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Featuring Pre-Columbian, Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, historical examples from the Spanish, Mexican, and American frontiers, fossils, and more. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. We ship worldwide to most countries, offering in-house shipping for your convenience.

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Chile San Pedro de Atacama Wood Mixing Bowl: Pre-Columbian, Northern Chile, San Pedro de Atacama, ca. 1000 to 500 BCE. A rare, well-preserved mixing bowl for grinding up powder associated with shamanic drug use. On one side of the bowl is a

0090: Chile San Pedro de Atacama Wood Mixing BowlEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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Huge 20th C. Shipibo Pottery Chomo: Upper/Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Peru, Shipibo people, ca. mid 20th century CE. A massive, globular-bodied ceramic vessel known as a "chomo", with a flat base with a flared waist, a tapered

0091: Huge 20th C. Shipibo Pottery ChomoEst. $3,500-$5,000

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Prehistoric Native American Woodlands Stone Pipe: North America, midwestern / southern USA, Middle Woodland period, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. One of the prized possessions of the Woodland period, this is a beautiful example of a dark stone pipe. It has a

0091C: Prehistoric Native American Woodlands Stone PipeEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Incredibly Rare & Important Mississippian Jar w/ TL: Native American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. A very large redware vessel, skillfully handbuilt via the coiling method and extensively engraved with iconography that

0091D: Incredibly Rare & Important Mississippian Jar w/ TLEst. $13,000-$19,500Lot Passed

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Prehistoric Anasazi Socorro Black on White Olla: Native American, Southwestern USA, Ancestral Pueblo / Anasazi culture, Greater Upper Rio Grande Valley, Rio Abajo White Ware, ca. 900 to 1350 CE. A beautiful, well-preserved ceramic seed jar, of the

0092: Prehistoric Anasazi Socorro Black on White OllaEst. $4,000-$6,000

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Ancestral Puebloan Puerco Pottery Mug with Handle: North America, southern Colorado Plateau, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1030 to 1150 CE. A beautiful example of Puerco Black-on-Red pottery, a distinctive style made during the early part of the

0092A: Ancestral Puebloan Puerco Pottery Mug with HandleEst. $800-$1,200

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Anasazi Kana'a Pottery Pitcher: Native American, Southwestern USA, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Kana'a, Pueblo I, ca. 800 to 950 CE. An outstanding example of a Kana'a Gray Neckbanded ceramic pitcher with a light grey body color

0093: Anasazi Kana'a Pottery PitcherEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

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Prehistoric Native American Acoma Pitcher w/ Handle: Native American, Southwest, Acoma, date 1873 painted on base. A beautiful bichrome terracotta pitcher comprised of a piriform body with a loop handle joining neck to shoulder. Handbuilt via the

0093A: Prehistoric Native American Acoma Pitcher w/ HandleEst. $600-$900

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Anasazi Black-on-Red Vessel w/ Handle: North America, Southwest Four Corners Area, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 1100 to 1200 CE. An attractive black-on-red pottery vessel presenting a rounded olla-like form with a short cylindrical

0093B: Anasazi Black-on-Red Vessel w/ HandleEst. $900-$1,200

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Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White Duck Effigy Vessel: Native American, southwestern United States, Four Corners region, Southern Colorado Plateau, Pueblo I/Pueblo II (Anasazi) period, ca. 875 to 1050 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel with a round but

0094: Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White Duck Effigy VesselEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Mimbres Black on White Pottery Bowl w/ Geometric Motifs: Native American, North America, southwest corner of New Mexico, Mogollon/Classic Mimbres, ca. 1050 to 1150 CE. A lovely black-on-white bowl created via the coil-and-scrape method and intricately

0094A: Mimbres Black on White Pottery Bowl w/ Geometric MotifsEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Anasazi Wingate Pottery Black on Red Jar: Native American, Southwestern United States, southern Colorado Plateau (Four Corners region), Anasazi (Ancestral Pueblo), ca. 1030 to 1175 CE. A wonderful Wingate Black-on-Red bowl covered entirely

0094B: Anasazi Wingate Pottery Black on Red JarEst. $1,100-$1,600Lot Passed

Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White Pottery Ladle: Native American, southwest New Mexico, villages in southern Cibola Anasazi / northern Mogollon, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) culture, ca. 1075 to 1250 CE. A fine ladle, hand-built from pottery which

0095: Prehistoric Anasazi Black-on-White Pottery LadleEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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0096: Prehistoric Mogollon Shallow Bowl - CorrugatedEst. $600-$800

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Anasazi Tularosa Black on White Pottery Bowl: Native American, Southern Colorado Plateau, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Tularosa, ca. 1200 to 1350 CE. A fine pottery bowl created using the coil-and-scrape method. The vessel is defined by a round

0096A: Anasazi Tularosa Black on White Pottery BowlEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Prehistoric Anasazi Mesa Verde Black on White Mug: 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

0097: Prehistoric Anasazi Mesa Verde Black on White MugEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

19th C. Haida Pipe w/ Human Face, ex-Museum: Native American / First Nations, British Columbia, Canada or southern Alaska, USA, Haida or Tsimshian, ca. 19th century CE. A handsome, large deer bone pipe with a fantastical form. The stem of the

0098: 19th C. Haida Pipe w/ Human Face, ex-MuseumEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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

0098A: 19th C Native American Wooden Grease Bowl from AlaskaEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Miniature Prehistoric Alaskan Thule 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

0099: Miniature Prehistoric Alaskan Thule Wood IdolEst. $1,700-$2,550Lot Passed

Ancient Inuit / Aleut Fossilized Walrus Tusk Axe Head: Native American, Arctic, Inuit or Aleut peoples, ca. 1500 to 1800 CE. A beautiful axe head carved from the tusk of a walrus with a short, thick tang, an indented shoulder meant to hold tightly-wound

0099B: Ancient Inuit / Aleut Fossilized Walrus Tusk Axe HeadEst. $2,200-$3,300Lot Passed

20th C. Plains Buckskin Tipi, Beadwork & Quill Tassels: North America, Plains, ca. 1910s to 1930s CE. A petite tipi (also teepee or tepee) with a cover made from native-tanned skin and decorated with staggered fish-shaped motifs comprised of glass trade

0100: 20th C. Plains Buckskin Tipi, Beadwork & Quill TasselsEst. $8,000-$10,000Lot Passed

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19th C. Native American Comanche / Lakota Hide Saddle: Native American, possibly Comanche or Lakota (midwestern US), ca. second half of the 19th century CE. A hide-covered wooden saddle with a beautiful dark patina, used for horse riding, with a

0100A: 19th C. Native American Comanche / Lakota Hide SaddleEst. $1,000-$1,500

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19th C. Native American Kickapoo Hide Saddle: Native American, possibly Kickapoo (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas), ca. second half of the 19th century CE. A hide-covered wooden saddle, used for horseback riding, with its distinctive near-symmetrical

0100B: 19th C. Native American Kickapoo Hide SaddleEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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19th C. Native American Santee Sioux Beaded Hide Shirt: Native American, Santee Sioux (Central and Northern Plains), ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautifully preserved, hand-tanned antelope hide shirt featuring colorful beaded embroidery

0100C: 19th C. Native American Santee Sioux Beaded Hide ShirtEst. $2,000-$3,000

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