Lifetime Collection-Native American Artifacts 2012-10-14 Auction - 186 Price Results - Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, Inc. in GA - Page 2
18: Mid 19th c. Navajo child's wearing blanket3: 19th c. Sioux Indian beaded blanket strip23: Early 20th c. Apache pictorial coiled olla
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Atlanta, GA, United States
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Lifetime Collection-Native American Artifacts

Private museum collection of Native American Indian artifacts dating from the late 1800's to the mid 1900's, in private hands for over 55 years.
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Original watercolor by Tonita Pena, Quah Ah: Original 1933 watercolor titled "Buffalo Dance" by the famous female San Ildefonso/Cochiti Pueblo artist Tonita Pena (1895 - 1949), signed lower right with her Indian name, Quah Ah, above a storm
0025: Original watercolor by Tonita Pena, Quah AhEst. $700-$900
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Navajo Western Reservation storm pattern rug: Mid 20th century Navajo Western Reservation regional rug, tightly and uniformly woven of natural ivory and tan wool, featuring the "Storm Pattern" design with water bugs and stepped accents, 59"l x
0026: Navajo Western Reservation storm pattern rugEst. $800-$1,200
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Navajo squash blossom necklace, Apachito: Navajo squash blossom necklace, made by R. Apachito, Canyoncito NM, with two strands of silver beads interspersed with twelve blossom pendants, each with Morenci turquoise cabochons, the naja with 8
0027: Navajo squash blossom necklace, ApachitoEst. $1,200-$1,500
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Mimbres River Valley pottery bowl, ca. 950 AD: Mimbres River Valley black-on-white pottery bowl, circa 950-1150, 3.5"h x 8" diameter.
0029: Mimbres River Valley pottery bowl, ca. 950 ADEst. $600-$800
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Navajo Shiprock Yei pattern rug: Early to mid 20th century Navajo Yei pattern rug from Shiprock, NM, tightly woven in a uniform weave, the tan background featuring three Navajo holy people or yei separated by elongated feathers,
0030: Navajo Shiprock Yei pattern rugEst. $300-$500
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Early 20th c. Pima coiled storage basket: Pima small coiled storage basket, circa 1920, finely and tightly woven of oiled willow and devil's claw, decorated with two bands of open crosses, 3"h x 5" diameter.
0031: Early 20th c. Pima coiled storage basketEst. $100-$150
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Oversized silver and turquoise belt: Oversized Southwestern style black leather belt with sterling silver rosettes accented with turquoise and bear claws, artist signed, 38"l x 3"w.
0032: Oversized silver and turquoise beltEst. $600-$800
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Navajo Western Reservation water bug rug: Mid 20th century Navajo Western Reservation regional rug, tightly and uniformly woven of natural brown, tan, and ivory wool, composed of a central column of four large water bugs interspersed with
0033: Navajo Western Reservation water bug rugEst. $1,200-$1,500
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Late 19th c. Pomo large storage basket: Late 19th century Pomo large twined storage basket, of bulbous form with flat bottom, firm with a uniform open weave of willow, sedge root, and redbud, with two parallel decorative bands, 10"h x 18"
0034: Late 19th c. Pomo large storage basketEst. $1,800-$2,500
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Early 20th c. Washoe coiled basket tray: Early 20th century Washoe small coiled basket tray, tightly woven of willow and redbud using the three rod foundation, with six whirling logs emanating from a central tondo, a band of crosses along
0035: Early 20th c. Washoe coiled basket trayEst. $200-$350
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Early 20th c. Eastern Santee pipe bag: Early 20th century Eastern Santee Sioux-style deer skin pipe bag with fringed edge and hand sewn beaded designs, 27"l x 5.5"w.
0036: Early 20th c. Eastern Santee pipe bagEst. $600-$800
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Santo Domingo turquoise fetish necklace: Santo Domingo turquoise fetish necklace, consisting of four strands of fine blue turuoiqse heishi and 40 blue turquoise bird, bear, and fox fetishes, approximately 24.5"l overall.
0037: Santo Domingo turquoise fetish necklaceEst. $200-$400
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Early 20th c. Santo Domingo bowl, signed: Santo Domingo (Kewa) polychrome pottery dough bowl, circa 1920, the red underbody decorated with black patterns on a grey ground creating a negative repeating lozenge design, signed by the artist
0038: Early 20th c. Santo Domingo bowl, signedEst. $900-$1,200
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Mid 20th c. Hopi Nata-aska kachina, Lomayesva: Mid 20th century Hopi Nata-aska or Black Ogre kachina doll, carved from cottonwood and hand painted by artist Sankey Lomayesva in Kykotsmovi, AZ, with a black, body, feathered head piece, copper
0039: Mid 20th c. Hopi Nata-aska kachina, LomayesvaEst. $400-$600
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19th c. Navajo Third Phase Chief's blanket: Late 19th century Navajo Third Phase Chief's blanket, woven of handspun aniline dyed wool, in red, black, and ivory, with nine stepped triangles and diamonds against a banded ground, 60"l x 69"w.
0040: 19th c. Navajo Third Phase Chief's blanketEst. $2,000-$2,500
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Mid 20th c. Santa Ana pottery bowl, signed: Mid 20th century Santa Ana polychrome pottery bowl made by Eudora Montoya (1905-1995), the red ground decorated with a band of brown and buff repeating designs at the exterior rim, signed by the
0041: Mid 20th c. Santa Ana pottery bowl, signedEst. $150-$250
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Sioux Catlinite pipe bowl with wooden stem: Sioux carved single piece Catlinite pipe bowl in the form of an eagle claw, with wooden stem decorated with band of blue, red, and white beads capped with fringe, 23"l x 1.5"w x 4"d.
0042: Sioux Catlinite pipe bowl with wooden stemEst. $100-$150
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Mid 20th c. Navajo wedding dress: Mid 20th century Navajo woman's two-piece wedding dress, each panel tightly woven of aniline dyed wool, the black field accented by four bands of large red diamonds, each panel 40"l x 27"w. Mounted
0043: Mid 20th c. Navajo wedding dressEst. $800-$1,500
Mid 20th c. Apache burden basket: Mid 20th century White Mountain Apache small burden basket, of conical shape with a flat bottom and original leather harness and tin cones, basket 8.5"h x 10.5" diameter; 15"h overall.
0044: Mid 20th c. Apache burden basketEst. $150-$300Lot Passed
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Hualapai twined harvest basket: Walapai twined harvest or berry basket, tightly woven of willow and sumac, with three sets of parallel bands, 8"h x 12" diameter.
0045: Hualapai twined harvest basketEst. $100-$150
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Navajo Two Grey Hills area rug: Navajo Two Grey Hills regional rug, from the Crystal, NM area, tightly and uniformly woven, featuring a tan central cross enclosed within a black stepped geometric design, all within an ivory border
0046: Navajo Two Grey Hills area rugEst. $1,800-$2,500
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Early 20th c. Pima coiled basket: Large Pima coiled basket, circa 1900, tightly woven and oiled of willow and devil's claw, with a radiating whirled log design, 6.75"h x 16.5" diameter.
0047: Early 20th c. Pima coiled basketEst. $400-$600
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Navajo silver, leather ketoh or wrist guard: Navajo ketoh or wrist guard, with beautiful cast silver design on a black leather band, worn to protect the forearm from the snap of a bowstring, 5"h x 7.75"w at the smallest point.
0048: Navajo silver, leather ketoh or wrist guardEst. $400-$600