Native American | Ethnographic | Ancient Art

Rare Mississippian Black Effigy Pottery Vessel

Green River Fossilized Palm Fronds & Fish Panel

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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 DodgeOwner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art

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

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Extremely Rare Caddo Pottery Tri-Lobed Seed Jar: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian Caddo culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A sculptural vision in clay, this Caddo tri-lobed seed jar rises in three swelling tiers, its rounded

0001: Extremely Rare Caddo Pottery Tri-Lobed Seed JarEst. $4,500-$6,750$1,500

Quapaw Polychrome Water Bottle: Native American, Southeastern United States, modern-day Arkansas, Poinsette County, Quapaw culture, ca. 1500 to 1700 CE. A bold interplay of red and cream bands wraps this elegant Quapaw water bottle

0002: Quapaw Polychrome Water BottleEst. $2,600-$3,900$1,000

Published Parkin Punctate Cooking Jar - ex Roy Hathcock: Native American, Mississippian culture, Arkansas, St. Francis County, Big Eddy site, ca. 1200 to 1600 CE. A commanding and tactile example of Late Mississippian ceramic tradition, this large Parkin

0003: Published Parkin Punctate Cooking Jar - ex Roy HathcockEst. $2,000-$4,000$800

0004: Mississippian Plano-Convex Chunkey Stone DiscodialEst. $1,500-$2,250$750

Mississippian Avery Engraved Pottery Jar: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A handsome and archetypal Mississippian Avery Engraved pottery jar, defined by its bold incised rim band and

0005: Mississippian Avery Engraved Pottery JarEst. $2,200-$3,300$700

Native American Archaic to Early Woodland Birdstone: Native American, Eastern Woodlands, Late Archaic to Early Woodland period, ca. 1500 to 500 BCE. A finely polished stone birdstone carved in a graceful, abstract form with a raised head and elongated

0006: Native American Archaic to Early Woodland BirdstoneEst. $1,200-$1,800$600

Two Native American Archaic Stone Hand Axes: Native American, Archaic Period, ca. 8000 to 1000 BCE. A pair of Native American stone hand axes, each shaped through direct percussion flaking to produce functional cutting edges and graspable

0007: Two Native American Archaic Stone Hand AxesEst. $500-$750$250

Lot of 6 Illinois Hopewell Cache Stone Blades: Native American, North America, Illinois, Hopewell culture, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. A finely assembled cache of six stone blades, each shaped with deliberate precision and quiet skill, representing

0008: Lot of 6 Illinois Hopewell Cache Stone BladesEst. $1,000-$1,500$500

Lot of 5 Native American Stone Atlatl Weights: Native American, North America, Archaic to Woodland periods, ca. 3000 BCE to 1000 CE. A finely varied group of five stone atlatl weights, each shaped through grinding and polishing into smooth,

0009: Lot of 5 Native American Stone Atlatl WeightsEst. $600-$900$300

Mississippian Pottery Jar, ex-Sotheby's & ex-Warhol: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. A Mississippian pottery jar with a rounded globular body and short, slightly flaring neck. The vessel is formed

0010: Mississippian Pottery Jar, ex-Sotheby's & ex-WarholEst. $1,200-$1,800$600

Mississippian Pottery Duck Effigy Bow: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. A charming and sculptural pottery bowl shaped in the form of a waterfowl captures the quiet elegance of

0011: Mississippian Pottery Duck Effigy BowEst. $1,300-$1,950$600

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

0012: Mississippian Caddo Incised Blackware Tripod BottleEst. $1,000-$1,500$400

Two Mississippian Three-Quarter Grooved Stone Axe Heads: Native American, southern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A pair of Mississippian ground stone axe heads carved from dense, speckled stone and shaped in the classic

0013: Two Mississippian Three-Quarter Grooved Stone Axe HeadsEst. $800-$1,200$400

Mississippian Pottery Effigy Bowl - Frog & Human Faces: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. Found in Poinsett County, Arkansas. A finely formed Mississippian pottery bowl distinguished by four sculptural

0014: Mississippian Pottery Effigy Bowl - Frog & Human FacesEst. $800-$1,200$400

Mississippian Caddo Trailed Pottery Bottle: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, Caddo, ca. 900 to 1500 CE. A finely balanced Mississippian pottery bottle attributed to the Caddo tradition, distinguished by

0015: Mississippian Caddo Trailed Pottery BottleEst. $1,000-$1,500$500

Mississippian Stone Grooved Axe Head - Graves County: Native American, Eastern Woodlands, Mississippian culture, Kentucky, Graves County, ca. 900 to 1400 CE. A hefty and powerfully formed stone grooved axe head, shaped from dense, dark stone and ground

0016: Mississippian Stone Grooved Axe Head - Graves CountyEst. $600-$900$300

13th C. Mississippian Shell Mask: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 13th to 14th century CE. A powerful and rare expression of Mississippian ritual artistry, this carved marine shell mask

0017: 13th C. Mississippian Shell MaskEst. $1,400-$2,100$550

Rare Mississippian Black Effigy Pottery Vessel: Native American, Southeastern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1100 to 1600 CE. A rare, compelling, and impressively intact blackware bottle shaped in the streamlined form of a fish, its

0018: Rare Mississippian Black Effigy Pottery VesselEst. $1,400-$2,100$600

Rare Native American Iroquois Wood Lacrosse Game Ball: Native American, United States, Eastern Woodlands tradition, possibly Iroquois or Ojibwe cultures, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A rare wooden game ball, likely used for lacrosse, of rounded form with

0019: Rare Native American Iroquois Wood Lacrosse Game BallEst. $1,100-$1,650$550

19th C. Native American Wood Mortar + Gambling Bowl: Native American, Plains Indian, ca. 19th century CE. A splendid pair of hand-carved wood bowls, a mortar and a gambling bowl, each boasting elegant yet minimalist forms. Sculpted from the burl of a

0020: 19th C. Native American Wood Mortar + Gambling BowlEst. $1,800-$2,700$900

19th C. Navajo Wood & Leather Cradleboard: Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo culture, ca. 19th century CE. A wooden cradleboard constructed from two vertical backboard planks joined with a footrest and secured with leather

0021: 19th C. Navajo Wood & Leather CradleboardEst. $1,100-$1,650$550

Native American Bison Scapula & Cedar Potlatch Spoon: Native American, Western United States / Pacific Northwest Coast, ca. Plains & Tlingit / Haida cultures, ca. 19th century CE. This grouping includes a bison scapula scraper and a large cedarwood

0022: Native American Bison Scapula & Cedar Potlatch SpoonEst. $400-$600$200

Navajo Branch Coral Bead Necklace w/ Silver Terminals: Native American, Southwestern United States, Navajo, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A striking double-strand coral necklace composed of natural branch and cut nugget beads in vibrant shades of

0023: Navajo Branch Coral Bead Necklace w/ Silver TerminalsEst. $600-$900$300

Zuni Nacre Inlaid & Silver Sunface Bolo by Abel Soseeah: Native American, Southwestern United States, Zuni Pueblo, ca. mid to late-20th century CE. A sterling silver bolo tie with a Sunface motif, inlaid with turquoise, mother of pearl, coral, and black

0024: Zuni Nacre Inlaid & Silver Sunface Bolo by Abel SoseeahEst. $700-$1,050$350

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