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Tall Veracruz Standing Figure Female Sonriente

Fossilized Eocene Palm Frond Inlaid w/ Fish

Naturalistic Chinese Han Dynasty Standing Horse

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Bob DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

Sydelle DienstfreyPhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts

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Calima Spouted Vessel Stylized Hut, ex-Arte Primitivo: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Calima, Ilama phase, ca. 200 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel in the form of a stylized hut or temple with a petite arched doorway, all surmounted by a pair of conical spouts

0071: Calima Spouted Vessel Stylized Hut, ex-Arte PrimitivoEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Colombian Narino Footed Vessel, Negative-Resist: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Highland Narino region, Tuza cultural complex, Narino culture, ca. 1250 to 1500 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery jar with a flared foot, a piriform body, a

0072: Colombian Narino Footed Vessel, Negative-ResistEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Sican Lambayeque Gilded Silver Copper Ear Spools: Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Lambayeque Valley, Sican-Lambayeque culture, ca. 750 to 1375 CE. An impressive pair of annular earspools, each featuring a central silver nub surrounded by a gilt silver

0073: Sican Lambayeque Gilded Silver Copper Ear SpoolsEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Colombian Carchi-Narino Utilitarian Vessels (3): Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Carchi-Narino Highlands, Narino culture, ca. 1250 to 1500 CE. A set of 3 hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessels including 2 bowls and a jar. The round-bottomed jar

0074: Colombian Carchi-Narino Utilitarian Vessels (3)Est. $600-$900Lot Passed

Rare Inca Aryballos w/ Serpents Encircling: Pre-Columbian, Argentina, Santa Maria, Inca Empire, ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A hand-built pottery aryballos with a piriform, cream-hued body decorated with brown and umber serpents. A pair of vertical

0075: Rare Inca Aryballos w/ Serpents EncirclingEst. $1,800-$2,500Lot Passed

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Pre-Columbian Reference Books (6): United States & Germany, ca. 20th to 21st century CE. Six reference books for Pre-Columbian art and culture. Hardcover and author signed German, English and Spanish, 7th edition "Mystery on the

0076: Pre-Columbian Reference Books (6)Est. $600-$900

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16th C. Hawaiian Pre-Contact Stone Hand Tool: North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A stone hand tool that is worn in a utilitarian manner. A shallow imprint on each surface is suggestive of a

0076A: 16th C. Hawaiian Pre-Contact Stone Hand ToolEst. $700-$1,050Lot Passed

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Prehistoric Anasazi St. John's Bowl: **First Time At Auction** Southwestern USA, east central Arizona/west southern New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1175 to 1300 CE. A splendid vessel of hemispherical form and vibrant

0077: Prehistoric Anasazi St. John's BowlEst. $800-$1,200

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Prehistoric Paleo-Indian Clovis Point, ex-Weidner: Native American, Midwestern United States, Ohio, Delaware County, Paleo-Indian Period, ca. 13000 to 8000 BCE (15,000 to 10,000 BP). A remarkably well-preserved Clovis projectile point, made from

0078: Prehistoric Paleo-Indian Clovis Point, ex-WeidnerEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

1890s Native American Apache Woven Basket: Native American, Southwestern United States, Apache people, ca. late 1890s to 1900s CE. A sizeable basket, beautifully woven from native plant fibers, likely willow and devils claw, in light and dark

0079: 1890s Native American Apache Woven BasketEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

16th C. Acoma Pueblo Pottery Olla, ex-Morningstar: **Originally Listed At $3000** Native American, southwestern United States, New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo or Zuni, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. This is a massive plainware pottery storage jar or olla

0079A: 16th C. Acoma Pueblo Pottery Olla, ex-MorningstarEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

19th C. Native American Iroquois Wood Comb: Native American, Northeastern United States, western New York, Chemung County, Elmira area, Iroquois tribe, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A rare and impressively preserved wooden comb featuring 8

0080: 19th C. Native American Iroquois Wood CombEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Nez Perce / Yakama Beaded Leather Bag: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Northwestern United States, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Plateau Tribes, Nez Perce / Yakama, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A beaded textile purse with a

0081: Nez Perce / Yakama Beaded Leather BagEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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Santo Domingo Turquoise & Shell Necklace by Ray Lovato: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Southwestern United States, Santo Domingo Pueblo, ca. 1989 CE. By artist Ray Lovato. A stunning necklace of wearable form constructed with hundreds of

0082: Santo Domingo Turquoise & Shell Necklace by Ray LovatoEst. $1,000-$1,500

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1920s Pomo Coiled Basket w/ Quail Feathers & Shells: Native American, Western United States, California / Nevada, Pomo culture, ca. 1920s to 1930s CE. A hand-made basket decorated with feathers and shell beads, the body coiled and twined from regional

0083: 1920s Pomo Coiled Basket w/ Quail Feathers & ShellsEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Native American Hopi Flower Kachina: Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona or New Mexico, Hopi, ca. mid-20th century CE. An attractive kachina doll hand-carved from cottonwood and painted in brilliant pigments to

0084: Native American Hopi Flower KachinaEst. $600-$900

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Hopi Basketry Wall Plaque, Deer and Mountains: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Southwestern United States, Hopi tribe, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-woven basketry plaque of circular form displaying a circle of 7 deer surrounded by

0085: Hopi Basketry Wall Plaque, Deer and MountainsEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

1960s Navajo Silver Cuff Bracelet w/ Turquoise: **First Time At Auction** Native American, southwest United States, Navajo, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful silver bracelet cuff, featuring an openwork, floral design with a large turquoise

0086: 1960s Navajo Silver Cuff Bracelet w/ TurquoiseEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

1930s California Pomo Woven Basket: Native American, Northwestern United States, Northern California, Pomo people, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand coiled and twined basket made from regional plants - sedge grass, fern root, willow,

0087: 1930s California Pomo Woven BasketEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Native American Sioux Bison Horn Ladle: Native American, Western United States, Plains Tribes, Lakota / Dakota (Sioux) culture, ca. mid-20th century CE. A lovely hand carved bison (or cow) serving spoon / ladle, decorated with a zoomorphic

0088: Native American Sioux Bison Horn LadleEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

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New Mexican San Ildefonso Bowl w/ Avian Motif: Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, San Ildefonso Pueblo, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-built pottery bowl with stone burnished surfaces and an attractive orange

0089: New Mexican San Ildefonso Bowl w/ Avian MotifEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Hopi Koshari / Clown Kachina: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Southwestern United States, Hopi, ca. mid-20th century CE. An enchanting Koshari or clown kachina doll carved from cottonwood with an evocative visage and

0090: Hopi Koshari / Clown KachinaEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Impressive Sioux / Cheyenne War Club Catlinite Inlay: Native American, Western United States, Plains Tribes, Lakota / Dakota (Sioux) or Cheyenne, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive club with a double-pointed stone head inlaid with

0091: Impressive Sioux / Cheyenne War Club Catlinite InlayEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

1940s Native American Papago Basket: **First Time At Auction** Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona / New Mexico, Tohono O'odham (Papago), ca. 1940s CE. A large basket, hand woven from native plants and grasses such as

0092: 1940s Native American Papago BasketEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

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