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Large Anasazi Tularosa Black on White Pottery Pitcher: Native American, southwest New Mexico, villages in southern Cibola Anasazi / northern Mogollon, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) culture, ca. 1075 to 1250 CE. A beautiful hand-built pottery pitcher

0122C: Large Anasazi Tularosa Black on White Pottery PitcherEst. $1,700-$2,550Lot Passed

Large Anasazi Pottery Pitcher - Black on White: Native American, Southern Colorado Plateau, Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi), ca. 1075 to 1250 CE. A beautiful, hand-built pottery pitcher which has been well-polished, slipped, and has a pearly white

0122D: Large Anasazi Pottery Pitcher - Black on WhiteEst. $1,100-$1,650Lot Passed

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Anasazi Pottery Black-on-White Bowl: Native American, Southwestern United States, east central Arizona, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1275 to 1325 CE. A beautiful pottery bowl with a rounded base, tall walls, a deep basin, and a

0123: Anasazi Pottery Black-on-White BowlEst. $600-$900

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Anasazi Pottery Mug w/ Cut Out Handle, Figure on Base: Native American, Southwestern USA, Colorado, Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans, ca. 1200 to 1300 CE. A fine example of a pottery mug made in the Mesa Verde Black-on-White tradition in what is today

0124: Anasazi Pottery Mug w/ Cut Out Handle, Figure on BaseEst. $2,200-$3,300Lot Passed

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Early Inuit Stone Oil Lamp - Seal Form: Arctic, Inuit peoples, ca. 1000 to 1700 CE. A hand-carved brown stone kudlik, also known as a qulliq, a traditional oil lamp with a zoomorphic form. A deep, ovoid cavity was made to hold seal oil,

0125: Early Inuit Stone Oil Lamp - Seal FormEst. $600-$900

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Rare Prehistoric Alaskan Thule Miniature Wood Idol: Native American, Northwest Alaska, Brevig Mission, Thule culture, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. An incredibly rare hand-carved wooden effigy idol figurine of a miniature size long preserved in the frozen

0126: Rare Prehistoric Alaskan Thule Miniature Wood IdolEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Rare Prehistoric Alaskan Thule Miniature Bone Idol: Native American, Northwest Alaska, Thule culture, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A rare effigy idol of a miniature size, hand-carved from bone, perhaps walrus. The figure has a simplified body with an incised

0127: Rare Prehistoric Alaskan Thule Miniature Bone IdolEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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19th C. Northwest Coast Nootka Stone Maul: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Canada, Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved stone maul with a tapered handle, a discoid upper knob with an integral conical

0128: 19th C. Northwest Coast Nootka Stone MaulEst. $800-$1,200

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11 Inuit Bone, Wood, Antler, & Tooth Harpoon Parts: Arctic World, Inuit people, ca. early 20th century CE. A collection of 11 harpoon and fishing components, three made from polar bear teeth, two from wood, two from whale bone, and four from caribou

0129: 11 Inuit Bone, Wood, Antler, & Tooth Harpoon PartsEst. $700-$1,200

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Early 20th C. Inuit Fossil Tooth w/ Etched Figures: Arctic, Native American/First Nations, Inuit people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A large polar bear tooth, fossilized into a rich brown color, and polished on one side to form a face for

0130: Early 20th C. Inuit Fossil Tooth w/ Etched FiguresEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

20th C. Arctic Greenstone Seal: Native American/First Nations, northern Canada, Inuit, ca. 1950s CE. A delightful deep grey and grey-green stone carving of a seal, its body elongated as if it is in the act of swimming through an

0131: 20th C. Arctic Greenstone SealEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Native American Shale Bannerstone - Howard COA: North American, probably southeastern United States, Mississippian, Archaic Period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A dark brown, smooth shale bannerstone, of elongated, pipe-like form, with a small, round

0132: Native American Shale Bannerstone - Howard COAEst. $800-$1,200

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20th C. Inuit Argillite Seal Carving: Native American/First Nations, northern Canada, Inuit, probably Sanikiluaq, ca. mid 20th century CE. A delightful deep grey and grey-green argillite carving of a seal, its body elongated as if it is

0133: 20th C. Inuit Argillite Seal CarvingEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Lot of 4 Chinese Late Qing Silk Animal Face Hats: East Asia, China, late Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. Four children's festival hats with animal faces made of colorful silk fabrics and a variety of trims (fur, embroidery,

0134: Lot of 4 Chinese Late Qing Silk Animal Face HatsEst. $400-$600

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19th C. N. Indian Wood Tribal Figure: India, northern region, 19th century CE. Carved from wood, warrior is in kneeling position wearing a belt and decorated with a cone hat. Great patina. Size: 4" W x 13" H (10.2 cm x 33 cm).

0134A: 19th C. N. Indian Wood Tribal FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Lot of 3 Early 20th C. Central Asian Cloth Hats: Central Asia, ca. early 20th century CE. First, the tallest on its stand (with the long tail): from northwest Pakistan. A cloth hat with a long tail that hangs behind it. Its face is decorated with a

0134B: Lot of 3 Early 20th C. Central Asian Cloth HatsEst. $400-$600

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20th C. Indonesia Wood & Brass Pedang Suduk Kris Blade: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely personal ceremonial sword known as a pedang suduk, known for their straight-profiled blades, with a serpentine-form iron blade from a

0135: 20th C. Indonesia Wood & Brass Pedang Suduk Kris BladeEst. $500-$700Lot Passed

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20th C. Balinese Woven Fiber Basket: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. mid 20th century CE. A handsome woven fiber basket, made in the traditional style of the native Balinese. Alternating dark and light fibers create a repeated

0136: 20th C. Balinese Woven Fiber BasketEst. $200-$300

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Matched 20th C. Bali Polychrome Pottery Coin Banks: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A charming pair of hand-built pottery coin banks depicting a male and female couple seated in an elegant, formal manner. The

0137: Matched 20th C. Bali Polychrome Pottery Coin BanksEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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20th C. Indonesian Sumba Textile w/ Deer: Southeast Asia, Eastern Indonesia, Sumba Island, ca. late 20th century. A stunning textile with iconographic and decorative patterns created via a technique known as supplementary warp weaving which

0138: 20th C. Indonesian Sumba Textile w/ DeerEst. $400-$600

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Early 20th C. Indonesian Iron Kris w/ Wood Scabbard: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a forged-iron kris (keris), a ceremonial personal sword with a handle and scabbard carved from sumptuous

0139: Early 20th C. Indonesian Iron Kris w/ Wood ScabbardEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Massive 20th C. Hawaiian Koa Wood Dough Bowl: USA, Hawaiian Islands, ca. mid 20th century CE. A huge, shallow-sided wood bowl, hand-turned to its current form and polished to a high sheen, with a rich, coppery color to the wood. A groove runs

0140: Massive 20th C. Hawaiian Koa Wood Dough BowlEst. $800-$1,200

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Huge Early 20th C. Hawaiian Kou Wood Bowl: South Pacific, Hawaii, ca. 1930s CE. A beautiful example of a wooden calabash - a serving bowl named for the gourd that it resembles, though it is made from kou, an inherently beautiful Hawaiian

0140B: Huge Early 20th C. Hawaiian Kou Wood BowlEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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Huge Mid-20th C. Hawaiian Koa Wood Pig Platter: North America, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 1950s CE. An exquisite platter, hand-carved from a single piece of koa wood, of a massive form meant to present and serve an entire fire-roasted pig. The platter

0140C: Huge Mid-20th C. Hawaiian Koa Wood Pig PlatterEst. $1,500-$2,250

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