America's Frontier | Ethnographic | Ancient

18th C. New Mexican Leather Petaca / Traveling Trunk

Fine Italian, Spanish, & Mexican Arms & Armor Assembly

Rare Kiathuthlanna Black and White Pottery Bowl

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America's Frontier | Ethnographic | Ancient

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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Asian, Classical Antiquities and Fine Art. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. We ship worldwide to most countries, offering in-house shipping for your convenience.

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Jalisco Ameca Pottery Figure - Female Atop Male: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, Ameca Grey type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing, hand-built pottery figure with highly burnished surfaces and fine traces of orange-brown pigment. The focus

0081: Jalisco Ameca Pottery Figure - Female Atop MaleEst. US$3,000-US$4,000Lot Passed

Nayarit Terracotta Seated Barrel Armor Warrior w/ Club: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An evocative and dramatic figure, a hollow-built pottery warrior/shaman seated upon two rear conical legs. He wears a

0082: Nayarit Terracotta Seated Barrel Armor Warrior w/ ClubEst. US$1,400-US$2,000Lot Passed

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Veracruz Pottery Articulated Figure, ex Sotheby's: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Gulf Coast, Veracruz, Classic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 900 CE. An amazing molded terracotta standing figure with separately made articulated arms. In antiquity, these would have

0082A: Veracruz Pottery Articulated Figure, ex Sotheby'sEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Adorable Veracruz Terracotta Sonriente: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A charming pottery standing "Sonriente" male figure from the Veracruz region of Gulf Coast

0082B: Adorable Veracruz Terracotta SonrienteEst. US$1,400-US$2,000Lot Passed

Tairona Stone Bead Necklace w/ Silver-Gold Sphere: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A gorgeous and wearable necklace comprised of 13 banded quartz beads in citrine, sage, and cream hues as well as 13 tubular stone beads in milky

0082C: Tairona Stone Bead Necklace w/ Silver-Gold SphereEst. US$1,100-US$1,650Lot Passed

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Fine Valdivian Stone Abstract Jaguar Tooth Figure: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, Earliest Horizon, ca. 2300 to 2000 BCE. A wonderful example of an abstract anthropomorphic standing figure that is hand-carved from beige-hued stone. The

0082D: Fine Valdivian Stone Abstract Jaguar Tooth FigureEst. US$1,200-US$1,800

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La Tolita Bone Figure of Goddess w/ Jaguar: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, La Tolita (sometimes Tumaco) culture, ca. 350 BCE to 350 CE. A rare, fascinating sculpture of a goddess, made from an ungulate bone and expertly carved with openwork details.

0082E: La Tolita Bone Figure of Goddess w/ JaguarEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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Mapuche Stone Clava Scepter w/ Mask Finial: Pre-Columbian, South America, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche culture, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. An intriguing shamanic scepter (known as a "clava") with an anthropomorphic mask finial, hand-carved from

0082F: Mapuche Stone Clava Scepter w/ Mask FinialEst. US$12,000-US$18,000Lot Passed

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Authentic Taino / Arawak Indians Stone Zemi: Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino / Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved from a rich, dark stone, a very expressive Zemi. Note the meticulously pecked and incised

0082G: Authentic Taino / Arawak Indians Stone ZemiEst. US$1,800-US$2,200

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Lot of 4 Taino Pottery Vessels & 1 Colima Pottery Jar: Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Caribbean/Florida, Taino/Arawak people, ca. 15th century CE. A set of five hand-built pottery vessels from ancient West Mexico and the

0082H: Lot of 4 Taino Pottery Vessels & 1 Colima Pottery JarEst. US$600-US$900

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Narino Pottery Seated Coquero / Coca Chewer Figure: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador/Colombia, Carchi-Narino region, Narino, ca. 750 to 1500 CE. A charming, hand-built pottery sculpture of a coca chewer (known as a "coquero") seated upon an integral four-legged

0082I: Narino Pottery Seated Coquero / Coca Chewer FigureEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

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Middle Cauca Quimbaya Pottery Figure, Copper Nose Ring: Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Middle Cauca Complex, Quimbaya culture, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A hollow-built pottery figure of a flat, highly-abstract form seated with bent legs atop a wide base. The curved

0082J: Middle Cauca Quimbaya Pottery Figure, Copper Nose RingEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Huge 20th C. Kuba Wood Initiation Mask: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A large, dramatic mask from the Kuba Ngeende or Northern Kete peoples, hand-carved from a dark, hardwood to have a

0083: Huge 20th C. Kuba Wood Initiation MaskEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Pende Wood & Plant Fiber Mask: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Pende peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask from the Pende people, who are known for their elaborate masks made for

0083A: Early 20th C. African Pende Wood & Plant Fiber MaskEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Nyamwesi Wooden Figural Staff: East Africa, Tanzania, Nyamwesi peoples, early to mid 20th century CE. A finely carved figural staff/club or dance wand with a nude female standing atop the length of the staff which is further

0083B: Early 20th C. African Nyamwesi Wooden Figural StaffEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

20th C. African Makonde Wooden Helmet Mask w/ Hair: Southern Africa, Mozambique or Tanzania, Makonde peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful helmet mask, hand-carved from lightweight wood, depicting a stylized human face with a hollowed-out

0083C: 20th C. African Makonde Wooden Helmet Mask w/ HairEst. US$1,150-US$1,725Lot Passed

20th C. African Toma Wood Mask - Angbai: Africa, Guinea, 20th century CE. A wonderful, hand-carved Angbai mask from the Toma peoples of Guinea/Liberia. The mask is quite sizeable, presents an overall ovoid form with three curved horns atop

0083D: 20th C. African Toma Wood Mask - AngbaiEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

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Signed African Oshogbo Painting - Market Women ca. 2010: Africa, Nigeria, artist: Ola of the Oshogbo School, signed Ola on lower right, ca. 2010. A vibrant ink painting on cotton fabric created by Ola of the Osogbo (Oshogbo) School. This composition

0083E: Signed African Oshogbo Painting - Market Women ca. 2010Est. US$650-US$975

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Signed African Oshogbo Painting - Fishermen ca. 2010: Africa, Nigeria, artist: Ola of the Oshogbo School, signed on lower center, ca. 2010. A vibrant painting on cotton fabric created by Ola of the Osogbo (Oshogbo) School. This composition features four

0083F: Signed African Oshogbo Painting - Fishermen ca. 2010Est. US$500-US$800

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Lot of 2 Early 20th C. Congo Teke Brass Collars: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, or Gabon, Teke people (Tio/Bateke), ca. early 20th century CE. A pair of heavy, beautiful brass collars or torcs, each with a

0084: Lot of 2 Early 20th C. Congo Teke Brass CollarsEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

19th C. African Benin Edo Brass Female Attendant: West Africa, Benin, Edo people, ca. 1890 to 1930 CE. A beautiful hollow-cast brass figure of a female attendant figure standing atop broad feet and delineated legs. The woman wears knee-length

0084A: 19th C. African Benin Edo Brass Female AttendantEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Lega Wood Mask - Human Face: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A delightful mask of an elegant human face. Narrow, rectangular openwork eyes and mouth surround a

0084B: Early 20th C. African Lega Wood Mask - Human FaceEst. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Wood Nkisi Figure w/ Shield: Africa, Coastal Gabon/Democratic Republic of the Congo, Loango, Yombe, or Vili peoples, early 20th century. A wonderful colonial era example of a magical nkisi figure - likely a portrait of a chief

0084C: Early 20th C. African Wood Nkisi Figure w/ ShieldEst. US$1,200-US$1,800Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Mende Bundu Wooden Helmet Mask: West Africa, Liberia or Sierra Leone, Mende peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large wooden mask characterized by slit-form eyes, a broad, tall forehead, a petite triangular nose, and a

0084D: Early 20th C. African Mende Bundu Wooden Helmet MaskEst. US$1,400-US$2,000Lot Passed

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