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Auction & Specialist Information

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Provenance

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Lots 1001–1507

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Conditions of Sale

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Provenance Nina and Harry N. Abrams Collection, New York City Pitt-Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset, United Kingdom William Webster Collection, London, United Kingdom John Warinner Collection, Honolulu, Hawaii Norman Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts James Hooper Collection, Arundel, United Kingdom Mathias Komor, New York City Taylor Dale Collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico Lance Entwistle, London, United Kingdom James Stephenson Gallery, New York City Marc L. Felix, Brussels, Belgium Eliot Elisofon Collection, New York City Forrest Fenn Collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico Ned Jalbert Collection, Westborough, Massachusetts Adolf Spohr Collection, Cody, Wyoming Robert Fellmeth Collection, California Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio E. Helene Sage Collection Richard Pohrt Jr., Ann Arbor, Michigan Dr. John Schaeffer Collection, Lake Monroe, Florida James Economos Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Ron Nasser Collection, New York City Eleanor Tulman Hancock Collection, New York City Donald Ellis Gallery, New York City Guennol Collection of Alastair Bradley Martin, Katonah, New York Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts

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1001 Monte Alban Pottery Bowl, decorated with a painted frieze of repeated abstract designs below the rim, (minor surface loss), ht. 4, wd.

6 1/4 in. $300-500

1004 Colima Parrot Effigy Spout Vessel, Protoclassic, c. 100 BC-250 AD, the bird leaning to the right, the wings lifted from the body and head with large incised eyes and beak open, the upturned tail as spout, painted overall in reddish brown, ht. 6 1/2, lg. 9 in.

1002 Pre-Columbian Pottery Flask, Nazca, globular vessel with double spout and bridge handle, with complex painted animal deities on each side, (damage to handle), ht. 6 3/4, wd. 6 in. $400-500

Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, November 24, 1988, Lot 155, Arthur N. Seiff collection. $800-1,200

1003 Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessel, Nazca, highsided terra-cotta vessel, the cream ground painted in red-brown depicting a frieze with a feline deity, (minor paint loss), ht. 4 1/4, wd.

5 1/4 in. $300-400

1005 Colima Seated Pottery Figure, Protoclassic, c. 100 BC-250 AD, seated with right knee raised and holding a small bowl to the mouth with the left hand, a full satchel supported across the chest, the tapering head with rounded eyes, and painted overall in reddish brown, ht. 15 1/4 in.

Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, November 24, 1988, Lot 160. $800-1,200

1006 Colima Figural Vessel, Protoclassic, c. 100 BC-250 AD, in the form of a pear-shaped seated figure with short round legs and arms, cicatricial markings on the shoulders, tall spout molded as the head, the applied face with coffee bean eyes and mouth, painted overall in reddish brown, ht. 13 1/4 in.

Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, May 20, 1986, Lot 286. $1,000-1,500 1007 Jalisco Seated Figure, Protoclassic, c.

100 BC-250 AD, seated with legs apart, with hands on knees below noded broad shoulders, wearing a crisscrossed turban, the elongated head with large nose dominating the face, with pursed lips, teeth, and wide open eyes, painted reddish brown, ht. 9 1/4 in. $300-400 1008 Nayarit Seated Figure, Protoclassic, c. 100 BC-250 AD, seated holding a cup in each hand, with arms bent to the shoulders, with nose and ear ornamentation, mouth open, with hole at crown of head, (restoration and surface loss), ht. 9 in. $300-500

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1009 Nayarit Seated Singing Figure, Protoclassic, c. 100 BC-250 AD, the figure seated, singing and playing a drum, wearing earrings, the head and arms overlaid with crescentic ornaments, painted overall in reddish brown, with black decoration, ht. 11 1/4 in.

1012 Chavin Stone Mace Head, North Coast, Peru, c. 300 BC-100 AD, the conical base with central socketing hole tapering upwards to a quartet of projecting crescent-shaped fins interspersed between pairs of raised nubbins, (minor chips and loss), ht. 5 in. $500-700

Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, Lot 188. $700-900 1010 Mayan Polychrome Storage Vessel, Late Classic, c. 550-950 AD, bulbous bottom and high walls, painted against a black background, with two creatures above the shoulder, below decorated with linear motifs, ht. 9 in. $800-1,200 1011 Pre-Columbian Blackware Pottery Effigy Vessel, Chavin, a stirrup-spout form with highly stylized human head, with two bird’s heads coming out of the crown, (minor chips and restoration), ht. 8 1/2 in. $300-500

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1015 Chimu Stirrup Spout Blackware Vessel, Peru, c. 500-1400 AD, decorated with monkeys molded on the shoulder, (small holes on one side), ht. 10 in.

Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, May 16, 1989, Lot 228. $500-700

1013 Guerrero Stone Figure, Chontal type, late Preclassic, c. 300-100 BC, seated with knees upraised, hands placed on abdomen, the tapering head with sunken cheeks and grooved mouth and eyes under an accentuated brow-ridge, in dark green stone, with metal stand, ht. 5 1/2 in.

1016 Zacatecas Seated Female Figure, Early Classic, c. 250-450 AD, with arched back and rounded abdomen, the thin arms held at the waist, the head open at the top, and painted overall in reddish brown, with areas of geometric decoration, ht. 12 3/4 in.

Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, May 16, 1989, Lot 92; Arthur N. Seiff collection. $700-900

Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, November 24, 1986, Lot 242; Zero Mostel collection. $700-900

1014 Chimu Double-spout Blackware Vessel, Peru, c. 500-1400 AD, rectangular form with avian motifs molded on each side, a double spout with openwork bridge of birds above, ht. 9 1/4 in.

1017 Quimbaya Hollow Pottery Figure, Columbia, c. 300-800 AD, standing female figure, the rectangular body with arms on abdomen, squat head, large nose with ring and slit eyes, (paint loss), ht. 10 1/2 in. $400-600

Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, May 16, 1989, Lot 228. $500-700

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1025 Chancay Huacho Polychrome Figure, c. 1000-1200 AD, highly decorated hollow molded terra-cotta standing female figure holding hands to chest, with preformed tab ears and flat wide sloping forehead, painted in red-brown with overall black and cream geometric decorations on the front, (minor losses), ht. 12 1/2 in. $300-500 1026 Pre-Columbian Pottery Female Figure, Chancay, c. 800-1200 AD, standing figure with small arms raised, with minimal painted decorations, mounted on wood base, ht. 11 3/4 in. $500-700 1027 Costa Rican Stone Mace Head, c. 500-1000 AD, stone parrot-form mace head with central insertion shaft hole, long conical tail blade, large round recessed eyes, raised head crest, and hook bill, lg. 8 in. $600-800 1024

1018 Chupicuaro Polychrome Vessel, West Mexico, c. 500-300 BC, globular vessel with painted geometric designs above the shoulder, decorated in red and black on a buff ground, ht. 6 1/4, wd. 5 1/2 in. $200-300

1022 Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessel, Mochica, globular vessel with a raised serpent on the surface, a man stands as the spout, holding a shield and carrying two jaguars on his back, which form part of the handle, ht. 10 in. $300-400

1019 Pre-Columbian Two-bodied Pottery Vessel, Vicus, double-bodied whistling vessel with strap handle, modeled head and arms on front vessel, with abstract painted decorations, lg.

11 in. $400-500

1023 Mochica Figurative Spout Vessel, c. 400700 AD, stirrup-spout vessel depicting a jaguar-type creature attacking a prone man, the creature holding a pointed stone club, on a rectangular base, painted red-brown, ht. 7 1/2, wd. 6 3/4 in. $400-500

1020 Pre-Columbian Spouted Vessel, Moche, Peru, c. 500-800 AD, four cylinders joined together, with one tall spout and handle, with three standing figures to the front, ht. 7 3/4, wd. 7 in. $300-500

1024 Mochica Figural Blackware Vessel, Peru, c.

500-1400 AD, rectangular form with a seated water-carrier above, ht. 11 1/2 in.

1021 Pre-Columbian Polychrome Stirrup Vessel, Moche, c. 200-500 AD, painted creamcolored ground and two red-brown painted creatures holding a head on either side, separated by serpents, ht. 8 3/4 in. $400-500

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Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, May 16, 1989, Lot 228. $1,000-1,500

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1028 Costa Rican Stone Mace Head, c. 500-1000 AD, stone parrot-form mace head with central insertion shaft hole, head with round recessed eyes, and raised crest on the hook bill, lg. 5 in. $500-700 1029 Naga Warrior’s Hat, Kalyo-Kengyu, Nagaland, woven cane with yellow orchid stems, boar tusks, and red-dyed goat hair, ht.

13 in. $500-700 1030 Philippine Weapons of Moroland Plaque, Mindanao, early 20th century, wooden plaque include spears, shield, and a wide range of swords or knives such as the kris, barong, and kampilan, the plaque itself is shaped like the coat of arms of the Philippines, (some weapons missing or damaged), 26 1/2 x 16 in. $300-500 1031 Painted Wood Dayak Shield, Klau, KenyahKayan, Kalimanta, Bornea, Indonesia, early 20th century, lightweight wood, reinforced by four horizontal bands of bound rattan, decorated on the front with a central head of a monster, udoq, with dragon figures above and below, the reserve also decorated with stylized dragon motifs, aso, (damage, age cracks, paint loss), lg. 54, wd. 14 in. $2,000-3,000

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1032 Painted Wood Dayak Shield, Klau, KenyahKayan, Kalimanta, Bornea, Indonesia, early 20th century, lightweight wood, reinforced by four horizontal bands of bound rattan, adorned with strands of hair inserted in perforations around the central painted head of a monster, udoq, the reverse decorated with two mythological figures, lg. 45 1/2, wd.

13 in. $4,000-6,000

1033 Painted Wood Board, Gope, Turama River, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, fully standing figure, carved in relief with the neck and head outlined from the torso, traces of pigments, with a letter describing the board from Douglas Newton attached to the rear, (age crack and surface loss), lg. 61 in.

Provenance: Collection of Nina and Harry N. Abrams, New York City. $1,800-2,400

1034 Painted Wood Board, Gope, Kerewa, Goaribari Island, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, depicting two stacked figures carved in relief, with traces of pigments, (surface wear), lg. 40 1/2, wd. 12 3/4 in.

Provenance: Collection of Nina and Harry N. Abrams, New York City. $2,000-3,000

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1035 Tami Island Food Bowl, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea, decorated on the underside with white pigment filled incised and relief carving, with an ancestor face at each end, lg. 14 3/4, wd. 7 1/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City; Michael Hamson Oceanic Art, California, inventory no. MHB-120. $400-600 1036 Massim Lime Spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, 19th century, the handle in the form of an abstract frigate bird, with traces of white pigment infill, with Webster inventory number “2236” and Pitt-Rivers museum description: “China Strts, N. Guinea.

Webster 1898. F...,” with metal stand, ht. 12 3/4 in.

Provenance: Bonhams, New York, November 12, 2014, Lot 179; A.L.F. Pitt-Rivers Museum collection, Farnham, Dorset, United Kingdom; William Webster collection, Bicester, United Kingdom. $800-1,200

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1037 Massim Wood Figure, Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, the stylized human figure standing on heavy legs, with diminutive arms set apart from the torso, the body and head decorated with finely incised designs filled with white pigment, ht. 11 1/2 in. $700-900

1040 Rennell Islands Club, Baukiana, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands, late 19th century, hardwood, rattan, and sennit fiber, the strapped head carved into eight blunt points, lg. 15 3/4 in.

1038 Korwar Figure, Irian Jaya, late 19th century, the block type with the large head above the cloth wrapped block below, the head with protruding mouth and long exaggerated nose, small eyes and top-knot on crown, smooth, dark patina, ht. 9 1/4 in. $2,500-3,500

1041 Solomon Islands Shell Currency, Malaita, early 20th century, a shell ring carved from the giant clamshell, and a string of shell rings, with old paper label attached, dia. of ring 4 3/8, lg. of string 9 1/2 in., tied. $300-500

1039 Two Kanak House Boards, Tale, New Caledonia, late 19th century, paint and hardwood, the front carved in a diamond pattern with a face at the top, the back flat, each with a hole at the top, traces of commercial paint, ht. 67 1/4, 67 3/4, wd. 15 3/4 and 16 in. $2,000-3,000

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Provenance: John Warinner collection, Hawaii. $2,000-3,000

1042 Solomon Islands Carved Wood Dance Paddle, Buka Island, carved on both sides with highly stylized anthropomorphic and geometric devices, red, black, and white pigments, with metal stand, lg. 72 1/2 in. $1,500-2,000

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1043 Australian Aboriginal Bark Painting, attributed to Buranday Waynbarrnga (Australian, c. 1914-1980), language group, Djambarrpuyngu, Arnhem region, natural pigments on eucalyptus bark, depicting the morning star ceremony, with the strings on the morning star pole extended which represents the transmission of the story to other clans and groups, framed, 38 x 24 in. $700-900

1044 Australian Aborigine Stone Churinga, Central Desert, early 20th century, pigmented with natural ochres and decorated on both sides with deeply incised totemic designs, (minor chips to edge), 9 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.

Provenance: Norman Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. $500-700

1045 Australian Aborigine Bullroarer, Central Desert, early 20th century, pigmented with natural ochres and decorated on both sides with finely incised totemic designs, hole at one end for cord attachment, lg. 11 1/4 in. $300-500 1046 Fijian Throwing Club, Ula, early 19th century, gadroon-head type, with carved tavatava grip, (age crack), lg. 17 in. $500-700

1047 Fijian Hardwood War Club, Culacula, 19th century, paddle-shaped head with raised central cross ridge, serrated sides, and bulbous butt end, (loss to cross ridge ends, chips on butt), lg. 46 1/4 in. $2,500-3,500

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1051 Fijian Whale Tooth Pendant, Tabua, early 19th century, with names and remnants of sailor scrimshaw inscribed on the sides, complete with coconut fiber cord, (one hole for attachment broken), lg. of tooth 6 1/4 in. $500-700

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1052 Fijian Wood Meat Hook, Tuvu ni Bulago, 19th century, two part articulated multipronged hardwood meat hook, with a native repair to one of the loops, (age cracks), lg. 16 1/2 in.

Provenance: Berkeley Galleries, London, United Kingdom, purchased in 1976. $2,000-3,000 1053 Fijian Wood Kava Bowl, Lau Islands, 19th century, deep oval bowl standing on four legs, with a suspension lug on one side, still with some sennit inside, (bowl has been broken in two and repaired), ht. 5 3/4, wd. 15 1/2 in.

1054 Cook Islands Ceremonial Hafted Adze, Mangaia, Polynesia, 19th century, the hollowcarved square shaft with geometric relief carving, the basalt blade bound with sennit fiber, (minor wood loss), lg. 29 in. $1,000-1,500 1055 Cook Islands Stone Adze Blade, Mangaia, 19th century or earlier, basalt, (chip on one side of the cutting edge), lg. 10 1/2 in. $400-600

1056 Tongan Hardwood Club, ‘Akau, 19th century, the long shaft terminating in a double band collar and wide paddle blade, fully carved in a number of different geometric patterns, with bone inlay, (loss to one edge of paddle), lg. 52 in.

Provenance: John Rabe Collection, c. 1880s. $4,000-6,000

Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, May 7, 1976; A.L.F. Pitt-Rivers Museum collection, Farnham, Dorset, United Kingdom. $1,200-1,800

1048 Fijian Whale Tooth Pendant, Tabua, early 19th century, with two names inscribed on each side, with crosses, complete with coconut fiber cord, lg. of tooth 7 1/4 in. $700-900 1049 Fijian Whale Tooth Pendant, Tabua, 19th century, with fragmented woven fiber necklace, lg. 4 3/4 in.

Provenance: Norman Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. $500-700 1050 Fijian Whale Tooth Pendant, Tabua, early 19th century, complete with long coconut fiber cord attached, lg. of tooth 6 1/2 in. $600-800

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1057 Tongan Pole Club, ‘Aku Povai, 19th century, fully carved pole club, profusely decorated with numerous different geometric patterns, (lug at the butt end broken), lg. 37 1/4 in.

1060 Maori Stone Club, Patu Onewa, New Zealand, 20th century, greywacke, polished stone with biconical hole and ridged butt, lg.

14 1/4 in. $800-1,200

Provenance: Christie’s, London, June 17, 1980, Lot 99; The James Hooper Collection, Arundel, Sussex, United Kingdom, number 710.

Literature: Steven Hooper, Art and Artifacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas: The James Hooper Collection, 1976, number 710. $3,000-5,000 1058 Polynesian Stone Popoi Pounder, Ke’a Tuki Popoi, Marquesas Islands, 19th century or earlier, basalt, the rounded grip broadens to a wide, flaring base, ht. 9 in. $800-1,200

1059 Marquesan Bone Ornament, Ivi Po’o, 19th century, anthropomorphic tiki figure, the center hollow for use as a decorative toggle, lg. 1 3/8 in.

Provenance: Mathias Komor, New York City. $2,500-3,500

1061 Maori Carved Wood Walking Stick, the shaft decorated with fine curvilinear designs and two relief-carved figures with inlaid shell eyes, lg. 33 in. $800-1,200

1062 Maori Wood Pipe, 19th century, the fully decorated bowl with a tuatara lizard holding onto the one side, with a small circle of paua shell between the front legs, with metal stand, lg. 4 in.

Provenance: T.H. Davies collection, Hawaii, prior to 1880; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, November 7, 1970, Lot 101; Bonhams, New York, February 28, 1994, Lot 162. $800-1,200

1063 Maori Carved Pipe, 19th century, walnut pipe transformed into a Maori tiki, with the stylized face at the front of the bowl, well used, lg. 4 1/2 in. $400-500

1064 Maori Janiform Nephrite Pendant, 19th century, greenstone janiform pendant, with a central hole pierced for suspension, with Plexiglas base, lg. 3 1/2 in.

Provenance: John A. Rabe collection; Sotheby’s, New York, November 20, 1990, Lot 20. $2,000-3,000 1065 Maori Nephrite Pendant, large pendant in the form of a tuatara or native New Zealand lizard, wd. 6, ht. 3 in. $2,000-3,000

1066 Maori Feather Box, Waka Huia, early to mid-19th century, with projecting tiki heads on each end of the narrow elongated box, the lid, sides and bottom covered with deeply cut scrolling designs, dark patina, each end pierced for lid attachment and suspension, with old paper label on lid reads: “New Zealand Maori Box,” (minor loss to bottom of each tiki), lg. 19 1/2 in.

Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, July 3, 1978, Lot 293. $4,000-6,000

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1067 Polynesian Carved Wood Poi Bowl, Hawaii, late 19th century, large lathe-turned kou wood calabash bowl, high sides with varnish finish, ht. 9, wd. 12 1/2 in. $800-1,200 1068 Hawaiian Poi Pounder, 19th century or earlier, tapered basalt shaft with bulbous butt end with a small indentation on the top, ht. 7 1/2 in. $500-700 1069 Hawaiian Wood Poi Bowl with Suspension Net, 19th century, ko’u umeke bowl with a cotton fiber suspension net, koko, the bowl with two square cut, and one butterfly replacement repairs to the side, bowl ht. 6 1/4, wd. 12 in. $2,000-3,000

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1070 Hawaiian Poi Pounder, 19th century or earlier, basalt, well proportioned, with bulbous butt end, ht. 8 in.

Provenance: Tad Dale, Santa Fe, New Mexico. $800-1,200

1073 Gilbert Islands Shark Tooth Sword, Micronesia, late 19th century, long wood shaft with two edges lined with shark teeth attached by fiber and hair cord, the grip wrapped with banana fiber and woven hair and fiber cord, lg.

37 1/2 in. $500-700

1071 Hawaiian Game Stone, Ulumaika, probably pre-contact period, smoothly polished disk in a light colored stone, (small chip to edge), dia.

3 1/8 in. $500-700

1074 Gilbert Islands Shark Tooth Sword, 19th century, wood short sword with numerous shark teeth attached with sennit fiber, lg. 23 in. $800-1,200

1072 Hawaiian Game Stone, Ulumaika, probably pre-contact period, basalt, smoothly polished disk, dia. 3 in. $500-700

1075 Large Stone Micronesian Currency, Rai, Yap, carved from calcite crystal stone, circular disk with a hole in the middle, (broken and repaired, with traces of glue), dia. 14 1/2 in. $800-1,200

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1076 Micronesian Wood Tackle Box, Caroline Islands, early 20th century, long narrow lidded fishing tackle box, the lid tied down with sennit fiber, (age cracks in wood), lg. 27, ht. 6, wd.

7 in. $500-700 1077 Micronesian Dance Shield, Truk Island, Caroline Islands, elaborate repeated cutout motifs stacked vertically, with carrying handle at the back, painted in black and white pigments, ht. 27 1/4, wd. 5 1/4 in.

Provenance: Christie’s, London, March 15, 1978; Lance Entwistle collection, London, United Kingdom. $800-1,200 1078 Micronesian Men’s House Figure, Babelthuap Island, Palau, female figure named Dilukai, carved as a gable ornament for the bai or men’s house, with shell inlay eyes and painted highlights, (age cracks), ht. 30 3/4, wd. 18 1/2 in.

Provenance: Collected on Babelthuap in 1946. $2,000-3,000 1079 Mande Hunter Shirt, armless light canvas fabric tunic, neck and shoulder line decorated with cowrie shells, with many fabric tassels front and back, some with leather-bound pouches, lg. 29, wd. at shoulders 26 in. $800-1,200

1080 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, two small holes to look through at the base of the mask, (minor paint loss), ht. 49 in. $700-900 1081 Bamana/Marka Wood Mask, Mali, Segou region, tapering form with pierced lozenge mouth and eyeholes, with incised linear scarification marks on the forehead, fine rows of incisions on the eyelids, with curving ears, pierced through the centers, black glossy patina, lg. 13 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, June 4, 1973, Lot 3. $700-900 1082 Dogon Female Figure, standing on a circular base, with slightly bent legs, beneath an elongated torso, both arms outstretched bent upwards at the elbow, the cylindrical neck supporting an enlarged head, with no facial features apart from ears, a crest coiffure on the crown, brown encrusted patina, (minor loss at right leg and base), ht. 12 1/4 in. $800-1,200

1083 Dogon Metal Equestrian Figure, the abstract forged iron horse supporting a similarly fashioned rider, with tapering head, was once holding something in the right hand, the horse with large bell around the neck, overall encrusted patina, lg. 14, ht. 10 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $300-500 1084 Small Dogon Medicine Container, crouching figure of a woman atop a small box with hinged door, dry encrusted patina, with old painted inventory number on bottom “755 A.G.,” ht. 6 in. $200-300 1085 Kuyu Marionette Head, the lower cylindrical section, with pointed handle and neck section, decorated with zigzag bands, the oval head with triple ridged coiffure, pointed braids on either side of the face, with narrow painted eyes and open mouth revealing pointed teeth, and low broad nose, the face painted yellow, on metal stand, ht. 17 in. $500-700 1086 Akan/Fanti Fertility Doll, Akuaba, cylindrical form wearing a glass bead ornament, the ringed neck surmounted by an exaggerated rectangular head with stylized features, on wood base, ht. 9 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $300-500

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1087 Baule Janus Heddle Pulley, the U-shaped body beneath the double head, each with a stylized face, long beard, and high incised coiffure, dark, encrusted patina, on wood base, (age cracks), ht. 8 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $800-1,200

1088 Baule Seated Female Figure, the bent legs with large calves, seated on a two pillar stool, supporting an elongated torso with bent cut-out arms, large hands accentuate the stomach scarification, the long narrow breasts below the cylindrical neck, the large oval face has protruding lips and eyes, and long nose, with a complex incised crested coiffure, decorated at the torso, neck and face with delicately raised scarification, rich brown patina, with wood base, ht. 15 1/2 in.

Provenance: Norman Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. $1,500-2,000

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1089 Senufo Wood Chair, Ivory Coast, joined wood chair with bentwood back rest and plank seat, dark stain, on four short columnar legs, ht. 15 1/2, wd. 14 1/2 in. $200-400 1090 Long Handled Senufo Ladle, Ivory Coast, circular scoop, with long partially twisted wood handle, terminating in a long-legged abstracted bird, with metal stand, ht. 27 in.

Provenance: Norman Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts. $700-900

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1091 Wood Nupe Door, fashioned from three rectangular panels each carved in high relief with numerous abstract symbols including animals, birds, humans, weapons, and other objects, each decorated with an incised linear design on the surface, dark varied patina, on a metal stand, ht. 57, wd. 27 in. $800-1,200

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1092 Cameroon Horn Spoon, a long narrow scoop, the handle decorated with four sets of raised bands, between series of incised interlocking bands, smooth dark patina, lg.

13 in.

Provenance: James Stephenson, New York City. $500-700

1093 Lega Mask, diminutive form, the tapering facial plane with long raffia beard attached at the chin beneath a slit mouth, a long straight nose and coffee bean eyes painted black, beneath a domed brow, varied light brown patina with traces of kaolin on the face, pierced of either side of brow, mounted, mask ht. 5 1/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York; Marc L. Felix, Brussels, Belgium, inventory number “FC 90211” on the reverse. $800-1,200

1094 Congo Divination Ensemble, two small wood heads with fiber skirts together with a horn embedded in hardened and encrusted clay, ht. 7, wd. 6 1/2 in. $700-900

1097 Songye Plaque Mask, a small high crested mask on a panel, the sides curving inward and edges decorated with incised zigzag lines, a lug at the top for suspension, (back with worm damage), mounted on a metal stand, ht. 19, wd. 10 in.

1095 Songye Male Figure, standing on a circular base with flat feet and short angular legs beneath the cubistic torso inset at the navel with fetish material beneath the cylindrical neck and angular head with open mouth and slightly slanting eyes, neck and torso wrapped with cord, hole at the crown for inserted horn, ht. 10 1/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York; Marc L. Felix, Brussels, Belgium, inventory number “FX95259” on the back. $800-1,200

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $800-1,200 1096 Miniature Songye Kifwebe Mask, diminutive, hollowed-out, tapering form with a small square protruding mouth beneath an angular protruding nose, the whole decorated with linear striations filled with white pigment, on a metal stand, (side crack repaired), ht. 6 in.

1098 Songye Plaque Mask, small mask on a flat wood plank, hollowed out at the back, the surface covered in kaolin, ht. 16 1/4, wd. 7 1/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York; Marc L. Felix, Brussels, Belgium, inventory number “FX91713” on the back. $500-700

Provenance: Private collection, New York; Marc L. Felix, Brussels, Belgium, inventory number “FX 9530” on the reverse. $300-500

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1099 Kusu Female Figure, Congo, the waist wrapped in cloth, with pointed abdomen and breasts, hands at side, the elongated neck strung with five rows of trade beads, the angular face with a slit mouth and coffee bean eyes, rear cone-shaped coiffure, the crown with a hole for a horn insertion, dark patina, with wood base, ht. 9 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York; Marc L. Felix, Brussels, Belgium, inventory number “FX97484” on the base. $1,000-1,500 1100 Kusu Gourd Torso, female figure with hands on abdomen, long narrow arms and elongated torso, the angular face with slit mouth below a broad nose, and coffee bean eyes, the flat head with a filled cavity with nails and brass tack, ht. 6 1/2 in. $700-900 1101 Kuba Wooden Tukula Box, highly decorated on lid, bottom, and rounded sides in multiple sections of geometric motifs, with iron hook attached, lg. 12 in.

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1102 Kuba Carved Tukula Box, double hollowedout narrow rectangles with rounded ends, decorated on the lid, sides, and bottom in multiple sections of geometric motifs, lid handles decorated with tacks, grooves filled with pigment, lg. 9 1/2, wd. 4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York; Marc L. Felix, Brussels, Belgium, inventory number “FX91572” on the bottom. $200-300

1103 Kuba Palm Wine Cup, hollowed form, the flaring neck with crosshatched design, the diminutive mouth inset with a brass tack, beneath a broad nose and coffee bean eyes, wearing a close-cropped coiffure of incised crosshatching, dark brown patina, mounted on a wood base, ht. 7 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York; Marc L. Felix, Brussels, Belgium, inventory number “FX 96 399” on base. $800-1,200

Provenance: Eliot Elisofon collection, New York City. $300-500

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1104 Kuba Palm Wine Cup, fully decorated cup with two bands of incised geometric patterns of interlocking lines below the rim and above the base, in between carved with numerous animal heads with zigzag lines underneath, smooth, dark patina, (rim chips, age cracks and a native repair), ht. 5 1/2 in. $400-600

1105 Kuba Palm Wine Cup, standing on a base with four legs, the cup is decorated with interlocking relief-carved bands on a crosshatched ground, the handle in the form of a man, dark patina, ht. 7 in. $700-900 1106 Fine Large Songye Axe, the long thin cylindrical shaft encased in copper sheets, with a large blade cast in openwork form with three linear segments, one with an abstract face on either side, fine aged patina, lg. 15 1/2 in. $700-900

1107 Congo Execution Sword, Ngombe, forged iron sword decorated with incised linear designs on both sides of the blade, metalwrapped handle ends in triple brass-tacked wood hilt, with metal stand, ht. 22 in. $400-600 1108 Three Congo Knives, Kuba, each with forged iron blade and wood handle, with inventory label on the reverse, each with metal stand, ht. 17 1/2, 16, and 15 in. $700-900

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1109 Small African Wood Stool, Zambia, carved from one piece of wood, with four legs connecting underneath, each leg with incised linear pattern for decoration, smooth dark patina, (age crack), ht. 5 3/4, dia. 7 1/2 in. $400-500 1110 African Wood Stool, possibly Chokwe, fashioned from one piece of wood, with five short heavy legs supporting a thick platform, smooth dark patina, ht. 6 1/2, dia. 11 in. $400-500 1111 Chokwe Mask, Mwana Pwo, hollowed-out form, pierced around the rim, with netting still present at the back, with open square cut mouth, slit coffee bean eyes with a long narrow nose, scarification designs on cheeks, chin and forehead, low coiffure and dark brown patina, ht. 8 1/4, wd. 6 in. $700-900 1112 Wood Chokwe Comb, the central square panel decorated on both sides with finely incised lines, surmounted by two standing birds facing each other, (one tine partially broken), ht. 7 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York; Marc L. Felix, Brussels, Belgium, inventory number “FX91120� on the side. $300-400 1113 Chokwe Staff Finial, a head sitting atop a shaft, the face with coffee bean eyes and slit mouth, the coiffure incised with fine geometric lines and brass tacks, traces of oil on surface, ht. 6 1/2 in. $300-400

1114 Ethiopian Hide Shield, southern central Ethiopia, buffalo hide decorated with incised lines and embossed with parallel lines and protrusions, the rim serrated, dia. 31 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000

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1115 Three Long-stemmed Wood Pipes, Zulu, South Africa, one with wire-wrapped stem and lead inlay on the bowl, one with lead cuff on stem and metal around the rim of the bowl, the third with metal bowl liner, lg. 9 3/4, 10 1/4, and 8 3/4 in. $400-600

1117 South African Beaded Panel, Ndebele, early 20th century, backed on a canvas fabric, with abstract multicolored designs on a white ground, framed, beaded panel size 16 x 18 in. $200-400

1116 Zulu Dance Staff, Northern Nguni, South Africa, late 19th century, made from hardwood with three rounded and scooped appendages, smooth, dark patina, lg. 30 3/4 in. $1,200-1,800

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1118 Pair of Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, with thick soles and soft hide uppers, the blue beaded ground decorated with colored abstract designs and each with a thunderbird design, mostly in metal beads, lg. 9 3/4 in. $300-500 1119 Two Pairs of Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. 1900, both with rawhide soles, soft hide sides, long tongues and multicolored beaded geometric designs, mostly in blue, green, red, and white, lg. 10 1/2 and 9 1/2 in. $600-800 1120 Pair of Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, late 19th century, with thick rawhide soles, soft hide sides, beaded double tongues and multicolored beaded geometric designs, mostly in red, blue, and green on white, lg. 11 1/2 in. $200-300

1121 Pair of Women’s Beaded Hide Moccasins, Cheyenne, fourth quarter 19th century, with rawhide soles, soft sides trimmed with cloth, long beaded bifurcated tongues with tin cones, and multicolored beaded designs in red and white, lg. 10 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

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1122 Pair of Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, with rawhide soles, soft sides, long beaded bifurcated tongues with tin cones, and multicolored beaded designs on a white ground, lg. 10 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500

1125 Pair of Plains Beaded Hide High-top Moccasins, fourth quarter 19th century, with rawhide soles, high soft sides, long beaded tongues with tin cones, and multicolored beaded designs in blues and reds on a white ground, lg. 10 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

1123 Pair of Woman’s Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, Arapaho, fourth quarter 19th century, Arapaho, with rawhide soles, soft hide sides and decorated with multicolored beaded designs on a white ground, lg. 9 in. $1,000-1,500

1126 Pair of Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th Century, with rawhide soles, soft sides, beaded tongues with tin cones, and multicolored beaded designs including abstracted buffalo tracks, mostly in blues, lg. 10 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

1124 Pair of Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, Arapaho, fourth quarter 19th century, with rawhide soles, soft hide sides and tongues, with traditional Arapaho multicolored beaded designs on a white ground, lg. 9 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500

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1127 Pair of Plains Beaded Hide High-top Moccasins, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, with rawhide soles, soft high-top sides, decorated with multicolored abstract designs in blues, red, and white, lg. 9 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

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1128 Pair of Plains Beaded and Quilled Hide Moccasins, c. 1900, with soles and one lane of beadwork, mostly in green, with a checkered pattern on soles, dyed quillwork covers the vamps, and in stripes on the heel, hide tongues, lg. 8 1/2 in. $400-600

1130 Pair of Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, with rawhide soles, soft sides trimmed with trade cloth, long beaded tongues with buffalo footprint designs, and multicolored beaded designs on a white ground, lg. 10 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500

1129 Pair of Plains Beaded High-top Moccasins, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, rawhide soles, soft hide high sides, with multicolored beaded designs, lg. 9 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

1131 Pair of Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, with rawhide soles, soft hide sides and tongues, decorated with multicolored geometric beaded designs on blue and white ground, lg. 9 in. $600-800

1132 Plains Beaded Hide and Quill Pipe Bag, Lakota, late 19th century, beaded at the top and sides, the beaded panel with a central multicolored geometric design on a blue ground on both sides, multicolored quillwrapped rawhide slats and hide fringe from the bottom, (some quill loss and small tear at top of bag below beaded roll), lg. 31 1/4 in. $400-600

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1133 Plains Beaded Hide and Quill Pipe Bag, Lakota, late 19th century, beaded at the top and one side, the beaded panel with multicolored geometric designs on a white ground on both sides, short multicolored quill-wrapped rawhide slats, tin cones and colored horse hair, and long hide fringe from the bottom, lg. 34 in. $400-600

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1134 Plains Beaded and Quilled Pipe Bag, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, with storm mountain beaded pattern on one side, and variation on other, both on white ground, side and roll top beaded with quill-wrapped drops, polychrome quilled rawhide slats and fringe from the bottom, lg. 35 in. $4,000-5,000

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1135 Plains Beaded Bag, Lakota, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, beaded on both sides, one with blue ground, the other a red ground, with multicolor geometric designs, sides and bottom fringed, on custom stand, lg. 11 in. $1,000-1,500

1136 Plains Beaded Hide Possible Bag, c. 1900, the front decorated with strip of red, blue, green, and yellow beads, long hide drops at either bottom corner, 12 1/2 x 22 in. $700-900

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1137 Apache Beaded Model Saddle Bag, a series of stepped pyramids and cross designs on a soft hide, the fringe with tin cones and pinked hide tabs at corners, with custom stand, lg. 25 in. $800-1,200 1138 Small Plains Beaded Hide Pouch, fourth quarter 19th century, the front decorated with an abstract central design on a white ground, with cone danglers and a wide beaded drop on each bottom corner, lg. 6 1/4 in. $200-300

1139 Plains Beaded Hide Bag, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, fully beaded hide band with colored quillwrapped tassels with tin cone and dyed horse hair ends, cotton fabric remnants in the bottom of bag, lg. 10 in. $500-600 1140 Plains Beaded Hide Strike-a-Lite Pouch, Apache, fourth quarter 19th century, beaded on the front and flap edge with multicolored geometric designs on a light ground, with brass button on flap, tin cone danglers and hide strap, lg. 9 1/4 in. $500-700

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1141 Plains Beaded Commercial Leather Effigy Pouch, Sioux, c. fourth quarter 19th century, large pouch with horse and human effigies on a white ground on the front, with long hide strap and two small flaps from the top, with a row of tin cones at bottom, lg. 7 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 1142 Plains Beaded Commercial Leather Strike-a-Lite Pouch, c. fourth quarter 19th century, the front beaded with two triangular devices on a blue ground, the sides and back with beaded strip on three sides, metal button on flap, tin cone danglers at bottom, (missing some cones), lg. 6 1/4 in. $1,200-1,600

1143 Plains Beaded Commercial Leather Strike-a-Lite Pouch, early fourth quarter 19th century, the front with red, light blue, and navy blue seed beads on a white ground, large German silver button on flap, tin cone danglers from flap and bottom, with lead collection tag attached, (minor bead loss), ht. 6 1/4 in.

Provenance: Forrest Fenn collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico. $2,500-3,500

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1144 Plains Beaded Hide Awl Case, fourth quarter 19th century, the tapered body and end cap wrapped with Kiowa red, yellow, and white seed beads, the long edge-beaded hide drop with tin cone danglers, large hollow brass beads on thong, lg. 18 in.

Provenance: Ned Jalbert collection, Massachusetts. $400-600

1145 Central Plains Beaded Hide Double Saddlebags, Lakota, early fourth quarter 19th century, the hide fronts, backed with hide and beaded with classic multicolored Lakota geometric designs on a white background, (minor bead loss, most of the fringes at the sides and along the bottom missing), lg. 47 1/2, wd. 14 in. $2,500-3,000

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1146 Central Plains Beaded Hide Double Saddlebags, Lakota, fourth quarter 19th century, the hide fronts beaded with classic multicolored geometric designs on a white ground, fringe at the sides and the along the bottom, lg. unfolded without fringe 44 1/2 in. $12,000-15,000

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1147 Plains Beaded Hide Knife Sheath, Sioux, c. 1880s, fully beaded on one side in multicolored designs on a white ground, the back beaded with three band motifs, with short beaded drop, includes knife, (minor loss), lg. without drop 8 1/2 in. $800-1,200

1148 Plains Beaded Hide Knife Sheath, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, with buffalo hide liner, the front fully beaded with blue background, central tin cone fringe, with an L. Wilson, Sheffield, knife, with Hudson Bay company stamp on the handle, (bead and tin cone loss), lg. 9 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500

1149 Northern Plains Beaded Knife Sheath, c.

1870s, with rawhide liner, beaded on one side, with graduated red diamonds on a blue ground, with two narrow diamonds above the tin cone danglers, with knife and wooden spool, lg. 10 in.

Provenance: David Cook Gallery, Denver, Colorado; Adolf Spohr collection, Cody, Wyoming. $3,000-4,000 1150 Plains Beaded Baby Bonnet, Lakota, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, with cloth interior, fully beaded on the exterior with multicolored geometric designs on a white ground, 6 3/4 x 6 in. $800-1,200 1151 Plains Woman’s Beaded Cloth Leggings, early 20th century, with dark blue stroud uppers with a black band, and red trade cloth edging, beaded panels with central flower motif, and black velvet stripe on each side, each lg. 31, wd. 13 in. $300-500

1152 Eastern Plains Fabric Beaded Vest, possibly Eastern Sioux, mid-19th century, pictorial beaded European or American-made fabric vest, decorated on the front with floral and avian patterns, (minor bead loss), 21 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. $800-1,200

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1153 Lakota Beaded Hide Child’s Vest, late 19th century, beaded on both sides with geometric designs on a white ground, with metal stand, 15 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. $800-1,200

1154 Cheyenne Beaded Hide Woman’s Leggings, fourth quarter 19th century, soft hide, partially beaded on both sides with bold multicolored geometric designs on a white ground, lg. 16 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500

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1155 Plains Beaded Martingale, Sioux, two long bead-decorated strips with stepped pyramid motifs, with a central panel between, decorated with diamond lozenges, with fringe and hawk bells below, backed with canvas fabric, repurposed from separate items, with custom wall mount, lg. including fringe 42 in. $1,200-1,800 1156 Plains Beaded Hide Doll, Lakota, fourth quarter 19th century, male doll with partially beaded and fringed shirt, leggings, and beaded moccasins, ht. 16 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Virginia. $2,000-3,000 1157 Northern Plains Beaded Hide Cradle Board, fourth quarter 19th century, hidewrapped wood frame with geometric and floral beaded patterns on the front, hide fringe on the front and back, with a carrying strap, lg. 21 1/2 in. $500-700 1158 Plains Beaded Hide Umbilical Fetish, c.

1900, a lizard form with tin cone feet, beaded with cobalt blue, yellow, green, and white seed beads, lg. 8 1/2 in. $300-400

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1159 Plains Beaded Hide Umbilical Fetish, fourth quarter 19th century, in the form of a turtle, beaded on one side with small colored squares on a white ground, lg. 5 in. $250-350

1163 Plains Catlinite Pipe Bowl, fourth quarter 19th century, marked on one size by a cut, and cuts to the end of the bowl, lg. 7 3/4, ht.

4 in. $200-300

1160 Two Plains Beaded Hide Umbilical Fetishes, c. 1900, both in the form of a turtle, beaded on one side and legs and tail with geometric designs, hide underside, (loss to legs), lg. 6 and 5 3/4 in. $300-500

1164 Plains Catlinite Pipe Bowl, fourth quarter 19th century, T-bowl form with raised rings at intervals, old paper label reads: “Catlinite pipe Sioux reservation N.W. Neb. Pipe of peace,” (most of the end broken off), lg. 7 1/2, ht. 4 1/4 in. $500-600

1161 Plains Animal Skin Bag, Sioux, c. 1870s, possibly used as a pipe bag, part of the interior cloth-lined, bead-decorated with trade cloth on the underside, lg. 29 in. $600-800

1162 Lakota Beaded Doctor’s Bag, c. 1880s, commercial leather bag with metal handle covered with beaded buffalo hide, with cross designs done in glass and faceted brass seed beads, ht. 6 1/2, lg. 11 in.

Provenance: Skinner, Inc., December 1, 2016, Lot 146; the Bernheimer collection. $4,000-6,000

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1165 Plains Buffalo Effigy Catlinite Pipe Bowl, the T-bowl type with a standing buffalo at the stem end, ht. 3 1/2, lg. 5 1/4 in. $300-500 1166 Small Plains Pipe Stem and Bowl, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, the T-shaped catlinite bowl with flat-cut sides and incised zigzag decoration, the wood stem with alternate cut sides and burnt file markings, lg. of bowl 4 1/4, overall lg. 11 1/4 in. $400-600

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1167 Plains Wood Pipe Stem and Blackstone Bowl, Blackfoot, third quarter 19th century, barrel-shape bowl with ash stem, lg. 11 1/2 in. $300-500 1168 Plains Bone and Pin Game, fourth quarter 19th century, a long bone pin attached by a hide cord to five deer bone cones with a pierced hide thong at the end, lg. with pin in cones 11 in. $300-400 1169 Central Plains Dyed Animal Hair Roach, early fourth quarter 19th century, circular woven red dyed hair ornament, with metal stand, ht. 7 in.

Provenance: Jeb Taylor, Wyoming. $300-500

1170 Plains Dyed Animal Hair Roach, fourth quarter 19th century, multicolored animal dyed hair roach, lg. 12 1/2 in.

Provenance: Robert Fellmeth collection, California. $300-500 1171 Plains Dyed Animal Hair Roach, late 19th century, dyed deer hair, with red pigment, and leather strap, lg. 9, ht. 7 in. $300-500 1172 Central Plains Quill-wrapped Hair Stick, Sioux, fourth quarter 19th century, long thin stick wrapped with colored quills, with quillwrapped hide drops with cut feathers and ribbons, possibly used during the Sun Dance ceremony, lg. 13 1/2 in.

1173 Plains Bear Claw Necklace and Pouch, c. early fourth quarter 19th century, bear claw, teeth, and knuckle bones with brass beads, strung with hide cord, wrapped in old cloth with the original hide pouch, smooth rich dark patina on claws, lg. of claws 3, pouch 7 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. $1,500-2,000

1174 Plains Buffalo Hide Bowcase and Quiver, Lakota Sioux, c. 1870s, bowcase and quiver with fringe and decorated with multicolored geometric beaded panels, the quiver with arrows and includes a sinew-backed ash bow, with inventory number on bow, (restoration to strap and fringe), bowcase lg. 35 in.

Provenance: Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio. $8,000-12,000

Provenance: Crissmann collection. $400-500

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1177 Plains Tacked Wood Quirt, c. fourth quarter 19th century, long wood shaft with two circles of tacks with a long tail lizard in high relief between, leather replaced, lg. of shaft 19 1/4 in. $500-700

1178 Blackfoot Tack-decorated Wood Quirt, c. 1870s, decorated with brass tacks on four sides, and painted in red and green, commercial leather lash and rabbit fur wrist strap, lg. without lash 17 in. $2,500-3,500 1179 Plains Elk Antler Quirt, Blackfoot, fourth quarter 19th century, the commercial leather lashes wrapped at the top with yellow and green beads, the end of the handle incised with four lines, with horsehair wrist strap, old paper label attributes the collection location to the Blackfoot of Montana, lg. of handle 10 1/2 in.

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1175 Southern Plains Pigmented Bow, Kiowa or Comanche, c. 1870s-80s, with original sinew gut string, lg. 47 1/2 in. $800-1,200

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1176 Plains Hardwood Bow, c. 19th century, the gently curved and tapered form with two notches at each end, with sinew string, lg. 45 1/2 in. $400-600

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Provenance: E. Helene Sage collection.

Literature: E. Helene Sage, Native American Horse Gear: A Golden Age of Equine-Inspired Art of the Nineteenth Century, 2012, p. 93. $800-1,200

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1180 Plains Elk Antler Quirt, c. fourth quarter 19th century, the antler with incised lines, together with a beaded hide wrist strap, edged with trade cloth and tin cone and dyed horse hair danglers, with commercial leather lashes, (one short lash missing), lg. of handle 14 1/4 in.

Provenance: John Molloy Gallery, New York City; E. Helene Sage collection.

Literature: E. Helene Sage, Native American Horse Gear: A Golden Age of Equine-Inspired Art of the Nineteenth Century, 2012. $800-1,200 1181 Plains Pewter Head Pipe Tomahawk, early to mid-19th century, with a large pewter spontoon-style head, the haft squared at the top and serrated and pigmented at the bottom, lg. 21 1/2 in. $3,000-4,000

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Plains Pipe Spike Tomahawk, mid-19th century, the rare forged iron spike with barrelshaped pipe bowl, the ash handle with file brand and point etched decoration, lg. 21 1/2 in. $4,000-6,000 1183.

Plains Pipe Tomahawk, Eastern Plains/ Woodlands, mid-19th century, the forged iron blade with barrel-shaped pipe bowl and engraved detailing, the somewhat short haft decorated with one central row of brass tacks on the top and four rows of two tacks each on the side, (one tack missing), lg. 15 in. $4,000-6,000

1184 Plains Pipe Tomahawk, c. third quarter 19th century, with forged head, the barrelshaped bowl with cross-hatched engraving, the extremely long ash haft with file-branding decoration, pierced once for attachments, lg.

25 1/4 in. $2,000-4,000 1185 Nez Perce Beaded Leather Belt, c. 1900, multicolored beaded designs framed by two strips of blue beads, lg. 35 1/2, wd. 2 in. $400-600 1186 Nez Perce Beaded Hide Bag, late 19th century, edged with trade cloth, decorated with beaded foliate motifs, with brass bead drops each bottom corner, 13 1/2 x 11 in. $600-800

1187 Crow/Plateau Polychrome Parfleche Envelope, fourth quarter 19th century, with bold geometric designs in red, blue, green, and yellow, 12 1/2 x 27 in. $800-1,200

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1188 Plateau Polychrome Parfleche Envelope, fourth quarter 19th century, with bold diamond designs on the front, 13 x 27 1/4 in. $700-900

1191 Northeast Finger-woven L’Assomption Sash, Quebec, c. 1850-60s, multicolored worsted wool with natural dyes and long fringe, lg. 61 1/2 without fringe, wd. 5 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500

1189 Blackfoot Polychrome Parfleche Case, c. 1900, with fringe from the top, bottom, and one side, painted with multicolored geometric designs overall, lg. of cylinder 15 3/4 in. $700-900

1192 Northeast Finger-woven L’Assomption Sash, Quebec, c.1850-60s, wide sash with multicolored zigzag design, wd. 7, lg. excluding fringe 72 in. $500-700

1190 Three Great Lakes Loom-beaded Items, c. 1890, a single garter with multicolored geometric patterning and long red wool beaded ties, a sash with abstract floral patterns and six beaded tabs, and a long beaded sash, lg. of garter panel 11 3/4, lg. of short sash 12 3/4, lg. of long sash 112 in. $200-300

1193 Northeast Finger-woven L’Assomption Sash, Quebec c. 1850-60s, a wide sash with multicolored zigzag design, (wool loss), wd. 8, lg. excluding fringe 75 in. $800-1,200

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1194 Great Lakes Loom-beaded Sash, Ojibwe, fourth quarter 19th century, backed with dark brown and red trade cloth, with multicolored geometric devices on a white background, loomed tabs with wool tassels at each end, (bead loss), lg. 51, wd. 5 1/2 in. $500-700

1196 Great Lakes Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, c. 1900, with red cloth trim, black velvet panel, and beaded in the overlay stitch with multicolored floral devices on a white ground, bugle bead and wool tassels from the bottom, lg. 43 in. $600-800

1195 Great Lakes Loom-woven and Beaded Knife Sheath, Chippewa/Ojibwe, c.

1850s-60s, the front decorated in elaborate multicolored geometric designs, with beaded and cloth fringe, mounted on custom stand, lg. 15 in.

1197 Chippewa Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, late 19th century, multicolored floral designs on a white background, with a bugle bead fringe and red wool tassels along the bottom, (loss to red silk fabric and some tassels), lg.

39 1/2 in. $700-900

Provenance: Richard Pohrt Jr., Ann Arbor, Michigan. $2,500-3,500

1198 Chippewa Loom-beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, fourth quarter 19th century, beaded with multicolored abstract geometric designs on a blue background, beaded tabs with wool tassels from the bottom, the bag in dark blue trade cloth with remnant silk endings, (minor bead loss, damage to cloth), lg. 33 1/2 in. $800-1,200

1199 Ho-Chunk Winnebago Bird Effigy Burl Wood Bowl, c. mid-19th century, shallow burl bowl and carved in an avian form, lg. 11, wd.

5 1/4, and ht. 3 1/4 in.

Provenance: The collection of Richard McAllister, Wisconsin. $3,000-4,000 1200 Great Lakes Wood Paddle, 19th century, long paddle with stepped edges at the handle end, with an overall alligatored shellac surface, lg. 74 1/2 in. $800-1,200 1201 Chippewa Carved Wood Memory Board, c.

1870s, one side with incised paired animals around a dwelling, the other with paired animals drawn in graphite, 8 x 16 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, St. Paul, Minnesota; Richard Pohrt Jr., Ann Arbor, Michigan. $700-900

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1202 Chippewa Birchbark Scroll, c. 1870s, flat piece of bark with attached sticks to stabilize at each end, with complex engraved imagery on one side, including animals, fish, and humans framed by a cross-hatched border, 6 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.

1205 Penobscot Carved Wood Root Club, mid-19th century, with a human face and incised decoration on the shaft, lg. 27 in. $1,000-1,500

Provenance: Private collection, St. Paul, Minnesota; Richard Pohrt Jr., Ann Arbor, Michigan. $800-1,200

1206 Northeast Human Effigy Crook Knife, Northeast Woodlands, early to mid-19th century, the blade secured with copper wire, the handle with a human head with bead eyes, dark smooth patina, with metal stand, lg. 8 in. $4,000-6,000

1203 Woodlands Effigy Shamanic Staff, 19th century, short wood staff, the top end carved in the form of a human head, the shaft well worn, with dark smooth patina, mounted, lg. 20 1/2 in.

Provenance: Tad Dale, Santa Fe, New Mexico. $2,500-3,500 1204 Great Lakes Wood Effigy Staff, Chippewa, 19th century, decorated with a snake, a head of an Indian, and a bear head, lg. 40 in.

Provenance: Paul Grey, New York. $600-800 1212

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1207 Northeast Carved Wood and Metal Crook Knife, 19th century, the metal blade secured with brass wire, the wood handle with stylized scroll with inscribed initials “WTB,� lg. 8 1/2 in. $400-500 1208 Two Woodlands Carved Wood Ladles, Great Lakes Woodlands, 19th century, long and short handles, lg. 11 and 9 1/2 in. $300-500

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1209 Three Woodlands Carved Wood Ladles, Great Lakes Woodlands, 19th century, the widest ash burl wood, with oval lug on the back of the handle, lg. 10 3/4, 9 1/2, and 8 1/2 in. $300-500 1210 Iroquois Corn Husk Face Mask, large mask made of coiled corn husk braids forming a face with protruding eyes, elongated nose, and open mouth, and surrounding fringe, 17 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. $400-600 1211 Northeast Painted Wood Mask, Iroquois, 20th century, painted red with metal eye decoration and long horsehair, the rim pierced with three holes, mask 10 1/2 x 7 in. $700-900

1212 Northeast Painted Wood Mask, Iroquois, c. 1900-20, painted on the front in red, with metal around the eyes, white painted teeth in the grinning mouth, pierced in three places on rim, with wearing strap, 11 1/4 x 6 in. $2,500-3,500

1213 Northeast Painted Wood Mask, Iroquois, c. 1940s, painted black on the front, with red lips, wide eyes surrounded my metal, with long black horse hair from the crown, pierced three times around the rim, ht. without hair 12 in. $800-1,200

1217 Four Northeast Clay and Stone Pipe Bowls, 19th century, two Iroquois clay pipes; an Iroquois stone pipe, found in Otsego county, with label attached, and a small Micmac pipe, with collection number “41014� painted on one side, lg. 4 1/4, 4, 2 3/4, and 2 1/4 in. $300-500

1214 Small Northeast Birchbark Box, 19th century, with stitched joints, the lid decorated with incised floral designs, the sides with scenes from Indian life, ht. 4, dia. 5 in. $300-400

1218 Woodlands Effigy Pipe Bowl, Iroquois, blackstone bowl in the form of a bird, possibly a vulture, drilled eyes and pierced tail, with shallow incising to delineate the wings and beak, (minor loss), lg. 3 1/4 in. $700-900

1215 Prehistoric Woodlands Bird Effigy Pipe, Middle Woodlands Period, 1000-1200 AD, Great Lakes Region, sandstone pipe carved in the form of a bird, with custom bronze stand, lg. 4 1/4, ht. 3 in. $1,200-1,800

1216 Northeast Woodlands Stone Pipe Bowl, New York Seneca tribe, mid-19th century, black stone bowl with three-sided crown at the top, collection number on the back, lg. 3 in. $200-400

1219 Woodlands Bird Effigy Pipe Bowl, Iroquois, 19th century or earlier, catlinite pipe bowl in the form of a bird with pierced beak and tail, large drilled eyes, and drilled wing details, lg.

4 in. $800-1,200

1220 Chumash Carved Stone Canoe Effigy, 19th century or earlier, hollowed out stone carved to resemble a canoe, with finely incised details on the exterior gunwales, lg. 8 in. $500-700

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1233 Model Eskimo Kayak with Figure, skin stretched over a wood frame, with bone detailing and a wood figure wearing a skin parka and holding a paddle, lg. 16 1/2 in. $300-500 1234 Eskimo Model Kayak with Figure, c. 1900, wood frame with stretched seal gut, twoperson kayak, with a wooden torso with seal gut parka, (minor wood loss to the headgear, shrinkage), with a Plexiglas stand, lg. 20 1/2 in. $400-500

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1221 Chumash “Killer Whale” Blackstone Effigy, 19th century, with carved mouth and shell inlaid eyes and fins, with large dorsal fin and upturned tail, lg. 4, ht. 4 1/4 in. $1,200-1,800

1227 Taos Painted Wood and Rawhide Drum, early 20th century, with black, orange, and white pigments, hide cover held by hide lashing, ht. 8 in. $200-400

1222 Prehistoric Blackstone Owl Effigy Pipe, pipe bowl carved in the form of an owl with extended beak, large eyes, detailed claws, and incised detailing on the wings, lg. 3 3/4 in. $400-600

1228 Pueblo Woven Sash, Hopi, early 20th century, red, green and black with fringed ends, lg. 98 in. $300-500

1223 Prehistoric Banner Stone Gorget, Woodland period, slate with two centrally drilled biconical holes, lg. 3 5/8, wd. 1 3/4 in. $300-400 1224 Mojave Painted Wood Bow, painted red and black on the front with central zigzag design, the back with triangular design, fabric wrapped at each end, lg. 52 1/2 in. $400-600 1225 Modoc Carved and Painted Wood Bow, painted with red and black geometric star designs on one side, lg. 50 1/4 in. $600-800 1226 Two Taos Polychrome Wood and Hide Drums, early 20th century, the larger with orange, yellow, and white pigments, black hide cover, held by hide lashing, the smaller with blue, orange, and white pigments, some paint decoration on the hide cover, ht. 10 1/2 and 5 in. $400-600

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1229 Two Contemporary Hopi Katsinas, Crow Mana and Hemis Mana, each signed “Wayland Namingha” and titled and dated “1991” on the base, ht. 11 and 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $400-600 1230 Two Contemporary Hopi Katsinas, Salako Taka and Salato Mana, by Kevin Horace Quannie, each signed on base, ht. 11 3/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $400-600 1231 Spanish Colonial Polychrome Wood Santos Figure, 19th century, polychrome, gesso, and wood figure of St. Anthony holding the Christ child, (some pigment loss), ht. 13 in. $500-700 1232 Model Eskimo Kayak with Two Figures, Alaska, early 20th century, sealskin stretched over a wood frame, with two wood figures wearing seal skin parkas, lg. 21 in. $300-400

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1235 Eskimo Model Ship, possibly Inupiat, Alaska, c. 1900, constructed from bone and walrus tusk, ht. 6, wd. 7 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont; Alaska on Madison Gallery, New York City; purchased from a collector in northern California who inherited a collection of artifacts from a relative who owned a trading post in Nome, Alaska. $2,000-3,000 1236 Five Eskimo Game Balls, Yupik, Alaska, early 20th century, decorated with sun, star, and seal motifs, wd. 7 1/2, 7 1/4, 6, 5 3/4, and 5 1/4 in. $800-1,200

1237 Five Eskimo Game Balls, Yupik, Alaska, early 20th century, decorated with sun motifs, 8 1/2, 7, 6, 5 3/4, and 4 3/4 in. $800-1,200 1238 Six Eskimo Game Balls, Yupik, Alaska, early 20th century, decorated mostly with sun motifs, wd. 7 1/2, 7, 5 1/2, 4 1/2, 3 1/2, and 2 1/4 in. $800-1,200 1239 Eskimo Wood and Bone Pipe, Alaska, 19th century, wood stem lashed with hide, with bone bowl, (loss to mouthpiece), lg. 13 in. $200-400 1240 Eskimo Walrus Tusk Cribbage Board and Carving, Alaska, late 19th century, decorated with black pigmented illustrations of animals including, walrus, rabbit, fox, beaver, salmon, and a polar bear, and an Inuit family, with a tusk decorated with incised circles, lg. 15 1/4 and 13 1/2 in. $500-700

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1241 Eskimo Needle Case, late 19th century, bone, one side decorated with a polar bear and seal, the other with three seal heads and a human head, with metal stand, lg. 2 1/2 in. $300-400

1246 Eskimo Human Torso, Alaska, 19th century or earlier, a human figure from the waist up, with hands on abdomen and head tilted back, with a cutout at the back, ht. 3/4 in. $400-500

1242 Eskimo Shaman’s Amulet, Alaska, 19th century or earlier, human head with drilled eyes, mouth and nostrils, with small hole at the top, with metal stand, lg. 1 3/8 in. $700-900

1247 Eskimo Seal Head Toggle, Alaska, 19th century or earlier, pierced twice for attachment, with incised decoration and inlaid eyes, lg. 1 1/4 in. $800-1,200

1243 Eskimo Human Head Amulet, Alaska, 19th century or earlier, human head, pierced at the back for attachment, with custom stand, ht.

3/4 in. $400-600

1248 Large Eskimo Handle, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, Punuk period, 800-1400 AD, decorated with incised line designs and drilled circles, the end fashioned into a whale’s tail, (surface loss), lg. 7 1/2 in. $400-500

1244 Eskimo Human Head, Alaska, 19th century or earlier, the head with a flat nose, cutout mouth and eyes, and finely incised eyebrows, yellow patina, 1 1/4 x 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500

1249 Eskimo Fish Ornament, Alaska, late 19th century, carved fish with engraved detailing and small lead inlays, cutout attachment at the top of the fish, possibly used for the decoration of a fishing box, lg. 5 1/4 in. $300-500

1245 Small Eskimo Figure, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, probably prehistoric period, small cone shaped torso with large head, the face with eyes and downturned mouth, with Plexiglas base, ht. 1 5/8 in. $300-500

1250 Miniature Eskimo Harpoon Counterweight, Alaska, probably prehistoric period, turreted type with incised line designs, with metal base, ht. 7/8 in. $500-700

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1251 Eskimo Toggle, Alaska, Punuk period, 8001400 AD, double hole toggle, with abstract incised designs and drill holes, with metal stand, lg. 2 1/2 in. $600-800

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1252 Small Eskimo Figure, Alaska, Punuk period, 800-1400 AD, abstract form, raised nose and brow, lines incised across the cheeks, ht. 2 in.

1256 Six Eskimo Game Pieces, Alaska, historic period, in the form of swimming birds, lg. 2, 1 1/2, 1 3/4, 1 3/8, 1 1/2, and 1 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont. $1,000-1,500

Provenance: Dr. John Schaeffer collection, Lake Monroe, Florida. $300-400

1253 Small Eskimo Figure, Alaska, Punuk period, 800-1400 AD, abstract form, raised nose and brow, with slit eyes and mouth, lines incised across the cheeks, with metal stand, ht. 2 1/8 in. $700-900

1257 Three Eskimo Harpoon Points, Alaska, 19th century, a harpoon socket with point lashed with hide, with another point attached by hide, with a long whalebone point, a toggle and hide, lg. 9, 10, and 19 1/4 in. $300-500

1254 Small Eskimo Figure, Alaska, Punuk period, 800-1400 AD, abstract form, raised nose and brow, with slit eyes and mouth, lines incised across the cheeks and chin, with incised designs below the head, with custom stand, ht. 2 5/8 in. $800-1,200

1258 Two Eskimo Bow Guards, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, probably Thule period, pierced on two sides, with incised line and circle decoration on the larger, the smaller with animal imagery, (surface losses), lg. 3 3/4 and 2 1/2 in. $300-500

1255 Eskimo Gut Scraper, Alaska, Old Bering Sea III period, c. 300-500 AD, engraved on the front with curvilinear designs, (surface loss, loss to both ends), lg. 4, wd. 2 5/8 in.

1259 Two Eskimo Implements, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, possibly Punuk period, approx.

800-1400 AD, a bow guard with incised line decoration, and another object of unknown usage, with both linear and circular designs, lg. 2 3/4 and 3 1/2 in. $300-500

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont. $800-1,200

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1260 Three Eskimo Combs, Alaska, 19th century, (one with two tines missing), lg. 6 1/2, 3, and 1 7/8 in. $300-500 1261 Eskimo Decorated Handle, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, probably prehistoric period, decorated on one side with incised lines, pierced at end for attachment, lg. 6 1/4 in. $300-500 1262 Eskimo Harpoon Counterweight, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, Punuk period, 8001400 AD, decorated on both sizes, drilled base, (surface loss), ht. 2 3/4 in. $400-600 1263 Small Eskimo Bear, Alaska, Punuk period, 800-1400 AD, excavated bear charm, (surface loss), lg. 3 in.

Provenance: Dr. John Schaeffer collection, Lake Monroe, Florida. $300-500 1264 Eskimo Bear Charm, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, prehistoric period, the rear drilled, (missing one front leg), lg. 3 in. $300-500

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1265 Eskimo Bear Charm, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, prehistoric period, pierced in the center, (surface loss and one leg missing), lg.

3 1/8 in. $500-700

1266 Eskimo Whale Bone Effigy Mask, late 19th century, part human/part walrus mask carved from whale bone, the rear hollowed out, with pierced eyes and nostrils, with bronze stand, ht. 10, wd. 7 3/4 in.

Provenance: James Economos, Santa Fe, New Mexico. $3,500-4,500 1267 Eskimo Doll, Yupik, c. 1890, wood body with fur clothing and sealskin boots, lg. 9 in. $300-500 1268 Greenland Eskimo Wood Water Bucket, inscribed on the base “Angmagssalik, 1942,” exterior decorated with rows of seals attached with pegs, rim and strap handle finished with square pegged insets, ht. 4 3/8, wd. 4 in. $300-500 1269 Northwest Coast Bentwood Halibut Hook, Makah, late 19th century, cedar bark wrapping, cord and bone barb, dry dark brown patina to the wood, lg. 6 1/2 in. $400-500

1270 Northwest Coast Human Effigy Net-Float, 19th century, large wood net-float carved in the form of a human, with attached arms and painted features, a similar example of this float is illustrated in H. Stewart, Indian Fishing, ht.

23 in. $1,800-2,400 1271 Northwest Coast Adze, 19th century, D-adze type, the wood handle with the abstract head of an animal at one end, the heavy metal blade attached with cord, mounted, lg. 9 in. $800-1,200

1272 Northwest Coast Stone Hand Maul, Columbia River, 19th century or earlier, basalt, bottle-shape type with top rim and rounded protrusion, ht. 8 1/2 in. $600-800 1273 Northwest Coast Human Effigy Carving, Salish, 19th century, bone, fiber, and leather, the elongated torso with defined arms, linear incising, the head with large mouth and nose, eyes inlaid with shell, pierced around the bottom, with leather cords attached, with custom base, dark patina, ht. 6 1/2 in. $1,200-1,800 1274 Northwest Coast Stone Cradle Figure, Salish/Columbia River, 19th century, figure of a baby wrapped in a cradle, carved in stone, with a custom-made stand, ht. 7 1/2, wd. 3 1/2 in.

Provenance: Ron Nasser, New York City. $2,000-3,000

1275 Northwest Coast Carving Tool, Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl), fourth quarter 19th century, wood handle with mask at the final, inset iron blade held by leather strapping, lg. 9 3/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont. $2,500-3,000 1276 Northwest Coast Mask, Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl), northwest Vancouver Island, c. 1860/70, painted wood, possibly a representation of a Noohlmahl character, with movable tongue, probably repainted a number of times, ht. 16, wd. 9 3/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont; James Johnny collection. $3,000-5,000 1277 Northwest Coast Seal Bowl, Tlingit, fourth quarter 19th century, wood bowl in the form of a seal, with shell inlay and very small embedded beads around the rim, smooth dark brown patina, lg. 20 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 1278 Northwest Coast Antler Charm, Tlingit, early fourth quarter 19th century, curving form carved to resemble a bird’s head with tapering neck, elongated lozenge eyes, and long tapering beak, the details finely incised, pierced on each point for suspension, deep yellow patina, lg. 8 1/2, wd. 5 1/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont; Sotheby’s, New York, May 24, 1994, Lot 224; Charles Miles collection; reportedly ex Lowie collection. $4,000-6,000

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1279 Northwest Coast Shaman’s Amulet, Tlingit, fourth quarter 19th century, “Devil Fish” figure carved from walrus tusk, ht. 4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont. $1,000-1,500

1280 Northwest Coast Effigy Grease Bowl, Tlingit, c. 1870s-80s, grease bowl in the form of a human/octopus transformation figure eating a clam, decorated with inlay bone and shell, traces of grease in the bowl, mounted on a bronze stand, lg. 15 1/4 in. $8,000-12,000 1281 Northwest Coast Frog Bowl, Tlingit, late 19th century, wood bowl in the form of a frog, with abalone shell inlay eyes and bone inlay and very small beads embedded around the rim, dark brown patina, lg. 11 1/2, wd. 6 in. $1,500-2,000

1282 Northwest Coast Mortuary Figure, Tlingit, fourth quarter 19th century, a bear wearing a clan hat sits on a box, which in turn rests on the back of a frog, traces of black pigments, an old metal name plaque on the left side of the base, with lead attached to the underside, ht. 13 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont. $5,000-7,000 1283 Northwest Coast Walking Stick, Tlingit, c.

1890s, in two parts, the handle completely carved with three zoomorphic animals, lg. 33, wd. of handle 7 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont. $1,500-2,000 1284 Northwest Coast Yewwood Halibut Club, Tlingit, fourth quarter 19th century, carved in the form of a stylized fish, old inventory number painted near the butt, lg. 18 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont. $1,800-2,400

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1285 Northwest Coast Carving, possibly Tlingit, late 19th century carving on a much older piece of walrus tusk, probably a handle, lg. 7 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont. $400-500

1286 Northwest Coast Ceremonial Wood Rattle, Tsimshian, carved in two sections, with slender cylindrical handle and exaggerated ovoid head with slightly raised ridge on the perimeter, pierced on both sides and at the central edges and joined together with hide, lg. 10 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

1287 Northwest Coast Shaman’s Oracle, 19th century, carved whale tooth depicting a clan chief, wearing a traditional hat, with smaller figure, with two “killer” whales on either side, with wood base, ht. 4 3/4 in.

Provenance: Skinner, Inc., November 7, 2015, Lot 246; a New England whaling collection. $10,000-15,000

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1288 Northwest Coast Frog Pipe, 19th century, pipe bowl carved in the form of a frog, with hammered copper bowl, traces of pigment, mounted on custom stand, lg. 5 in. $3,000-4,000 1289 Northwest Coast Wood Bear, fourth quarter 19th century, crouching bear with front paws raised and lower ones resting on a log, old inventory paper label on the bottom, (chip to left paw), ht. 6 1/4 in. $400-600

1290 Northwest Coast Knife, fourth quarter 19th century, a short steel blade attached to a carved horn handle, depicting a human holding a knife atop the head of a bear, shell inlay for the eyes, lg. 9 1/2 in. $300-500 1291 Northwest Coast Carved Wood Raven Rattle, late 19th century, in the form of a raven, with the reclining shaman receiving transference via the tongue of a raven, the belly with abstract face, handle strapped with hide or sinew, with metal stand, lg. 13 1/2 in. $4,000-7,000

1292 Northwest Coast Shaman’s Bird Rattle, possibly Bella Coola, c. 1870s, carved wood rattle in the form of a bird, made in two parts, the bottom half attached with string, overall dark brown patina, (missing part of the tail section), lg. 12 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New Hampshire. $2,500-3,500 1293 Northwest Coast Totem Pole, c. 1920s, a bear with a raven above, traces of green paint, cutout on the back for wings (now missing), and two small holes on the top for additional attachments (now missing), (age cracks), on a metal base, ht. 66 1/2 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $800-1,200

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1294 Northwest Coast Carved Wood Totem Pole, attributed to Mungo Martin, or Nakapenkem, Datsa (Kwakwaka’wakw, 1879-1962), teacher of Charlie James, carved in the round with attached wings, with Thunderbirds, ravens and a human in a stacked formation, ht. 33 in. $8,000-10,000

1296 Northwest Coast Carved Wooden Model Totem Pole, late 19th century, carved in the round with three sitting or kneeling clan crest animals stacked one on top of the other, (parts broken and missing, including parts of a head, base, and arms), lg. 17 3/4 in. $500-600

1298 Northwest Coast Polychrome Wooden Model Totem Pole, c. 1900, carved in the round, with painted highlights, depicting three clan crest animals and a human holding a staff, the top most figure is a separate element that is pegged into the pole, lg. 28 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500

1295 Northwest Coast Model Totem Pole, early 20th century, solitary figure with clan hat on a pole, with “Harvey Williams 14 years old,” carved on the flat back, ht. 13 in. $250-350

1297 Northwest Coast Polychrome Wooden Model Totem Pole, first quarter 20th century, fully painted with three crest animals and a human figure, with added wings, the lower part of the back slightly hollowed out, with numerous signatures and the date “1927” in ink on the back, ht. 31 1/2, wd. 20 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000

1299 Northwest Coast Model Totem Pole, 20th century, wood polychrome pole with threestacked clan crest animals, flat back with old paper label, and a later wood base, ht. 14 1/4 in. $500-700

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1300 Northwest Coast Argillite Totem Pole, Haida, late 19th century, with three clan animal figures in a typical stacked and graduated design, (chips and losses to base and figures), ht. 9 in. $700-900

1301 Northwest Coast Argillite Platter, Haida, fourth quarter 19th century, the large oval form carved on the interior with abstract fish, animal, and whale designs, incised details, remnant opercula shell inlay at the rim, (broken with repairs, a few chips at edge), lg. 15, wd.

9 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $1,800-2,400

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1302 Northwest Coast Argillite Pipe, Haida, first period, c. 1800-35, bowl in the form of a shaman wearing a thunderbird tunic, with a wood and metal stand, (minor loss), lg. 4, ht.

2 1/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City; Donald Ellis Gallery, New York City. $4,000-6,000

1303 Northwest Coast Argillite Totem Pole, Haida, c. 1890s, with three clan animal figures with a human sitting on top in a typical stacked and graduated design, hollowed out back, (minor chips, loss, and restored cracks), ht. 12 3/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $1,200-1,800

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1304 Haida Carved Argillite Pipe, c. 1900, elbowtype bowl in the form of a human head, with metal stand, ht. 2 1/4, lg. 3 3/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $800-1,200 1305 Carved Northwest Coast Argillite Panel, Haida, fourth quarter 19th century, featuring two figures in European dress and an eagle, mounted on a wood base, (the woman’s hands missing), lg. 20 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City; The Guennol Collection of Alastair Bradley Martin, Katonah, New York. $1,500-2,000

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1306 Northwest Coast Argillite Shaman Figure, Haida, c. 1880-90, the figure looks to be in the guise of a raven, wearing a cloak, with long hair, holding a bone staff, and with bone nose ornament, (minor chips, missing a bone object), ht. 7 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $1,500-2,000

1307 Northwest Coast Chilkat Blanket, c. 1900, woven of mountain goat wool and cedar bark, in a classic form line pattern on a pale yellow ground, incorporating animal parts relating to a clan’s crest animal, (colors faded and minor fringe loss), wd. 68, lg. 51 1/2 in. $10,000-14,000

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1308 Two Northwest Coast Spoons, late 19th century, the larger wood with the handle formed as two creatures, (large chip on one edge), and a small horn spoon with shell inlay in the handle, lg. 13 1/4 and 7 in. $300-500 1309 Northwest Coast Potlatch Ladle, Haida, late fourth quarter 19th century, wood ladle with crest imagery on the handle and part of the ladle, decorated in red paint, mounted on metal stand, lg. 12 in. $300-500 1310 Contemporary Santa Clara Pablita Velarde Painting, signed lower right “Pablita Velarde” (American, 1918-2006), born Tse Tsan Tewa, or “Golden Dawn,” acrylic on paper, image 6 5/8 x 4 1/2 in., framed. $400-600

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1311 Percy Tsisete Sandy, Kai-Sa Painting, gouache on paper, depicting a horse and a porcupine, signed lower right “Kai-Sa,” known as Percy Tsisete Sandy, Kai-Sa (1918-1974) Red Moon, framed, image 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. $200-300

1312 Julián Martinez Painting, c. 1930s, gouache on paper, an Indian warrior riding a horse, signed lower right “Julián Martinez,” framed, image 10 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. $600-800

1314 Edward Curtis (American, 1868-1952) Oratone Photograph, The Vanishing Race, signed lower right, in original bat-wing frame, with the Curtis Studio label verso, image 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000

1313 Cabinet Card Photograph of an Apache Man and Woman, unknown photographer, inscribed “Nachez Noi-chi-o, son of Cochise and wife, chief of the Chiricahua Apache,” mounted in a wood frame, photo 6 3/4 x 4 in. $300-500

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1315 Two Contemporary Harvey Caplin Photographs, Window Rock, Arizona, 1950, titled “We are too” and “Proud to be Navajo,” each signed “Harvey Caplin” on the mat, both images 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 in., framed. $200-300 1316 Karl Moon Photograph of a Native American, Pesothlanny, signed lower left “Karl Moon,” with blind stamp “Copyright 1907 by Fred Harvey,” image 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in., framed. $300-500 1317 Karl Bodmer (1809-1893) Print Depicting Two Indians, Mehkskeme-Sukas and Tatsicki-Stomick [from] Prince Maximilian’s Travels in the Interior of North America, London: Ackerman, 1839-44, folio etched and engraved plate, uncolored, framed, image 13 x 18 in. $400-600 1318 Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bolo Tie, large concha style medallion with turquoise setting in the center, marked “LY Sterling” on the back, size of concha 3 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. $200-400

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1319 Contemporary Harvey Begay Bracelet, stamped on the interior “Handmade HB Sterling,” interior cir. 6 1/8 in.

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts. $800-1,200

1320 Four Zuni Inlay Pins, a large knifewing man, a rainbow dancer, a small knifewing man with “Sterling Percy” inscribed on the reverse, and a butterfly, 3 x 2 3/4, 2 1/4 x 1 1/4, 2 1/4 x 2 1/8, and 1 1/2 x 2 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $300-500 1321 Five Zuni Inlay Pins, a large butterfly, a roadrunner, a rainbow dancer, and two knifewing men, made with silver ball and ropework decoration and inlaid with spondylus and nacre shell, turquoise, and jet, 2 1/2 x 1 1/4, 2 1/2 x 1 1/8, 2 1/4 x 2, 1 1/2 x 1 1/2, and 1 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $300-500

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1322 Five Zuni Inlay Pins, a large rainbow dancer, a knifewing man, a dragonfly, a small knifewing man, and a round pin with “Sue” stamped on the reverse, made with silver ball and ropework decoration and inlaid with spondylus and nacre shell, turquoise, coral, and jet, (some inlay missing on rainbow dancer), 2 3/4 x 1 1/2, 1 3/4 x 1 1/4, 1 3/4 x 1 1/2, 1 x 3/4, and 1 x 1 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $300-500 1323 Five Zuni Inlay Pins, a large butterfly, two birds, a knifewing man, and a rainbow dancer, with silver ball and ropework decoration and inlaid with spondylus and nacre shell, turquoise, and jet, the butterfly and large bird stamped “Sterling” on the back, 2 1/2 x 2 3/8, 2 3/4 x 1 3/4, 2 x 1, 1 3/4 x 1 1/8, and 1 x 1/8 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $300-500

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1324 Five Zuni Inlay Pins, a knifewing man, a butterfly, a dragonfly, a small pin with two figures marked “Rock Kritter,” and a smaller knifewing man, made with silver ball and ropework decoration and inlaid with spondylus and nacre shell, turquoise, and jet, 3 x 2 1/8, 2 3/4 x 2 3/4, 2 x 2 1/2, 1 1/8 x 1, and 1 x 3/4 in.

1326 Seven Zuni Inlay Butterfly Pins, seven butterfly pins with silver ball and ropework decoration and inlaid with spondylus and nacre shell, turquoise, and jet, four stamped “sterling” on the back, and the largest with initials “JF,” 2 1/2 x 3 1/2, 2 1/4 x 2 1/2, 2 1/2 x 1 3/4, 1 3/4 x 2, 1 3/4 x 1 1/2, 1 3/8 x 1 1/2, and 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $300-500

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $300-400

1325 Five Zuni Inlay Pins, a butterfly, two rainbow dancers, a knifewing man, and a circular pin with the head of a katsina in the center, made with silver ball and ropework decoration and inlaid with spondylus and nacre shell, turquoise, and jet, 2 7/8 x 2 3/4, 2 1/2 x 2 1/2, 2 1/4 x 1 1/4, 1 1/2 x 1 3/4, and 1 1/2 x 3/4 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $300-500

1327 Navajo Silver Concha Belt, c. 1930s, seven intricately stamped conchas, the buckle with repousse and stampwork, with original leather backings, on commercial leather belt, lg. 38 in. $700-900

1329 Navajo Silver Concha Belt, with ten small oval silver stamp-decorated conchas on a narrow leather belt, the buckle a larger example, stamped on the back “AB Sterling,” lg. 35 1/4 in. $300-400 1330 Navajo Silver Concha Belt, with nine silver stamp-decorated conchas on a narrow leather belt and a large stamp-decorated buckle, lg.

48 in. $400-600 1331 Navajo Silver Applique Concha Belt, seven conchas and six butterfly spacers, with a buckle in similar design, on a narrow leather belt, lg. 31 in. $700-900

1328 Navajo Silver and Turquoise Concha Belt, with eight sandcast conchas, each with a raised oval turquoise setting, with conforming buckle, lg. 36 1/2 in. $300-400

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1332 Navajo Silver and Turquoise Concha Belt, nine oval conchas with eight matching butterfly spacers, each with a central turquoise stone, the buckle with ten stones, on a leather belt, lg. 45 in. $700-900 1333 Navajo First Phase Concha Belt, fourth quarter 19th century, seven diamond slot oval silver conchas with classic scalloped, stamped, and perforated edgework, original buckle with stamped, chiseled, and repousse work, on a wide heavy leather belt, conchas 3 5/8 x 4 1/2, lg. without narrow end strap 36 in. $7,000-9,000

1336 Five Navajo Silver and Turquoise Ketoh, the largest with stamp and repousse work, single oval turquoise setting, mounted on a commercial leather wristguard, with five silver buttons on one side, another with three turquoise settings and six Liberty dimes on the side, a smaller stamp-worked ketoh with a single setting and leather wristguard, a very small ketoh with six silver buttons, and one sandcast type with single setting and no leather wristguard, size of silver ketoh: 2 1/2 x 3 7/8, 2 1/2 x 3 3/4, 2 1/2 x 3 1/8, 1 1/8 x 1 1/4, 2 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $500-700

1334 Two Navajo Silver Concha Belts, each with eight conchas, and the smaller with a buckle with five small turquoise settings, and narrow leather belt, lg. 42 1/2 and 33 1/2 in. $700-900

1337 Navajo Silver Necklace with Turquoise Settings, small silver beads, with graduated turquoise stone settings in wire-decorated blossoms, continuing on the naja with seven stone settings, lg. 17 in. $400-600

1335 Five Navajo Silver and Turquoise Ketoh, the largest with stamp and repousse work, featuring stylized lightning, five oval turquoise settings, mounted on a commercial leather wristguard, another with stampwork and a single large turquoise setting, a third with stamp and repousse work, with eight silver buttons on the leather wristguard, and two sandcast ketoh, each with a single setting, size of ketoh: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2, 2 3/8 x 3 1/2, 2 1/4 x 3 1/4, 1 3/4 x 3, and 2 x 3 1/4 in.

1338 Navajo Silver and Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace, signed “Cecil Ashley Navajo Tribe Winslow Ariz, 10/76” on the verso of the naja, with squash blossoms set with single russet stones, each bezel with a ball and leaf motif, the naja decorated with the same turquoise, lg. 16 1/2 in. $300-500

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $500-700

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1339 Navajo Silver Squash Blossom Necklace, strung with small silver beads, with twelve squash blossoms each with an Indian Head nickel in the center, surrounded by leaves, the naja with eight Indian Head medallions, signed “Nelson Monte Canoncito, NM” on the back of the naja, lg. 19 in. $300-400

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1340 Navajo Silver and Turquoise Squash Blossom Necklace, with handmade Barber dime beads, sixteen blossoms attached with half-cut dimes, with a large silver cross with single turquoise setting, lg. tied 18 in. $500-700 1341 Two Navajo Silver and Turquoise Necklaces, one a box-and-bow-style necklace with twenty squashes, each with a turquoise setting, and a silver bead necklace with a rope-style naja with eight turquoise settings, lg. 13 1/2 and 13 3/4 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $700-900 1342 Two Navajo Squash Blossom Necklaces, a necklace with silver beads, fourteen squashes, and a naja with three small turquoise settings, and one with twelve squashes with green turquoise settings, the naja with eight settings, each bezel surrounded by silver roping, together with matching earrings, both stamped “Sterling” on the back, lg. 17 1/2, 16, and 2 1/8 in. $500-700 1343 Three Navajo and Zuni Silver and Turquoise Necklaces, two squash blossom necklaces with small turquoise settings and a Zuni with eleven inlaid roadrunners, lg. 15, 13 1/2, and the Zuni untied 15 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $400-500

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1344 Two Navajo Silver and Turquoise Hatbands, the larger with stampwork and six turquoise settings in two bows, the second with numerous small turquoise settings, dia. 8 and 7 3/4 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $200-300 1345 Three Silver and Turquoise Jewelry Items, Navajo, a brooch in the form of a concha, with a heart-shaped stone setting, maker’s mark on the back, a squash blossom necklace, with ten squashes with turquoise settings and the naja with seven settings, (one strand of beads loose), and a graduated silver bead necklace, the beads stamp-decorated, brooch 2 x 2 3/4, necklaces lg. 24 in. each. $300-400

1346 Two Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, a silver cuff with stamp and chisel-work decoration with a single central setting, and a four-wire cuff with large central stone on an applied silver plate, interior cir. 5 3/4 with 1 1/8 in. gap, interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 1/8 in. gap. $300-500

1347 Two Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, first a wide four-wire cluster bracelet with thirty-nine turquoise stones mounted on a single plate, the second three-wire bracelet with eight settings mounted on four plates, interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 3/8 in. gap, interior cir.

5 1/2 with 1 1/4 in. gap. $400-600

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1348 Two Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, a cluster bracelet with twenty-one stones on a three-wire frame, and a heavy silver bracelet with a row of nine graduated stones with stamp, ball and chisel work, interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 1/4 in. gap, interior cir. 5 1/4 with 1 3/8 in. gap. $700-900

1349 Two Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, two early wirework cluster bracelets, one with twenty-three stones, the second with five stone clusters with forty stones in total, interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 1/2 in. gap, and interior cir. 6 1/4 with 1 1/4 in. gap. $400-500 1350 Two Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, a narrow band of silver with five settings divided by a simple applied half rope with cuts, and a triple band with three stones on an applied plate, with four small rosettes, interior cir. 5 1/4 with 1 1/4 in. gap, and interior cir. 5 3/8 with 1 in. gap. $300-400

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351 Two Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, a wide silver band with three large graduated turquoise stones in high bezels, with complex stampwork, and a heavy narrow bracelet with two carinated and twisted wire bands, with three stones on an applied plate, interior cir. 5 3/4 with 1 1/4 in. gap, and interior cir. 6 with 1 1/8 in. gap. $400-600

1352 Three Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, a three-wire cluster with thirteen turquoise settings, the second cluster with fifteen settings on a central plate, and a narrow cuff bracelet with seven stones on an applied plate, interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 1/8 in. gap, interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 3/8 in. gap, and interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 in. gap. $600-800

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1353 Three Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, two wide cuff bracelets each with stamp and chisel work and a single setting, the third a four-rope wire cuff with single stone on applied silver plate, interior cir. 5 with 1 1/8 in. gap, interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 1/4 in. gap, and interior cir. 5 with 1 1/8 in. gap. $300-500 1354 Three Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, the largest a four-rope wire cluster with nineteen settings, a silver three-band bracelet, with seven settings, applied silver and chiseled decoration, and a narrow band with eleven settings, and applied silver balls, and marked “DMD Sterling,� (one ball missing), interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 1/8 in. gap, interior cir. 5 with 1 in. gap, and interior cir. 5 with 1 in. gap. $400-600

1355 Three Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, the largest four-rope wire bracelet with seven graduated settings, the second two-wire cuff with seven graduated settings on a single plate, and the third three-wire bracelet with seven graduated settings with applied silver balls, interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 1/2 in. gap, interior cir. 5 with 1 1/8 in. gap, and interior cir.

5 1/2 with 1 in. gap. $600-800 1356 Three Navajo Silver Cuff Bracelets, one sandcast with single turquoise setting, another cuff with single square setting, and the third with central repousse dome, interior cir. 5 with 1 1/2 in. gap, interior cir. 5 1/4 with 1 1/8 in. gap, and interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 in. gap. $300-500 1357 Three Navajo Silver Cuff Bracelets, with chisel and stampwork designs and rocker engraving and one with two applied silver balls, and the widest with two insects and central repousse design, interior cir. 5 1/2 with 7/8 in. gap, interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 1/8 in. gap, and interior cir. 5 1/2 with 1 3/8 in. gap. $400-500 1358 Four Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, a wide cuff bracelet with turquoise inlay bird designs, a narrow inlay bracelet, and two narrow bracelets each with silver applique, stampwork, and a single turquoise setting, interior cir. 5 1/4 with 1 1/4 in. gap, interior cir. 5 with 1 1/8 in. gap, interior cir. 5 with 1 1/2 in. gap, and interior cir. 5 1/4 with 1 in. gap. $300-500 1359 Five Contemporary Navajo Necklaces, two turquoise disk necklaces and three silver, coral, and turquoise necklaces, marked “sterling” and with initials “MB,” lg. 12 1/2, 11 3/4, 16 1/4, 12 1/4, and 12 1/4 in.

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts. $300-400 1360 Six Navajo Silver Spoons, c. 1920s, four long and two short stamp-decorated spoons, the smallest with whirling log motifs, four lg. 8 1/8, one 5 3/4, and one 4 3/4 in. $300-400 1361 Eight Southwest Silver and Turquoise Spoons, c. 1920s, with stamped decoration, each with a single round stone setting, lg. 7 1/2 in. $300-500

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1362 Southwest Silver and Leather Bridle, early 20th century, on commercial leather, the silver conchas with stamped and repousse work, the mounts with engraving, small buckle with chisel and stampwork, with a turquoise stone instead of a naja, patina of use, lg. 23, dia. of conchas 3 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 1363 Contemporary Northwest Coast Silver Bracelet, decorated on the exterior with a traditional killer whale motif, inscribed on the interior “Killer Whale,” with joined initials “HJA” and “88,” wd. 1 1/2, interior cir. 5 1/2 in.

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts. $200-300 1364 Navajo Transitional Rug, early 20th century, large weaving with a series of complex serrated diamond and colored bands, with a Hubbell trading post label attached, (some unraveling, hole), 82 x 59 in. $800-1,200

1365 Four Southwest Weavings, a large floor rug, a Navajo “Yei” weaving, a small Navajo regional rug, and a long wall hanging, 134 1/2 x 96 1/2, 31 x 64, 48 x 27, and 134 x 30 in. $300-500 1366 Navajo “Yei” Rug, with four “Yei” dancers surrounded by an elongated outer “Yei” figure, 40 1/2 x 56 in. $400-500 1367 Two Navajo Rugs, c. 1930/40s, the larger with a central serrated design in black on gray ground, with black border, the smaller serrated eye-dazzler pattern on a cream ground, 59 x 44 and 52 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. $300-500 1368 Navajo Regional Rug and Chimayo Woven Wool Blanket, the rug with a black border and complex cross and star design on a central gray ground, rug 84 1/2 x 47, blanket 56 1/2 x 29 1/4 in. $400-600

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1374 Navajo Weaving, c. 1920s, woven in a chief’s Third Phase pattern, the nine square checker diamond devices, with two vertical black and indigo bars between the devices, with bold horizontal lines on natural ground, (soiled, staining, edge losses, holes, and fading), 58 1/2 x 72 in. $800-1,200 1375 Two Navajo Regional Rugs, c. 1920s, the larger with joined diamond pattern in black and red, with black border on a gray ground, the second with an interlocking lozenge design on light gray ground and dark border, (losses to edges), 79 x 41 and 69 x 44 in. $400-600 1376 Navajo Regional Rug, c. 1930s, decorated with a large central serrated “X” design in two colors, with a “T” design at each side, on a cream-colored ground, (stained, soiled, edge loss), 65 1/2 x 47 in. $300-500 1377 Navajo Regional Rug, c. 1920s, the dark serrated border surrounding two large diamonds joined in the center and each having an eagle and whirling log motif within, on each side is a double horseshoe design joined by a bar, on a gray ground, 41 x 70 in. $400-600

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1369 Regional Navajo Rug, c. 1930s, the dark sawtooth border surrounds a serrated diamond design on a natural and light gray ground, (minor stains and a small hole), 69 1/2 x 41 1/2 in. $600-800 1370 Navajo Regional Rug, c. 1930s, with dark stepped border design, the interior decorated with multifaceted step motifs on a natural ground, 85 1/2 x 51 in. $400-600

1371 Navajo Two Grey Hills Weaving, tightly woven, the black sawtooth border surrounding complex geometric fret patterns on a variegated background, 89 x 54 1/2 in. $700-900 1372 Navajo Regional Rug, c. 1940s, dark border with a central serrated diamond design on a light gray ground, (staining and soiled), 74 x 49 in. $200-400 1373 Navajo Regional Rug, Ganado, c. 1930s, the dark border surrounds a complex design of fretwork and diamond motifs of varying size and color, 81 1/2 x 48 in. $800-1,200

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1378 Navajo Regional Rug, c. 1930s, decorated with a large central serrated double “X” design in red, gray, and black with a cream-colored ground, with two serrated side elements and a black and red border, (minor staining), 89 1/2 x 55 in. $500-700 1379 Navajo Regional Rug, c. 1940s, bordered by an interlocking key pattern, with two central stepped diamonds on a gray ground, 85 1/2 x 38 in. $300-500 1380 Navajo Regional Rug, c. 1920s, the black border surrounding interconnected diamond motifs, each corner with squared whirling log motifs, on a gray ground, 76 x 46 in. $400-600

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1381 Navajo Chief’s Blanket Weaving, c. 1900, woven in the style of a third phase chief’s blanket, banded with serrated steppeddiamond devices, (minor repairs, stains, fading and dye run), 69 1/2 x 65 in. $700-900 1382 Navajo Regional Rug, c. 1930s, the dark key design border surrounds complex interlocking linear design on a gray ground, 72 1/2 x 52 3/4 in. $400-600 1383 Two Navajo Regional Rugs, c. 1930s, with feather and whirling log motifs, (minor staining), 62 x 44 1/2 and 73 1/2 x 33 in. $400-500

1384 Navajo Rug, c. 1920s, a double border in black and red surrounds a framed diamond in the center, with framed whirling log symbols in each corner, 72 x 43 in. $400-600 1385 Small Regional Navajo Rug, c. 1920s, the black border terraced on each long side, with central design of diamonds, half diamonds, and triangles, with two eagle motifs on each long side, 56 x 34 in. $300-500 1386 Navajo Regional Rug, c. 1930s, dark serrated border surrounding three central serrated diamond shaped patterns, on a gray and natural background, (minor stains), 78 x 53 in. $700-900

1387 Navajo Man’s Wearing Blanket, woven in a chief’s Third Phase pattern, the nine sawtoothedged diamond devices enclosing stacked bars, all against a classic banded ground, (staining, fading), 61 1/2 x 61 in. $1,000-1,500 1388 Navajo “Yei” Rug, c. early 20th century, the dark border surrounds eight multicolored dancers and rainbow figures on a variegated gray/brown background, 45 1/2 x 74 in. $2,000-3,000 1389 Southwest Saddle Blanket, Navajo, c. 1900, loosely woven with a central design of three large diamonds outlined with black serrated edges on a natural ground, 38 x 26 in. $300-400

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1390 Navajo Transitional Saddle Blanket, c. 1900, loosely woven, with multicolored serrated stacked diamond devices on a red ground, 50 1/4 x 34 in. $600-800

1391 Navajo Germantown Weaving, c. 1890s, double saddle blanket style, tightly woven in a colorful eye-dazzler diamond pattern with applied multicolored tassels, mounted in a Plexiglas frame, 53 x 32 in. $2,000-3,000 1392 Small Navajo Germantown Weaving, c. 1900, tightly woven, with black border, serrated on the long sides, with central black serrated linked diamond pattern, with corresponding serrated red sides, 34 1/2 x 18 in. $300-400 1393 Small Germantown Weaving, fourth quarter 19th century, with colorful eye dazzler pattern of five central stepped serrated diamonds on a red ground, (minor holes), 48 x 39 1/2 in. $800-1,200 1394 Navajo Germantown Weaving, fourth quarter 19th century, with colorful eye dazzler pattern and five concentric crosses, fringe ends, 53 x 35 in.

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Provenance: Skinner, Inc., December 1, 2016, Lot 283. $2,500-3,000

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1395 Mexican Blanket, with multicolored central diamond pattern, with colored bands above and below, on a black background, fringed, $200-300

1401 Three Contemporary Southwest Pottery Vessels, the largest signed “Juan Tafoya, San Ildefonso Pueblo 1982,” the second signed “Dusty” for Dusty Naranjo, the smallest signed “Chinana Jemez,” ht. 3 1/4, 3, and 2 1/4 in.

1405 Contemporary San Ildefonso Blackware Pot, signed on the base “Blue Corn San Ildefonso Pueblo,” decorated with an abstract feather design above the shoulder, (small rim chip), ht. 2 1/4, wd. 3 3/4 in.

1396 Plateau Corn Husk Bag, c. 1900, each side with different polychrome geometric designs, a thick hide strap at top, (some loss and fading), 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. $300-400

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $200-300

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $300-500

1397 Plateau Corn Husk Bag, c. 1900, each side with different polychrome geometric designs, with hide carrying strap at top, and old inventory tag, 11 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. $300-500 1398 Plateau Corn Husk Wall Pocket, decorated with a series of geometric designs on three pocket panels, with a heart motif in the center, with custom wall mount, lg. 12 1/4 in. $300-500 1399 Small Plateau Corn Husk Bag, both sides with colorful geometric designs including a flowering tree, done with commercial yarn, with attached hide straps, includes custom wall mount, 8 x 7 1/2 in. $300-500 1400 Plateau Corn Husk Bag, c. 1900, each side with different polychrome geometric designs, with hide carrying strap, 13 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. $300-400

1402 San Ildefonso Black-on-black Pottery Tray, signed “Rose” on bottom, Rose Gonzales (1900-1989), decorated on top with four abstract designs around a central circle, (surface abrasions), dia. 12 1/4 in.

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts. $300-400 1403 Set of San Ildefonso Black-on-black Pottery Bowls, each signed “Marie + Santana” on the bottom, c. late 1940s, includes eight small shallow bowls and a large bowl, (surface wear and abrasions, large bowl with two rim chips), dia. large bowl 13 3/8, small bowls 6 1/2 in. $400-600 1404 Large San Ildefonso Black-on-black Pottery Platter, signed “Marie + Santana” on the bottom, c. late 1940s, decorated with a band of abstract avian motifs, (surface wear), dia. 14 in. $800-1,200

1406 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Jar with Handles, San Ildefonso, first quarter 20th century, the urn form with flared neck and rim and two carrying handles, painted with black geometric designs on red ground, (surface discoloration due to water), ht. 9 3/4, wd. 8 in. $800-1,200 1407 Contemporary Santa Clara Pottery Vessel, signed on the base “Jody” for Jody Folwell, decorated with incised geometric designs above the shoulder, and slip painted airplanes below, ht. 6, wd. 9 1/2 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $200-300 1408 Contemporary Santa Clara Blackware Jar, signed “Mary...” on the base, with deep-cut abstract design below the shoulder, (minor paint loss), ht. 7 1/4, wd. 6 1/4 in. $300-400 1409 Contemporary Santa Clara Blackware Bowl, signed “M Tafoya Santa Clara Pueblo” on the base, decorated with a deep-cut Avanyu design, ht. 4, wd. 7 in. $300-400

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1410 Contemporary Santa Clara Blackware Bowl, signed “Shirley Cactus Flower Tafoya” on the base, black glaze bowl with carved Avanyu design around the sides, ht. 2 1/2, wd. 4 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $700-900 1411 Contemporary Santa Clara Blackware Bowl, signed “Linda Tafoya Oyenque Santa Clara” on the base, decorated with a carved Avanyu design, (fine crack at rim), ht. 2, wd.

2 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $300-400

1412 Contemporary Santa Clara Pottery Bowl, signed on the base “Angela Baca,” red glaze with regular cut grooved sides, ht. 4, wd. 6 1/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $400-600

1413 Contemporary Santa Clara Pottery Jar, signed “Anita L. Sauzo Santa Clara Pueblo,” carved flat-top red-glazed jar, ht. 2 1/2, wd.

6 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $400-600

1414 Contemporary Santa Clara Pottery Bowl, unsigned, black-on-black bowl decorated with an Avanyu design above the shoulder, ht. 5 1/2, wd. 7 1/2 in. $300-500 1415 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Acoma, first quarter 20th century, decorated with floral and geometric designs in black and red-brown on a cream-colored ground, (two fragments reattached, a long crack from rim), ht. 10, wd. 9 3/4 in. $800-1,200 1416 Contemporary Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jar, Lucy M. Lewis (c. 1890-1992), signed on the base, finely painted in red and black against a white ground, with two registers of heartline deer, ht. 6 1/2, dia. 7 1/4 in.

Provenance: Sotheby’s, New York, May 22, 2013, Lot 201. $800-1,200 1417 Acoma Polychrome Pottery Wedding Jar, decorated with abstract geometric designs, (restoration and paint loss), ht. 12 1/4, wd. 8 1/2 in. $300-400 1418 Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jar, early second quarter 20th century, decorated with a complex abstract design on a cream ground, (some damage to interior), ht. 7, dia. 9 1/2 in.

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1419 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Acoma, first quarter 20th century, the high shouldered form with an orange and dark brown abstract pattern, (rim chip), ht. 10 1/4, wd. 12 in. $800-1,200 1420 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Acoma, c. 1930s, with high shoulder and tapering rim, a red bottom and inner rim, decorated with black-on-cream abstract designs with some red-brown in-fill, ht. 8 1/4, wd. 10 1/4 in. $400-500

1421 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, c. first quarter 20th century, the high-shouldered form with flying bird motifs and single red undulating band on a white ground, ht. 13, wd. 15 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City; Sotheby’s, New York, December 2, 1987, Lot 83. $4,000-6,000 1422 Three Small Acoma Polychrome Pottery Vessels, c. second quarter 20th century, a small seed jar and two bowls, each decorated with typical Acoma designs, (pigment loss), ht.

4 1/2, wd. 4 3/4, ht. 2 1/2, wd. 6, and ht. 3, wd. 4 3/4 in. $200-300

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1423 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Acoma, the high-shouldered form with an orange and dark brown abstract foliate pattern on a cream-colored ground, an orange painted band at base, ht. 10, wd. 12 in. $1,000-1,500 1424 Large Southwest Polychrome Storage Jar, 20th century, decorated with two bands of abstracted kiva and stepped designs on a cream-colored ground, ht. 11, wd. 13 1/2 in. $1,800-2,400 1425 Two Contemporary Acoma Pottery Vessels, both signed “Sandra Victorino, Acoma, NM” on the base, polychrome teardrop-shaped jars with narrow opening and geometric design in black and white, ht. 5 and 3 in. $400-500 1426 Large Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Acoma, long narrow neck, decorated with four-color parrots and geometric and foliate devices, ht. 18, wd. 17 in. $2,000-2,500 1427 Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jar, second quarter 20th century, with stylized geometric and foliate designs on a cream-colored ground, ht. 9 1/4, wd. 11 in. $500-700

1433

1428 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Acoma, decorated above the shoulder with elaborate geometric, foliate designs, below with depictions of pumpkins, on a cream ground, ht. 11 1/4, wd. 15 in. $1,200-1,800 1429 Contemporary Hopi Polychrome Pottery Bowl, decorated with classic stylized geometric and feather devices, ht. 4 1/4, wd.

8 1/2 in. $400-600 1430 Two Contemporary Hopi Pottery Jars, the smaller signed on the base “Rondina Huma,” the sides decorated in two-color abstract designs; the larger jar signed “Verla Dewakuku” on the base, decorated in a twocolor abstract avian design, (repair to rim), ht.

3 1/2, wd. 5 1/8, ht. 7, wd. 7 1/2 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $200-400

1432 Contemporary Hopi Polychrome Pottery Jar, signed “Priscilla Nampeyo” on the base, decorated with a bird with outstretched wings and tail, ht. 5 1/2, wd. 9 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $500-700

1433 Contemporary Hopi Polychrome Seed Jar,

by Jean Sahmie Nampeyo, signed on the base “J... Nampeyo,” with classic stylized Nampeyo family geometric and feather devices, ht. 6 3/4, wd. 11 3/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $800-1,200 1434 Hopi Polychrome Pottery Seed Jar, first quarter 20th century, seed jar form with highly stylized geometric and feather devices in black and red-brown on a cream-colored slip, with a corrugated band below the slightly flared rim, (minor chips and paint loss), ht. 6 1/4, wd. 11 in. $400-500

1431 Contemporary Hopi Polychrome Pottery Jar, signed “S Luca” on the base, decorated with multiple abstract avian motifs on an orange ground, ht. 4, wd. 8 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500

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1440

1435 Hopi Polychrome Pottery Dough Bowl, first quarter 20th century, decorated in black and orange with stepped geometrical designs on a stone polished cream ground, black painted line on interior and exterior below rim, (repaired cracks at rim and extending 6 in.), dia. 11 1/2 in.

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts; Skinner, Bolton, March 14, 1998, Lot 133. $500-700 1436 Hopi Polychrome Pottery Bowl, shallow bowl with painted abstract designs on the interior, tan glaze on the exterior, ht. 2 1/4, wd.

8 1/2 in. $300-500 1437 Hopi Polychrome Pottery Bowl, late 19th century, the interior decorated with a stylized geometric designs, below the rim with a dark brown line, on a light orange background, (cracks, restoration), ht. 3, wd. 7 1/2 in. $200-250 1438 Hopi Polychrome Pottery Bowl, high sided, the interior painted with an abstract avian motif, with two bands and line and circle motifs below the rim and three etched relief bands on the exterior, (rim chips), ht. 4, wd.

9 in. $800-1,200

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1439 Hopi Polychrome Pottery Bowl, high sided, painted on the interior with an abstract feather design, with a wide band of indented clay on the exterior below the rim, (two rim chips), ht.

3 1/2, wd. 6 in. $500-700

1443 Southwest Pueblo Pottery Vessel, Santo Domingo/Cochiti, c. 1900, the vase-shaped vessel with high, flared neck, with abstract floral and geometric designs on a creamcolored slip, ht. 10, wd. 9 1/2 in. $300-400

1440 Santo Domingo Painted Pottery Dough Bowl, c. early 20th century, painted on the interior bottom with two stylized creatures, with stylized rain clouds and foliate devices, the exterior with a geometric and foliate designs, (paint loss, reassembled from pieces), ht. 5, wd. 11 in. $1,200-1,800

1444 Cochiti Polychrome Pottery Storyteller Figure, depicted seated in traditional attire and with nine grandchildren, and two dogs, two children and one dog sitting on each leg, one on each shoulder, and two clutching the back, and one clutching her neck, includes a photograph of Helen holding this figure, signed “Helen Cordero Cochiti, N. Mex.,” ht.

9 1/4 in.

1441 Large Santo Domingo Pottery Olla, early 20th century, possibly the work of Monica Silva, with white rag-applied slip, (minor paint loss, overall craquelure), ht. 12, wd. 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $2,500-3,500

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts. $500-700 1442 Three Contemporary Santo Domingo Pottery Bowls, a bowl with two lug handles, signed “Robert Tenorio Kewa”; a small polychrome pot with the same signature on the base; and a larger bowl, signed on the base “Robert Tenorio Kewa NM,” ht. 3 1/2, wd. 6, ht. 4, wd. 5, and ht. 5 1/4, wd. 8 1/4 in. $200-400

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1445 Contemporary Zuni Pottery Bird, signed on the base “Josephine N Zuni” for Josephine Nahohai, painted bird with outstretched wings and tail, ht. 4 1/2 in. $100-200 1446 Zuni Polychrome Frog Bowl, c. early 20th century, globular form, with three spotted frogs in relief, with red and black foliate and avian devices on a cream-colored ground, ht.

6 1/2, wd. 7 in. $700-900

1452

1447 Zuni Polychrome Frog Bowl, early 20th century, with three spotted frogs in relief, (minor paint loss), ht. 4 3/4, dia. 7 in.

1459

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts. $400-500 1448 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Canteen, Laguna, canteen with narrow spout and two lugs, decorated with a painted abstract design on one side, the other side a flat base, with “Laguna” written on the base, ht. 4 1/4, wd.

5 1/4 in. $300-350

1452 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Zia, c. late first quarter 20th century, the large high-shouldered form with flying bird motifs and decorative undulating bands on a creamcolored ground, (minor surface loss), ht. 11, wd. 14 in. $2,000-2,500

1455 Contemporary Casas Grande Storage Jar, unsigned, painted in an overall geometric design in a bold well-balanced pattern using fine lines and block colors in red and black, with two snakes in high relief on two sides, (two minor rim chips), ht. 7, wd. 8 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $300-500

1449 Contemporary Southwest Polychrome Pottery Bowl, Zia, signed “Helen Gachupin” on the base, decorated with a roadrunner frieze below the rim, ht. 3 3/4, dia. 7 in.

1453 Five Pueblo Pottery Storyteller Figures, one signed “Teissedre” for Cleo Teissedre, another signed “Persingula Toya Jemez NM,” one marked “A.W,” and two unmarked, ht. 5 1/2, 5 1/2, 6, 4 3/4, and 3 in.

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts. $200-300

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $300-400

1450 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Zia, 1930s, the high shouldered form with black and red-brown abstract designs on a buffcolored ground, ht. 10, dia. 11 in. $600-800

1454 Contemporary Jemez Pueblo Pottery Jar, signed “Laura Gachupin, Jemez,” decorated above the shoulder with abstract bird wing and corn motifs, ht. 4 3/4, wd. 6 1/2 in.

1457 Contemporary Nambe Pottery Jar, signed “Lonnie Vigil, Nambe Pueblo, 8/86,” ht. 6 1/2, wd. 6 1/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, New York City. $400-600

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $200-300

1451 Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Zia, first quarter 20th century, red underbody with black and red-brown abstract foliate devices framing three birds on a cream-colored slip, (paint loss), ht. 8 3/4, wd. 9 3/4 in. $300-500

1456 Mojave Four-spout Jug, early 20th century, with a figural human effigy head, red line and dot decoration on a buff ground, (surface loss), ht. 7, wd. 6 1/2 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $200-300

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1458 Contemporary Mata Ortiz Pottery Jar, signed “Lucy Mora� on the bottom, large thin-walled vessel decorated allover with animal and insects painted in black on a red ground, (minor paint loss on the bottom), ht. 10, wd. 13 1/2 in. $500-700

1459 Mimbres Black-on-white Pottery Bowl, c. 1100 AD, with an elaborate design on the interior featuring black lines, checker, and serrate elements, two small holes pierced on one side below the rim, (reconstructed from pieces), ht. 4 1/4, wd. 8 3/4 in. $800-1,200

1460

1460 Mimbres Black-on-white Pictorial Bowl, painted on the interior with a figure of a turtle, the circular shell with a star and fine line pattern, with two narrow horizontal bands on the rim, (reassembled from pieces, with a kill hole), ht. 3 3/4, wd. 8 in. $800-1,200 1461 Mimbres Black-on-white Pottery Bowl, c. 600-1100 AD, interior with four triangular fields with fine line elements, with a wide band of spiraling elements below the rim, (reassembled from large pieces, with a kill-hole), ht. 5 1/2, wd. 9 3/4 in. $800-1,200 1462 White Mountain Redware Pottery Bowl, Cedar Creek, c. 12501400 AD, black painted designs on both exterior and interior on a red ground, (reassembled, chip missing from rim), dia. 9 1/2 in.

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts. $400-500

1464

1463 White Mountain Redware Pottery Bowl, Cedar Creek, c. 12501400 AD, black painted designs on exterior and interior on a red ground, (reassembled), dia. 9 1/4 in. $200-300

1464 Large Anasazi Water Jar, Cibola Whiteware, Escavada black-onwhite style, c. 1000-1150 AD, decorated with broad lines, solid triangles, and interlocking stepped designs, (reassembled and restored), ht. 13, wd. 12 3/4 in. $3,000-4,000

1465 Large Anasazi Polychrome Pottery Bowl, c. 1200-1300 AD, painted on the interior with a black and white stepped scroll design, with two carrying lugs on opposite sides, ht. 6, wd. 13 1/4 in. $2,500-3,500

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1466 Casas Grande Polychrome Pottery Seed Jar, c. 1200-1450 AD, painted in an overall geometric design using fine lines and block colors in red/brown and black on a cream-colored ground, (paint loss, restored from fragments), ht. 8, wd. 7 3/4 in. $400-600

1467 Two Casas Grande Storage Ollas, c. 12001450 AD, painted overall in a red and black geometric design, one with a cream, the other a red ground, rims pierced for suspension, (abrasions, minor paint loss), ht. 6 1/4, 5 in. $500-700 1468 Northeast Lidded Band Box, Maine, 19th century, large box with square bottom and round lid, the bands in alternating colors, ht.

17 1/2, wd. 20 in. $500-700 1469 Two Northeast Polychrome Stampdecorated Wood Splint Baskets, Maine, 19th century, two round lidded baskets with alternating colored bands, ht. 14, wd. 16, and ht. 8, wd. 14 in. $300-500

1475

1470 Miniature Northeast Lidded Basket, late 19th century, probably western Connecticut, with stamp decoration on sides and lid, ht. 3 1/4, wd. 3 1/4 in. $200-250 1471 Northeast Polychrome Stamp-decorated Wood Splint Basket, Seneca, 19th century, round lidded basket, with stamped sun motifs on the wide band around the middle, ht. 8 1/2, wd. 15 in. $200-300

1472 Miniature Southeast Double-weave Twillplaited Lidded Basket, Chitimacha, early 20th century, carba or square-cornered covered basket, rivercane with natural dye colors, ht. 3 3/4 in. $400-600 1473 Coiled Navajo Wedding Basket, decorated with traditional “wedding basket� design, ht.

4, dia. 15 in. $300-500 1474 Southwest Basketry Water Jar, Apache, c.

1900, oval, with woven carrying lugs, trace of pine pitch, (damage to opening), lg. 19 1/2 in. $300-400

1475 Southwest Coiled Pictorial Basketry Tray, Apache, c. 1900, flat bottom and gently flared sides, with geometric decoration and populated with numerous human figures and crosses, ht. 5, dia. 16 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

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1477

1476 Southwest Coiled Basketry Bowl, Western Apache, c. 1900, flat bottom and flared sides, with stepped geometric decoration around the sides, (stitch loss to rim), ht. 6 1/4, dia. 16 in. $800-1,200

1479 Northwest California Polychrome Basketry Hat, early 20th century, fully decorated in abstract patterns on the rim, body, and crown, dia. 7 in. $300-400

1477 Western Apache Coiled Tray, first quarter 20th century, flat bottom and flared sides, with geometric decoration and populated with numerous human figures and animals, (minor discoloration), ht. 5, dia. 18 1/2 in. $700-900

1480 California Basketry Tray, c. 1900, tightly woven coiled basketry tray with flat bottom and flared sides, decorated with two dark zigzag bands, ht. 3, dia. 12 in. $300-500

1478 Large Southwest Coiled Pictorial Basketry Olla, Apache, c. 1900, the high-shouldered form decorated with zigzag and triangular bands, with animal and human figure motifs, (rim damage and loss of shape with a slight slope), ht. 24, wd. 19 in. $800-1,200

1481 California Basketry Hat, Mission, c. 1900, tightly woven with wide rim and three stepped body, decorated in multicolored geometric patterns, (rim loss), ht. 7, wd. 13 1/2 in. $400-600

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1485

1482 California Woven Basketry Bowl, Pomo, c.

1900, flat-bottom, tightly woven with triangular geometric designs, (minor rim loss), ht. 2 1/2, wd. 6 1/2 in. $300-400

1487 Pima Basketry Olla, c. 1900, tightly woven, olla-shaped basket with bold geometric devices, (minor stitch loss and discoloration), ht. 4 1/4, wd. 6 in. $400-500

1493 Three Southwest Basketry Items, a large low-sided Pima tray with maze designs, a Hopi flat tray and a Hopi berry basket, dia. 18 1/4, 14 3/4, and 12 1/2, ht. of basket 9 in. $300-400

1483 California Pomo Basketry Bowl, c. 1900, tightly woven, with two dark stepped bands around the sides, ht. 4, wd. 7 1/4 in. $400-600

1488 Two Pima Coiled Baskets, early 20th century, a flat-bottom bowl with high raised sides with repeating geometric design, and a tray with concentric circle and maze pattern, ht. 6 3/4, wd. 10 1/2, and dia. 13 3/4 in. $500-700

1494 Northwest California Polychrome Basket, Hupa, late 19th century, tightly woven with classic abstract designs on a light brown background, (minor rim loss), ht. 3, wd. 4 in. $200-400

1484 Pima Basketry Storage Jar, early 20th century, olla-shaped basket with flat bottom and bold geometric devices, ht. 9 in.

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts. $400-600

1485 Pima Coiled Basketry Bowl, first quarter 20th century, the flat bottom and gently sloping sides, with a radiating maze design from a small dark circular base, ht. 5, dia. 14 in.

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts. $400-500 1486 Pima Coiled Basketry Bowl, early 20th century, flat bottom, the raised sides with repeating geometric design, ht. 5 1/2, dia. 11 1/2 in.

Provenance: Bertram and Ruth Malenka Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts. $300-400

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1489 Pima Coiled Basketry Tray, 20th century, with a radiating maze pattern, ht. 6, dia. 17 in. $300-400 1490 Pima Coiled Basketry Tray, first quarter 20th century, flat bottom with flared sides, decorated with a radiating maze pattern, ht.

5, dia. 17 in. $300-500 1491 Pima Coiled Basketry Tray, first quarter 20th century, flat bottom with flared sides, decorated with a radiating maze pattern, ht. 5, dia. 17 1/2 in. $300-500 1492 Pima Basketry Olla, with flat bottom, high sides, and tall narrow neck, decorated with bold geometric devices, ht. 14 1/2, wd. 10 in. $500-700

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1495 Northwest California Polychrome Lidded Basket, Hupa, tightly woven with dark brown geometric devices and black trim on a natural ground, (minor damage on lid and rim), ht. 6 3/4 in. $300-500 1496 Northwest California Polychrome Basketry Hat and Two Bowls, Hupa, all three fully decorated in abstract patterns on the rim, body, and crown, (minor rim loss), dia. 6 1/2, 6 1/2, and 5 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $300-400 1497 Three Northwest California Polychrome Basketry Bowls, Hupa, all three fully decorated in abstract patterns on the body, two with column pedestals, and wide flat circular base, (one misshapen), ht. 6 1/2, 6, and 5 in.

Provenance: Eleanor Tulman Hancock collection, New York City. $300-400

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1499

1498 Northwest Coast Woven Bottle, c.

1900, with bark-twined spruce root on a wide glass bottle, (loss at the bottom), ht. 10 in. $200-300

1499 Northwest Coast Polychrome Rattletop Twined Basket, Tlingit, c. 1900, rattle lid, with banded geometric designs on lid and basket, (minor rim loss), ht. 7, wd. 5 in. $800-1,200 1500 Northwest Coast Polychrome Rattle-top Twined Basket, early 20th century, decorated in a colored banded design, ht. 2 3/4, wd. 6 1/4 in. $500-700 1501 Northwest Coast Polychrome Rattle-top Twined Basket, Tlingit, c. 1900, monochrome spruce root, finely woven in two-strand plain weaving, decorated rattle lid, decorated with two abstract bands in natural brown fiber with bear grass embroidery, ht. 5, wd. 7 1/2 in. $500-700 1502 Northwest Polychrome Coiled and Imbricated Basket, Salish, late 19th century, the tapered rectangular form with vertical multicolored stacked triangle devices on a medium brown ground, with leather straps, ht.

15, lg. 21 1/2, wd. 16 in. $500-700 1503 Northwest Polychrome Imbricated Basket, Klickitat, late 19th century, the tapered rectangular form with dark letters on a medium brown ground, with leather straps, ht.

7 1/2, lg. 11, wd. 8 1/4 in. $300-500 1504 Two Northwest Coast Lidded Baskets, Tlingit, c. 1900, a larger basket with geometric designs on lid and sides; and Tsimshian, c.

1900, with “Alaska� written on the side, ht. 4, wd. 9, and ht. 3 3/4, wd. 6 in. $600-800

1506

1505 Three Northwest Coast Baskets, c. 1900, flat bottomed, one with a frieze of kayaks, a lidded basket with geometric patterns on sides and lid, and a larger example with a frieze below the rim, (one with minor damage), ht. 3, 3, and 5 in. $300-500

1506 Two Aleutian Island Twined Lidded Baskets, early 20th century, together with a tray, tightly woven, the baskets decorated with floral and linear devices using colored commercial yarn, (damage to bottom of the larger basket), ht. 5, 4, dia. 8 1/4 in. $800-1,200

1507 Three Aleutian Islands Twined Baskets and a Tray, early 20th century, tightly woven, each decorated with flower and diamond devices using colored commercial yarn, collected from 1916-18, ht. 3 1/2, 2 1/4, and 1 1/4, and dia.

5 1/2 in. $300-400 End of Sale 3377T

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Upcoming Auction Navajo Classic Serape, c. early 1860s, natural dyes tested, 68 x 46 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Concord, Massachusetts; William H. Claflin Jr. collection, Belmont, Massachusetts; inventory number 34586; purchased c. 1932 from Anne Lauriat Read; collected by Read’s aunt, Eliza Hosmer (1833-?) in the 19th century.

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Jonathan Dowling clocks@skinnerinc.com

Elizabeth Y. Turner

508.970.3201

207.517.8389 eturner@skinnerinc.com

Wines & Spirits Marie Keep Joseph Hyman Anna Ward

Coins & Currency

finewines@skinnerinc.com

Kyle Johnson

508.970.3296

coins@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3191

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Silver

Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments

Maine and Northern New England:

212.787.1114 kbanser-whittle@skinnerinc.com

photographs@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3264

Florida:

New York: Katie Banser-Whittle

Photographs

Ceramics Stuart G. Slavid

305.503.4423 florida@skinnerinc.com

rugs@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3247

Jane D. Prentiss

Regional Offices

Lawrence Kearney

Books & Manuscripts

Gloria Lieberman

Frederic Trottier

Oriental Rugs & Carpets

Auction Services Consignments

Marketing, Media & Communications

Appraisal & Auction Services

Exhibitions & Property Boston:

LaGina Austin

Jeffrey R. Antkowiak

Christine E. Finn

Mia Cesar

Rachel Kingsley

Kristina M. Harrison

Alison Ritacco

Mireille Lyall

508.970.3299

Cheryl Richards Photography

Julia M. Dry Catherine Cawley Susan Janowsky Hannah Marks

Penina Seigel Valerie Worth

Consignment Services

Receptionist Olivia Joy

Tara Lima

617.350.5400

Carol Zeigler

Skinner Online

508.970.3204

Kerry Shrives

Marlborough:

Florentina Gutierrez

Accounting William Debordes-Jackson

Judie Ochsner

Warehouse

Nicole Nicas Rovner

Frederic Trottier

Valerie Worth

508.970.3209 Samantha Heighton

508.970.3269 online@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3279

William Madden 508.970.3266

Receptionist Grant Savastano 508.970.3000

Catalog Sales 508.970.3000

Absentee & Telephone Bidding

Transportation Eric Jones 508.970.3229

Boston: 617.874.4318 Marlborough: 508.970.3211 Discovery: 508.970.3208

Auctioneers Chris Barber, John Colasacco, Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie Keep, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr

63 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 Fax 617.350.5429

www.skinnerinc.com

274 Cedar Hill Street Marlborough, MA 01752 508.970.3000 Fax 508.970.3100

Florida 305.503.4423 New York 212.787.1113

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