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20th C. Papua New Guinea Polychrome Wood Mask

1856 American Steel & Wood Revolver - Starr Arms Co. NY

Vintage Mexican Silver & Turquoise Cuff Bracelet

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American Frontier | Ethnographic | Tribal Art

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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Native American, Ethnographic, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, 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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Native American Stone Tool w/ Full Groove: Native American, Western United States, Southern Wyoming, Plains Tribes, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A hand-carved full groove stone tool with an elongated ovoid body. A groove encircles the center of the

0037E: Native American Stone Tool w/ Full GrooveEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Native American Hohokam Bi-Chrome Seed Jar w/ Lizards: Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Hohokam culture, ca. 1100 to 1400 CE. A charming bi-chrome pottery piece, hand-built using coiling and scraping methods to create the smooth

0038: Native American Hohokam Bi-Chrome Seed Jar w/ LizardsEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Mississippian Granite Stone Double-Cup Discodial: North America, Midwest / Eastern United States, Late Prehistoric Mississippian culture, ca. 1400 to 400 BP. A wonderful granite stone fashioned and sanded into a smooth, round-edged disc, known as a

0039: Mississippian Granite Stone Double-Cup DiscodialEst. $800-$1,200

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Ancient Pacific Northwest Stone Mortar Bowl: Native American / First Nations, Pacific Northwest Coast, pre/early contact era, ca. 1000 to 1800 CE. An aesthetically pleasing artifact, a heavy volcanic stone with a shallow bowl carved into its

0040: Ancient Pacific Northwest Stone Mortar BowlEst. $800-$1,200

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Mississippian Bell Plain Incised Pottery Jar w/ TL: Native American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, ca. 1000 to 1360 CE. A fabulous coil-formed Bell Plain pottery jar displaying a round yet stable base, a bulbous body, and a broad, concave neck

0041: Mississippian Bell Plain Incised Pottery Jar w/ TLEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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3 Native American Woodlands Stone Pipes & 1 Axe Head: North America, east-central Tennessee (Overton County), Middle Woodland period, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A fabulous set of four hand-carved stone pieces; three zoomorphic pipes, and one axe head.

0041A: 3 Native American Woodlands Stone Pipes & 1 Axe HeadEst. $2,500-$3,500

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Lot of 2 Mississippian Stone Perforated Discodials: North America, Midwest, Ohio, near Cincinnati, Late Prehistoric Mississippian culture, ca. 1350 to 1700 CE. A fine pair of discodials; each of stone. Both discodials are of circular forms with

0041B: Lot of 2 Mississippian Stone Perforated DiscodialsEst. $900-$1,200

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Mississippian Pottery Bowl w/ Bird Head & Tail - TL: Native American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, Mound Builders, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. An exemplary, hand-built pottery bowl boasting a flat, circular base, a bulbous body, and a gently flared,

0042: Mississippian Pottery Bowl w/ Bird Head & Tail - TLEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Adena Banded Slate Quadriconcave Gorget: Native American, United States, Ohio, Licking County, Adena culture, ca. 800 to 100 BCE. A lovely hand-shaped slate gorget of a quadriconcave form with four concave sides, although the sides are only

0043: Adena Banded Slate Quadriconcave GorgetEst. $900-$1,300Lot Passed

Hopewell Woodland Chert Knapped Point: Native American, Hopewell, Ohio, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. A beautiful grey brown translucent chert blade. Knapped lithics like this one are made using percussion, striking them with other stones; the

0044: Hopewell Woodland Chert Knapped PointEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Native American Eastern Woodland Chert Stone Hand Tool: Native American, North America, Eastern Woodland, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A fine hand-knapped chert stone tool with a rounded top and flat base. Presenting with a deep shade of reddish taupe, the ancient

0044A: Native American Eastern Woodland Chert Stone Hand ToolEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

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Three 19th C. Native American Woven Fiber Baskets: Native American, Southwestern and Northwestern United States, Pima, Yokut & Tlingit peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A trio of charming baskets, hand-woven from natural fibers, that

0045: Three 19th C. Native American Woven Fiber BasketsEst. $900-$1,400

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13th C. Native American Alaskan Thule Wood Plate: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Yupik peoples, Thule period, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A finely-preserved plate carved from wood with a planar base, gradually

0045B: 13th C. Native American Alaskan Thule Wood PlateEst. $300-$500

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Rare 12th C. Alaskan Thule Wood Bowl: Native American, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska (Bering Strait), Thule peoples, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A very rare wooden bowl of a simple yet elegant ovoid form created by the Thule peoples, the

0046: Rare 12th C. Alaskan Thule Wood BowlEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Pre-Contact Inuit Bone Utilitarian Tools: Native American, Alaska, Inuit, Aleutian, or Punuk peoples, Pre-Contact period, ca. 100 to 1000 CE. A set of two utilitarian tools carved from either whale or walrus bone. The smaller item is a

0046A: Lot of 2 Pre-Contact Inuit Bone Utilitarian ToolsEst. $450-$675Lot Passed

18th C. Alaskan Inuit Bone / Iron Hunting Tools (25 pcs: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Alaskan Inuit, ca. late 18th to 19th century CE. A gathering of 25 hunting tools forged from iron or carved by hand from ungulate bone or walrus ivory.

0046B: 18th C. Alaskan Inuit Bone / Iron Hunting Tools (25 pcsEst. $1,400-$1,800Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Haida Wood Potlatch Bowl w/ Shell Inlay: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida peoples, caearly 20th century. A fabulous hand-carved wooden potlatch bowl of rectangular form adorned with a border of thirty-two inlaid shells.

0046C: Early 20th C. Haida Wood Potlatch Bowl w/ Shell InlayEst. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Kwakwaka'wakw Wood Feast Bowl Whales: Native American, Pacific Northwest, Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden feast bowl of an enormous size with an ovoid body shaped like a canoe. The

0046D: Early 20th C. Kwakwaka'wakw Wood Feast Bowl WhalesEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

1940s Northwest Coast Haida Button Blanket / Crest Robe: Northwest Coast, British Colombia, Haida, ca. 1940s. A fabulous button blanket or crest robe created by a native Northwest Coast artist, purportedly of the Salmon clan, depicting two outward facing

0046E: 1940s Northwest Coast Haida Button Blanket / Crest RobeEst. $1,600-$2,000Lot Passed

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Mid 20th C. Chilkat Hide Potlatch Dance Apron w/ Hooves: Native American, Pacific Northwest, southeastern Alaska, Chilkat tribe (part of the Tlingit people), ca. 1950s CE. A gorgeous apron, made from painted hide, with long, hanging strips of leather tied

0047: Mid 20th C. Chilkat Hide Potlatch Dance Apron w/ HoovesEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Vintage Haida Wood Raven Rattle w/ Nacre Inlays & Hair: Pacific Northwest, Native American (USA and Canada), Haida peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A stunning hand-carved wooden rattle in the form of a raven perched on a pole. Decoratively incised and

0047A: Vintage Haida Wood Raven Rattle w/ Nacre Inlays & HairEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Early 20th C. Tlingit Adze Wood Handle, Iron Blade: Native American, Pacific Northwest, southeastern Alaska, Tlingit people, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A fine adze comprised of a hand-carved wooden handle with a curved neck and a

0047B: Early 20th C. Tlingit Adze Wood Handle, Iron BladeEst. $400-$600

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20th C. Alaskan Yupik Stone Kayak Hunter - Bekoalook: Native American, western Alaska, Seward Peninsula, Shaktoolik Village, Yup'ik, Alutiiq/Sugpiaq people, ca. 1965 CE, signed by "Bekoalook". A striking dark green and grey banded soapstone carving of a

0047C: 20th C. Alaskan Yupik Stone Kayak Hunter - BekoalookEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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20th C. Pacific Northwest Wood & Bone Leister Spear: Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States and Canada, Tlingit or Haida people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fishing spear known as a leister, made of wood, whale bone, and fiber

0047D: 20th C. Pacific Northwest Wood & Bone Leister SpearEst. $600-$900

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