CLEARANCE - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Translated Egyptian White Faience Ushabti

Gorgeous Roman Glass Jar w/ Blue Rigaree

Jalisco Figural w/ Joined Musicians, ex-Hollywood

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Louisville, CO, United States

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CLEARANCE - Ancient / Ethnographic Art

Artemis Gallery

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These lots are going, going, gone... plus a nice selection of lots brand-new to auction! Join us for our special Late Summer Clearance Sale featuring discounted pricing on classical antiquities, Viking, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Russian Icons, Spanish Colonial, Fine Art, more! Starting prices have been reduced up to 65% off original auction prices - perfect for dealers and collectors.

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Rare 19th C. Native Alaskan Yup'ik Wood Mask: **Originally Listed At $1900** Native American, southwestern Alaska, probably Yup'ik, ca. 19th century CE. An incredibly rare find, an expressive wooden mask from the long shamanic masking tradition

0195: Rare 19th C. Native Alaskan Yup'ik Wood MaskEst. US$3,600-US$5,400Lot Passed

19th C. Alaskan Stone Smoking Pipe - Whale Form: **Originally Listed At $1950** Native American, Alaskan, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved, heavy soapstone smoking pipe in the form of a whale. The whale has huge eyes, each carved as if having

0196: 19th C. Alaskan Stone Smoking Pipe - Whale FormEst. US$3,700-US$5,550Lot Passed

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20th C. Pacific Northwest Inuit Painted Wood Face Mask: **Originally Listed At $600** Native American, North America, Pacific Northwest (USA and Canada), Inuit, ca. 20th century CE. An intriguing painted face mask, hand-carved from lightweight wood.

0197: 20th C. Pacific Northwest Inuit Painted Wood Face MaskEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Early 20th C. Pacific Northwest Haida Painted Cedar Box: **Originally Listed At $500** Native American, northern Pacific Northwest coast, probably Haida from Queen Charlotte Island, British Columbia, ca. early 20th century CE. A beautiful cedar box with

0198: Early 20th C. Pacific Northwest Haida Painted Cedar BoxEst. US$900-US$1,350

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Early 20th C. Tlingit Rope Skirt w/ Puffin Beaks: **Originally Listed At $1000** Native American, Pacific Northwest, southeastern Alaska, Tlingit people, ca. early 20th century CE. A skirt made from hundreds of strands of twisted, woven rope, with

0199: Early 20th C. Tlingit Rope Skirt w/ Puffin BeaksEst. US$1,900-US$2,850Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Alaskan Whale Bone Mask: **Originally Listed At $1250** Native American, Alaska, Nunivak Island, ca. 1930s CE. A rare example of a mask made from dense whale bone, with almond-shaped shell inlays and teeth made from

0200: Early 20th C. Alaskan Whale Bone MaskEst. US$2,300-US$3,450Lot Passed

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20th C. Native American Plains Ceremonial Feather Fan: **Originally Listed At $400** Native American, Plains Indians, ca. 1st half of the 20th century CE. A flat fan comprised of turkey feathers, a hand stitched animal hide (probably buffalo or deer)

0201: 20th C. Native American Plains Ceremonial Feather FanEst. US$600-US$900

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20th C. Kwakwaka'wakw / Haida Articulated Wood Female: **Originally Listed At $1000** Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, possibly Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) or Haida people, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large articulated cedar doll with a mask-like

0202: 20th C. Kwakwaka'wakw / Haida Articulated Wood FemaleEst. US$1,900-US$2,850Lot Passed

20th C. Tlingit Wood Grave Guardian - Spirit Form: **Originally Listed At $900** Pacific Northwest Coast, Alaska, Tlingit, ca. 1940 to 1950 CE. A hand carved wooden anthropomorphic grave guardian spirit - a standing figure with an oversized head

0203: 20th C. Tlingit Wood Grave Guardian - Spirit FormEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

20th C. Northwest Coast Kwakwaka'wakw Wood Chief Rattle: **Originally Listed At $550** Native American, North America, Pacific Northwest (USA and Canada), Kwakwaka'wakw tribe, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A beautiful chieftain rattle depicting a

0204: 20th C. Northwest Coast Kwakwaka'wakw Wood Chief RattleEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

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20th C. Native American Navajo / Zuni Silver Necklace: **First Time At Auction** North America, Native American, US Southwest, probably Navajo or Zuni, ca. mid to late 20th century CE. A dazzling sterling silver necklace, comprised of six drooping

0204A: 20th C. Native American Navajo / Zuni Silver NecklaceEst. US$300-US$500

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20th C. Tlingit Wood Female Doll w/ Hide, Fur: **Originally Listed At $400** Native American, Pacific Northwest, Tlingit peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A charming doll, made from carved wood and richly ornamented. She has a painted face, a felt

0205: 20th C. Tlingit Wood Female Doll w/ Hide, FurEst. US$700-US$1,050

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20th C. Pacific Northwest Mountain Goat Mask - Lelooska: **Originally Listed At $1500** Native American, Pacific Northwest, ca. 1968 CE, created by Lelooska (Don Smith, 1933-1996). An incredible hand-carved wooden mask in the form of a mountain goat,

0206: 20th C. Pacific Northwest Mountain Goat Mask - LelooskaEst. US$2,800-US$4,200Lot Passed

20th C. Pacific Northwest Tlingit Headdress by Prescott: **Originally Listed At $500** Native American, Pacific Northwest, probably Tlingit, ca. 1986 CE, signed on back by Greg Prescott (active later 20th century CE). A fierce headdress, hand-carved from

0207: 20th C. Pacific Northwest Tlingit Headdress by PrescottEst. US$900-US$1,350Lot Passed

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Ancient African Katsina Clay Lid - Female Form: **Originally Listed At $900** Africa, Nigeria, Katsina or Sokoto, ca. 500 BCE to 200 CE. A rare and unusual hand built and modeled anthropomorphic lid from a funerary urn with elaborate hand

0208: Ancient African Katsina Clay Lid - Female FormEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wooden Ibeji Figure: **First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure, known as an Ibeji, representing a deceased male twin. The figure has stocky,

0208A: Early 20th C. African Yoruba Wooden Ibeji FigureEst. US$700-US$1,000Lot Passed

20th C. African Dogon Wood Standing Male: **Originally Listed At $400** Western Africa, Mali, Dogon peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden abstract anthropomorphic male form, the stylized standing figure with bulbous hips,

0209: 20th C. African Dogon Wood Standing MaleEst. US$700-US$1,050Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Mende Wood Helmet Mask: **Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A darkened wood mask with a small carved face, triangular-shaped chin, narrowed

0210: Early 20th C. African Mende Wood Helmet MaskEst. US$600-US$900Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. African Dogon Wood Figure, ex-Segy: **Originally Listed At $600** Western Africa, Mali, Dogon people, ca. early 20th century CE. A slender wooden figure standing on short legs, with an overhanging chest and shoulders, as well as a

0211: Early 20th C. African Dogon Wood Figure, ex-SegyEst. US$1,100-US$1,650

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Early 20th C. African Teke Wooden Fetish Figure: **Originally Listed At $900** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Teke peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A wonderful, hand-carved wooden male fetish figure standing on attenuated

0212: Early 20th C. African Teke Wooden Fetish FigureEst. US$1,700-US$2,550Lot Passed

19th C. African Baule Wooden Blolo Bla Figure: **Originally Listed At $1000** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Baule peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine standing wooden female "Blolo Bla" figure, hand-carved from hardwood, created

0213: 19th C. African Baule Wooden Blolo Bla FigureEst. US$1,900-US$2,850Lot Passed

19th C. African Dan-Wobe Wooden Face Mask: **Originally Listed At $1000** West Africa, Liberia or Ivory Coast, Dan peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intriguing and highly-stylized face mask, the face hand-carved from hard

0214: 19th C. African Dan-Wobe Wooden Face MaskEst. US$1,900-US$2,850Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. African Mossi Wooden Doll: **First Time At Auction** West Africa, Burkino Faso, Mossi, ca. early 20th century CE. An enigmatic, hand-carved wooden figure of a woman, standing nude atop an integral circular base, with a

0214A: Early 20th C. African Mossi Wooden DollEst. US$600-US$900

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Early 20th C. African Mambila Wood / Iron Axe: **Originally Listed At $400** Central Africa, Cameroon, Mambila peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A gorgeous axe with a forged iron axe head and a wooden body and handle. Hand-carved from hard

0215: Early 20th C. African Mambila Wood / Iron AxeEst. US$700-US$1,050

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