Native American | Ethnographic | Ancient Art 2026-02-20 Auction - 377 Price Results - Artemis Fine Arts in CO
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Rare Prehistoric Mimbres Figural Bowl Standing FemaleLarge Mixtec Polychrome Bowl - Feathered Serpent w/ TLRodolfo Morales Mixed Media Collage (1993)
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Louisville, CO, United States
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Native American | Ethnographic | Ancient Art

Artemis Fine Arts

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Bob Dodge
Artemis - Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Ancient Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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Rare Prehistoric Mimbres Figural Bowl Standing Female: Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Mimbres Valley, ca. 950 to 1200 CE. A rare and important hemispherical black-on-white pottery bowl featuring a finely painted figural
0001: Rare Prehistoric Mimbres Figural Bowl Standing FemaleEst.
$24,000
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$36,000
Lot Passed
Mississippian Caddo Incised Blackware Tripod Bottle: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian Caddo culture, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A masterwork of balance and motion, this Caddo blackware tripod bottle rises on three sturdy legs like a
0002: Mississippian Caddo Incised Blackware Tripod BottleEst.
$3,000
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$4,500
Lot Passed
Quapaw Pottery Spouted Vessel - Red & White Swirl: Native American, Southeastern Woodlands, Quapaw, ca. 1500 to 1700 CE. A bold interlocking swirl of red and white sweeps across this Quapaw spouted vessel like a living current, turning the pot into a
0003: Quapaw Pottery Spouted Vessel - Red & White SwirlEst.
$3,000
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$5,000
Lot Passed
Mississippian Mythological Cat Serpent Pottery Vessel: Native American, Midwestern / Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A sculptural ceramic bowl modeled with the celebrated "cat-serpent" motif, a mythological
0004: Mississippian Mythological Cat Serpent Pottery VesselEst.
$1,900
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$2,850
Lot Passed
SOLD
Mississippian Pottery Effigy Vessel - Human Face: North America, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A Mississippian pottery figural vessel of bulbous double-gourd form, subtly modeled with anthropomorphic
0005: Mississippian Pottery Effigy Vessel - Human FaceEst.
$1,100
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$1,700
SOLD
Mississippian Grayware Jar - ex Sotheby's & ex Warhol: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A beautifully restrained Mississippian pottery jar, its rounded body and short neck shaped with the kind of
0006: Mississippian Grayware Jar - ex Sotheby's & ex WarholEst.
$1,300
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$2,000
SOLD
Mississippian Bell Plain Jar - ex-Warhol & ex-Sotheby's: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 900 to 1600 CE. A handsome Mississippian pottery jar of classic Bell Plain type, modeled with a broad, rounded body and a
0007: Mississippian Bell Plain Jar - ex-Warhol & ex-Sotheby'sEst.
$1,300
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$1,950
SOLD
Mississippian Caddo Blackware Engraved Bottle: Native American, Southeastern United States, Caddo culture, Mississippian period, ca. 900 to 1600 CE. A well-balanced Mississippian Caddo blackware water bottle distinguished by its smooth globular
0008: Mississippian Caddo Blackware Engraved BottleEst.
$1,200
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$1,800
Mississippian Caddo Friendship Engraved Bottle: Native American, Southeastern United States, Caddo culture, Mississippian period, ca. 900 to 1600 CE. A Mississippian period Caddo pottery water bottle from Hempstead County, Arkansas, made in the
0009: Mississippian Caddo Friendship Engraved BottleEst.
$1,100
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$1,650
Lot Passed
Mississippian Caddo Blackware Water Bottle: Native American, Southeastern United States, Caddo culture, Mississippian period, ca. 900 to 1600 CE. A finely proportioned Caddo blackware water bottle distinguished by its rounded body, tall neck,
0010: Mississippian Caddo Blackware Water BottleEst.
$800
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$1,200
Lot Passed
SOLD
Mississippian Pottery Jar w/ Carved Relief Ogee Design: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 800 to 1600 CE. An elegant Mississippian jar, this vessel is defined by its broad, rounded body and its bold relief-carved
0011: Mississippian Pottery Jar w/ Carved Relief Ogee DesignEst.
$2,400
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$3,600
Native American Mississippian Period Shell Necklace: Native American, Southern United States, Caddo / Mississippian culture, ca. 900 to 1450 CE. A strand composed of numerous shell fragments, each drilled with a small suspension hole and strung on
0012: Native American Mississippian Period Shell NecklaceEst.
$900
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$1,400
Lot Passed
Ancient Native American Grooved Hammer Stone Tool: North America, United States, Archaic to Early Woodlands period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A full-grooved stone hammer head of substantial weight and ovate form, shaped from a pale beige stone enriched
0012A: Ancient Native American Grooved Hammer Stone ToolEst.
$400
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$600
Lot Passed
Native American Quapaw Polychrome Ceramic Vessel: Native American, Midwestern to Southeastern United States, Mississippian Quapaw culture, ca. 14th to 17th century CE. A globular ceramic vessel with a rounded body and tall, flaring neck. The surface
0013: Native American Quapaw Polychrome Ceramic VesselEst.
$3,000
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$4,500
Lot Passed
SOLD
Published Quapaw Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Intact!: Native American, Southeastern United States, Quapaw culture, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A beautifully intact Quapaw stirrup vessel, this rare form distills centuries of ceramic tradition into a
0014: Published Quapaw Pottery Stirrup Vessel - Intact!Est.
$4,000
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$6,000
Five Ancient Hopewell Culture Cached Chert Blade Tools: Native American, Midwestern United States, likely Ohio, Hopewell / Mound Builder culture, ca. 100 to 400 CE. A group of five chert blade tools knapped from cream and pale pink stones. Each presents
0014A: Five Ancient Hopewell Culture Cached Chert Blade ToolsEst.
$800
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$1,200
Lot Passed
SOLD
19th C. Native American Earthenware Cooking Vessel: North America, Native American, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A large, hand-built Native American pottery cooking vessel of rounded form with a wide mouth, flared rim, and gently curved shoulders
0015: 19th C. Native American Earthenware Cooking VesselEst.
$650
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$950
Native American Bone Awl & Two Copper Needles: Please xrf to see if there is any chance this is human. Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code
0016: Native American Bone Awl & Two Copper NeedlesEst.
$600
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$900
Lot Passed
Huge San Felipe Painted Dance Bow & 2 Feathered Arrows: Native American, Southwest, New Mexico, San Felipe Pueblo, ca. 1930s to 1940s CE. A monumental San Felipe Pueblo dance bow with two matching arrows, each a testament to the ceremonial artistry and
0017: Huge San Felipe Painted Dance Bow & 2 Feathered ArrowsEst.
$1,100
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$1,700
Lot Passed
2 Miniature Zuni Pottery Owls by Evelyn Koskela: Native American, Southwestern United States, Zuni, ca. late 20th century CE. A matched pair of miniature Zuni pottery owls modeled in compact standing form with rounded bodies, small ear tufts, and
0018: 2 Miniature Zuni Pottery Owls by Evelyn KoskelaEst.
$600
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$900
Lot Passed
SOLD
Native American Sioux Beaded Umbilical Amulets Turtles: North America, Western United States, Plains Tribes, likely Lakota (Sioux), ca. early 20th century CE. A pair of rawhide and hand-beaded fetish amulets in the form of turtles, each with leather strip
0019: Native American Sioux Beaded Umbilical Amulets TurtlesEst.
$900
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$1,400
Alaska Inuit Bone Tools & Ivory Toggle Harpoon Head: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture, Punuk & Thule to Inuit, ca. 200 BCE to 1800 CE. A group of 4 carved bone and walrus ivory tools including an
0020: Alaska Inuit Bone Tools & Ivory Toggle Harpoon HeadEst.
$450
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$750
Lot Passed
Native American Shell & Marine Mammal Tooth Necklace: Native American, Northwestern United States, possibly Alaska, Inuit / Yup'ik culture, ca. 18th to early 20th century CE. A necklace composed of shell heishi beads strung on a monofilament wire with a
0021: Native American Shell & Marine Mammal Tooth NecklaceEst.
$750
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$1,100
Lot Passed
Early 20th C. Tlingit Spruce Root Twined Basket: Native American, Pacific Northwest United States, Alaska, Tlingit culture, ca. early 20th century. A twined basket woven from spruce root with diagonal twining or false embroidery, creating raised
0022: Early 20th C. Tlingit Spruce Root Twined BasketEst.
$550
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$850
Lot Passed