Paul Coze (French/Serbian-American, 1903-1974). (1) "Yavapai" & (2) "Mojave" pen and ink on paper, n.d. Artist's signature and title handwritten on bottom periphery. (3) Native Dancer. Pen and ink on paper, n.d. (4) Anonymous (active in 20th century). "Cherokee Medicine Bundle / Four Eagle Feathers" pen and ink on paper, November 20th, 1971. Indecipherable artist's signature, date, and title handwritten on bottom periphery. All 4 stamped with "ESTATE OF / Paul Coze." A wonderful ensemble of 4 pen and ink ethnographic drawings depicting indigenous people of the American Southwest. Signed by Paul Coze, two drawings portray scenes of Mojave and Yavapai life, while the unsigned drawing by Coze features a native dancer with ethnographic notes describing colors and objects. Size of paper (all about the same): 8.5" W x 11" H (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm) Size of protective film (all about the same): 9.2" W x 11.2" H (23.4 cm x 28.4 cm)

Alternatively, the fourth piece is by an anonymous artist and presents an indigenous woman cradling a Cherokee medicine bundle with 4 eagle feathers blowing in the wind beside her.

Paul Coze was an anthropologist, artist, and writer that was most notable as a French authority on Native Americans. Between 1928 and 1934, he made four trips across western Canada collecting ethnographic objects for the Musee d'Ethnographie in Paris and the Heye Foundation in New York. He settled in Phoenix Arizona in 1951 and created nine major pieces of public art in the city, most with Native themes.

Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010

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"Yavapai" and "Mojave" have artist's signature, title, and copyright logo handwritten on bottom periphery. "Cherokee Medicine Bundle…" has indecipherable artist's signature, date, and title handwritten on bottom periphery. All stamped with "ESTATE OF / Paul Coze." "Cherokee Medicine Bundle…" has small tear to upper left periphery and "Yavapai" has miniscule fold to upper right corner; neither affecting images. Each fit with protective film. All 4 in overall excellent condition with clear imagery.