Warehouse Clear Out - Ancient & Ethnographic

Romano-Egyptian Polychrome Limestone Bust

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Warehouse Clear Out - Ancient & Ethnographic

Artemis Gallery

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Time to clear out the warehouse, as these lots are going, going, gone... plus a we've added a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Join us for our special End-of-Year Clearance sale featuring discounted pricing on antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, plus Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 50% off original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors.

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Hopewell Stone Standing Woman Figure: **First Time At Auction** Native American, central/eastern United States, Ohio and surrounding areas, Hopewell Indians, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. A fine statuette of a standing woman, hand-carved from

0202A: Hopewell Stone Standing Woman FigureEst. $800-$1,200

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Rare Hopewell Native American Stone Skeleton Pipe: **First Time At Auction** Native American, midwestern United States (Ohio and surrounding area), ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. An incredibly rare find and one of my favorites! Made from beautiful creamy

0203: Rare Hopewell Native American Stone Skeleton PipeEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Lot of 18 Native American Woodlands Stone Arrowheads: **First Time At Auction** North America, Native American, Southeastern US, Eastern Woodland peoples, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A lovely ensemble of eighteen knapped-stone arrowheads in varying sizes and

0203A: Lot of 18 Native American Woodlands Stone ArrowheadsEst. $150-$250

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Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White Ladle: **Originally Listed At $500** Native American, Southern Colorado Plateau, Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), ca. 1075 to 1250 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery ladle which has been well-polished,

0204: Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White LadleEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Early 20th C. N. Mexican Chimayo Textile Shawl: **First Time At Auction** North America, US Southwest, New Mexico, Chimayo, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely polychrome textile shawl, comprised of tightly-woven wool fibers, in hues of black,

0204A: Early 20th C. N. Mexican Chimayo Textile ShawlEst. $300-$450

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20th C. Pacific Northwest Wooden Wolf Totem: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Pacific Northwest, probably Haida or Tlingit, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful, hand-carved wooden totem pole. Carved from a reddish wood, probably

0204B: 20th C. Pacific Northwest Wooden Wolf TotemEst. $1,000-$1,500

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20th C. Tlingit / Haida Painted Wood Box, Totemic Faces: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Pacific Northwest, Tlingit or Haida, ca. mid 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a cedar box with a removable lid, its exterior surface painted with

0204C: 20th C. Tlingit / Haida Painted Wood Box, Totemic FacesEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Lot of 2 Signed Hopi Polychrome Vessels: **First Time At Auction** North America, Native American, Southwestern US, Arizona, Melda Nampeyo (Hopi, b. 1959-present), Fawn Navasie (Hopi, b. 1959-present), ca. early 21st century CE. A

0204D: Lot of 2 Signed Hopi Polychrome VesselsEst. $700-$1,000Lot Passed

19th C. Alaskan Native Caribou Hide & Wood Drum: **Originally Listed At $400** Native American, Alaskan Native, ca. late 19th century CE. A drum made from an old turned wood bowl, with caribou hide stretched over the wooden surface and nailed in

0205: 19th C. Alaskan Native Caribou Hide & Wood DrumEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Rare 19th C. Collection of 10 Eskimo Bone Tools: **Originally Listed At $500** North America, Native American, Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Inuit Eskimos, ca. 1880 CE. A rare ensemble of ten carved Eskimo tools in a variety of forms from the late

0206: Rare 19th C. Collection of 10 Eskimo Bone ToolsEst. $900-$1,350Lot Passed

20th C. Native American Ojibwa Beaded Strap: **Originally Listed At $350** Native American, Great Lakes region, possibly Ojibwa, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful beaded strap fragment from a loomed bandolier bag, made of multicolored

0207: 20th C. Native American Ojibwa Beaded StrapEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

20th C. Northwest Coast Bella Coola Iron & Bone Dagger: **Originally Listed At $500** Native American, Canada, Pacific Northwest Coast, Eastern British Columbia, Bella Coola peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely-crafted dagger comprised of a

0208: 20th C. Northwest Coast Bella Coola Iron & Bone DaggerEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. Native American Plains Beaded Moccasins: **Originally Listed At $400** Native American, Plains Indians, ca. 1st half 20th century CE. Beautiful pair of beaded moccasins, lane-stitched with sinew and colorful glass trade beads, each

0209: Early 20th C. Native American Plains Beaded MoccasinsEst. $800-$1,200

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20th C. Plains Indian Beaded Hide Child Moccasins (pr): **Originally Listed At $400** Native American, North America, Plains Indians, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. An attractive pair of deer hide moccasins made for a small child. Each moccasin

0210: 20th C. Plains Indian Beaded Hide Child Moccasins (pr)Est. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

20th C. Hopi Polychrome Wood Kachina by Walter Howato: **Originally Listed At $850** Native American, Southwestern USA, Hopi people, ca. mid 20th century CE, by Walter Howato (1921-2003). A fascinating wood kachina doll, painted in the style pioneered

0211: 20th C. Hopi Polychrome Wood Kachina by Walter HowatoEst. $1,700-$2,550Lot Passed

20th C. Native American Carved Ironwood Owl: **First Time At Auction** North America, US Southwest, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large wooden owl carved from a single piece of toffee-hued ironwood. The figure has disc-shaped eyes, a bar-shaped

0211A: 20th C. Native American Carved Ironwood OwlEst. $100-$200Lot Passed

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Large 20th C. Southwest Hopi Pottery Vessel w/ Kachinas: **Originally Listed At $400** Native American, US Southwest, Hopi people, ca. 20th century CE. A tall, deep vessel painted a deep chestnut brown, its surface scored to give it a rough-textured

0212: Large 20th C. Southwest Hopi Pottery Vessel w/ KachinasEst. $800-$1,200

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Early 20th C. Lobi Wood Portrait Mask, by Lunkena Pale: **Originally Listed At $700** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi but with Baoule influence, ca. 1920s CE. A carved wooden portrait mask with interesting features. The face has a huge headdress or

0213: Early 20th C. Lobi Wood Portrait Mask, by Lunkena PaleEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

19th C. African Yoruba Iron Staff - Opa Osanyin: **Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba Tribe, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare Opa Osanyin herbalist's staff made of hand-forged iron. At the top of the staff is a

0214: 19th C. African Yoruba Iron Staff - Opa OsanyinEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

19th C. Mexican Silver Cross Pendant & Chain - 50.6 g: **Originally Listed At $400** New World, Mexico or possibly Guatemala, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A 95% silver pendant composed of three ornate crosses hanging from a fourth cross with an

0215: 19th C. Mexican Silver Cross Pendant & Chain - 50.6 gEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

20th C. African Igbo Wood Granary Protector - Rooster: **Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Nigeria, possibly Igbo or Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating hand-carved wooden figure of a rooster, depicted here with an

0216: 20th C. African Igbo Wood Granary Protector - RoosterEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. African Pende Woven Headdress: **Originally Listed At $600** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pende peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A striking woven headdress with tall green, blue, and white feathers projecting

0217: Early 20th C. African Pende Woven HeaddressEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Tall Cameroonian Bamileke Wooden Figure of Chief's Wife: **Originally Listed At $600** Africa, Cameroon, Bamileke Culture, ca. 4th quarter 19th/1st quarter 20th century. A tall carved wood sculpture depicting a wife of a Bamileke chief, standing with

0218: Tall Cameroonian Bamileke Wooden Figure of Chief's WifeEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wooden Ibeji Figure: **Originally Listed At $350** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure, known as an Ibeji, representing a deceased male twin. The figure has

0219: Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wooden Ibeji FigureEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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