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Arica / Inca Coiled Textile Mummy Hats w/ Feathers, 2: **First Time At Auction** South America, Northern Chile, Atacama Desert, Arica / Inca culture, ca. 10th to 14th century CE. A pair of fez style hats made by coiling camelid fibers - wool from alpaca

0148: Arica / Inca Coiled Textile Mummy Hats w/ Feathers, 2Est. $800-$1,200

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Mixtec Post-Conquest Copper Festival Bells- Animals: **Originally Listed At $300** Latin America, Mexico, Mixtec culture, post-Conquest period, ca. mid-16th century CE. A fabulous trio of copper bells boasting distinct forms: a canine with pointed

0148A: Mixtec Post-Conquest Copper Festival Bells- AnimalsEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

11 Pre-Columbian Mixtec Copper Bells: **Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A delightful ensemble of 11 copper bells, all boasting elongated, teardrop shapes with an opening

0149: 11 Pre-Columbian Mixtec Copper BellsEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

150+ Mixtec Copper Bells & Shells: **Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 11th to 16th century CE. A collection of approximately 180 cast copper crotal shaped bells, several shells, and remnants of

0150: 150+ Mixtec Copper Bells & ShellsEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Taino Stone Stamp Seal Crouching Zemi: **Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A wonderful stone stamp used for body or fabric decoration with the form of a crouching

0151: Taino Stone Stamp Seal Crouching ZemiEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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Pre-Columbian Aztec Volcanic Stone Head: **Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved volcanic stone in the form of a head, with a simplistic, straight nose contiguous with a

0152: Pre-Columbian Aztec Volcanic Stone HeadEst. $500-$750

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Archaic Woodloods Preform Bowtie Bannerstone Axe Tool: **Originally Listed At $300** Native American, Midwestern United States, Ohio, Archaic to Woodlands cultures, ca. 2000 BCE to 1000 CE. An interesting butterfly or bowtie shaped tool, flaked from a

0153: Archaic Woodloods Preform Bowtie Bannerstone Axe ToolEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Native American Andesite Double Grooved Axe Head: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Eastern to Midwestern United States, Late Archaic to Woodlands period, ca. 3000 BCE to 800 CE. A finely pecked andesite stone axe head with a with a

0153A: Native American Andesite Double Grooved Axe HeadEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

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Native American Eastern Woodland Stone Gorget: **Originally Listed At $1000** Native American, United States, Pike County, Indiana, Petersburg, Eastern Woodland, ca. 100 to 1000 CE. A hand-carved stone pendant or gorget with a singular

0153B: Native American Eastern Woodland Stone GorgetEst. $400-$600

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Mississippian Quapaw Spouted Vessel, TL Tested: **Originally Listed At $500** Native American, Southeastern United States, Arkansas, Cross County, Mississippian culture, Quapaw people, ca. 700 to 1100 CE. A hand-built pottery pouring vessel with

0153E: Mississippian Quapaw Spouted Vessel, TL TestedEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

31 Native American Chert Lithic Flake Scraper Tools: **Originally Listed At $250** Native American, Southwestern United States, Archaic to Woodlands period, ca. 5000 BCE to 1000 CE. A collection of 31 hand knapped chert blades and scrapers made by

0154: 31 Native American Chert Lithic Flake Scraper ToolsEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Prehistoric Anasazi Mogollon Black on White Bowl: **Originally Listed At $800** Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 950 to 1200 CE. Formed via the traditional Puebloan coil-and-scrape technique, a

0155: Prehistoric Anasazi Mogollon Black on White BowlEst. $1,300-$1,950

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Mississippian Pottery Bowl Two Zoomorphic Heads TL'd: Native American, Tennessee, Mississippian, ca. 1160 to 1400 CE. A lovely pottery vessel in a hue of deep grey with a flat, circular base and thick walls that rise to an annular rim. The rim of this

0155A: Mississippian Pottery Bowl Two Zoomorphic Heads TL'dEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

Native American Salado Redware Corrugated Bowl: Native American, Southwestern United States, central Arizona to the Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico, Salado culture, ca. 1275 to 1450 CE. A redware pottery bowl formed via the coil-and-scrape technique

0155D: Native American Salado Redware Corrugated BowlEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Anasazi Full-Groove Stone Axe / Maul Heads: **Originally Listed At $400** Native American, Southwestern United States, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 1275 to 1300 CE. A pair of hand pecked maul or axe heads with a groove that encircles the

0156: Anasazi Full-Groove Stone Axe / Maul HeadsEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

0156A: Prehistoric Eastern Woodland Stone Discoidals (3)Est. $500-$750Lot Passed

Ancient Mississippian Piriform Bottle: Native American, American Midwest and Southeast, Mississippian, ca. 11th to 14th century CE. A wonderful piriform bottle, hand-built from earthenware and enveloped in a rich hue of gray. Sitting upon

0156C: Ancient Mississippian Piriform BottleEst. $450-$675Lot Passed

Signed Hopi Wood Cow Kachina Doll: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Southwestern United States, Hopi, ca. 2006 CE. A kachina doll with a cow head carved from wood and dressed in rabbit fur, leather, feathers, and brass

0157: Signed Hopi Wood Cow Kachina DollEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Signed 20th C. Navajo Tawa Sun Kachina, Yazzie: **Originally Listed At $800** Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo or Hopi, 20th to 21st century CE. This is a massive handmade wood, feather, leather, and fur Sun face kachina doll

0157A: Signed 20th C. Navajo Tawa Sun Kachina, YazzieEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Signed Hopi Wood & Feather Kachina Sunface Tawa Doll: Native American, Southwestern United States, Hopi, ca. 2006 CE. A lovely hand-made wood kachina dancer doll representing Sunface or Tawa, adorned in leather, suede, rabbit fur, and quail feathers.

0157B: Signed Hopi Wood & Feather Kachina Sunface Tawa DollEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Navajo Picture Writing Attributed to Bruce Hathale: **Originally Listed At $500** Attributed to Bruce Hathale (Navajo, b. 1956). Navajo Picture Writing (5 Yei Figures - Corn Theme) late 20th century. A beautiful example of Navajo picture writing on

0158: Navajo Picture Writing Attributed to Bruce HathaleEst. $600-$800

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Acoma Fineline Pottery Olla by Dorothy H. Sanchez: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A ceramic vessel of the classic Acoma style, with a creamy white

0159: Acoma Fineline Pottery Olla by Dorothy H. SanchezEst. $600-$900

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Adorable Inuit Soapstone Eagle Carving: **Originally Listed At $300** Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska / Canada, Inuit people, ca. 1989 CE. A charming soapstone carving of an eagle crouching and looking forward with

0160: Adorable Inuit Soapstone Eagle CarvingEst. $500-$750Lot Passed

Large Inuit Soapstone Bowhead Whale Sculpture: **First Time At Auction** Native American / First Nations, Northwestern Coast United States or Canada, Inuit / Inupiat people, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A handsome and large soapstone carving

0161: Large Inuit Soapstone Bowhead Whale SculptureEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

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