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Prehistoric Anasazi Black on White Pottery Jar

Costa Rican Chorotega Footed Vessel w/ Serpent

Perky / Large Chinese Han Dynasty Terracotta Dog

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Inuit Soapstone Sculpture Seal Hunting Scene: Native American / First Nations, Northwestern United States, Alaska, or Canada, Inuit culture, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A soapstone sculptural scene of 2 hunters pulling in a seal, and a dog

0074: Inuit Soapstone Sculpture Seal Hunting SceneEst. $600-$900

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Early First Nations Haida Argillite Totem Pole: First Nations / Canada, British Columbia, Queen Charlotte Islands, Haida Gwaii, Haida people, ca. 19th century CE. An early and quite interesting argillite totem from coastal Vancouver Island. Carved

0075: Early First Nations Haida Argillite Totem PoleEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Inuit Soapstone Sculpture Hunter w/ Seal: Tuukak Kiatainaq (First Nations Canadian, Inuit, b. 1935) Soapstone carving of Seal Hunter, ca. mid-20th century CE. A large soapstone carving of a woman lying on her side with a large fish or seal

0076: Inuit Soapstone Sculpture Hunter w/ SealEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Rare 19th C. Hawaiian Double Gourd Rattle, Ipu Heke: North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A remarkable and quite rare instrument known as an "ipu heke" formed from 2 gourds of different sizes that have been painted red and hollowed out so the

0077: Rare 19th C. Hawaiian Double Gourd Rattle, Ipu HekeEst. $9,000-$13,500Lot Passed

19th C. Hawaiian Coconut Apu (for Drinking Kava): North Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely cup or apu hand-carved from the shell of a hollow coconut. Boasting natural hues of rich espresso and mocha, the vessel presents a rounded body

0078: 19th C. Hawaiian Coconut Apu (for Drinking Kava)Est. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Chavin Painted Textile Panel - Abstract Deity: Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. A broad textile panel of rectangular form created by weaving cotton threads in hues of brown and cream. The intriguing design on the textile features

0080: Chavin Painted Textile Panel - Abstract DeityEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Rare Chavin Bone Snuff Tube: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 BCE. A hand-carved bone snuff tube used for inhaling hallucinogenic substances. Carved from a mammalian bone, though not necessarily

0081: Rare Chavin Bone Snuff TubeEst. $2,600-$3,900Lot Passed

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3 Moche Silver Bird Beads Mounted on Tree Stand: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche to Chimu culture, ca. 300 to 1300 CE. A lovely collection of 3 silver beads cast in the form of birds- each pierced with 4 holes for suspension. They are

0082: 3 Moche Silver Bird Beads Mounted on Tree StandEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Rare Moche Shell Mosaic - Anthropomorphic Jaguar: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A set of 9 hand-carved shell pieces that comprise an abstract anthropomorphic jaguar figure. The arms and legs are bent and carved from

0083: Rare Moche Shell Mosaic - Anthropomorphic JaguarEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Tall Chimu Wood Idol Nude Female Venus Chan Chan Type: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, Chan Chan type, ca. 1000 CE. A rare example of a tall, hand-carved wooden idol depicting a female Venus standing nude atop an integral column. The woman

0084: Tall Chimu Wood Idol Nude Female Venus Chan Chan TypeEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Moche Inca Copper Adornments (pr): Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche to Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 7th to 11th century CE. Peru, Incan Empire & Post Conquest period, ca. 1530 to 1600 CE. A pair of copper adornments worn or

0085: Moche Inca Copper Adornments (pr)Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Lifesize+ Moche Copper Burial Sandals (pr): Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A fascinating pair of large burial sandals, each presenting as a sheet of copper in the form of the sole of a shoe with a narrow, rounded

0086: Lifesize+ Moche Copper Burial Sandals (pr)Est. $1,200-$1,800

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Huari-Chancay Transition Wood Mask: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Wari (Huari) / Chancay, Transition period, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An anthropomorphic mummy head / mask carved from wood with a prominent aquiline nose, diamond-shaped

0087: Huari-Chancay Transition Wood MaskEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Chimu Wood Ear Spool w / Feather Mosaic - Mask: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden ear plug bearing a frontal disc adorned in dozens of colorful feathers in hues of coral, wheat, gold, and

0088: Chimu Wood Ear Spool w / Feather Mosaic - MaskEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Moche Phase IV Stirrup Vessel: Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 450 to 700 CE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel of spherical form, its surfaces finely burnished with a smoothed stone. The beige exterior

0089: Moche Phase IV Stirrup VesselEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

Peruvian Handwoven Textiles, Mantles & Poncho: South America, Bolivia / Peru, Aymara / Quechua culture, ca. 20th century CE. A collection of 3 handwoven textiles - a poncho and mantle blankets, that likely use a blend of synthetic and wool from

0090: Peruvian Handwoven Textiles, Mantles & PonchoEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Impressive Inca Aryballos w/ Serpents Encircling: Pre-Columbian, Argentina, Santa Maria, Inca Empire, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A hand-built pottery aryballos with a piriform, cream-hued body decorated with brown and umber serpents. A pair of vertical

0091: Impressive Inca Aryballos w/ Serpents EncirclingEst. $900-$1,200

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Chancay Painted Wood Mask w/ Textile & Human Hair Wig: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1425 CE. A fine funerary mask carved from wood, painted with pink and white pigments, with a black resin added to the eyes as the pupils, and

0092: Chancay Painted Wood Mask w/ Textile & Human Hair WigEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Chancay Mummy Bundle False Head: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1450 CE. A mummy bundle false head made from woven cotton and a headdress made from slightly thicker fibers of alpaca or llama wool, the eyes

0093: Chancay Mummy Bundle False HeadEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Stunning Chancay-Huari Painted Wood Face Mask: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chancay-Huari Transition Period, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A hand-carved wooden funerary mask exhibiting incredibly lifelike details and vibrant red pigment. The

0094: Stunning Chancay-Huari Painted Wood Face MaskEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Post-Conquest Inca Stone Llama Canopa Offering Effigy: South America, Peru / Bolivia, Spanish Colonial Period, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A hand-carved stone conopa offering vessel in the form of a llama with a circular offering receptacle atop its

0095: Post-Conquest Inca Stone Llama Canopa Offering EffigyEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Chimu Redware Spouted Vessel Duck w/ Monkey: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A mold-formed duck vessel from ancient Peru. The highly burnished surfaces exhibit a pleasant russet hue that is adorned with faint,

0096: Chimu Redware Spouted Vessel Duck w/ MonkeyEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Chimu Wood Finial w/ Gold Cap, Dangling Ornaments: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A wood scepter handle or finial featuring an electrum cap with dangling ornaments - the electrum with a gold quality of 72.55% and 23.6%

0097: Chimu Wood Finial w/ Gold Cap, Dangling OrnamentsEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

Guerrero Mezcala Serpentine Axe God: Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A fascinating serpentine figure of abstract form known as an axe god with string-cut grooves creating the both

0098: Guerrero Mezcala Serpentine Axe GodEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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