![Inuit Spirit Carving (Tytootsie Tunnillie, Cape Dorset/Kinngait): Green soapstone Inuit spirit carving. This piece is signed in Inuktitut syllabics to underside. Artist Tytootsie Tunnille. Numbered (5411, 68) This piece was purchased in Cape Dorset/Kinngait, directl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6052/333600/180206065_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718490342)
North American Antique
![Inuit Spirit Carving (Tytootsie Tunnillie, Cape Dorset/Kinngait): Green soapstone Inuit spirit carving. This piece is signed in Inuktitut syllabics to underside. Artist Tytootsie Tunnille. Numbered (5411, 68) This piece was purchased in Cape Dorset/Kinngait, directl](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6052/333600/180206065_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718490342)
![Large Inuit Spirit Carving (Tytoosie Tunnillie, Cape Dorset/Kinngait): Inuit spirit carving. Polished green soapstone. Piece is unsigned. This piece was purchased in Kinngait/Cape Dorset, directly from the artist by collector Jon Jacobs, a prominent collector of Inuit ar](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6052/333600/180206097_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718490342)
![Canvasback Pair by John R. Wells (1861-1953): Canvasback Pair John R. Wells (1861-1953) Toronto, Ontario, Canada, c. 1900 16 1/2 in. long Displaying Wells' best stippled and scratch-feather paint, these hollow birds are marked with the "JRW Maker](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1397/333693/180279390_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718648371)
![Native American Style Sterling Silver Turquoise & Coral Ring: Set in saw-tooth bezels is an elongated piece of coral and small freeform shaped piece of turquoise. There are three accent silver dots and a silver leaf that sits off to the side. The shank is a simp](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/8704/326812/176989631_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717617078)
![Inuit Abstract Spirit Carving (Cape Dorset/Kinngait): Inuit abstract spirit carving. Polished green stone. Piece is signed in Inuktitut syllabics on the foot. This piece was purchased in Cape Dorset/Kinngait, directly from the artist by collector Jon Jac](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6052/333600/180206082_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718490342)
![Inuit Spirit Carving in Green Soapstone (Tytoosie Tunnillie, Cape Dorset/Kinngait): Inuit Soapstone abstract spirit carving. Polished green soapstone. Piece is signed in Inuktitut syllabics on the foot. Signed Tyootsie Tunnille. This piece was purchased in Kinngait/Cape Dorset, direc](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6052/333600/180206080_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718490342)
![Inuit Spirit Carving in Green Soapstone (Tytoosie Tunnillie, Cape Dorset/Kinngait): Inuit Soapstone abstract spirit carving. Polished stone. Piece is signed in Inuktitut syllabics on the foot. This piece was purchased in Kinngait/Cape Dorset, directly from the artist by collector Jon](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6052/333600/180206079_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718490342)
![R C GORMAN NATIVE AMERICAN NAVAJO LITHOGRAPH SIGNED IN PENCIL FRAMED: Gorman, R.C./Rudolph Carl (Native American/Navajo, 1931-2005) Mother Nursing, mid to late 20th century, inkjet print on paper, depicting a seated mother holding her infant, signed in pencil at lower r](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7100/325580/175948785_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718896463)
![Inuit Spirit Carving (Tytoosie Tunnillie, Cape Dorset/Kinngait): Inuit Soapstone abstract spirit carving. Piece is signed in Inuktitut syllabics on the foot. Signed Tyootsie Tunnille. This piece was purchased in Kinngait/Cape Dorset, directly from the artist by col](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6052/333600/180206084_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718490342)
![VINTAGE MEXICO .999 STERLING PLATED SCULPTURE OF A SEATED ELEPHANT: Signed Plata Artistica Mexico 999 intricately detailed, figural sculpture depicting a seated elephant. It was made with a very fine silver .999 plating and is in excellent condition. It is without dam](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7100/325580/175538421_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718896463)
![Set of 6 Silver Plated Wine Goblets by Los Castillo, Signed - Mexico 1970's: Set of 6 Silver Plated Wine Goblets by Los Castillo, Signed - Mexico 1970's. This remarkable collection showcases the impeccable craftsmanship and timeless elegance synonymous with Los Castillo's lega](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/3967/332889/180679562_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719268010)
![Dago E Seguel Surreal Original Oil Painting . 41"x 31": DAGO E. SEGUEl Masters of the Imagination Surreal Original Oil Painting . 41"x31" signed.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6190/333102/179822523_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718285615)
![Inuit Eskimo Stone Carving: This is a wonderful Eskimo Inuit Native American Indian stone carving, it is signed (SEE PHOTOS) it is about 4 inches tall](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7314/330662/178344338_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1719167207)
![Mid Century Assorted Poker Chips Advertising, Old Vegas Casino and Rare Pieces: Mid Century Las Vegas old casinos poker chips in game case. Approximately 300 chips. Some advertising chips. Deck of cards and dice under tray. No bone chips. Domestic shipping $24.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/175925598_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716514712)
![9 Inuit Animal Carvings, Walrus & Mammoth Ivory: Native American / First Nations, Northwestern United States, Alaska, or Canada, Inuit culture, ca. early 20th to 21st century CE. A collection of walrus ivory and fossilized mammoth ivory carvings. Th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540204_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![84 Native American Stone Points + 4 Shark Teeth: Native American, North America, ca. 5000 BCE to 1000 CE; Ancient Seas, North America, Eastern United States, South Carolina, Paleocene to end of Pliocene eras, ca. 66 to 2.6 million years ago. A set o](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540150_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Early Inuit Cedar Wood, Bone, & Stone Adze Axe: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska or Canada, Inuit, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A well preserved and heavily utilized adze axe comprised of a cedarwood handle and a slotted whale bo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540201_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![5 Pre-Contact Punuk & Inuit Bone & Ivory Tools: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture, Punuk & Thule to Inuit, ca. 200 BCE to 1900 CE. A collection of ancient and antique c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180159652_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718405476)
![Northwest Coast Makah Wood Whale Rattle by Arnie Smith: Native American / First Nations, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Makah, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A hand-carved wood rattle in the form of a whale with an anthropomorphic face](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540208_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Lot of Nine Ancient Artifacts: Lot of nine ancient artifacts including 2 small arrowheads, 1 claw and 6 bone fragments. Domestic shipping $8.](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7135/325611/178127089_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1716514712)
![19th C. Inuit Walrus Tusk Ivory Ice Pick & Scraper: Native American, Northwest United States, Alaska, Inuit, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A set of 2 walrus tusk ivory tools for ice removal including a serrated ice scraper with a hollow interior a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540198_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Ancient Alaskan Inuit Punuk Bone & Ivory Harpoon Head: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture, Punuk & Thule stage to Inuit culture, ca. 500 to 1800 CE. Three ancient components of a hunting harpoon made fr](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179540202_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717794190)
![Native American Beaded Belt, Pouch & Miniature Basket: Native American, Southwestern United States, Apache; Plateau region, Nez Perce; Plains tribes, perhaps Lakota (Sioux), ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A collection of 3 beaded items from different N](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/332781/179804352_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718147909)
![Inuit Carved Sculptural Pieces + Gaming Dice: **Originally Listed At $300** Native American / First Nations, Northwestern United States, Alaska, and Canada, Inuit culture, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A collection of various Inuit carved scul](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180159655_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718405476)
News about North American Antique
![Christopher Cardozo’s artisanal reproduction of Curtis’ ‘North American Indian’ set for Santa Fe Art Auction April 10](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/175021646_1_x.jpeg)
Christopher Cardozo’s artisanal reproduction of Curtis’ ‘North American Indian’ set for Santa Fe Art Auction April 10
SANTA FE, N.M. — Christopher Cardozo (1948-2021) was the world’s leading expert on Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), whose The North American Indian was the first scholarly presentation documenting and preserving information about Native Americans. Cardozo’s collection of photogravures — plus an artist’s proof copy of his exhaustive reissue of Curtis’ work — will appear at […]
![Complete copy of ‘The North American Indian’ by Edward S. Curtis comes to Hindman Nov. 9](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/163286730_8_x.webp)
Complete copy of ‘The North American Indian’ by Edward S. Curtis comes to Hindman Nov. 9
CHICAGO – Hindman will offer a complete copy of Edward S. Curtis’ seminal The North American Indian as part of an auction of Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection on Thursday, November 9. The catalog is now available for bidding at LiveAuctioneers. Curtis’ The North American Indian was one of the most ambitious and […]
![Met exhibition features Karl Bodmer’s Native North American portraits](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/8.-Upsichtä-Mandan-Man-1.jpg)
Met exhibition features Karl Bodmer’s Native North American portraits
NEW YORK – Karl Bodmer: North American Portraits, an exhibition on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from April 5 through July 25, 2021, will present a compelling visual response to Native North America through watercolors created in the 1830s by the Swiss draftsman Karl Bodmer (1809–1893). Bodmer was one of the most accomplished […]
![North American history explored at Swann auction Sept. 24](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FEATcllmjnmgabcmmmhl.jpg)
North American history explored at Swann auction Sept. 24
NEW YORK – Covering a period of nearly five centuries, printed and manuscript Americana will cross the auction block at Swann Galleries on Thursday, Sept. 24. This auction is exceptionally varied in content and subjects covered, from colonialism and the Westward expansion of the United States, to presidential material and firsthand accounts by ordinary people of important historical moments. Bid […]