Exceptional Day 2 Ethnographic Tribal Fossils

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Exceptional Day 2 Ethnographic Tribal Fossils

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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils.

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Exhibited Costa Rican Stone Metate - Flying Panel: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. An enormous flying panel ceremonial metate, expertly carved from a single piece of volcanic stone

0144: Exhibited Costa Rican Stone Metate - Flying PanelEst. $15,000-$20,000Lot Passed

Large 20th C. Inuit Soapstone Carving - Bear & Seals: Native American/First Nations, Canada, Inuit culture, ca. 20th century CE. Signed "A.S." on bear's leg. A sizeable and skillfully carved soapstone statue depicting a polar bear hunting two seals. The

0148: Large 20th C. Inuit Soapstone Carving - Bear & SealsEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

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Large Native American Mississippian White Chert Point: Native American, southeastern United States, Arkansas, Cahokia Mounds (sometimes called Mound Builders), Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-knapped white chert point of an elongated

0148A: Large Native American Mississippian White Chert PointEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Huge Native American Knapped Stone Hoe / Spade: North America, modern-day southeastern/midwestern United States, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A huge black and grey chert knapped hoe or spade, with a rounded butt and a bifacial edge. The people of this

0148B: Huge Native American Knapped Stone Hoe / SpadeEst. $1,500-$2,000

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19th C Native American Wooden Grease Bowl from Alaska: Native American, Alaska, Kuskokwim River, probably Alaskan Athabaskans, ca. 19th century CE. A skillfully carved wooden bowl with tiered interior walls that create a lower basin - all adorned in red

0148C: 19th C Native American Wooden Grease Bowl from AlaskaEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Nuu-chah-nulth Wood Totem - Sam Williams: Native American, Pacific Northwest, Vancouver to Seattle area, Nuu-chah-nulth (formerly Nootka), signed by Sam Williams (born ca. 1880), ca. early 20th century CE. A rare miniature totem pole,

0148D: Early 20th C. Nuu-chah-nulth Wood Totem - Sam WilliamsEst. $2,400-$3,500Lot Passed

19th C. Nuu-Chah-Nulth Bone Pipe w/ Human Face: Native American/First Nations, British Columbia, Canada, Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka), ca. 19th century CE. A handsome, large deer bone pipe with a fantastical form. The stem of the pipe widens out into a

0148E: 19th C. Nuu-Chah-Nulth Bone Pipe w/ Human FaceEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

19th C. Nuu-chah-nulth Wood Ritual Bowl: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Nuu-chah-nulth people (Nootka), ca. 19th century CE. A fascinating wooden bowl, made to be used in healing rituals. Carved from a dark, hard wood, the bowl

0148F: 19th C. Nuu-chah-nulth Wood Ritual BowlEst. $16,000-$24,000Lot Passed

19th C. Plains Indian Beaded Leather Moccasins: Native American, Plains Indians, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A sweet pair of beaded leather moccasins, lane-stitched with sinew and glass beads, each decorated with coppery brown, black,

0148G: 19th C. Plains Indian Beaded Leather MoccasinsEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Exhibited Tlingit Wood Frog Bowl by Bean, 1919: Augustus Bean (Tlingit, 1850-1926), inscribed "Sitka (Alaska) 1919" on bottom. An exceptional oval feast dish carved from wood and skillfully decorated with low relief carvings of two frogs on the

0149: Exhibited Tlingit Wood Frog Bowl by Bean, 1919Est. $9,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Alaskan Polychrome Red Cedar Totem Pole, ca. 1920s: Native American, Alaska, Inuit, ca. 1920s CE. A beautifully-carved red cedar totem pole with an attached plinth with a flat base. The pole portion is painted with a variety of different-colored

0149A: Alaskan Polychrome Red Cedar Totem Pole, ca. 1920sEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Pacific Northwest Coast Wooden Totem Pole: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida or Tlingit peoples, ca. 1920's CE. A totemic statue, hand-carved from finely-grained cedar, attached to a rectangular platform with planar sides. The

0149B: Early 20th C. Pacific Northwest Coast Wooden Totem PoleEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Haida Red Cedar Totem: Native American, Pacific Northwest, Haida, ca. 1930's. Hand-carved from a single piece of red cedar, a totem pole model depicting from top to bottom: a guardian spirit with bird wings and a

0149C: Early 20th C. Haida Red Cedar TotemEst. $1,200-$1,500Lot Passed

Northwest Coast Argillite Totem - Signed Stephenson '87: Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida, signed and dated Pat & Leona Stephenson '87 on the base. A wonderful totem hand-carved from argillite depicting a bear holding an upside-down figure by the legs, with

0150: Northwest Coast Argillite Totem - Signed Stephenson '87Est. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Early 20th C Nuu-chah-nulth Painted Woven Bark Rain Hat: Native American, Northwest Coast, Vancouver Island, Nuu-chah-nulth, ca. 1930s CE. An impressive rain hat comprised of woven cedar bark in a double weave with a boldly painted design in blue, green

0150A: Early 20th C Nuu-chah-nulth Painted Woven Bark Rain HatEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

20th C. Pacific Northwest Coast Wooden Totem Pole: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, ca. mid 20th century CE. A handsome and imaginative wooden totem pole featuring a series of stacked animals arrows on an integrated wooden base. At the top

0150B: 20th C. Pacific Northwest Coast Wooden Totem PoleEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

Huge Ancient African Stone Figure of Pregnant Female: West Africa, Nigeria, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A huge stone carving of a pregnant woman, depicted in a manner that is wonderfully abstract. The woman stands, her legs together to form a column, with her

0156: Huge Ancient African Stone Figure of Pregnant FemaleEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

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Very Fine Mid-19th C. African Dan Wood Kagle Mask: Western Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A fabulous example of a wooden mask from the Dan peoples known as a "kagle" (spirit mask). The highly-stylized

0156A: Very Fine Mid-19th C. African Dan Wood Kagle MaskEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Early 20th C. Burkina Faso Nunuma Wood Mask: West Africa, Burkina Faso, Nunuma peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fascinating wooden mask with graphic facial features including an open mouth, large circular eyes, and jutting

0156B: Early 20th C. Burkina Faso Nunuma Wood MaskEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Salampasu Wood, Copper & Rattan Mask: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Salampasu peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A dramatic hand-carved wooden mask with a copper-covered face. The forehead is lined with several

0156C: Early 20th C. Salampasu Wood, Copper & Rattan MaskEst. $4,500-$6,500Lot Passed

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Fine 20th C. Anang Ibibio Wood Mask - Mfon & Idiok Ekpo: West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An intriguing, hand-carved wooden face mask depicting an attractive female face with exaggerated features and a prominent black

0156D: Fine 20th C. Anang Ibibio Wood Mask - Mfon & Idiok EkpoEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Important 19th C. Chokwe Wood Stool, ex-Sotheby's: Central Africa, Angola or the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chokwe peoples, ca. late 19th century CE. A rare, well-preserved wooden stool featuring a ring-shaped base, a slightly indented seat,

0156E: Important 19th C. Chokwe Wood Stool, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $15,000-$25,000Lot Passed

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Large/Early 20th. C. African Mumuye Iron Rain Wand: West Africa, Nigeria, Mumuye peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A large forged-iron rain-making wand comprised of several serpentine rods accentuated with twisted grooves until just

0156F: Large/Early 20th. C. African Mumuye Iron Rain WandEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Early 20th C. Mumuye Iron Rain Wand: West Africa, Nigeria, Mumuye peoples, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A striking forged-iron rain-making wand comprised of several serpentine rods, half of which are accentuated with twisted

0156G: Early 20th C. Mumuye Iron Rain WandEst. $800-$1,200

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