians, and the terminals in the form of a jaguar and a monkey (?) possibly holding a strombus trumpet, (minor loss), lg. 7 1/4 in.

Note: Collected in the 1960s.$1,000-1,500


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97Chavin Anthracite Mirror, axe-shaped, with tapered handle (?) on one side, polished surface, (broken and repaired), lg. 5 1/4 x wd. 3 1/2 in.

Note: Collected in the 1960s.$300-500

98Pre-Columbian Jade and Crystal Skull Necklace, the crystal and jade skull beads from the Maya and the tubular crystal beads from the Chavin, (restrung, modern silver clasp), overall lg. 16 in.


99Pair of Chavin-Cupisnique Carved Stone Ear Ornaments, each showing a stylized human head in profile, traces of cinnabar, 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.


100Woven Pictorial Textile, possibly Chimu, woven in two panels, each with multiple human figures in colorful clothing and a headdress, one panel with abstract birds, (minor damage), 34 1/2 x 33 in.



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101Chimu Silver Alloy Scepter/Rattle, the lost wax form worked with various techniques, the bottom in the form of a Tumi knife, the top a warrior figure with Kero (?) framed in an open scroll form with perched birds above and dangling birds below (one missing), includes custom Lucite stand, ht. 8 1/4 x wd. 3 1/4 in.

Note: Includes an investigation and analysis by Fran Aon, Santa Fe, New Mexico.$3,000-5,000


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Plains, Great Lakes & Woodlands

102Pair of Crow Beaded Hide Man’s Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with painted parfleche soles and partially beaded with multicolored geometric designs, lg. 11 in.$600-800

103Pair of Southern Cheyenne Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, stained red and yellow/ochre and partially beaded with multicolored geometric designs, (minor bead loss), lg. 11 in.$1,200-1,600

104Pair of Arapaho Buffalo Hide Man’s Moccasins, c. 1870, the border and vamps beaded with multicolored geometric designs, lg. 10 1/2 in.$1,500-2,000

105Pair of Lakota Beaded Hide Man’s Moccasins, c. early 20th century, with hard soles and multicolored geometric designs, (bead loss), lg. 10 1/4 in.$400-600

106Pair of Lakota Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with green “buffalo tracks” and traces of yellow pigment, lg. 10 1/2 in.$500-700

107Pair of Central Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, lg. 10 1/2 in.$800-1,200


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108Pair of Cheyenne Beaded Hide Infant’s Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, stained yellow and with a thunderbird on the vamp, “pony trader” blue background, lg. 4 in.$600-800

109Lakota Child’s Fully Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, lg. 5 3/4 in.$500-700

110Pair of Kiowa Woman’s Legging Moccasins, c. 1870s, with blue/green, red/ochre, and dark blue pigments, large German silver conchas, and beaded detail using typical Kiowa bead colors, ht. 22 1/2 x lg. of foot 9 in.$8,000-12,000


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111Crow Beaded Loop Necklace, c. last quarter 19th century, with glass (?) beads, brass tacks, and yellow/ochre fringe, patina of long use, lg. 14 in.

Provenance: Ex Carrol Morton collection.$1,200-1,600

112Lakota Green Trade Cloth Blanket with Beaded Hide Blanket Strip, c. last quarter 19th century, strip with multicolored rondels and geometric designs on a white background, thread sewn to the blanket, the rondel centers with twisted hide fringe with metal thimbles and green silk ribbon, blanket 54 x 60 1/2, wd. at rondel 5 in.

Provenance: W. Scott Ferriss collection.$4,000-6,000

113Eastern Plains Hide Scout Jacket and Trousers, c. last quarter 19th century, the jacket with multicolored quilled floral and cross designs down the front, across the shoulders, and on the hem, with fringe overall; the trousers with short fringe and beaded down the leg and at the pockets with multicolored scrolling floral designs, (minor quill and bead loss), jacket lg. 35, trouser lg. 38 in.$2,000-2,500

114Blackfoot Child’s Backrest, c. 1860s-70s, the willow rods edged with red trade cloth, the buffalo hide fastener with red trade cloth and abstract beaded design, dark patina of use overall, ht. 42 x wd. 28 1/2 in.$2,000-2,500

115Lakota Pictorial Beaded Hide Child’s Vest, c. late 19th century, front beaded with two horses, crosses, and horse tracks along the bottom, the back with two flags, a five-point star and the name “Reubea” (?), (old repair down one side), ht. 15 in.

Provenance: Alice Brown Davis, the first woman Chieftainess of the Seminole Nation in Oklahoma in 1922; then by family descent.$3,000-4,000


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116Crow Beaded Cloth and Hide Horse Collar, c. late 19th century, hide with cloth insets and beaded with classic Crow designs using glass and metallic seed beads, lg. 36 x wd. 15 3/4 in.

Provenance: The Charles Miles Collection, Indian and Eskimo Artifacts of North America, p. 129.$5,000-7,000

117Southern Cheyenne Beaded and Fringed Hide Woman’s Dress, c. third quarter 19th century, the yoke stained yellow and with red pigment details, with multicolored geometric beaded detail, the bottom tabs with three rows of beaded and tin cone decoration, profusely fringed in various lengths, (minor tear), includes an elaborate custom mount, lg. 56 in.

Provenance: Skinner, Sale 2319, May 13, 2006, Lot 195.$40,000-60,000


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118Mescalero Apache Beaded Hide Awl Case, c. last quarter 19th century, with three-color stepped design and tin cone danglers on the fringe, lg. including fringe 13 in.$1,000-1,500

119Apache Beaded Hide Strike-a-Light Pouch, c. late 19th century, with tin cone danglers, German silver button and beaded on the front with zigzag designs, lg. including tin cones 6 in.$800-1,200

120Apache Beaded Hide Awl Case, c. 1870s, partially beaded in black and greasy yellow seed beads, with multiple rows of tin cone danglers and a brass concha on one side, lg. 12 3/4 in.$2,000-2,500

121Mescalero Apache Beaded Wood Staff, c. last quarter 19th century, covered with calico and beaded with multicolored zigzag and diamond designs, metal cartridge tip, (some bead loss), lg. 37 in.$800-1,200

122Large Plains Beaded Hide Umbilical Fetish, c. late 19th century, in the form of a turtle, with two stylized bird forms on a “salt and pepper” background, the underside with yellow pigment, tin cone and feather danglers, lg. from head to tip of tail 11 1/2 x wd. 5 3/4 in.$1,000-1,500

123Crow Beaded Hide Belt Pouch, c. last quarter 19th century, beaded on the flap with multicolored abstract floral and geometric designs, 5 x 3 3/4 in.$400-600

124Ute Beaded Hide Tail Bag, c. 1870s, buffalo hide and beaded on the front with a stacked diamond design in dark blue and white seed beads, lg. 8 3/4 in.$1,200-1,600

125Arapaho Beaded Commercial Leather Strike-a-Light Pouch, c. last quarter 19th century, the front with multicolored geometric designs on a greasy yellow background, tin cone danglers and twisted fringe with traces of red pigment, size excluding fringe 5 1/4 x 4 in.$1,500-2,000

126Lakota Beaded Hide Knife Sheath, c. last quarter 19th century, rawhide liner and beaded on one side with geometric designs on a yellow background, includes a 19th century butcher knife, lg. excluding beaded drop 9 1/2 in.$800-1,000


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127Arapaho Beaded Hide Paint Pouch, c. last quarter 19th century, the tab-bottom form with traces of red and yellow pigment and beaded with classic Arapaho designs, lg. 10 in.$400-600

128Northern Plains Beaded and Quilled Hide Belt Set, possibly Hidatsa, c. last quarter 19th century, geometric beadwork with quilled rawhide slats and tin cone and horsehair danglers; a buffalo hide knife sheath, two paint bags in the form of miniature pipe bags, and a flap pouch with dentalium and horsehair danglers all with similar decoration hang from the belt, (some quill loss and fading), lg. of belt 51, knife sheath lg. 10 1/4 in.

Provenance: Deaccessioned from a Western museum; Ex Barry Goldwater collection.$5,000-7,000


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129Possible Lakota Quilled and Beaded Buffalo Hide Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, front partially quilled with an “Elk Dreamer” design, with geometric beadwork on the ends and flap, and with dentalium shell and horsehair danglers, (some quill loss), lg. 21 x ht. 11 in.$5,000-7,000

130Plains Beaded Buffalo Hide Possible Bag, c. mid-19th century, the ends and flap beaded with geometric designs in white-heart red, yellow, white, blue, and black pony beads, the front panel with striped pattern using white-heart red, medium blue, white, and black seed beads, remnant tin cone danglers down the sides, includes custom stand, (bead loss), 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.

Provenance: Mordecai Thomas Bartram (1843-1904), collected between 1871 and 1873, then descended within the family; Skinner, Sale 2408, Lot 258.$35,000-45,000


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131Cree or Athabascan Beaded Hide and Cloth Shot Pouch, c. third quarter 19th century, calico lining and with two rows of tin cone danglers, the front fully beaded with stylized floral design, the blue trade cloth back partially beaded with floral designs, cloth strap, 10 1/2 x 7 in.$1,500-2,000

132Sioux Beaded and Quilled Hide Bag, c. 1870s, shaped like a bladder and with multicolored geometric beadwork, quilled rawhide slats and dentalium shell danglers, lg. of bag minus drop 11 in.$800-1,200

133Lakota Beaded Commercial Leather “Dispatch” Bag, c. 1870s, the front beaded with geometric designs done in multicolored glass and faceted brass seed beads, remnant buffalo hide ties along the sides, old period tag on the back reads “Sioux Indian Ammunition Pouch. Found on the field of the Custer Massacre,” (much leather loss, bead loss), 9 x 6 in.$2,500-3,500


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134Lakota Beaded Buffalo Hide Double Saddlebags, c. 1870, attributed to the Hunkpapa tribe, with red trade cloth panels and detail, and beaded with geometric designs and stylized buildings, fringe down the sides and along the bottoms, (minor bead loss, trade cloth loss), lg. including fringe 72 x wd. 14 in.

Literature: For saddlebags probably by the same maker, see Vestiges of a Proud Nation, The Ogden B. Reed Northern Plains Indian Collection, cat. #66.$20,000-25,000


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135Lakota Beaded Buffalo Hide Double Saddlebags, c. 1870, attributed to the Hunkpapa tribe, with fringe down the sides and along the bottom, beaded with classic Lakota multicolored geometric designs on a light blue background, with red trade cloth trim and a row of small German silver buttons along both panel tops, (bead loss, minor damage), lg. including fringe 74 x wd. 13 in.$20,000-25,000


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136Large Sioux Three-sided Woman’s Pipe Bag and Pipe, c. late 19th century, partially beaded with abstract floral designs using small multicolored faceted beads, with crescent moon and five-point star on one side, includes a pipe with file-branded ash stem and elbow-shaped catlinite bowl, (minor bead loss), bag lg. without beaded drop 18 1/2 in.$2,500-3,500

137Blackfoot Beaded Hide Warrior’s Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, with double roll-beaded cloth strap, fringe from the bottom and beaded on the front with multicolored geometric designs on a blue background, overall lg. 42 x wd. 7 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

138Lakota Pictorial Beaded Hide Pipe Bag, c. late 19th century, beaded with four flags, crosses, and geometric designs on a white background, with tin cone and horsehair danglers beneath the quilled panel, (damage to hide, some stiffness, bead loss), lg. 35 in.$1,500-2,000


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139Southern Cheyenne Beaded Hide Pipe Bag, c. 1870, beaded with a classic multicolored bar design, the long tabs and quill-wrapped fringe with tin cone and red trade cloth danglers, (minor damage to fringe), lg. 20 in.

Provenance: Thought to have been collected by Major General William August Kobbe (1840-1931), Kobbe had a long distinguished career in the military, including being “appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the 19th Infantry (regular army) in 1866, serving on the frontier in New Mexico and Kansas during Indian hostilities.”$15,000-20,000

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140Nez Perce Painted Parfleche Envelope, c. last quarter 19th century, with bold geometric designs on the front, lg. 28 x wd. 13 in.

Provenance: Purportedly from the collection of Craig Bates.$1,500-2,000

141Umatilla Polychrome Parfleche Envelope, c. late 19th century, with bold geometric designs and unusual inner flap designs of paired diamonds, lg. 27 x wd. 13 in.$1,200-1,600

142Plateau Painted Parfleche Case, c. last quarter 19th century, painted with multicolored geometric designs and with long buffalo (?) hide fringe and strap, lg. of cylinder 15 3/4 in.

Provenance: Christie’s, January 12, 2006, Lot 198.$4,000-6,000

143Crow Beaded and Fringed Hide Rifle Scabbard, c. 1870s, thick buffalo (?) hide decorated at both ends with red trade cloth inserts and classic Crow geometric designs, lg. 43 1/2 in.

Provenance: Christie’s, January 12, 2006, Lot 180.$16,000-20,000

144Lakota Skull Cracker Club, c. 1870s, the wood handle covered with buffalo hide, with wrist strap and bead-wrapped yellow-dyed horsehair drop, (stone head detached), lg. 27 in.$800-1,200

145Plains Skull Cracker Club, c. last quarter 19th century, quartz head, the rawhide-wrapped wood handle with red/ochre and brass tacks at grip, fringed drop, custom stand, lg. 26 in.$600-800

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146Plains Pipe Tomahawk, c. first half 19th century, the ash handle with dark patina, the head made by Joseph Jourdain, “signed” with a small copper crescent moon inlaid on one side of the blade, file decoration on chevrons probably a later embellishment, lg. 20 3/4; lg. of head 6 1/4 in.$8,000-12,000

147Plains Cree Buffalo Hide Bowcase and Quiver, c. third quarter 19th century, bowcase and quiver with fringe and decorated with multicolored geometric panels using small seed beads, some faceted; the cloth strap with pony trader blue, white, and black beaded foliate designs on a red trade cloth backing, includes seven arrows, (one steel point remaining), and a sinew-backed ash bow decorated with multicolored quill-wrapped trade cloth grip, and two beaded and quill-decorated panels, (some bead and quill loss), includes a custom wall mount, lg. of bowcase excluding fringe 35, lg. of bow 33 1/2 in.$35,000-45,000


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148Plains Stone-headed Effigy Dance Wand, c. last quarter 19th century, with wood handle wrapped with multicolored beadwork, horsehair drop, and stone head in the form of an abstract bird head, (minor bead loss, repair), lg. without tail 24 1/2 in.$800-1,200

149Plains Skull Cracker Club, c. last quarter 19th century, with stone head, rawhide-wrapped wood handle and red horse hair from the end, traces of red pigment, lg. of shaft and head 26 in.$600-800

150Plains Wood Quirt, c. 1870s, the tapered form decorated with brass wire and tacks, with a buffalo rawhide wrist strap and lashes, lg. of handle 12 3/4 in.$1,500-2,000

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151Crow Beaded Hide Rifle Scabbard, c. last quarter 19th century, buffalo hide and with buckskin (?) fringe, with typical red trade cloth insets and beaded with classic Crow multicolored geometric designs, edge beading in white pony beads, (minor bead loss), lg. 41 in.$12,000-16,000

152Carved Wood Rasp, possibly Ute, c. 1900, notched form with stylized bird head, includes custom stand, lg. 15 1/4 x wd. 1 1/4 in.$400-600

153Plains Elk Antler Hide Scraper, c. mid-19th century, with hide-wrapped metal blade and decorated with incised rings and dots, custom stand, lg. 15 in.$700-900

154Central Plains Red Pipestone Pipe Bowl, c. mid-19th century, T-bowl form with faceted stem and flared bowl, very faint incising on the bottom, possibly “Jacob Hill, Wis.,” on the top possibly “July 1869,” lg. 7 in.

Provenance: W. Scott Ferriss collection.$250-350

155Eastern Plains Catlinite Pipe and Stem, c. last quarter 19th century, the bowl with incised geometric and floral devices, the stem in the form of a fish with incised detail, (damage), includes custom stand, lg. 17 in.$2,500-3,500

156Plains Quill Decorated Pipe Stem, c. last quarter 19th century, ash with traces of red pigment and decorated with plaited wrapped quillwork and horsehair drop, lg. 28 in.$1,000-1,500

157Plains Pipe, c. 1870s, with ash stem and incised catlinite T-bowl, dark patina, (minor wood loss), includes custom stand, lg. 27 in.$1,000-1,500

158Southern Plains Wood Peyote Box, c. first half 20th century, with paintings of peyote ritual objects on each panel, includes a drumstick, a rattle with carved handle, two German silver pins, and a beaded rawhide circle and cross, box lg. 15 x ht. 4 1/2 x wd. 4 1/4 in.$1,200-1,600

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159Plateau Pictorial Beaded Cloth and Hide Pouch, c. 1920s, beaded on the front with the profile of a warrior, with crossed tomahawk and arrow, beaded carrying strap, 8 x 6 in.$400-600

160Plateau Pictorial Beaded Hide and Cloth Bag, c. first quarter 20th century, a horse framed with stylized floral devices on a light blue background, not examined out of frame, 12 1/2 x 11 in.$1,500-2,000

161Plateau Pictorial Beaded Leather and Cloth Flat Bag, c. second quarter 20th century, cotton-lined and beaded on one side with a cowboy on a rearing horse, commercial leather straps, 13 x 11 in.$1,000-1,500

162Plateau Beaded Hide and Cloth Pictorial Pouch, c. early 20th century, with two buffalo below two large arrows on one side, and a warrior on horseback holding a spear framed by two large arrows on the reverse, with shell disc strap, cotton-lined, and with a zipper closure probably added later, 12 x 8 3/4 in.$1,200-1,600


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163Plateau Pictorial Beaded Cloth and Hide Flat Bag, c. late 19th/early 20th century, beaded on one side with a spreadwing eagle perched on an arrow, with a floral sprig in its beak, and two animal heads below, 15 x 12 in.$1,500-2,000

164Great Lakes Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, Ojibway, c. 1900, red cloth backing probably a replacement, beaded with multicolored floral designs on a two-color translucent background, (bead loss), lg. 36 x wd. 10 1/2 in.$800-1,200

165Large Prehistoric Carved Stone Axe Head, an old tag reads “Portage County Ohio,” lg. 9 1/2 x ht. 4 3/4 in.$200-250

166Cree Multicolored Wool Assumption Sash, c. mid-19th century, with traditional “arrow” design, lg. without fringe 89 x wd. 8 in.$800-1,200

167Naskapi Beaded Cloth Toque, c. last quarter 19th century, with red and black wool panels, cotton liner, the edge beaded with multicolored C-scrolls and detailed with mother-of-pearl buttons, ht. 11 in.$400-600

168Great Lakes Feathered Cape, c. mid-19th century, crescent-shaped cloth cape with two long tabs at front, feather tufts on the interior, exterior with various domesticated bird feathers in a tripartite design, mounted on cloth-covered frame, cape dia. 27 in.$1,200-1,600

169Seneca Beaded Cloth Bag, c. mid-19th century, partially beaded on both sides with abstract floral and six-point star devices, (beaded edging damaged), ht. 5 3/4 x wd. 7 3/4 in.$400-600


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170Iroquois Beaded Cloth Pouch, c. mid-19th century, with cord carrying strap and beaded on both sides with a multicolored bisymmetrical floral design, ht. 6 3/4 x wd. 5 in.$400-600

171Seneca Beaded and Moose Hair-embroidered Cloth Pouch, c. second quarter 19th century, elaborate contour beaded designs framing black wool insets decorated with moose hair floral designs, silk edging, (some loss to moose hair), 5 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.$800-1,200

172Seneca Beaded Cloth Pouch, c. second quarter 19th century, red trade cloth with remnant silk edging and with multicolored geometric designs, 7 x 6 1/2 in.$600-800

173Two Huron Moose Hair-embroidered Items, c. mid-19th century, a pincushion with a border of avian, foliate, and human devices, (hair loss), and a plaque with elaborate floral border, not examined out of frames, dia. to 14 3/4 in.$1,000-1,500


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174Two Framed Huron Moose Hair-embroidered Cloth Panels, c. mid-19th century, the first an eagle framed by a floral border, the second a floral spray, (some loss to the first), not examined out of frames, panel size to 14 x 11 in.$1,500-2,000

175Huron Moose Hair-embroidered Birch Bark Cigar Case, c. mid-19th century, decorated on both sides with detailed floral designs, (some loss to moose hair), ht. 5 1/2 x wd. 3 in.$500-600

176Huron Moose Hair-embroidered Birch Bark Glove Box, c. mid-19th century, covered with red wool and decorated with delicate floral designs, (minor damage), lg. 8 1/2 x ht. 2 3/8 x wd. 2 1/2 in.

Provenance: Acquired in London.$500-700

177Huron Moose Hair-embroidered Birch Bark Tray, c. mid-19th century, decorated with floral designs and two bees in center panel, (minor damage), 10 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.$500-700

178Tomah Joseph Decorated Birch Bark Glove Box, decorated on the sides and lid with various camp scenes, animals and “Tomah Joseph” on one end, lg. 11 x wd. 3 1/2 x ht. 2 1/4 in.$800-1,200

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179Northeast Crook Knife, c. late 19th century, the metal blade secured with brass wire, the burlwood handle with stylized human face, custom stand, lg. 8 1/4 in.$1,000-1,500

180Small Northeast Carved Burl Bowl, c. first half 19th century, carved from a black ash burl, lg. 5 in.$500-700

181Northeast Carved Wood Crook Knife, c. last quarter 19th century, metal blade secured with copper wire, the handle in the form of a human hand, dark patina, custom stand, lg. 10 in.$1,500-2,000

182Penobscot Carved Burl-headed Club, c. late 19th century, handle with deep incised designs, head with three protruding bird heads and a large human (?) face, lg. 29 1/2 in.$800-1,200

183Penobscot Carved Burl-headed Club, c. late 19th century, with deep chip-carved handle and two abstract faces at the burl end, (old repair), lg. 30 3/4 in.$800-1,200

184Penobscot Carved Wood Root Club, c. early 20th century, with elaborate incised designs on the handle and polychrome “Chief’s” head at the root end, lg. 30 in.$800-1,200

185Penobscot Carved Burl-headed Club, c. late 19th century, faceted handle with deeply incised foliate and geometric designs, root end with two animal heads, lg. 29 in.$800-1,200

186Northeast Carved Wood Ball-headed Club, c. last quarter 19th century, with serrated-edge spear point set in the head supported by a carved human hand, the handle with relief carved snake on one side, remnant blackened surface, lg. 24 in.$800-1,200

187Northeast Carved Wood Effigy Club, c. late 19th century, one end in the form of a human head with animal hair cap, one remaining glass eye, (cracks), lg. 16 in.$1,500-2,000

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188Pair of Creek Beaded Hide Child’s Moccasins, c. second quarter 19th century, with silk-lined cuffs and partially beaded with multicolored abstract designs, lg. 6 1/4 in.

Provenance: Hickory Hill, Hanover County, Virginia; the home of John Wickham and Confederate General Carter Wickham.$5,000-7,000


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189Historic Ishi Glass Point, made c. 1911-14, named for the last “wild” Indian in North America, the lot includes a casting of the point in resin made to look like obsidian, a large original photograph of Ishi taken when he was “captured,” and complete documents and provenance related to the Ishi point, lg. of point 2 13/16, photograph 17 x 11 3/4 in.

Provenance: Ex collection Charles Shewey and University of California Museum of Anthropology at Berkeley.

Literature: Illustrated in Story in Stone by D.C. Waldorf and Selected Points and Preforms by Gregory Perino; referenced in Ishi in Two Worlds, by Theodora Kroeber, 1963, chronicling Ishi’s entrance into a “civilized” society.

Note: Ishi was the last known survivor of the Yahi Tribe in California when he entered the “white man’s world” in 1911. He lived his remaining years at the University of California Museum of Anthropology at Berkeley where he died in 1916. The clear glass point retains traces of the original museum number.$7,000-9,000


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190Athabascan Beaded Hide “Chief’s” Coat, c. late 19th century, smoked hide with fringe at the seams, partially beaded with abstract floral designs using multicolored glass and metallic seed beads, lg. 35 in.$800-1,200


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191Rare Wasco-Wishram Beaded Hide Man’s Shirt and Trousers, c. third quarter 19th century, beaded with both loom and single-lane techniques with thread and sinew, the panels with bold geometric designs and the bibs probably representing the mythical Tsalagle, “the one who watches,” a prominent rock art feature along the Columbia River near the Wishram area; both shirt and trousers trimmed with red stroud and both with extensive fringe, the shirt with traces of red pigment at the neck, (some restoration to red trade cloth), lot includes the book From Oxcart to Airplane, a biography of George H. Himes, 1939, shirt lg. 28 1/2, trousers lg. 37 in.

Provenance: Collected by George H. Himes, founder of the Oregon Historical Society, late 19th century.

Literature: Indian Rock Art of the Columbia Plateau, James D. Keyser, pp. 98-100.$80,000-120,000


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192Three Contemporary Inuit Bracelets, strung on elastic, the plaques with various animals and seals.$300-400

193Three Eskimo Carved Walrus Tusk Animals, a seal with a fish in its mouth, a bear, and a walrus, lg. to 3 1/2 in.$250-350

194Eskimo Miniature Kayak and Dog Sled, wood, hide, and bone details, both with detailed attachments, lg. of kayak 26 in.$300-400

195Eskimo Carved Walrus Tusk, c. 1900, possibly a tool, in the form of a seal with stylized features, (broken and repaired), lg. 9 1/2 in.$300-400

196East Greenland Miniature Wood Chest with Bone Attachments, c. early 20th century, decorated with riveted human figures, animals, whales, and seacraft, and with bone slat trim, (weathered surface, loss), 6 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.

Literature: The Art of Greenland, by Bodil Kaalund, 1979, pp. 110-11.$2,500-3,500

197Eskimo Carved and Painted Wood Mask, Nunivak Island, c. second quarter 20th century, a stylized seal head with toothy grin, encircled by two wood hoops with various attached animals and animal appendages, dia. of largest hoop 10 1/4 in.$2,500-3,500

198Haida Argillite Carving, c. last quarter 19th century, depicting back to back shamans (?) wearing traditional clothing, (with remnant bone detail, repair, minor loss), ht. 6 3/4 x lg. 4 1/2 in.$3,000-4,000

199Northwest Coast-style Carved Stone Maul, 20th century, in the form of a wolf’s head, 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.$600-800

200Haida Argillite Model Totem Pole, with various human and animal totemic figures, (cracks, damage), ht. 13 1/2 in.$500-700

201Northwest Coast Carved Wood Model Totem Pole, c. early 20th century, with flat back and depicting various totemic animal figures, decorated with commercial paints, (minor wood loss), ht. 24 in.$1,000-1,500

202Northwest Coast Carved Wood Canoe Model with Paddle, c. late 19th century, the outside painted with classic form line designs, lg. of canoe 17 1/4 in.$600-800


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203Northwest Coast Carved Wood Plaque, with relief-carved stylized bird face, red and black pigment, (wood loss), 7 x 5 in.$400-600

204Northwest Coast Carved Wood Bowl, c. late 19th/early 20th century, with stylized faces on the sides, and a grimacing bear at each end, inlaid with shell, bone (?), and white seed beads, darkened surface, lg. 16 x ht. 6 1/2 in.$1,500-2,000

205Northwest Coast Carved Sheep Horn Ladle, c. first half 19th century, the underside and handle carved with form line designs and totemic animal, human, and avian forms, old copper clamp repair, (the tip of ladle missing), lg. 21 x wd. 5 in.$800-1,200


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206Northwest Coast Carved Horn Spoon, the handle with various animal and bird heads, and inlaid with abalone shell, lg. 12 1/2 in.$400-600

207Rare Wasco Wishram Carved Mountain Sheep Horn Spoon, c. first half 19th century, with stylized animal finial and worn geometric designs overall, (old metal rivet repair on one side of scoop), dark patina, lg. 8 1/2 in.$2,500-3,500

208Pair of August Buerman “Super Never Rust” Spurs, with rocker-engraved hearts and the initials HP on one side, with leather straps, lg. 6 1/2 x rowel dia. 2 in.$300-400

209Pair of Western Spurs, with heel chains and Navajo silver and turquoise decorations on one side, one of the leather straps marked with a cattle brand, lg. 6 1/4 in.$500-700

210Youth’s Half Seat Cowboy Saddle, c. late 19th century, with Sam Stagg rigging and stampwork overall, with old wood stand, lg. 22 in.

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211Zuni Inlaid Pin, depicting a rainbow dancer, ht. 3 in.$250-350

212Three Navajo Silver and Turquoise Crosses, the largest with stampwork by Herman Morgan, ht. to 4 in.$400-600

213Eight Navajo Silver and Turquoise Rings, various shapes and sizes, two with multiple stone settings.$400-600

214Two Navajo Stamp-decorated Silver Bracelets, inner dia. to 2 3/8 in.$400-600

215Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelet, with seven stone settings, four drilled, set in delicate serrated bezels, and with fine stamped detail, inner dia. 2 3/8 in.$400-600

216Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelet, with stamp-decorated band and three rectangular settings with scalloped bezels, inner dia. 2 1/2 in.$300-400


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217Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelet, with stampwork and six oval stone settings, inner dia. 2 3/8 in.$300-400

218Zuni Silver and Turquoise Bracelet, with three rows of oval and round stone settings tipped with silver spheres, inner dia. 2 5/8 in.$500-700

219Two Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, both with multiple stone settings, inner dia. to 2 3/8 in.$600-800

220Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelet, the heavy form with small arrows stamped on the terminals and three small oval stone settings, inner dia. 2 3/8 in.$800-1,200

221Navajo Concha Belt, with stamped and repoussé rectangular buckle and ten jello mold domed conchas each with single turquoise setting, lg. of belt 38, lg. of concha 2 in.$800-1,200

222Navajo Silver and Turquoise Concha Belt, six large conchas with single stone setting, five butterfly spacers, and buckle all with repoussé and stamped work, the buckle and conchas with old commercial leather backing, conchas 4 1/8 x 3 1/4 in.$2,000-2,500

223Two Matching Inlaid Zuni Jewelry Items by Sam Poblano, a large bracelet and pin, both with multicolored inlaid dancers, ht. to 4 3/4 in.$400-600

224Pueblo Silver Cross Necklace, with ten small crosses, the silver beads and larger cross pendant of more recent manufacture, lg. 21 in.$800-1,200

225Two Southwest Turquoise and Silver Necklaces, attributed to Dan Simplicio and Leekya Desyee, a graduated nugget necklace with large leaf pendant, (broken and repaired), and a link necklace with silver and turquoise pendant, the first lg. 19 in.$600-800


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226Contemporary Santo Domingo Necklace by Frank Atencio, with various stone and shell heishi beads and five shaped silver forms with fine stone and shell inlays on one side, lg. 25 in.$600-800

227Navajo Silver and Turquoise Necklace, with twelve quarters dating to 1930 or earlier, the naja with single stone setting, lg. 20 1/2 in.$600-800

228Navajo Silver Mercury Head Dime Necklace, with ten dime pendants and simple naja with single stone setting, lg. 20 1/2 in.$400-600

229Navajo Silver Squash Blossom Necklace, with fourteen blossoms and sand-cast naja, lg. 25 in.$600-800

230Two Navajo Silver Necklaces, the first with diminutive naja, the terminals shaped like human hands, the second with stamp-decorated domed pendants, lg. to 21 in.$400-600

231Navajo Silver and Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace, with compressed, stamped hollow beads and earlier sand-cast naja set with three green stones, overall lg. 30 in.$1,000-1,500

232Navajo Silver and Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace, with fourteen blossoms and stamp-decorated naja, lg. overall 26 in.$2,500-3,500

233Polychrome Carved Wood Bulto by Jose Rafael Aragon, c. 1826-50, depicting St. Bonaventure, ht. not including stand 14 in.

Provenance: The Log Cabin Museum, Hokah, Minnesota; the Convent Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Hokah, Minnesota; includes a history of the convent.

Note: Lot includes extensive information concerning the restoration and attribution by Carol Forsythe and Alan C. Vedder of the Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe.$4,000-6,000


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234Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachina, probably Badger Kachina, ht. 10 in.$600-800

235Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachina, attributed to Wilson Tawaquaptewa, ht. 7 1/2 in.$800-1,200

236Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachina, a Hemis Maiden by Jimmy Koots, ht. 10 3/4 in.$1,000-1,500


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237Two Large Mexican Tin Retablos, c. late 19th century, one framed, signed “La Mano Poderosa de Dios,” the largest 20 x 14 in.$300-400

238Six Mexican Polychrome Tin Retablos, depicting crucifixion scenes and various saints including Saint Vincent, (condition varies), sizes to 14 x 10 in.$400-600

239Six Mexican Polychrome Tin Retablos, depicting crucifixions and various Christian scenes, (condition varies), one framed, sizes to 10 1/4 x 14 in.$400-600

240Six Mexican Polychrome Tin Retablos, various saints and depictions including the Trinity and St. Francisco de Paula, (condition varies), sizes to 14 x 10 in.$400-600

241Seven Hispanic Retablos, five of polychrome tin, one on wood, and one with tin and glass frame containing a print of the crucifixion, sizes to 10 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.$300-400

242Eight Mexican Polychrome Tin Retablos, c. mid-20th century, sizes to 13 1/4 x 12 in.$400-600

243Seven Mexican Polychrome Tin Retablos, 20th century, sizes to 14 x 8 3/4 in.$400-600

244Framed Painting of a Navajo Hunter on Horseback, Narciso Abeyta, Ha-so-de, signed “Ha-so-de,” (spotting), image size 19 x 16 1/2 in.$800-1,200

245Framed Print Attributed to George Catlin (1796-1872), depicting Plains Indians snowshoeing on a winter buffalo hunt, image size 17 1/2 x 12 in.$250-350

246Framed Polychrome Advertising Tin of Seneca Chief Red Jacket, (Sagoyewatha), (Keeper Awake), c. 1750-1830, a thermometer on the back, (not examined out of frame), image size 16 x 14 in.$1,500-2,000

247Large Framed Photograph by Joseph K. Dixon, “Here Custer Fell (Four Crow Scouts at Custer Battlefield),” print c. 1915, date 1909, silver print, taken during the Wanamaker Expedition, 1908-13, lot includes a second edition of The Vanishing Race by Dr. Joseph K. Dixson, 1913, p. 142, print size 39 1/2 x 34 1/2 in.$6,000-8,000


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248Rio Grande Weaving, woven in two pieces, with concentric serrate diamond center, striped ends, and multicolored banded design, 69 x 40 in.$800-1,200

249Late Classic Saltillo Serape, woven in two pieces, with conglomerate diamond center on a field of sawtooth columns, (some restoration), 78 x 42 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

250Navajo Rug, with three sawtooth columns on a variegated gray background, natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, 73 x 42 in.$400-600

251Navajo Regional Rug, with two concentric serrate-edge diamonds on a variegated rust/brown background and with geometric devices along two sides, (minor damage), 62 x 40 1/2 in.$600-800

252Navajo “Acacia” Fraternity Weaving, in natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, (faded on one side), 36 x 26 in.$400-600

253Navajo Pictorial Weaving, natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, with central stacked diamonds enclosing stylized human figures and multiple bow and arrow designs, with multiple borders of cross, fret, and sawtooth devices, (minor damage), 90 x 39 in.$3,000-5,000


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254Navajo Regional Rug, with an overall stepped diamond design on a variegated ground, bold zigzag border, natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, (repairs, fading), 91 x 50 in.$1,200-1,600

255Navajo Rug, loosely woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, with central striped diamond and various crosses on a variegated gray background and with multiple borders, (stains, dye run), 84 1/2 x 55 in.$1,000-1,500

256Navajo Regional Rug, with central cross and stepped corners, 47 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.$200-250

257Navajo Regional Rug, tightly woven in a storm pattern, (minor wool loss), 84 x 40 1/2 in.$400-600

258Large Navajo Yei Weaving, featuring twenty-eight multicolored dancers on a variegated brown background with zigzag border, 86 x 59 in.$3,000-4,000

259Navajo Pictorial Rug, woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, with stepped hourglass and feathers on a variegated background and large border with small concentric diamonds, (some dye run), 57 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.$600-800


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260Navajo Yei Weaving, four dancers on a variegated background, (fading on one side), 44 x 28 in.$250-350

261Navajo Pictorial Weaving, with single Yei figure, feathers, birds, and arrows enclosed by a rainbow figure and double border, homespun wool in natural and synthetic colors, (one side faded, minor wool loss), 80 x 48 in.$4,000-6,000

262Navajo Two Grey Hills Weaving, 51 1/2 x 33 1/2 in.$400-600

263Navajo Regional Rug, natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, geometric designs on a variegated gray background, (wool loss, repair), 74 x 45 1/2 in.$250-350

264Navajo J.B. Moore Rug, an unusual variant form with design elements that include latch hooks, spider woman crosses, and a stylized spider at the center, all on a variegated white background, (small repair, minor wear), 78 x 54 in.$1,000-1,500

265Navajo Regional Rug, with stepped and serrate geometric designs on a cream-colored ground, (minor wool loss), 54 1/2 x 44 1/2 in.$600-800


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266Navajo Rug, woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool with a diamond lattice pattern on a red background, 52 x 41 in.$500-700

267Navajo Double Saddle Blanket, loosely woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool in a banded pattern, (repair), 45 1/2 x 31 in.$400-600

268Navajo Pictorial Rug, woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, the central square with opposing thunderbirds and arrows, framed by perched birds, arrows, and crosses, (wear), 64 1/2 x 42 in.$600-800

269Navajo Regional Rug, natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, multicolored geometric designs on a variegated background, (damage, stains), 68 x 43 1/2 in.$250-350

270Navajo Eye Dazzler Rug, with overall serrate-edge concentric diamond design, (minor wool loss), 57 1/2 x 43 in.$400-600

271Navajo Transitional Weaving, loosely woven with a multicolored zigzag pattern and striped ends, (wool loss, repairs), 74 x 52 1/2 in.$800-1,200

272Navajo Regional Rug, woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, with concentric serrate diamonds floating on a variegated yellow/ochre background, 77 1/2 x 67 in.$1,200-1,600


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273Navajo Transitional Weaving, woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, with a multicolored eye dazzler pattern, 68 x 56 in.$1,000-1,500

274Navajo Transitional Weaving, softly woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool in a banded pattern with narrow border, (minor wool loss), 70 x 51 in.$1,000-1,500

275Navajo Transitional Weaving, woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool with a bold geometric design and four weaving combs on a variegated gray/brown background, (wool loss), 61 1/2 x 63 in.$1,200-1,600


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276Navajo Transitional Weaving, loosely woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, with serrate zigzag bands on an off-white background, (repairs), 69 x 43 in.$600-800

277Navajo Blanket/Rug, woven with natural and synthetic homespun wool with a bold serrate diamond design on a variegated red background, 76 x 51 in.$2,500-3,500

278Navajo Banded Weaving, woven with natural and synthetic homespun wool, (stains), 53 1/2 x 36 in.$400-600

279Navajo Banded Weaving, the design overlaid with a stacked diamond pattern, 59 1/2 x 39 in.$1,000-1,500

280Navajo Rug, woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool with a serrate diamond design on a variegated red background, (large repair), 76 x 56 in.$800-1,200


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281Navajo Double Saddle Blanket, both sides with colorful geometric central panels and bold multicolored borders, (minor dye run), 54 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.$800-1,200

282Navajo Transitional Weaving, loosely woven in natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, with four abstract devices on a striped background, (minor wool loss), 66 x 41 in.$1,000-1,500


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284Navajo Chief’s-style Weaving, woven with natural and synthetic dyed wool in a third phase variant design, (one side faded, one edge repaired), 77 1/2 x 55 in.$1,500-2,000

285Navajo Germantown Sampler, with an elaborate concentric cross design and four weaving combs, (minor wool loss), 27 x 22 in.$800-1,200


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286Navajo Germantown Weaving, tightly woven in a multicolored serrate diamond lattice design on a red background, (some restoration), 70 1/2 x 47 1/2 in.$2,000-3,000

287Navajo Germantown Weaving, stacked black and white serrate diamonds on a red ground and with two-color border, (minor wool loss, fringe cropped), 50 1/2 x 32 in.$1,500-2,000


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288Navajo Germantown Weaving, c. late 19th century, tightly woven in a striped Moki pattern with concentric multicolored diamonds, (minor damage, minor stains), 54 x 57 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

289Navajo Pictorial Germantown Weaving, tightly woven with multicolored concentric diamond center on a red background with arrows and small crosses, (minor wool loss), 70 x 42 in.$4,000-6,000

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290Navajo Multiple Pattern Germantown Weaving, c. 1880-95, with six different patterns bordered with a multicolored fret design and red outer border, 88 x 46 in.$7,000-9,000

291Navajo Germantown Weaving, tightly woven with an intricate serrate diamond and triangular design on a red background, 93 1/2 x 60 1/2 in.$8,000-12,000


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292Navajo Late Classic Manta, natural and synthetic dyed homespun yarns, with deep indigo (?) panels, crosses, and yellow/green dots on a variegated red background, (stain), 42 x 34 in.$1,000-1,500

293Hopi Twilled Manta, the indigo (?) end panels woven in a diamond twill, with a variegated indigo (?) center, red and green yarn detail, 48 x 39 1/2 in.$1,500-2,000

294Navajo Germantown Child’s Dress, tightly woven in two panels using aniline dyed commercial yarn, with crosses framed by stepped triangles, each panel 31 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.$1,500-2,000

295Navajo Two-panel Woman’s Dress, woven with natural and synthetic dyed yarn with striped end panels and variegated centers, (minor wool loss), 49 x 34 in.$2,000-2,500

296Navajo Late Classic Child’s Blanket, tightly woven with a two-color stepped diamond design over a red field, using various shades of raveled red yarns, (some old repairs), 48 x 36 in.$2,500-3,500


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297Navajo Late Classic Wearing Blanket, woven in a banded pattern with variegated stripes alternating with serrate diamond and zigzag designs, indigo (?), synthetic dyed red, and natural colors, (some wool loss, repairs), 76 x 51 in.$4,000-6,000

298Navajo Late Classic Moki Blanket, with concentric stepped diamond and half-diamond designs in synthetic red and natural white, and a fine striped background of indigo (?), brown, and gray, (a few small repairs), 60 1/2 x 42 1/2 in.$6,000-8,000


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299Navajo Classic Chief’s Blanket, finely woven in a second phase variant pattern, with box and border crosses on a banded ground, in natural, indigo and cochineal-dyed yarns, (wool loss, repairs), 75 x 54 in.$5,000-7,000


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Pottery & Basketry

300Cochiti Polychrome Figure of a Storyteller, Helen Cordero, depicted seated in traditional attire and with eight grandchildren, two sitting on one leg, two on each shoulder, and two clutching the back, includes a photograph of Helen holding this figure c. 1985, signed “Helen Cordero Cochiti, N. Mex.,” ht. 7 3/4 in.$5,000-7,000

301Tina Garcia Pottery Jar, the polished red form with stylized bear paw design, ht. 9 1/2, dia. 8 in.$800-1,200

302Jody Naranjo Carved and Incised Pottery Jar, with a band of delicately incised female figures holding various pottery jars, the red background with an overall stepped cross design, signed “Jody Naranjo 2007,” ht. 5 1/2, dia. 5 1/4 in.$1,500-2,000

303Helen Shupla Carved Wedding Vase, Santa Clara Pueblo, with a contrasting Avanyu design, ht. 8 in.$800-1,200

304Santa Clara Carved Pottery Vessel, Margaret Tafoya, with classic Avanyu design at shoulder, (two small chips at rim, scratches), ht. 11 1/4, dia. 10 in.$600-800

305Margaret Tafoya Carved Black-on-black Pottery Bowl, Santa Clara Pueblo, with deeply carved Avanyu design at the shoulder, signed, (minor scratch), ht. 7 1/2, dia. 9 1/4 in.$5,000-7,000

306Two San Ildefonso Pottery Items by Rose Gonzales, a carved bowl with Avanyu design and a bird-shaped shallow bowl, both signed “Rose,” largest ht. 4 1/2, dia. 6 1/4 in.$400-600


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307Small San Ildefonso Black-on-black Plate by Maria and Santana, with bisymmetrical design on the inside, dia. 5 3/4 in.$300-400

308Maria Popovi Black-on-black Plate, San Ildefonso Pueblo, with an Avanyu design, (scratches), dia. 6 1/2 in.$400-600

309Two Southwest Pottery Items, a small cup with rain cloud and flower designs, and a small Hopi seed jar with abstract designs, ht. to 3 3/4 in.$250-350

310Hopi Polychrome Seed Jar, c. first quarter 20th century, with an abstract bird design on the shoulder, (some paint loss), ht. 3 3/4, dia. 8 in.$250-350


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311Large Hopi Pottery Bowl, painted on the inside with red and black abstract designs on a cream ground, (a couple of hairline cracks from the rim), dia. 14 1/4, ht. 6 in.$800-1,200

312Acoma Polychrome Bird Jar, two parrots framed by geometric and foliage designs, (small chip at rim), ht. 7 1/2, dia. 10 in.$1,000-1,500

313Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. second quarter 20th century, with checkered diamonds surrounded by abstract bird, cloud, and stepped designs, ht. 9 1/2, dia. 10 in.$600-800

314Acoma Polychrome Jar, c. first quarter 20th century, with a stylized volute design, ht. 7, dia. 8 1/2 in.$600-800

315Acoma Four-color Pottery Jar, c. 1900, with balanced zigzag, foliate, and curvilinear designs overall, (some paint loss), ht. 10 1/2, dia. 11 in.$2,500-3,500

316Acoma Three-color Pottery Olla, c. late 19th century, with red underside and decorated with a three-banded design, with geometric, fine line, and foliate devices, ht. 10, dia. 10 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

317Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. first quarter 20th century, with an overall feather, fine line, and stepped design, ht. 8 1/4, dia. 10 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

318Acoma Pottery Jar, c. early 20th century, decorated with an abstract geometric design, (damage at rim, paint loss), ht. 9, dia. 10 1/2 in.$600-800

319Southwest Black-and-white Pottery Jar, c. mid-20th century, with curvilinear designs on a white slip, ht. 7, dia. 9 1/4 in.$400-600

320Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jar, with large scallop-edged medallions framing three pairs of stylized birds, ht. 10, dia. 12 in.$1,500-2,000

321Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. 1930s, decorated with stylized geometric designs, (hairline crack from rim), ht. 8 1/2, dia. 11 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

322Acoma Polychrome Jar, c. first quarter 20th century, with circular designs framed with abstract feather devices, ht. 8, dia. 9 in.$600-800

323Acoma “Flute Player” Jar, 20th century, painted with black and orange designs on a white slip, ht. 8 1/4, dia. 9 1/4 in.$400-600

324Large Zia Polychrome Pottery Jar, with geometric and floral devices framing three stylized birds, (hairline cracks), ht. 12 1/4, dia. 16 3/4 in.$1,000-1,500

325Early Pottery Olla, possibly Zia, c. second half 19th century, decorated with a graceful curvilinear and floral design, (crack, damage), ht. 11, dia. 14 in.$2,000-2,500


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326Zia Four-color Pottery Jar, c. early 20th century, with four large stylized birds partially framed by floral designs, (some wear to surface), ht. 9 3/4, dia. 10 3/4 in.$2,000-2,500

327San Ildefonso Black-on-red Pottery Jar, c. early 20th century, with long tapered neck and a banded geometric design, (some loss at rim and base, cracks), ht. 9, dia. 9 1/2 in.$800-1,200

328Zia Polychrome Pottery Canteen, the front with two stylized birds and floral sprigs, ht. 7, dia. 6 in.$500-700


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329Anasazi Black-on-white Pottery Pitcher, with classic abstract fret design, ht. 8 in.$300-400

330Santo Domingo/Cochiti Painted Pottery Jar, c. 1900, with abstract floral and geometric designs and partially indented surface, (chip at rim), ht. 8, dia. 8 1/2 in.$600-800

331Cochiti Painted Pottery Bowl, the inside painted with four bees and abstract floral devices, the outside with abstract diagonal designs from the rim, ht. 4 3/4, dia. 7 5/8 in.$600-800

332Small Cochiti Painted Pottery Bowl, painted on the outside with alternating rain cloud and bird designs, ht. 4, dia. 6 in.$400-600

333Santo Domingo Pottery Jar, c. early 20th century, with black and cream banded design, ht. 10, dia. 9 in.$600-800

334Zuni Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. 1900, with a stepped arch design framing four heartline deer, ht. 7, dia. 9 1/4 in.$800-1,200

335Santo Domingo Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. first quarter 20th century, with two bold floral devices, (slightly crimped rim), ht. 7 1/2, dia. 9 1/2 in.$500-700

336Zia Polychrome Bird Jar, c. early 20th century, decorated with geometric devices and four stylized standing birds, ht. 7 1/2, dia. 10 in.$800-1,200

337Two Southwest Pottery Items, a small Zuni canteen with rosette designs and a small Acoma jar with single lug, ht. to 5 in.$400-600

338Zuni Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. second half 19th century, with scrolls and heartline deer, (much surface loss), ht. 7, dia. 7 in.$250-350

339Zuni Terraced Frog Bowl, 20th century, the inside with single frog and tadpoles, the outside with two frogs and two dragonflies, ht. 3 1/4, dia. 7 1/4 in.$300-400

340Zuni Polychrome Frog Jar, c. 1900, with three relief-modeled frogs alternating with painted butterflies and abstract devices from the rim and bottom, ht. 9, dia. 12 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

341Zuni Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. 1900, with two split circles framing four heartline deer between two large rosettes, ht. 9 1/4, dia. 11 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

342Zuni Polychrome Frog Jar, c. 1900, with alternating relief-modeled frogs, and painted frogs and abstract butterflies, (minor loss), ht. 8 1/2, dia. 12 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

343Baleen Basket, with seal on the top, signed “Marilyn Hank, Pt. Brw. AK 1994,” dia. 3 5/8 x ht. 3 in.$500-700

344Four Makah Twined Basketry Items, a basketry-covered bottle, two handbags, and a basketry-covered abalone shell, the first three with avian and canoe designs, the shell with an old tag from the “Indian Industries League, Boston,” (damage), ht. of bottle 11 in.$400-600


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345Northwest Polychrome Imbricated Fishing Creel, c. early 20th century, with multicolored arrow and/or tree designs, hide ties, (one corner has bleached out), lg. 14, ht. 8 1/2, wd. 9 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

346Two Northern California Twined Baskets, c. early 20th century, a small plaque with wicker-like edging (damage), and bowl with openwork below the rim, largest ht. 4 3/4, dia. 9 in.$400-600

347Two Northern California Twined Basketry Bowls, c. early 20th century, both with geometric designs, (the larger with two repairs), largest ht. 6 1/4, dia. 9 1/2 in.$500-700

348Northern California Twined Basketry Bowl, c. early 20th century, with an overall serrated zigzag band, ht. 6, dia. 8 1/4 in.$300-400

349Tlingit Polychrome Rattle-top Twined Basket, c. 1900, with banded geometric designs, ht. 3 1/8, dia. 4 3/4 in.$400-600

350Tlingit Polychrome Twined Basket, c. early 20th century, a central band with “Douglas Alaska” framed by multicolored fret designs, (damage), ht. 7 1/2, dia. 9 in.$300-400

351Two Tlingit Twined Baskets, the larger with fret design, the smaller with a polychrome diagonal sawtooth design, larger has a split, ht. to 4 1/2 in.$500-700


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352Two California Basketry Bowls, a small Pomo feathered bowl with stepped triangle design, and a flared bowl with quail tail pattern, (damage to second), ht. to 2 3/4, dia. to 6 3/4 in.$400-600

353Yokuts Coiled Basketry Bowl, c. last quarter 19th century, with a banded “rattlesnake” pattern, (stains, small breaks at rim), ht. 5, dia. 13 1/2 in.$500-700

354California Polychrome Coiled Basketry Bowl, c. 1900, with flared sides and bold diagonal stepped design, (multiple repairs to rim), ht. 7 1/4, dia. 16 in.$600-800


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355Chumash Basketry Bowl, c. first half 19th century, with three-rod foundation and classic Chumash designs overall, (stitch loss, the bottom repaired), ht. 7 1/2, dia. 15 1/2 in.$1,500-2,000

356Pima Coiled Basketry Bowl, c. 1920s, with a whirling log design, ht. 5 3/4, dia. 14 1/4 in.$300-400

357Apache Coiled Basketry Bowl, c. early 20th century, decorated with a concentric five-point star pattern and five small animals, ht. 4, dia. 16 1/4 in.$800-1,200

358Apache Coiled Basketry Bowl, c. 1900, woven with a radiating concentric cross design, ht. 4, dia. 12 in.$500-700

359Pima Coiled Basketry Bowl, with a radiating four-point star design, ht. 3 1/4, dia. 15 1/2 in.$300-400

360Apache Pictorial Basketry Bowl, c. early 20th century, woven in a banded design, the central band with alternating standing human figures and multiple quadrupeds, ht. 4 7/8, dia. 14 1/4 in.$3,000-4,000

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mt. kearsarge indian museum

New Hampshire’s only museum dedicated to Native American art and culture, past and present.

PO Box 142 18 Highlawn Road Warner, NH 03278

603-456-2600 [email protected]

www.IndianMuseum.org

Native American art and culture, past and present.

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USAGE Five Years (starts Jan 2012), North America, consumer + trade print, collateral, brochure, direct mail, industrial, video, retail, outdoor, POP, PR, events and internet.

One student can help an entire tribe.

tribalcollege.org

AMERICANINDIAN

COLLEGEFUND

5%Less than 5 percent

of American Indians

can aff ord college

without assistance.

Many kids on the rez grow up being taught by non-

Natives. They don’t have a role model to show them

their culture and teach them about their tribe and why

these things are important. So a lot of those kids end

up in trouble. I know, I was one of them. Now I want to

get my degree so I can work with kids and make them

excited to stay in school.

Allen

Early Childhood Education

Northwest Indian College, WA

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Chairman Emerita - Nancy R. Skinner

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Chief Financial Officer - Don Kelly

Executive Vice President - Stephen L. Fletcher

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Jewelry - Victoria Bratberg, G.G.Assistants: John Colasacco, G.G., Katie Simonetti

Judaica - Kerry Shrives

Musical Instruments - Director Pro Tem: Jill Arbetter

Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Lawrence KearneyAssistant: Erika Jorjorian

Silver - Stuart G. Slavid

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Staff Portraits - Cheryl Richards Photography

Transportation - Eric Jones

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American & European Fine Paintings & Sculpture $110 $133

Fine Jewelry $120 $143

20th Century Design $60 $73

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Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets $18 $25

American Indian & Ethnographic Art $60 $73

Fine Books & Manuscripts $30 $36

Fine Ceramics $60 $73

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