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Fine Paracas Polychrome Fisherman Vessel, TL Tested

19th C. Sioux Beaded Leather Glove Gauntlets (pr)

Rare Teotihuacan Tecali Anthropomorphic Maskette

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Chancay Wood Mummy Mask White Pigment: Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fabulous anthropomorphic face mask carved from coffee-hued hardwood. The rounded face boasts a prominent aquiline nose, incised

0045: Chancay Wood Mummy Mask White PigmentEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Chancay Cotton Textile Fragments w/ Birds: Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fascinating pair of cotton textiles that are fragments from a larger panel, comprised of tight tabby / plain weaving with a busy

0047: Chancay Cotton Textile Fragments w/ BirdsEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Colombian Rio Magdalena Pottery Urn Base: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Northern Colombia, Rio Magdalena, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A huge, hand-built terracotta urn with a flat base, a tall, cylindrical body, and a rolled rim. A

0048: Colombian Rio Magdalena Pottery Urn BaseEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

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Quimbaya Pottery Male Figure w/ Copper Nose Ring: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca region, Quimbaya, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-built pottery figure of an attenuated form standing atop a pair of separated legs. The

0049: Quimbaya Pottery Male Figure w/ Copper Nose RingEst. $250-$350

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Hefty Pre-ColumbianTairona Jade Axe Head: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A lovely axe head that is hand-carved from mottled sage green omphacite jade with dark gray, sandy beige, and dark green inclusions. The

0050: Hefty Pre-ColumbianTairona Jade Axe HeadEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Costa Rican Stone Anthropomorphic Monkey Figure: Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. An interesting figure of abstract form that is hand-carved from light gray volcanic stone.

0052: Costa Rican Stone Anthropomorphic Monkey FigureEst. $700-$1,000

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Tairona Bone Vomit Stick w/ Figural Finial: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 10th to 16th century CE. A carved llama or deer bone ritual vomit stick with a skillfully executed figural finial who stands with hands meeting over his abdomen.

0053: Tairona Bone Vomit Stick w/ Figural FinialEst. $800-$1,200

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Early Inca Chucu Terracotta Circular Plaque: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Inca hinterlands (Chucu), ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-built pottery plaque of a circular form with a highly-burnished verso enveloped in

0054: Early Inca Chucu Terracotta Circular PlaqueEst. $400-$600

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Chimu Blackware Two Chamber Whistling Vessel w/ Parrot: **Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A mold-formed blackware pottery vessel with two spherical chambers. The vessel rests upon a pair of round

0055: Chimu Blackware Two Chamber Whistling Vessel w/ ParrotEst. $400-$600

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Jamacoaque Pottery Standing Whistling Figure TL Tested: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A remarkable pottery figural whistle shown standing with bulbous legs and short arms that fall from square shoulders. The

0056: Jamacoaque Pottery Standing Whistling Figure TL TestedEst. $1,400-$2,100

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Veracruz Volcanic Stone Figure - Seated Male: Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, Postclassic period, ca. 13th to early 16th century CE. A remarkable, hand-carved volcanic stone sculpture of a male figure shown seated

0058: Veracruz Volcanic Stone Figure - Seated MaleEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

Casas Grandes Polychrome Vessel Abstract Face: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Paquime/Casas Grandes, ca. 1150 to 1450 CE. An intriguing hand-built pottery vessel of a stable, round-bottomed form, with tall walls

0060: Casas Grandes Polychrome Vessel Abstract FaceEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Chimu Blackware Jug w/ Bird Head Spout Fish in Relief: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A unique mold-formed blackware pottery jug presenting a round base, a spherical body, a long neck, and a

0063: Chimu Blackware Jug w/ Bird Head Spout Fish in ReliefEst. $250-$350

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Pre-Columbian Inca Stone Llama Canopa: **First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A small, smooth vessel, hand-carved from a deep black stone, with a hollowed-out interior. These small stone

0064: Pre-Columbian Inca Stone Llama CanopaEst. $600-$800

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15th C. Argentinian Mapuche Stone Pipes: Pre-Columbian, northern Chile, Mapuche people, ca. 1500 CE. A handsome pair of hand-carved stone pipes, both boasting smooth surfaces and mottled hues of taupe and ash gray. The larger pipe displays

0065: 15th C. Argentinian Mapuche Stone PipesEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Argentinian Mapuche Stone Tobacco Pipes (pr): Pre-Columbian, southwestern Argentina or south-central Chile, Mapuche people, ca. 1500 CE. Two fine and intact pipes meant for smoking tobacco that are hand-carved from a hardstone of a glossy brown

0066: Argentinian Mapuche Stone Tobacco Pipes (pr)Est. $600-$900

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Large Maya Omphacite Jade Earspool w/ Beads (3 pcs): Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. This is a gorgeous collection of 3 Maya omphacite jade adornments: an earspool, a tubular bead, and a spherical bead finial.

0067: Large Maya Omphacite Jade Earspool w/ Beads (3 pcs)Est. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Maya Olive Snail Shell Pendant / Ornament: Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. This is a stunning shell that is hand-drilled to wear as a pendant or clothing ornament, with a perforation

0068: Maya Olive Snail Shell Pendant / OrnamentEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. Panamanian Kuna Wood Staffs (pr): Latin American, Panama, Kuna People, ca. early 20th century CE. A lovely pair of hand-carved wood staffs, each presenting a lengthy, slender form and topped by a male figure. Dressed in long coats

0068A: Early 20th C. Panamanian Kuna Wood Staffs (pr)Est. $1,600-$2,400

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18th C. Alaskan Inuit Walrus Bone & Stone Adze: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A rare find, a beautifully preserved adze with a walrus or caribou bone handle, a slotted bone head for

0069: 18th C. Alaskan Inuit Walrus Bone & Stone AdzeEst. $1,000-$1,500

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20th C. Inuit Wood & Bone Boats + Stone Carving: Native American / First Nations, Northwest Coast, Canada, Broughton Island, ca. 1982 CE; Alaska, Inuit / Athabaskan, ca. early to late 20th century CE. A wood and walrus hide model of a boat known as

0070: 20th C. Inuit Wood & Bone Boats + Stone CarvingEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Arctic Thule Period Caribou Antler Hand Adze: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Western Arctic (found near Teller / Brevig Mission on the Bering Sea near Nome, Alaska), Thule period, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A well-preserved example of a

0071: Arctic Thule Period Caribou Antler Hand AdzeEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Paleo Native American Points Folsom & Clovis: Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Chavez, Paleo, ca. 13000 to 8000 BCE (15,000 to 10,000 BP). This is a fabulous pair of hand knapped stone projectile points - a Clovis and a

0072: Paleo Native American Points Folsom & ClovisEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

5 Large Native American Archaic Stone Tools / Axe Heads: Native American, United States, Tennessee, Ohio, and Idaho, Archaic to Woodland, ca. 3000 BCE to 1000 CE. This is a fine collection of large stone axes and tools, each hand-knapped to serve a variety

0073: 5 Large Native American Archaic Stone Tools / Axe HeadsEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

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