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1001 Olmec Terra-cotta Baby Figure, c. 1000-500 BC, the seated figure with stylized hair holding a vessel in its lap, reconstructed from large pieces, (vessel has separated from figure), ht. 9 3/4 in. Provenance: Collected by the current owner’s grandfather in the 1950s. $4,000-6,000 1002 Olmec Coyote Beaker, c. 1500-400 BC, black glaze, ht. 4 in. Provenance: Private collection, Taos, New Mexico. $800-1,200 1003 Olmec Venus Figure, Pre-classic, 1200-900 BC, ht. 5 in. $1,200-1,800 1004 Olmec Sleeping Fox Vessel, Mexico, 1500-400 BC, oval vessel with front fox legs outstretched, and rear legs at the back of the vessel, opening on top of the head, ht. 5 1/2, lg. 7 1/2 in. Provenance: T. Misenhimer collection, California. $600-900
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1005 Colima Pottery Dog Vessel, Protoclassic, 100 BC-AD 250, standing looking ahead with head up and teeth bared, wide rounded belly, pointed ears and spout as raised tail, overall reddish brown, ht. 7, lg. 10 1/2 in.
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Provenance: T. Misenhimer collection, California. $800-1,200 1006 Colima Figure of a Man Carrying an Olla, Protoclassic, 100 BC-AD 250, ht. 3 1/2 in. Provenance: Ziesseniss collection, Pennsylvania. $600-900 1007 Vera Cruz Coast Watcher Figure, Late classic, 550-950 AD, ht. 5 in. Provenance: Ziesseniss collection, Pennsylvania. $600-900
1008 Colima Spout Vessel, Colombia, c. 100-900 AD, stirrup-spout vessel depicting a dove, ht. 4 1/2, lg. 5 in. Provenance: T. Misenhimer collection, California. $800-1,200 1009 Shipibo Pottery Vessel, Peruvian Amazon, glazed figural vessel, ht. 10 in. $400-600
1016 Seated Colima Figure, Protoclassic, 100 BC-AD 250, legs apart, arms outstretched, mouth open with head jutting forward, ht. 6 3/4 in. $400-600 1017 Mezcala Gray Stone Figure, Guererro, Mexico, c. 400 BC, ht. 4 1/4 in. Provenance: Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles. $300-500
1010 Costa Rican Jaguar Pottery Urn, Nicoya Peninsula, c. 500-1000 AD, highly decorated polychrome vessel in the form of a crouching jaguar, ht. 14 1/2 in. $400-600
1018 Narino Polychrome Pottery Whistle, c. 800-1500 AD, Ecuador, rare large ocarina whistle, decorated with fine abstract designs, lg. 6 1/4, ht. 3 in. $600-900
1011 Valdivia Female Venus Figure Fragment, Ecuador, c. 3500 BC, ht. 2 in.
1019 Tairona Flute, Colombia, c. 1000 AD, four-tone flute with a cacique sitting figure, ht. 2 in.
Provenance: Ziesseniss collection, Pennsylvania. $700-900
Provenance: Leonard Kalina, Los Angeles, California. $800-1,200
1012 Valdivia Female Venus Figure, Ecuador, c. 3500 BC, ht. 4 in.
1020 Mantena Musical Whistle, c. 8501600 AD, in the form of a sitting coatimundi eating fruit, ht. 3 1/2 in.
Provenance: Ziesseniss collection, Pennsylvania. $700-900 1013 Tlatilco Man/Maternity Figure, c. 1250-800 BC, rare example of the early man figure, ht. 5 1/2 in. Provenance: Huber collection, California. $800-1,200
Provenance: Hard collection, San Diego, California. $700-900 1021 Mayan Polychrome Pottery Bowl, c. 550-950 AD, Honduras, with bird-head glyphs painted around the sides, ht. 4 1/2, dia. 7 1/2 in. $500-700
1014 Moche Stirrup-spout Vessel, c. 500800 AD, ht. 7 in.
1022 Mayan Flute, Late classic, 550-950 AD, depicting Chuuk, the God of Rain, lg. 9 1/2 in.
Provenance: Private collection, Washington, DC. $500-700
Provenance: Private collection, Taos, New Mexico. $700-900
1015 Moche Blackware Pottery Portrait Vessel, c. 800 AD, single-spout vessel decorated in relief with two faces, ht. 7 in. $300-500
1023 Three Terra-cotta Fragments and a Stone Figure from Haiti, pre-contact period, three fragments from pottery, the fourth a stone figure, with holes drilled top and bottom and side to side, found in Haiti, lg. 5, 3 1/2, 3 1/8, and 2 1/2 in. $1,200-1,800
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1025 Four Tukano Necklaces, early to mid20th century, necklace with fish bones, seeds, and a tooth from the Vaupes region on the border with Colombia and Brazil; a tapir jawbone and fish bone necklace from the Cubeo tribe in Colombia; a seed and bird-beak necklace from Vaupes, and a fiber and seed pod necklace from Vaupes, lg. 18 to 9 in. $200-250 1026 Polychrome Carved Wood Face Mask, Colombia, early 20th century, ht. 9 1/4, wd. 5 1/2 in. $100-150 1027 Kayapo Hardwood War Club, Amazonian Brazil, 19th century, with woven cane decorated handle and fiber attachments, lg. 38 in. $300-400 1028 Tukano Basketry Blow Gun Dart Carrier with Blow Gun, early 20th century, dart carrier filled with arrows, lg. of blow gun 96, lg. of case 16 in. $300-400 1029 Amazon Wood Bow and Ten Arrows, c. 19th century, arrows used for hunting and fishing, bow with original fiber string, lg. of bow 77, arrows lg. 48 1/2 to 61 in. $200-250 1030 Three Amazon Carved Wood Bows, late 19th/early 20th century, hardwood, one with remnant fiber wrapping and string, lg. 71, 81, and 88 in. $300-350 1031 Indian Short Sword, last quarter 19th century, steel blade engraved with designs, with cutout dagger motif and wood handle, lg. 20 3/4 in.
1032 Indian Water Sea Coconut Container, Daryai Kamandal/ Sadhu Kamandalam, a water pot with a handle used by Hindu religious sadhus, sanyasis, munis, yogis, ascetics, Buddhist monks, and Hindu mendicants to carry water, with wooden handle and stopper, ht. 9, lg. 11 in. $100-200 1033 Naga Shell and Bead Belt, early 20th century, lg. 35 1/2 in. $200-250 1034 Two Tibetan Staffs, 19th century, ornately carved wooden staffs with thickly encrusted patinas, lg. 26 and 24 1/2 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $200-400 1035 Two Tibetan Masks, polychrome wooden shaman’s masks, some hair attachments still present, lg. 8 and 8 1/4 in.
1039 Yao Mask, 19th century, Mun Yao Peoples, China, hollowed-out wood form with traces of animal hair around the mouth, ht. 12, wd. 7 in. $600-900 1040 Philippines Headhunter’s Backpack, Ifugao, early 20th century, rattan, woven raffia with black patina, ht. 20, wd. 17 in. $300-400 1041 Philippines Hardwood Food Platter, Ifugao, 19th century, with human figural handle, trace of a hair plug on top of the figure’s head, black patina, lg. 15 1/2, wd. 12 in. $700-900 1042 Philippines Spoon, Ifugao, 19th century, long human effigy spoon with worn and dark smooth patina, ht. 12 in. Provenance: Ami Brown collection, New York City. $400-600
Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $300-600
1043 Dayak Beaded Panel, Borneo, late 19th/early 20th century, beaded panel from a baby carrier, 8 1/4 x 9 1/4 in.
1036 Two Brass Bells, Tibet, ht. 4 1/4 and 2 1/2 in.
Provenance: Ami Brown collection, New York City. $400-600
Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $200-300 1037 Two Tibetan Bone Pipes, late 19th/ early 20th century, one with a brass mouthpiece and string with two beads, dark rich patina and yellowed patina, lg. 8 and 6 1/2 in. $200-300 1038 Himalayan Shaman’s Mask, Gurung or Magar, Middle Hills, Nepal, 19th century, with overall black patina, with traces of a wax customs stamp on the back, ht. 10 1/4, wd. 7 1/4 in. $500-700
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1024 Suriname Stool, late 19th century, wood and brass tacks, ht. 9, lg. 14 3/4 in. $300-500
1044 Dayak Beaded Panel, Borneo, late 19th/early 20th century, beaded panel from a baby carrier, 9 1/2 x 13 in. Provenance: Ami Brown collection, New York City. $700-900 1045 Sea Dayak Long Sword, Parang Pandit, 19th century, long steel blade with steel hilt and animal hair attached to one end, lg. 32 1/2 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $400-600
Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $200-300
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1046 Indonesian Nut Cutter, early 20th century, metal, in the form of a dragon, lg. 8 1/4 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $200-300 1047 Coin Box, Tempat uang, East Sumba, Indonesia, lidded container for coins, with buffalo horn-inlaid teak top and sandalwood bottom, 4 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. $200-300 1048 Sumba Wood Bowl, 19th century, handle in the form of a shaman’s head, with dark, dry, encrusted patina, ht. 9, wd. 6 1/2 in. Provenance: Ami Brown collection, New York City. $400-600 1049 Batak Pair of Male and Female Standing Figures, Pagar, each of a similar cylindrical form, slender bent arms with claw-like hands held to the chest, the heads with straight mouths and close-set eyes framed by long ears, the male with a topknot and the female with a striated coiffure, brown patina with areas of encrustation, male ht. 18 1/4, female ht. 15 1/2 in.
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Provenance: Private collection, Clinton, Massachusetts; Sotheby’s, New York, November 11, 2004, Lot 5; Mathias Komor, New York. $2,500-3,500
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1050 Toraja Figural Door Panel, Sulawesi, early 20th century, ht. 18, wd. 13 3/4 in. $1,200-1,800 1051 Bali Theatre Mask, Indonesia, early 20th century, painted, with hide tacked around edge, mouth, and eyebrows, old paper label on interior, ht. 7, wd. 5 1/4 in. $200-400 1052 Puppet Figure, Bali, early 20th century, painted wood head and torso, long fabric dress, and articulated arms, ht. 27 in.
1053 Asmat Shield, Irian Jaya, mid-20th century, ht. 70, wd. 12 1/2 in.
1061 Maprik Clay Pot, Papua New Guinea, mid-20th century, ht. 7 1/2, wd. 9 in.
Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $400-600
Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $200-300
1054 Asmat Shield, Irian Jaya, mid-20th century, ht. 66 1/2, wd. 15 in.
1062 Ramu River Betel Nut Mortar, early 20th century, with carved faces on two sides, ht. 5 in.
Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $400-600 1055 Humboldt Bay Finial Figure, Dutch colonial period, possibly cut from a staff, ht. 11 in. $400-600 1056 Tami Island Taro Mortar, early 20th century, with traces of lime pigments, ht. 9 1/2 in. $300-400 1057 New Guinea Food Platter and Bone Digging Tool, Middle Sepik River Province, mid-20th century, platter handle in the form of a crocodile, digging tool blade made from cassowary leg bone, lg. of platter 20 3/4, lg. of tool 18 1/2 in. $100-200 1058 Ramu River Drum, Kundu, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, ht. 26 in. Provenance: Budrose collection, Boston, inv. no. 829. $300-400 1059 Ramu River Shield, late 19th/early 20th century, carved with stone tools, ht. 53 in. Provenance: Private collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico. $800-1,200 1060 Lower Sepik River Headrest, Papua New Guinea, (missing the legs), dark dry patina, lg. 21 1/4 in. $200-300
Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $200-400
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Provenance: John Friede collection, Rye, New York. $800-1,200 1063 New Guinea Central Highlands Stone Adze, with wooden haft and woven fiber around the stone, lg. of handle 20 1/2 in. $300-500 1064 New Guinea Highlands Headdress, Papua New Guinea, mid-20th century, lichen-covered cloth headdress, with woven rattan decoration around the rim and feather on top, dia. 17 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $200-400 1065 Massim Lime Spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, traces of lime pigments, ht. 12 in. $800-1,200 1066 Betel Nut Mortar, Massim, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, late 19th century, ht. 6 1/2 in. $500-700 1067 Wood Tapa Beater, Massim, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, with a frigate bird motif on the handle, lg. 13 in. $300-400 1068 New Guinea Breast Ornament, Formona, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, finely woven fiber with nassa shell and large cowrie shell decoration, 10 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. $300-400
1070 New Guinea Conus Disk Necklace, Middle Sepik region, graduated conus shells cut and strung together with fiber, lg. 53 in. $200-400 1071 Middle Sepik Bamboo Lime Container, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, the finely incised design burnt into the bamboo, dark patina, lg. 10 3/4 in. $400-600 1072 Coconut Ladle, Papua New Guinea, 19th century, lg. 17 1/2 in. Provenance: Christie’s, London, June 18, 1991, Lot 282; Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom; W.D. Webster, no. 1361. $400-600 1073 New Guinea Food Hook, Middle Sepik River Province, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, lg. 16 3/4 in. $700-900 1074 Yena Cult Figure, Washkuk Hills, Middle Sepik River Province, Papua New Guinea, mid-20th century, wood and natural pigments, ht. 32 in. $500-700 1075 Shell Bridal Snood, Iatmul, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, fiber with nassa shells and cone shell sections, with other shell pendants, lg. 30 in. Provenance: Roger Brooks collection; collected by Mark Lissauer from Kanidingai village in 1960. $700-900 1076 Pectoral Ornament, Papua New Guinea, pig bone with woven rattan binding, bone 8 x 11 in. $300-500
1077 Middle Sepik Currency Belt, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, graduated cut cone shell disks on a fiber belt, lg. 38 in. $600-800 1078 Stone-headed Club, Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, large basalt disk head, with woven rattan fiber on shaft, lg. 32 in. $400-600
1085 Solomon Islands Shell Disk Armband, ‘Abagwaro, northern Malaita, 19th century, white and red shell disks with black coconut beads strung on fiber band, 7 x 3 1/4 in. Provenance: Cranmore Ethnographical Museum, Chislehurst, United Kingdom; Beasley collection, United Kingdom, no. 2799. $800-1,200
1079 Stone Tapa Beater, Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, hematite, lg. 6 1/4 in. $500-700
1086 Solomon Islands Patterned Waistband Fragment, Gwaroa’adi’adi, San Crisobal, 19th century, with white, black, and red shell disks woven into a fiber band, 11 x 2 1/2 in.
1080 New Guinea Stone Head Club, Collingwood Bay, 19th century, basalt stone disk, rattan and wood handle, lg. 46 1/2 in.
Provenance: Browne collection, Hawaii, no. 1300; Cranmore Ethnographical Museum, Chislehurst, United Kingdom; Beasley collection, no. 1290. $800-1,200
Provenance: Christie’s, London, December 2, 1987, Lot 91. $500-700 1081 Pair of Tridacna Shell Armbands, New Britain, 19th century, grooved shell armbands, dia. 3 1/4 and 3 1/8 in. Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, December 3, 1984, Lot 304; Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford, United Kingdom. $400-600 1082 Two Shell Necklaces, Vanuatu, late 19th/early 20th century, mounted on board, one with a collection tag with number B2232, one from Santo Island, wd. 9 and 8 3/4 in. $300-500 1083 Pair of Turtle Shell Ear Ornaments, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, early 20th century, dia. 2 1/2, wd. 1 1/2 in. $300-500 1084 Strand of Solomon Islands Shell Money, Malaita, 19th century, tridacna shell rings, dia. of rings 7/8 in. $500-700
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1069 New Guinea Breast Ornament, Formona, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea, finely woven fiber with nassa shell and large cowrie shell decoration, 11 x 13 in. $400-500
1087 Solomon Islands Currency Shell Ring, 19th century, tridacna shell, dia. 3 7/8 in. $300-500 1088 Solomon Islands Barava, Malaita, 19th century, tridacna shell, wd. 4 in. Provenance: Fortess collection, Hawaii; Julius Carlbach Gallery, New York. $200-400 1089 Solomon Islands Cane Waist Ornament, Malaita, 19th century, warrior belt made from large band rattan, bound together with shreds of vine strips, ornamented with dyed orchid fibers, dia. 12 1/2 in. $400-600 1090 Two Adze Blades, New Ireland and Kapingamirangi Island, Micronesia, tridacna shell blades, lg. 5 1/2 and 5 in. Provenance: Fortess collection, Hawaii; Dr. Kenneth Emory, Hawaii, for the Micronesian adze. $400-600 1091 Two Admiralty Island Lime Spatulas, late 19th/early 20th century, each lg. 11 1/4 in. $400-600
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1092 Admiralty Island Obsidian Knife, early 20th century, obsidian blade with pigmented mastic putty handle, lg. 9 in. $200-400 1093 Large Micronesian Tridacna Shell Adze Blade, Caroline Islands, 19th century, lg. 10 1/2 in. $1,800-2,600 1094 Micronesian Shell Currency, Yap, late 19th/early 20th century, black lip shell with coconut sennit fiber wrapped around a stick, lg. 11, shell 7 x 6 1/2 in. $400-600 1095 Ten Micronesian Shell Adze Blades, 19th century, Truk and Palau, Caroline Islands, tridacna and terbra shell, one is a pendant from Satawal, in the western Caroline Islands, lg. 4 1/4, 4, two 3 3/4, 3 1/8, 3, 2 7/8, two 2 1/2, and 2 1/4 in. $400-600
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1096 Australian Aborigine Beanwood Shield, Central Desert, red ochre with traces of other natural pigments, lg. 30 1/4, wd. 13 in. $400-600
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1097 Two Australian Aborigine Bark Paintings, Onepelli area, Western Arnhem land, c. 1970s, done on eucalyptus bark, the first by Billinyakka Nabege, depicting two birds, the second depicting a pregnant woman by an unknown artist, 33 x 13 1/2 and 17 x 8 1/2 in. $400-450 1098 Maori Cape, New Zealand, last quarter 19th century, wool with taniko on three edges and black woolen tassels, 42 x 42 in. Provenance: Collected in 1887 by Dr. John Rabe. $500-700 1099 Maori Stone Adze Blade, pre-contact period, black basalt, lg. 9 in.
1100 Maori Taiaha, New Zealand, 19th century, fully carved taiaha with paua shell and red wax inlay, (some inlay missing), lg. 33 in.
1107 Fijian Throwing Club, Ula, early 19th century, gadroon-head type with a hole carved in through the head, lg. 17 1/4 in.
Provenance: Private collection, Boston. $600-900
Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, July 21, 1980, Lot 48. $600-900
1101 Hardwood War Club, Polynesia, 19th century, either Wallis and Futuna Islands or Tonga, lg. 36 1/4 in.
1108 Fijian Tapa Beater, early 19th century, three sides grooved, the fourth smooth, lg. 14 1/4 in. $500-700
Provenance: Private collection, Boston. $1,200-1,800 1102 Samoan War Club, 19th century, with incised geometric designs on the upper part, with pierced lug at butt for a hand strap, lg. 34 1/2 in. Provenance: Private collection, Boston. $200-300 1103 Niue Model Outrigger Canoe, early 20th century, made from breadfruit, hardwood, and hibiscus wood, with sennit coconut fiber, sides decorated with fine incising, lg. 29 1/2 in. Provenance: Private collection, Auckland, New Zealand. $300-400 1104 Samoan Fly Whisk, 19th century, wood handle with coconut sennit fiber, lg. of handle 15 in. $300-500 1105 Two Samoan Tapa Pattern Boards, late 19th century, deeply cut geometric designs for tapa cloth production, lg. 21 and 20 1/2 in. $500-700 1106 Two Fijian Wooden Darts, Ulutoa, early 19th century, used in the game veitiqa, which was outlawed in the early 20th century due to the dangers of playing, lg. 6 and 5 in. $1,200-1,800
Provenance: Fortess collection, Hawaii. $800-1,200
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1109 Large Fijian Pendant, Tabua, 19th century, with coconut sennit fiber necklace, lg. of tooth 7 1/2 in. $700-900 1110 Tahitian Tapa Beater, late 18th/early 19th century, hardwood, all four sides finely grooved, dark rich patina on handle, lg. 14 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500 1111 Tahitian Stone Pounder, Penu, precontact period, basalt, ht. 5 in. $500-700 1112 Tahitian Stone Pounder, Penu, precontact period, basalt, ht. 6 in. $400-600 1113 Easter Island Obsidian Spear Point, Nihomango, pre-contact period, lg. 3 1/8 in. Provenance: Kenneth P. Emory collection, Honolulu, Hawaii. $800-1,200 1114 Three Hawaiian Game Stones, Ulumaika, probably pre-contact period, wd. 2 1/2, 2 1/4, and 2 1/8 in. $400-600 1115 Hawaiian Poi Pounder, 19th century or earlier, basalt, ht. 6 in. $1,000-1,500
Provenance: Fortess collection, Hawaii. $400-600 1117 Five Stone Adze Blades from Hawaii, pre-contact period, lg. 4, 3 1/2, two 3 1/4, and 2 in. Provenance: Fortess collection, Hawaii. $400-600 1118 Large Hawaiian Adze Blade, pre-contact period, calcined, water rounded, lg. 8 in. Provenance: Fortess collection, Hawaii; John Fukuda collection, Kona, Hawaii. $300-500 1119 Hawaiian Octopus Lure Sinker, pre-contact period, breadloaf form, lg. 3 1/2 in. Provenance: Fortess collection, Hawaii, no. 452, found in a sugar cane field, number 49, Piihana, Wailuku, Hawaii. $400-500 1120 Hawaiian Coconut Drinking Vessel, early 19th century, ht. 4, wd. 5 1/2 in. $300-500 1121 Sudanese Nail Club, c. late 19th century, long wood shaft with numerous nails embedded in the end, lg. 27 1/2 in. $200-300 1122 Two Sudanese Swords and a Dagger, with crocodile skin sheaths, steel blades, the longest with a wood handle inlaid with shell, lg. 10 1/4, 22 1/2, and 29 1/4 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $400-800
1123 Three African Daggers, Sudan, early 20th century, scabbards made from leather hide and crocodile skin, steel blades with wood handles, lg. 10, 10 1/2, and 12 3/4 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $400-800 1124 Triple Dagger Set in Crocodile Sheath, Sudan, c. 1900, iron blades, two with ibex horn handles, the third a face carved in wood, overall lg. 14 1/2 in. $400-600 1125 Ethiopian Chair, four-legged hardwood chair with complex carved designs on the back, ht. 39 in. $800-1,200 1126 Large Gourd Vessel, Kamba, Kenya, highly decorated with incised designs, with representations of animals, birds, and geometric patterns, ht. 16 1/4 in. $600-900 1127 Large Gourd Vessel, Kamba, Kenya, highly decorated with incised designs, with representations of animals and geometric patterns, ht. 20 in. $600-900 1128 Large Gourd Vessel, Kamba, Kenya, highly decorated with incised designs, with representations of two lizards and geometric patterns, ht. 17 in. $300-600 1129 Large Gourd Vessel, Kamba, Kenya, highly decorated with incised designs, with representations of animals and geometric patterns, ht. 16 in. $600-900
1130 Kurumba Adone Antelope Headdress, Upper Volta/Mali, long curving neck, with long, slightly curved head, the ears are long and curve up towards the very long horns, painted overall in geometric designs using natural ochre and kaolin pigments, two small holes to look through at the base of the mask, ht. 42 in. Provenance: Private collection, New Jersey. $800-1,200 1131 Bamana Antelope Headdress, Mali, in two parts, with leather attachments at neck, overall black color, ht. 11 3/4, lg. 24 1/2 in.
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1116 Five Stone Adze Blades from Hawaii, pre-contact period, basalt, lg. 4, 3 1/8, 3 1/4, 2 1/4, and 1 7/8 in.
Provenance: Private collection, Cambridge. $800-1,200 1132 Two West African Pottery Bowls, ht. to 7 1/2, dia. to 8 3/4 in. $50-100 1133 Senufo Carved Wood Chair, legs in the form of male and female figures, applied darkened surface, ht. 29 1/2, wd. 20 in. $400-600 1134 Senufo Carved Wood Standing Female Figure, probably a rhythm pounder, hardwood with dark brown patina, (wood loss), ht. 60 in. $3,000-6,000 1135 Mande Tooth Necklace, large necklace made up of many animal teeth, attached to a leather backing, with glass beads, wd. 16 1/4 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $800-1,200 1136 Mande Helmet Passport Mask, Sowo-wui, wood mask with layered rolls on the neck, supporting a triangular face with diminutive mouth, coffee bean eyes, and smooth domed forehead, surmounted by an intricate plaited coiffure with two pointed projections on the crown with overall black patina, ht. 10 1/2 in. Provenance: Newman Collection, New Jersey. $300-400
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1137 Mande/Shebro Female Figure, standing with hands on hips, scarification pattern on lower back, elongated ringed neck, oval face and deep-cut crested coiffure, overall brown dry patina, ht. 20 1/4 in. Provenance: Private collection, Boston. $2,000-3,000 1138 Benin Cast Bronze Idiophone, with bird finial, ht. 9 1/2 in. $400-600 1139 Yoruba “Agere Ifa” Bowl, with avian supports, traces of red and white pigments, (repairs), ht. 5 1/4, lg. 7 1/2 in. $400-600 1140 Yoruba Patinated Carved Wood Staff, dark brown patina, ht. 13 in. $300-500 1141 Two Yoruba Bronze Edan Rods, ht. to 12 1/2 in. $200-300 1142 Two Female Ibeji Dolls, (the smaller, older doll has some losses to the legs, head and torso, taller doll missing a left arm and leg and the base), larger ht. 11 1/4, smaller ht. 7 3/4 in.
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Provenance: Purchased from a Parke Bernet auction, New York. $400-600
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1143 Two Ibeji Dolls, a male and female, not a pair, ht. male 11 1/2, female 10 1/2 in. $400-600 1144 Yoruba Helmet Mask, painted helmet mask, with figure of a woman sitting on top of the head, the bottom rim pierced for raffia attachments, ht. 13 3/4 in. $800-1,200
1145 Shango Yoruba Staff, female figure standing on cylindrical base, with a dark, dry, encrusted patina, ht. 20 1/2 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $400-600 1146 Pair of Ibeji Figures, Yoruba, Nigeria, male and female, with black pigmented coiffures, each ht. 9 1/4 in. $500-700 1147 Yoruba Post Figure, a female figure stands on a head, hair on both painted in black enamel paint, dry encrusted surface, ht. 38 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $600-900 1148 Pair of Ogboni Figures, linked together by a chain, the two figures would be worn around the neck so the figures would be on the chest, only worn by very important people with high positions in the Ogboni society, who determined the rules of society, lg. 7 1/2 and 5 3/4 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $300-400 1149 Seated Senufo Figure, female figure seated on a stool with hands on knees, elongated torso, large breasts, and wide shoulders, short neck with large rounded head, high crested coiffure with bird head at front, overall dry black patina, ht. 19 1/2 in. $1,200-1,800 1150 Yoruba Brass Bell, with modeled face, (some metal loss), ht. 7 1/4 in. $100-200 1151 Ashanti Carved Wood Linguist’s Staff, the metal head with avian and floral decoration, lg. 48 1/2 in. $200-400
1152 Ashanti Terra-cotta Funerary Head, placed over graves by the Ashanti to honor the ancestor, with the flat head characteristic of the Ashanti fertility figure Akua ba, ht. 4, wd. 6 in. Provenance: Private collection, Cambridge; Galerie Lemaire, Amsterdam. $800-1,200 1153 Five Brass Pendants, West Africa, Lobi and Burkina Faso, iron pendants, lg. 2, 1 1/2, 1 1/2, 1 1/2, and 1 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $200-400 1154 Four Bronze Bracelets, West Africa, Lobi and Burkina Faso, dia. 4, 3 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $300-600 1155 Lobi Seat, high curved back standing on three feet, rich dark patina, ht. 22 1/2, lg. 22 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $800-1,200 1156 Lobi Female Figure, standing on long, slightly bent legs, arms at sides, with triangular breasts, below a thick neck, face with heavy jaw, slit eyes, wide nose flanked by protruding ears, with a heavy encrusted dark patina, ht. 23 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $800-1,200 1157 Lobi Animal Effigy Seat, elongated body with wide, short, heavy legs, lg. 22, ht. 5 1/2 in. $500-700 1158 Lobi Wood Post Figure, male figure with diminutive arms held at side, elongated neck, and rounded head, with a heavily encrusted pigmented surface, ht. 52 1/2 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $1,200-1,800
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1165 West African Metal Ring Necklace, early 20th century, numerous brass rings woven together with fiber with a metal ring within, dia. 6 3/4 in. $200-300
Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $800-1,200
1166 Three African Metal Bracelets, steel and woven metal, one with two snake heads, dia. 3 1/2, 3 1/4, and 3 in. $100-150
1160 Pair of Igbo Male and Female Figures, standing and kneeling figures on columns, with collection number WFA-76a & b on the back of each piece, each ht. 10 in. $600-900 1161 Igbo Face Mask, with a protruding mouth and large nose, small eyes and ears, (most of the white kaolin missing), with black pigment for the hair, many holes around the rim for suspension of fiber, with a cloth-wrapped topknot, two collection numbers painted on the back, ht. 11 1/2, wd. 5 in. $500-700 1162 Ogoni Puppet, Nigeria, figure seated on a platform, holding a knife in one hand and a head in another, the articulated jaw moves up and down using a stick which protrudes from the base of the platform, ht. 32 1/2 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $3,000-4,000 1163 Ashante Female Figure, seated on a stool, probably originally held something, with beaded belt and necklace, ringed elongated neck, flat oval face, and deep-cut coiffure, painted black overall, ht. 17 1/2 in. $300-500 1164 Mumuye Figure, Nigeria, thick angular legs below an elongated torso with protruding belly button, cut out arms at sides with long fingers, with sloping shoulders below the long neck and simply defined face, with crested coiffure, ht. 28 in. $1,200-1,800
1167 Mbala Helmet Mask, hollowed-out helmet mask, pierced around the rim for fiber suspension, traces of kaolin on heart-shaped face, slit coffee bean eyes, painted ears; high swept-back black coiffure divided with deep incisions with a bird mounted on the crown, ht. 16 1/2 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $800-1,200 1168 Baule Standing Male Figure, standing with knees slightly bent, long torso, with arms bent and hands open, probably originally held something, the elongated neck with scarification on the back, oval face with pronounced nose, open mouth and eyes carved in low relief, all below an ornate coiffure, ht. 21 in. $1,200-1,800 1169 Wood Food Platter, Cameroon, early 20th century, with four short legs, oval form with two heads at either end, with thick, dry, encrusted patina, ht. 4 1/4, wd. 10, lg. 21 in. $400-600 1170 Cameroon Feathered Dance Costume, mid-20th century, skirt and headdress, ht. of headdress 25, lg. of skirt 36 in. $800-1,200 1171 Powder Horn, Cameroon, fully carved powder horn, with animals and abstract designs carved in high relief including a frog and scorpion, with a smooth, dark patina, lg. 9 1/2 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $300-500
1172 Baule Face Mask, projecting from an oval collar with full beard framing the face, small protruding mouth, straight nose and two close-set slit eyes, raised eyebrows below a geometrically decorated coiffure with a protruding headdress, overall black patina, ht. 11, wd. 6 1/2 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $1,200-1,800 1173 Bobo Ram Helmet Mask, Burkina Faso, hollowed-out form of a ram’s head, pierced at edges for fiber suspension, fully painted with multicolored patterns, ht. 12, lg. 11 3/4 in.
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1159 Lobi Male Figure, standing with knees slightly bent, hands held on lower abdomen, with square shoulders below an oval face with jutting chin, large nose and coffee bean eyes, with an overall black patina, ht. 15 in.
Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $400-600 1174 Bembe Power Figure, Unganya, c. 1920, seated figure with arms crossed, hair pigmented black, ht. 7 1/2 in. Provenance: Private collection, Boston; with old label attached: “Image carved in wood Unganya 1922 Mrs. Wm H. Allen.” $400-600 1175 Chokwe Chair, with elaborately carved legs, leg supports, and back, animal hide seat, ht. 29 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $800-1,200 1176 Congo Fetish Necklace, necklace strung with large trade beads and bone, including three carved bone heads, mounted, necklace lg. 17 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $1,800-2,800 1177 Four Congo Fetish Objects, four objects wrapped in fiber with dried mud paste and cowrie shells applied, one with animal hair, lg. 17, 15, 6, and 3 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $400-600
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1178 Villi Power Object, Nkisi, the skull inset in an ornate case composed of woven and interlocking rattan, with a smooth mudpack over the surface around the skull, lg. 9, ht. 7 in. $500-700
1186 Songye Mask, hollowed form, pierced around the rim for fiber attachment, most of which is still present, with protruding eyes and mouth, nose forms into a high crest at crown, traces of original paint, ht. of mask without fiber beard 12 in.
1179 Luba Carved Wood Stool, depicting a woman with scarification marks and dark brown patina on the upper surface, ht. 17 1/2, dia. 11 in. $4,000-6,000
Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $800-1,200
1180 Luba Carved Wood Male Figure, holding a staff, with glossy black patina, ht. 20 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 1181 Lega Kisumbi Stool, rounded top and base and four legs, top with brass tacks applied in a central cross motif, used by men at the Bwami ceremonies, ht. 4 3/4 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $300-500
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1182 Lega Chief’s Hat, Kikumbi, made from wood raffia studded with brown maseza pods, surmounted by a bird’s beak, with buttons on the chin strap, ht. 9 1/2 in. $800-1,200
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1183 Teke Fetish Figure, bent at the knees, with elongated torso and large open fetish cavity, black pigment used for hair treatment, ht. 19 in. $100-150 1184 Songye Chief’s Prestige Staff, short staff with two masks carved in high relief, surrounded by incised designs, lg. 17 3/4 in. $400-600 1185 Songye Community Power Figure, with copper strips on nose and cheeks, cowrie shell eyes, and small power packs in abdomen and top of head, ht. 28 in. Provenance: Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium. $15,000-20,000
1187 Central African Sword and Scabbard, Congo, wide leather scabbard holds a sword with a carved wooden handle and iron blade, lg. of sword 20 1/2, lg. of scabbard with sword 22 in.
1193 Pair of Congo Ebony Wood Colonial Busts, c. 1920s, each ht. 10 3/4 in. $600-900 1194 Woven Basketry Bowl, Congo, mid-20th century, with faint abstract designs, dia. 13, ht. 8 1/4 in. $100-200 1195 Three Congo Lidded Baskets, of various design and function, dia. 7, 7 3/4, and 8 in. $200-400
Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $600-900
1196 Three Congo Lidded Baskets, woven rattan with dark black patina, ht. 2, 5 1/4, and 6 1/2 in. $200-400
1188 Two African Long Knives, late 19th/ early 20th century, handles wrapped in leather, with leather scabbards, each lg. 17 1/2 in.
1197 Three Congo Lidded Baskets, woven rattan with dark black patina, ht. 5, 6 1/4, and 12 1/4 in. $200-400
Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $200-300 1189 Ngombe Iron Currency Blade, crescent-form iron blade, (missing handle), ht. 18 1/2 in. Provenance: Arnold Crane collection, Chicago. $400-500 1190 Painting Depicting Water Carriers by Badila, Brazziaville, Congo, acrylic on paper, signed “Badila” and dated “10-7-85” at lower right, 19 1/4 x 25 in., framed. $200-300 1191 Colonial Congo Figure of Woman, c. 1940s, holding a water vessel, ht. 27 in. $200-300 1192 Map of the Belgian Congo, 1951, from the office of tourism, Belgium, fabric backing, attached to wood at top and bottom, 32 x 30 1/2 in. $300-500
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1198 Colonial Polychrome Figure of a Soldier, Congo, c. 1930s, standing figure of a colonial soldier, right hand holding a rifle, ht. 50 1/2 in. $1,200-1,800 1199 Two Polychrome Colonial Figures, Congo, c. 1930s, in Western clothing, standing with hands in pockets, ht. 11 1/2 and 11 1/4 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $800-1,200 1200 Lidded Woven Basket, Kuba, large finely woven basket with complex abstract designs, ht. 17 in. Provenance: Jean Marie Biebuyck collection, Boston. $400-600
Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City; Jacques Hautelet, La Jolla, California. $800-1,200 1202 Two Kuba Tukula Boxes, one a hollowed-out semicircle, decorated on the lid and rounded sides, the second with an animal-form lid handle, with worn geometric designs and elevated on four short legs, both with smooth dark patina, first lg. 8, second lg. 11 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $400-600 1203 Lega Wood Maskette, flat square face with coffee bean eyes, raffia beard, and horns protruding from the crown, ht. 6 1/2 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $1,200-1,800 1204 Lega Wood Maskette, tall, narrow mask with slit mouth and eyes, three holes at chin for raffia suspension and two holes at the ears, traces of kaolin around eyes and nose, ht. 7 1/2 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $800-1,200 1205 South African Woven Basket, woven rattan basket with lid and wood base, ht. 21 1/2 in. $200-300 1206 South African Woven Lidded Basket, Zulu, early 20th century, woven rattan with dark patina, ht. 22 in. $800-1,200 1207 South African Snuff Container, Zulu, c. 1900, wood with inlaid brass rings, dark patina, ht. 4 1/4 in. $200-300
1208 Large Tanzanian Mask, hollowedout face mask, perimeter pierced for fiber decoration, black hair inside the nostrils, overall black patina, ht. 16 1/2, wd. 10 1/4 in. Provenance: Mauricio Lasansky collection, Iowa City. $1,200-1,800 1209 Leather Witch Doctor Pouch with Bones, Zulu, South Africa, c. 1900, teeth, bones, and nuts, some engraved, with a note inside with 1905 date, bag 4 x 5 1/2 in. $100-200 1210 Central Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, Lakota, c. 1890s-1900, with thick hide soles and decorated in geometric beaded designs, red cloth stitched edging, lg. 10 1/2 in. Provenance: Collected between 187886 at Pine Ridge, South Dakota. $800-1,200 1211 Plateau Pictorial Bag, c. 1900, lined and edged in fabric, wool backing, the fully beaded front depicting an Indian on horseback fighting a bear, dated 1905, ht. 12 1/4, wd. 10 3/4 in. $500-700 1212 Six Plateau Beaded Items, a fabriclined hide bag with beaded flower pattern on both sides; a diamondshaped fully beaded bag; a flat bag with beaded floral design on one side, the other velvet; a square leather pouch with fully beaded front flap depicting flowers; a fully beaded belt with metal buckle; and a fully beaded tie; hide bag 14 x 10, diamond bag 9 1/4 x 6, flat bag 10 3/4 x 9, pouch 6 1/2 x 6, belt 45 x 2 1/2, the tie lg. 17, tie collar lg. 9 1/2 in. $300-350 1213 Chippewa Bandolier Bag, c. 1890s, highly decorated in the typical Chippewa style, mounted in a Plexiglas box, lg. 41, wd. 12 in. Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York. $700-900
1214 Chippewa Bandolier Bag and Strap, last quarter 19th century, fully beaded wide strap with flower motifs, the bag with beaded flower panel on black velvet decorated with wavy white bead lines and a flower pattern, lg. of strap 45, wd. 5 1/4, bag 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. $800-1,200 1215 Pair of Plains Porcupine Quill Armbands, fourth quarter 19th century, quill-wrapped hide armbands each with four quilled danglers with tin cones and hair at the ends, each lg. 11 in. $400-600
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1201 Ngombe Stool, Democratic Republic of Congo, decorated with a combination of incised abstract designs and brass tackwork, with two areas of geometric cutouts, dark patina, ht. 10, wd. 22 1/2 in.
1216 Plains Skullcracker Club and a Plains Stone Head Axe, c. fourth quarter 19th century, the club with a stone head and rawhide-wrapped wood handle, the axe with black basalt head attached to wood haft with leather strapping, lg. 34 and 19 1/2 in. $400-600 1217 Plains Catlinite Pipe and Stem, last quarter 19th century, the stem both carved and incised with geometric designs, lg. of pipe 7, lg. of stem 12 in. $300-400 1218 Northwest Coast Haida Argillite Totem Pole, late 19th century, flat black with various stylized animal forms, ht. 9 1/2 in. $600-900 1219 Baleen Single-mast Ship, made by John Long Sr., Point Hope, Alaska, lg. 8 1/4, ht. 6 in. $250-350 1220 Point Hope Eskimo Mask, c. 1900, with bone inlay eyes, ht. 9 1/2, wd. 5 3/4 in. Provenance: Private collection, Oregon; collected in the 1920s in the Point Hope area. $1,200-1,800 1221 Eskimo Comb, 19th century, or earlier, made from walrus ivory, ht. 4 1/4 in. $500-700
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1222 Prehistoric Mastodon Tooth, found on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, lg. 7 1/4, ht. 3 1/4 in. $200-300 1223 Eskimo Fish Hook, Alaska, c. 1900, walrus ivory, metal, glass beads, baleen, and fiber, lg. 3 3/4 in. $400-500 1224 Wooden Eskimo Doll, 19th century, simple tubular torso and head, ht. 3 1/4 in. $400-600 1225 Eskimo Baculum Club, late 19th century, the end decorated with the head of a polar bear carved from a walrus tusk, features painted on, lg. 15 1/4 in. $200-300 1226 Northwest Coast Polychrome Cedar Model Totem Pole, first quarter 20th century, carved in the round, probably a frog clan pole, ht. 19 3/4 in. Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $200-400
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1227 Three Northwest Coast Polychrome Model Totem Poles, first quarter 20th century, of varying size and design, ht. 15 1/4, 17 1/4, and 18 1/4 in. $250-300
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1228 Large Polychrome Carved Wood Totem Pole, attributed to Northwest Coast carver Joe Capilano (18501910), with animal and avian totems, the wings attached separately, ht. 115 in. Provenance: Purchased by Jack Stearman, Vancouver from Chief Joe Capilano prior to 1918; Miller collection, Miller’s Landing, Bowen Island, from 1918 to 1987. $4,000-6,000 1229 Northwest Coast Frog Bowl, c. 1900, with shell inlay and a glossy painted patina, ht. 3 3/4, lg. 9, wd. 4 1/4 in. $300-500
1230 Northwest Coast Polychrome Wood Mask, early 20th century, stylized human face with open mouth, green and red pigment, two holes at side rim, ht. 9 1/4, wd. 6 1/4 in. $600-800 1231 Set of Eight Navajo Silver Dollar Coin Buttons, with central turquoise inlay, each dia. 1 1/4 in. $200-300 1232 Three Framed Color Lithographs After Darley, Amerique, La Chasse au Bison; The Encounter; and Lassoing Wild Horses, framed sizes 21 3/4 x 26, 20 x 24, and 19 3/4 x 24 in. $500-700 1233 History of American Tribes Prints After Charles Bird King, two framed lithographs, Rant-Che-Wai-Me, female flying pigeon, and sha-Ha-Ka, A Mandan chief, printed c. 1837, published by E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia, framed sizes 27 1/2 x 22 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500 1234 Four Framed Lithographs from The History of Indian Tribes of North America, after J.T. Bowen, octavo edition, A Winnebago Warrior; An Omakas Chief; A Chippeway Warrior; and Mistippee, each framed size 18 x 14 1/2 in. $700-900 1235 Navajo Rug, second quarter 20th century, 51 x 37 1/2 in. $100-200 1236 Large Navajo Floor Rug, c. 193040s, 100 x 58 in. $400-600 1237 Chinle, Arizona, Navajo Rug, geometric pattern in golds and browns, 36 x 47 1/2 in. $200-300 1238 Navajo Rug, mid-20th century, geometric “X” pattern, 29 x 52 in. $200-300
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1239 Three Small Yei Rugs with Corn Dancer Figures, 18 x 34, 20 x 34 1/2, 26 x 32 in. $200-300 1240 Small Navajo Eye-dazzler Rug and Small Yellow Chimayo Rug, mid-20th century, 36 x 30 and 39 x 20 in. $150-250 1241 Horse Blanket, Arizona, mid-20th century, 31 x 31 in. $200-300 1242 Large Navajo Rug, c. 1960s, 29 x 60 in. $200-300 1243 Large Gray Chimayo Rug, mid-20th century, 46 x 73 in. $200-300 1244 Cochiti Painted Pottery Kangaroo with Joey, c. 1920, signed on the bottom in pencil “Damacia Cordero,” ht. 7 1/4 in. $400-600 1245 Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. second quarter 20th century, ht. 7, dia. 8 in. $250-350 1246 Polychrome Pottery Dough Bowl, Zuni, late 19th century, dia. 8 3/4, ht. 3 1/2 in. $200-300 1247 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Bowl, Zia, first quarter 20th century, dia. 8, ht. 3 in. $200-300 1248 Southwest Painted Pottery Bowl, Hopi, second quarter 20th century, ht. 4 3/4, rim dia. 7 1/2 in. $400-600
1250 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Bowl, mid-20th century, unsigned, ht. 4, rim dia. 5 3/4 in. $200-300 1251 Large Santa Clara Pueblo Vase, signed “Madeline Naranjo”; sold with a small Santa Clara pot signed “Frances Salazar,” ht. 10 1/2 and 3 in. $250-350 1252 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Bowl, Acoma, c. 1940s, ht. 4 1/2, rim dia. 8 1/2 in. $300-400 1253 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Zuni, first quarter 20th century, ht. 8, rim dia. 5 in. $300-400 1254 Southwest Polychrome Pot, signed “Arminda Silveria,” Mata Ortiz pueblo, northern Mexico, ht. 10 1/4 in. $300-500 1255 Two Billy Kratzer Terra-cotta Figures, signed and dated “1989,” ht. 20 and 16 1/2 in. $400-600 1256 Acoma Polychrome Pottery Seed Pot, first quarter 20th century, dia. 5 1/2, ht. 7 in. $600-900 1257 San Ildefonso Black-on-black Pottery Bowl, by Maria and Santana, with classic serpent design, ht. 4, mouth dia. 3 1/4 in. $800-1,200 1258 Southwest Black-on-black Pottery Vessel, San Ildefonso, Maria and Santana, tapered neck with feather pattern, ht. 5 1/2 in. $300-500
259 Northwest Coast Cedar Bark Basket, Tsimshian, c. 1900, with abstract design on lid and basket, ht. 3 in. $300-500 1260 Two Northwest Coast Baskets, Makah, c. 1900, one small jar with lid, the other decorated with two killer whales on the side, ht. 3 and 5 in. $200-300 1261 Contemporary Northwest Baleen Lidded Basket, two carved walrus tusk seals on top of the lid, walrus tusk plaque on base, written in ink on interior “Joe’s 1972 Barrow, Alaska,” ht. 2 in. $300-400 1262 Northwest Baleen Lidded Basket, first quarter 20th century, carved walrus tusk handle and base plaque, ht. 2 3/4 in. $400-500 1263 Aleutian Islands Twined Basket, c. 1900, with lid, with colored fabric designs, ht. 5 1/2 in. $400-600 1264 Northwest Coast Twined Lidded Basket, Tlingit, c. 1900, with colored geometric designs, ht. 5 1/2, dia. 6 in. $200-400 1265 Northwest Coast Twined Lidded Basket, Tlingit, c. 1900, colored geometric pattern on side and lid, ht. 2 3/4, dia. 4 3/4 in. $200-300 1266 Six Small Northwest Baskets, early 20th century, three with lids, dia. 5 1/2, 4 3/4, 4 1/2, 4 1/8, and 3 3/4 in. $200-400 1267 Four Western Coiled Basketry Bowls, Washoe, first quarter 20th century, two with lids, ht. 3 3/4, 3 1/4, 2 1/4, and 2 in. $200-300
1268 Seven Western Baskets, early 20th century, mostly California, ht. 9, 8, 5 1/4, 4, 2 1/2, 2, and 2 in. $300-500 1269 Northern California Polychrome Basket, early 20th century, decorated with triangular abstract designs around the middle joined by a single line, ht. 3 in. $300-400 1270 Coiled California Basketry Tray, Pima, early 20th century, ht. 3 3/4, dia. 12 3/4 in. $400-600
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1249 Mexican Polychrome Tree of Life Candelabra, first quarter 20th century, intricately designed and painted with a figure of Eve standing in the middle, ht. 27, wd. 17 in. $800-1,200
1271 Hupa Woman’s Basketry Cap, first quarter 20th century, dia. 6 1/4 in. $200-300 1272 Southwest Coiled Storage Basket, Apache, first quarter 20th century, (minor rim loss), ht. 7 3/4, rim dia. 11 1/2 in. $200-300 1273 Southwest Coiled Hopi Peach Basket, c. 1900, multicolored design, ht. 11 1/2 in. $300-500 1274 Southwest Coiled Effigy Basket, Apache, c. 1900, ht. 5 1/4, dia. 7 1/2 in. $300-500 1275 Southwest Coiled Basketry Tray, Apache, c. early 20th century, with a pinwheel design, ht. 4 1/2, dia. 15 1/2 in. $600-800 1276 Southwest Coiled Basketry Tray, Apache, first quarter 20th century, ht. 2 3/4, dia. 12 1/2 in. $400-600 1277 Southwest Coiled Basketry Lidded Storage Jar, Navajo, first quarter 20th century, with geometric diamond pattern, ht. 11 in. $800-1,200
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1278 Small Southwest Olla Water Vessel, Navajo, first quarter 20th century, coated with pine resin, with two horsehair handles, ht. 8 in. $200-250 1279 Large Southwest Olla Water Vessel, Navajo, first quarter 20th century, with horsehair handles, ht. 12 in. $500-700 1280 Micmac Lidded Basket, late 19th century, with abstract colored quill designs, ht. 2 1/2, dia. 4 in. $200-300 1281 Three New Guinea Dog Tooth Necklaces, strung with natural fiber and nassa shells, lg. 19, 15, and 14 in. $200-400 1282 Northwest Coast Carved Horn, 20th century, carved horn decorated with clan totems, lg. 9 1/2 in. $200-400 1283 Northern Plains Indian Doll, c. 1900, basketry body with bead-decorated hide dress, ht. 11 1/2 in. $300-400
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1284 Polynesian Art at Auction 19651980, Charles W. Mack, Tribal Art at Auction, vol. 1, published in 1982. $500-700
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1285 Collection of Tribal Art Auction Catalogs, eighty-seven mainly Sotheby’s and Christie’s Tribal Art auctions, dating from the 1960s to the 1990s. $100-200
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All property is sold “as is,� and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability. 3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate. 4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale. Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser. 5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases. 6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale. 7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item. 8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots. 9. Sales in Massachusetts, Florida, and New York are subject to the respective current sales taxes. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties may be exempt from sales tax upon submission of proper documentation. 10. A premium equal to 23% of the final bid price up to and including $100,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $100,001 up to and including $1,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $1,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. 11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid. 12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent. 13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit. Revised January 21, 2015
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