CINCINNATI – Cowan’s Auctions Inc. will host their fall American Indian and Western Art Auction on Oct. 5. The 375-lot auction include jewelry from the Virginia Doneghy collection, which have been de-accessioned from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The sale also features a selection of painted furniture dating to the 1930s from the Shiprock Trading Post, pottery by renowned artists such as Maria Martinez, Margaret Tafoya, Blue Corn, and Roxanne Swentzell, and a collection of Zuni inlay bolos by Eddie Beyuka.

LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

“I’m excited to be able to offer a selection of early historic and contemporary American Indian artworks in this auction,” notes Danica Farnand, director of American Indian and Western Art, “This sale showcases the variety of changes and trends in American Indian art over time.”

Highlighted in the sale will be a Western mono basket, estimated to bring anywhere between $30,000-$40,000. Otis Tufton Mason featured this basket in a book in 1902 titled Aboriginal Indian Basketry.

Two other items that are expected to do well in the sale are an important Miami pipe with ties to the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, estimated to bring $20,000-$30,000 and a Sioux beaded and quilled hide war shirt, estimated at $20,000-$25,000.

A number of pieces from Virginia Doneghy’s Southwestern jewelry collection will be offered in the auction. A Leekya Deyuse Zuni fetish necklace and earrings are estimated at $3,000-$5,000. A pair of Navajo stamped silver cuff bracelets are expected to bring $1,000-$1,500 and a Navajo squash blossom necklace is estimated at $800-$1,000.

Painted furniture pieces from the Shiprock Trading Post are also featured in the sale. A painted card table and chairs are estimated at $1,500-$2,000. A painted footstool is expected to fetch $1,000-$1,500 and a pair of Katsina-style lamps are estimated at $8,000-$1,000.

Pottery by well-known contemporary artists is expected to do well in the auction. A female sculpture by Roxanne Swentzell is estimated to bring $7,000-$9,000. A Santa Clara blackware jar by Margaret Tafoya is expected to fetch $6,000-$8,000 and a Santa Clara redware jar by Tafoya is estimated at $5,000-$7,000.

Also included in the sale is an extensive collection of Zuni inlay bolos by Eddie Beyuka. A set of Zuni inlay Katsina bolos are estimated at $2,000-$2,500, and a Zuni inlay eagle and buffalo dancers bolos are estimated at $1,000-$1,500.

For more information about the auction call Danica Farnand at Cowan’s at 513-871-1670 ext. 15.

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

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