DAY 2: Native American, Ancient, Ethnographic Auction on Jun 12, 2026 by Artemis Fine Arts in CO - Page 3
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DAY 2: Native American, Ancient, Ethnographic
Prehistoric Mimbres Bowl - Woman Feeding Parrot a Corn CobFine Bamana N'Tomo Mask, Comb Crest, ex-Art Institute ChicagoSaber Tooth Cat Skull Machairodus
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Louisville, CO, United States
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DAY 2: Native American, Ancient, Ethnographic

Artemis Fine Arts

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Artemis Fine Arts and Arte Primitivo proudly present a meticulously curated two-day auction event. Day One showcases fine Pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial Art. Day Two brings together Native American, Tribal, African, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern Antiquities, Asian Art, Fine Art, and Fossils - a sweeping celebration of the world's greatest cultures and civilizations. As always, both galleries remain committed to exceptional quality, connoisseurship, and the attentive client service collectors have long relied upon. Join us June 11-12, 2026.
Auction Curators:
Bob Dodge
Artemis - Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Ancient Art
Howard Rose
Arte Primitivo - Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic & Ancient Art
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New Ireland PNG War Club | Full-Length Incised Clan Designs: Papua New Guinea, early 20th century.. A tour de force of Melanesian incised carving, this long, elegantly tapering paddle club is worked across its entire face with a repeating program of stacked
0350: New Ireland PNG War Club | Full-Length Incised Clan DesignsEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
$500
Fiji Gugu Dance Club | Leaf-Form Butterfly Fish, Raised Midrib: Melanesia, late 19th - early 20th century.. Elegant Fijian gugu dance club of dense nokonoko hardwood, the leaf-shaped head — a stylized butterfly fish — bearing a crisp raised midrib
0351: Fiji Gugu Dance Club | Leaf-Form Butterfly Fish, Raised MidribEst.
$600
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$900
$300
Boiken Fighting Club | Yangoru, East Sepik PNG, Kaolin Spirit Faces: Papua New Guinea, 19th century. Rare stone carved club of thin palette form, with raised rib running along length of one side, the central mid-shaft is elaborated with raised kaolin-painted ancestral
0352: Boiken Fighting Club | Yangoru, East Sepik PNG, Kaolin Spirit FacesEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
$500
19th C. Māori Ceremonial Paddle Hoe | Tiki Faces, Pāua Shell Inlay: New Zealand, . Long paddle with lentoid finial, slightly convex on one side, flat on opposing side, carved with notched spiral patterns. The handle with three tiki heads equally spaced along the
0353: 19th C. Māori Ceremonial Paddle Hoe | Tiki Faces, Pāua Shell InlayEst.
$3,000
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$4,500
$1,500
19th C. Bali Indonesia Wayang Topeng Mask | Keras Royal: Indonesia, 19th century. A keras (forceful, authoritarian) royal character, identifiable by the gold-toned face, wide bulging eyes, real-hair mustache, open mouth with painted teeth, and elaborately
0354: 19th C. Bali Indonesia Wayang Topeng Mask | Keras RoyalEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
$500
19th C. Indonesian Keris Pusaka | Naga Guard, Suasa Gold, Silver Sheath: Java, Indonesia, ca. 20th century. A beautiful ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris) of an elegant form. The hand-carved wooden handle features a pair of abstract anthropomorphic maskettes
0355: 19th C. Indonesian Keris Pusaka | Naga Guard, Suasa Gold, Silver SheathEst.
$2,400
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$3,600
$1,200
Nora Yazzie Clay Sculpture - Corn Maiden (2001): Nanezbah "Nora" Yazzie (Navajo, b. 1954)., . Size: 6.3" D x 23.5" H (16.0 cm D x 59.7 cm H) About the artist: Born in 1954 into the Dine people of the Four Corners region, Nora Yazzie is a
0356: Nora Yazzie Clay Sculpture - Corn Maiden (2001)Est.
$1,000
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$1,500
$500
Kuttu Island Standing Male Figure, Mortlock Islands Micronesia: Kuttu Island, Micronesia, ca. 1930’s. A standing male figure carved from red-pigmented wood, Kuttu Island, Mortlock Islands, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, mid-20th century. The
0357: Kuttu Island Standing Male Figure, Mortlock Islands MicronesiaEst.
$800
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$1,200
$400
Baule Male Spirit Spouse Figure Blolo Bian, Côte d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast, . A standing male spirit spouse (blolo bian), Baule peoples, Côte d'Ivoire, early to mid-20th century. Carved in hardwood with warm red-brown patina, the nude male figure stands
0358: Baule Male Spirit Spouse Figure Blolo Bian, Côte d'IvoireEst.
$1,400
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$2,100
$700
Early Baule Asie Usu Bush Spirit Figure, Côte d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast, . Excellent old male figure, finely carved standing on a corseted base with flat feet, muscular legs, and an elongated torso. The slender arms are rendered in relief along the sides,
0359: Early Baule Asie Usu Bush Spirit Figure, Côte d'IvoireEst.
$1,500
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$2,250
$750
Fine Baule Male Spirit Spouse, Cross-Belt Scarification: Ivory Coast, . “Blolo bian” spirit spouse figure, likely carved by an artist within the Nzipri circle. The figure is adorned with a high ovoid coiffure, enhanced along the rear plaits
0360: Fine Baule Male Spirit Spouse, Cross-Belt ScarificationEst.
$1,600
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$2,400
$800
Dan Passport Fetish Mask, Ma Go, Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia: Liberia, . Ovoid maskette, deeply hollowed, with white metal alloy sheet appliques along eyes and inserted as incisors in open lips. Concavities along the chin and sides of the mask hold remnants of
0361: Dan Passport Fetish Mask, Ma Go, Côte d'Ivoire / LiberiaEst.
$900
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$1,350
$450
Fine Dan Passport Masks (2): Ivory Coast, . Maskette with in-curved horns, slit eyes. Black patina with deposits. Light residue of glue on back edges. Second mask of very thin composition, carved with relief braided ridge along
0362: Fine Dan Passport Masks (2)Est.
$900
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$1,350
$450
Dan Mask, Metal Eye Overlays & Teeth, Original Fiber Coiffure: Ivory Coast, . Fine old Northern Dan mask, retaining its original plaited fiber headdress. The face is distinguished by red fabric framing the eye area, with narrow slit eyes covered by metal
0363: Dan Mask, Metal Eye Overlays & Teeth, Original Fiber CoiffureEst.
$1,200
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$1,800
$600
Toma Mask with Fetish Bundle, Guinea / Liberia: Guinea, . Abstracted mask with horns at top of head, attached with leather wrapped bundle of sticks, a nail, metal plaque, copper alloy tacks, and trade cloth. Dark brown weatheered patina. Custom
0364: Toma Mask with Fetish Bundle, Guinea / LiberiaEst.
$3,200
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$4,800
$1,600
Dan Ga Gon Poro Mask, ex-Art Institute Chicago: Liberia, . Dan peoples, Liberia — Poro Society Mask — late 19th / early 20th century. The boldly modelled face is distinguished by a strongly projecting hooked nose, deep-set eye
0365: Dan Ga Gon Poro Mask, ex-Art Institute ChicagoEst.
$1,200
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$1,800
$600
Toma Stone “Maa” Maskette: Guinea, . Small Poro Society “maa” mask of green-black soapstone, carved with overhanging forehead with engraved brows, and lower facial plane with staight nose. Rounded edges and rim.
0366: Toma Stone “Maa” MasketteEst.
$2,400
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$3,600
$1,200
Toma Bronze Maa Poro Mask, Pointed Horns, Guinea: Liberia or Guinea, . Copper alloy small mask “maa”, used by the Poro society, with pointed horns, scarification on forehead, long straight nose above small grooved philtrum, and
0367: Toma Bronze Maa Poro Mask, Pointed Horns, GuineaEst.
$1,400
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$2,100
$700
Burkina Faso Bronze Bell, Abstract Relief, Old Patina: Burkina Faso, 19th century. A small cast bronze bell of conical form with a looped suspension handle, produced by the lost-wax (cire perdue) process. The surface carries abstract relief decoration in
0368: Burkina Faso Bronze Bell, Abstract Relief, Old PatinaEst.
$1,200
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$1,800
$600
Gurunsi Bronze Whistle | Anthropomorphic Head & Serpents: Burkina Faso, . A lost-wax (cire perdue) cast copper alloy whistle of elongated tapering form, terminating in a point at the base and a crescent-shaped mouthpiece at the top. The front face is
0369: Gurunsi Bronze Whistle | Anthropomorphic Head & SerpentsEst.
$1,000
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$1,500
$500
Senufo Tugubele Figure, Dark Patina, Ivory Coast: Ivory Coast, pre WW II.. A standing figure carved in dense hardwood with a deep black patina consistent with age and handling. The figure displays the characteristic Senufo formal vocabulary: domed
0370: Senufo Tugubele Figure, Dark Patina, Ivory CoastEst.
$800
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$1,200
$400
Lobi Hardwood Colon Figure | Colonial Official, Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso, . A colon figure depicting a colonial official wearing a kepi with relief device, seated with legs dangling. Well carved in hardwood with smooth dark patina. The frontal, upright
0371: Lobi Hardwood Colon Figure | Colonial Official, Burkina FasoEst.
$800
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$1,200
$400
Lobi Bateba Figure, Heavy Encrusted Patina: Burkina Faso, . A bateba figure, Lobi peoples, Burkina Faso, early to mid-20th century. Carved in hardwood with a heavily encrusted kaolin and sacrificial patina that has almost entirely obscured the
0372: Lobi Bateba Figure, Heavy Encrusted PatinaEst.
$600
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$900
$300
Mossi Standing Female Figure, Crest & Scarification: Burkina Faso, . A standing female figure, Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso, early to mid-20th century. Carved in hardwood with a highly burnished medium brown patina. The figure stands frontally with arms
0373: Mossi Standing Female Figure, Crest & ScarificationEst.
$900
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$1,350
$450