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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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5 Pre-Columbian Pendants, Spondylus & Nacre Shell: Pre-Columbian, Mexico to Peru, likely Colima & Chancay / Chimu cultures, ca. 1000 to 1450 CE. A collection of 5 ancient shell carvings and ornaments that include Spondylus and nacre. The 2 largest

0147: 5 Pre-Columbian Pendants, Spondylus & Nacre ShellEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Casas Grandes Polychrome Fish Effigy Vessel: Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua, Mogollon culture, Casas Grandes or Paquime, ca. 1130 to 1450 CE. A delightful terracotta vessel in the form of a fish presenting a bulbous body adorned with

0148: Casas Grandes Polychrome Fish Effigy VesselEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

Jamacoaque Pottery Seated Figures, 1 Emaciated: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A set of 3 hand-built figures from the ancient Jamacoaque culture. First is a petite seated figure with colorful pigment. Second is a redware

0149: Jamacoaque Pottery Seated Figures, 1 EmaciatedEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Museum-Exhibited African Akan Gilded Aben (Trumpet): West Africa, Ghana / Cote d'Ivoire, Akan, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A gold leaf-covered carved wood trumpet instrument known as an aben, modeled like a cow's horn or elephant's tusk,

0150: Museum-Exhibited African Akan Gilded Aben (Trumpet)Est. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Early Yoruba Painted Wood Gelede Mask: West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden helmet mask, hand-carved from a single piece of wood, with an expressive countenance and vibrant pigments, which may

0151: Early Yoruba Painted Wood Gelede MaskEst. $1,300-$1,950Lot Passed

1950s Egyptian Necklace Nickel Silver & Emerald Beads: Northern Africa, Egypt, ca. 1950s CE. A fine necklace of wearable form strung with barrel-shaped nickel silver beads as well as dozens of hand-carved emeralds from Egypt. The green and steely gray

0152: 1950s Egyptian Necklace Nickel Silver & Emerald BeadsEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

3 Neolithic African Arrow Sharpening Stones: Ancient North Africa, Saharan region, ca. 10,000 BCE. A set of 3 stone arrow sharpeners, each with multiple grooves across the surfaces. The grooves were intended to hone standalone wooden arrows as

0153: 3 Neolithic African Arrow Sharpening StonesEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Rare African Luba Nude Female Mboko Bowl Bearer: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A rare example of a female Mboko bowl bearer, shown nude and seated with legs stretched out in front,

0154: Rare African Luba Nude Female Mboko Bowl BearerEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

African / Danish Neolithic Chert Stone Axe Blades: Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BCE; Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A collection of 2 Neolithic stone blades perhaps for

0156: African / Danish Neolithic Chert Stone Axe BladesEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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19th C. Indonesian Lampit Ceremonial Rattan Mat: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare and well preserved ceremonial mat known as a lampit, woven from rattan. Split slats are laid flat in tight rows,

0157: 19th C. Indonesian Lampit Ceremonial Rattan MatEst. $3,800-$5,700

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19th C. Lombok Horn Bird Handle for Betel Nut Tool: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Lombok, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A sculptural handle that is carved from cow or buffalo horn in the form of a bird. The bird perches on the top of the cylindrical

0158: 19th C. Lombok Horn Bird Handle for Betel Nut ToolEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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19th C. Fijian Tabua (Sperm Whale Tooth Pendant): South Pacific, Fiji Islands, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A polished sperm whale tooth pendant known as a tabua, this example of impressive size. The surfaces feature abstract incised striations that

0159: 19th C. Fijian Tabua (Sperm Whale Tooth Pendant)Est. $2,800-$4,200

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Indonesian Seed Pod / Bone Necklace + Wood Tattoo Stamp: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Dayak culture, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A multistrand necklace strung with beads, and a wood stamp panel carved with a symbol. The necklace has three

0160: Indonesian Seed Pod / Bone Necklace + Wood Tattoo StampEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Philippines Ifugao Wood & Iron Spear w/ Barbed Tip: Southeast Asia, Philippines, Ifugao, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large hunting spear with a thick wooden pole, an iron pointed butt end and a barbed harpoon shaped head. The sharp iron butt

0161: Philippines Ifugao Wood & Iron Spear w/ Barbed TipEst. $1,000-$1,500

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19th C. Papua New Guinea Sepik River Wood Carving: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved wooden object of triangular form that rises up to a point with surfaces decorated in deeply incised curvilinear

0162: 19th C. Papua New Guinea Sepik River Wood CarvingEst. $1,800-$2,700Lot Passed

Early Papua New Guinea Pig Teeth Necklace: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A necklace made from woven vegetal fiber cordage woven around dozens of drilled animal teeth. The teeth are short and

0163: Early Papua New Guinea Pig Teeth NecklaceEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Indonesian Baju Lamina (Chest Armor): Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Toraja people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A rare example of chest armor known as a baju lamina, made with tightly woven rattan fibers in the form of

0164: Indonesian Baju Lamina (Chest Armor)Est. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

19th C. Filipino Igorot Spear (Falfeg) - 84.5"L: Southeast Asia, Philippine, Igorot, ca. 19th century CE. A shafted weapon, this is a tall spear with a fine cast iron blade with a bamboo pole attached to the socket. The head has a broad petaloid

0165: 19th C. Filipino Igorot Spear (Falfeg) - 84.5"LEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Iryan Jaya Wood Ancestor Figure: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River Basin, Iryan Jaya region, ca. 19th century CE. A rare ancestor figure that is impressively carved from a single piece of wood. The stylized human face below

0166: 19th C. Indonesian Iryan Jaya Wood Ancestor FigureEst. $13,000-$19,500Lot Passed

Indonesian Dayak Wood Baby Carrier w/ Demon Face: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Dayak peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved ironwood baby carrier, with a curved half-basket shape and crescent seat, with a high relief demon

0167: Indonesian Dayak Wood Baby Carrier w/ Demon FaceEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Tampan Textile w/ Zoomorphs: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Southern Sumatra, Lampung region, ca. 19th century CE. A handwoven tampan textile with a light brown cotton plain-weave ground with intricate supplementary wefts

0168: 19th C. Indonesian Tampan Textile w/ ZoomorphsEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

19th C. Cook Islands Ceremonial Wood Adze: Oceania, Polynesia, Cook Islands, Mangaia, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A striking wooden adze haft or toki, meticulously hand-carved with dozens of horizontal bands of zigzag motifs. It is said

0169: 19th C. Cook Islands Ceremonial Wood AdzeEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Toba Batak Buffalo Horn Powder Flask: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Toba Batak people, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved buffalo horn powder flask with a spiralized motif on the exterior. A hinged iron dispenser has a bar spring under the

0170: 19th C. Indonesian Toba Batak Buffalo Horn Powder FlaskEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Spanish Colonial Retablo The Black Christ of Esquipulas: Spanish Colonial, Latin America, Guatemala, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A wonderful tin retablo painted with a Crucifixion scene known as "El Senor de Esquipulas" or "The Black Christ of Esquipulas"

0171: Spanish Colonial Retablo The Black Christ of EsquipulasEst. $800-$1,200

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