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Arthur Price, RCA, SSC, OSA (1918-2008) CanadianRon A. Sebastian (1945 - ) GitxsanNavajo Horse Blanket
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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The George & Joanne MacDonald Collection

The George & Joanne MacDonald Collection sale will be live online and in the room on Saturday, June 11th at 10am (EST). Preview is available, please read auction Terms of sale and Details. Dr. George F. MacDonald, C.M., Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S.C. (1938-2020) was a Canadian anthropologist and museum director who pioneered archaeological and ethnohistorical research on the Tsimshian and Gitxsan, and was recognized as an expert on Northwest Coast art. MacDonald was born in Cambridge, Ontario, and had degrees from the University of Toronto (1961: B.A. (Honours) in Anthropology), and Yale University (Ph.D. in Anthropology). In 1960, MacDonald joined what was then called the Canadian Museum of Man as Atlantic Provinces Archaeologist. He held the positions as Chief of the Archaeology Division of the Museum of Man; Founding Director, President, CEO, and Executive Director of the Canadian Museum of Civilization; CEO of the five museums of the state of Victoria, Australia; Director of the Melbourne Museum; and Director of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. He was also the author of several scholarly publications and held various academic positions at universities and museums around the world. Mrs. Joanne MacDonald, M.A., worked as curator for the National Museum of Man, the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution, and the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. She was appointed Research Associate at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, the Melbourne Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum. She was a researcher and policy analyst for the Glenbow Museum, the National Museum of Man, and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
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John Eric Laford (1955 - ) Anishinaabe: John Eric Laford, "Nana Bush & Bird Spirit", acrylic on Strathmore Artist paper, signed lower right and dated 1982, measuring 30" x 22".
0193: John Eric Laford (1955 - ) AnishinaabeEst. CA$250-CA$350
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John Eric Laford (1955 - ) Anishinaabe: John Eric Laford, "Bird Chant Singer Spirits", acrylic on Strathmore Artist paper, signed lower right and dated '82, measuring 22" x 30".
0194: John Eric Laford (1955 - ) AnishinaabeEst. CA$250-CA$350
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John Eric Laford (1955 - ) Anishinaabe: John Eric Laford, untitled, coloured lithograph on paper, signed lower right, measuring 24" x 18.5".
0195: John Eric Laford (1955 - ) AnishinaabeEst. CA$150-CA$200
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Pre-Columbian Earthenware Amphora, Peru: Pre-Columbian Earthenware Amphora. Peru, mottled exterior and with applied loop handles, minor losses to mouth, decorated with applied frog figures, measuring 13.25” high x 9.75”
0196: Pre-Columbian Earthenware Amphora, PeruEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Shipibo Earthenware Pot, Peru: Shipibo Earthenware Pot. Ucayali River, Peru, early to mid 20th century, anthropomorphic features, decorated with linear & geometric designs in natural polychromatic pigments, measuring 13”
0197: Shipibo Earthenware Pot, PeruEst. CA$700-CA$900Lot Passed
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Shipibo Earthenware Jar, Peru: Shipibo Earthenware Jar. Ucayali River, Peru, early to mid 20th century, decorated with linear designs in natural polychromatic pigments, measuring 13.5” high x 16” diameter. Purchased in
0198: Shipibo Earthenware Jar, PeruEst. CA$700-CA$900
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Pre-Columbian Terracotta Aryballos, Peru: Pre-Columbian Urpu or Aryballos. Peru, terracotta with applied handles, decorated with geometric designs in natural polychromatic pigments, neck repaired, measuring 8” high x 6” wide.
0199: Pre-Columbian Terracotta Aryballos, PeruEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Pre-Columbian Nazca Terracotta Vase, Peru: Pre-Columbian Nazca (Cylinder Vase). Peru, terracotta decorated with geometric designs in natural polychromatic pigments, base repaired, measuring 6.75” high x 5” diameter. The Nazca
0200: Pre-Columbian Nazca Terracotta Vase, PeruEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Warrior Tomb Guardian, Mexico: Pre-Columbian Jalisco Warrior / Tomb Guardian. Mexico, terracotta figure fashioned as wearing body armor & holding a mace, losses, heavily restored, measuring 24” h x 11.5” w x 12”
0201: Warrior Tomb Guardian, MexicoEst. CA$500-CA$700
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Pre-Columbian Chancay Grave Figure, Peru: Pre-Columbian Chancay Grave Figure. Peru, carved wood figure decorated with natural polychromatic pigments, remnants of fabric, losses noted, measuring 27" high x 6.25" wide x 2.75" deep. Purchased
0202: Pre-Columbian Chancay Grave Figure, PeruEst. CA$600-CA$800
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Pre-Columbian Earthenware Vessels, Peru: Two Pre-Columbian Earthenware Vessels. Peru, consisting of a terracotta cylinder vase decorated with geometric designs in polychromatic natural pigments, minor loss to rim, measuring 4.75” high
0203: Pre-Columbian Earthenware Vessels, PeruEst. CA$500-CA$600
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Ceramic House Vessel, Peru: Pre-Columbian Style Ceramic House Vessel. Peru, Moche Culture, mid to late 20th century, the two tiered vessel showing a high priest & attendants within a baluster surround, decorated with geometric
0204: Ceramic House Vessel, PeruEst. CA$500-CA$600
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Ceramic Spiked Bowl, Mexico: Pre-Columbian Ceramic Spiked Bowl. Mexico, Colima Culture, the swelled body with two tiers of spiked appendages, decorated overall with monochromatic natural pigment, damage to rim, cracks, measuring
0205: Ceramic Spiked Bowl, MexicoEst. CA$400-CA$600Lot Passed
Tripod Ceramic Bowl, Costa Rica: Pre-Columbian Tripod Footed Ceramic Bowl. Costa Rica, Nicoya Region, the interior surface with traces of glazing, raised on three pierced peg shaped supports containing ceramic balls, minor losses,
0206: Tripod Ceramic Bowl, Costa RicaEst. CA$300-CA$400Lot Passed
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Wooden Santos, Ecuador: Wooden Santos. Ecuador, late 19th century, carved & reticulated wood body, hand-painted over gesso with stigmata detail, attired in burgundy fabric (distressed), minor losses, surface wear, measuring
0207: Wooden Santos, EcuadorEst. CA$500-CA$700
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Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels, Peru: Two Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels. Peru, Chimu Culture, consisting of a black ware stirrup bottle in the form of a crayfish atop an ovoid body, heavily restored, measuring 9.25” h x 4.75”
0208: Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels, PeruEst. CA$250-CA$350
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Pre-Columbian Drinking Vessel, Peru: Pre-Columbian Drinking Vessel. Peru, carved hardwood wood decorated with incised motifs with traces of natural pigments, measuring 4.75” high x 4” diameter. The Pre-Columbian era spans
0209: Pre-Columbian Drinking Vessel, PeruEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Pre-Columbian Chancay Effigy Figure, Peru: Pre-Columbian Effigy Figure. Peru, Chancay Culture, hardwood with carved facial features & recessed eyes (elements missing), measuring 5” h x 3.25” w. The Chancay culture (1200-1450 A.D.)
0210: Pre-Columbian Chancay Effigy Figure, PeruEst. CA$250-CA$350
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Terracotta Tazza & Footed Bowl, Greek: Two Pieces of Black Figure Style Ceramics. Grecian, late 19th / early 20th century, consisting of a terracotta tazza with applied loop handles, decorated with black silhouettes of warriors, measuring
0211: Terracotta Tazza & Footed Bowl, GreekEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Ritualistic Jacket, Philippines: Ritualistic Embroidered Jacket. Naga, Philippines, contemporary, tailored with contrasting stitching and a lined interior, showing hand-applied shells depicting ritualistic motifs of head hunters
0212: Ritualistic Jacket, PhilippinesEst. CA$250-CA$350Lot Passed
Aboriginal Hardwood Clubs: Two Aboriginal Fighting Elements. A carved hardwood fighting club decorated with incised & indented detail, measuring 16” long, together with a carved hardwood fighting boomerang decorated with
0214: Aboriginal Hardwood ClubsEst. CA$400-CA$600Lot Passed
Woomera, Australia: Two Aboriginal Woomera (spear throwers). Australian, early to mid 20th century, consisting of a vintage example from Arnhem Land, having a flattened, hewn hardwood panel affixed to a natural material
0216: Woomera, AustraliaEst. CA$400-CA$600Lot Passed
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