American Indian & Ethnographic Art | Skinner Auction 2536B

American Indian & Ethnographic Art Sale 2636B February 9, 2013 Boston

American Indian & Ethnographic Art

View all lots online at www.skinnerinc.com

cover: 162; frontispiece: 188; back cover: 266

Douglas DeihlDepartment Director508.970.3254

Specialist

Auction Information

Auction 2636B Saturday, February 910AM

63 Park PlazaBoston, MA

Absentee Bidding

T: 617.874.4318F: 617.350.5429

General Inquiries: 617.350.5400

SkinnerLive!: skinnerinc.com

Preview

Thursday, February 712 to 5PM

Friday, February 812 to 7PM

Saturday, February 9 8 to 9:30AM

Coming soon to a browser near you… the new skinnerinc.com

You may have noticed that the Skinner catalog in your hands right now has a new look.

Skinner is proud to announce the roll-out of a brand new look and feel for our communications!

You’ll see this new design approach enliven all of our catalogs, flyers, advertising, and our website: www.skinnerinc.com

The newly redesigned Skinner website is currently in the final phase of development and will be coming to you soon. In addition to the robust set of interactive features you’re accustomed to…online auction previews, lot alert, live online bidding with SkinnerLive!, and more, you can look forward to

• Richer imagery, from the homepage to lot details

• A dedicated auction page for every sale

• Broader coverage of our specialty areas, from clocks and marine art to diamond jewelry and violins

• Faster and more accurate search

• A new and improved SkinnerLive! online bidding platform…with the option to watch auctions live in real-time without registration or log-in

• A more robust suite of online services to ensure your experience with Skinner, whether with a mouse, a phone, or a paddle, surpasses your expectations every time.

The new skinnerinc.com is a key component in a thoroughly modern communications platform that will enhance your experience as a buyer, and will work to maximize the value of your fine objects in the auction marketplace.

What isn’t changing? The personalized service, expertise, and integrity you’ve come to expect from Skinner. We’re excited about the new skinnerinc.com—and confident that it will add even more value to your experience with Skinner, now and into the future.

www.skinnerinc.com

Table of Contents

1 Auction & Specialist Information

2 Web Site & Online Bidding

5 Lots 1–478

183 Conditions of Sale

185 Absentee Bid Form

186 Company Directors & Specialty Departments

187 Administrative Staff & Client Services

189 Map & Driving Directions

191 Catalog Subscription Form

Please Note: All lots sold subject to our Conditions of Sale.

Please refer to page 183 of this catalog for the full terms and conditions governing your purchase.

Copyright © Skinner, Inc. 2013

All rights reserved

MA/Lic. #2304I T ’ S O U R C O M M I T M E N T

Proudly printed by

5 Almeida Avenue, East Providence, R.I., USAToll Free: 866-229-7752

4

Sergio and Yvonne Franchi Pre Columbian Collection Most people remember my father, Sergio Franchi as one of the great Italian tenors, but what is not well known is that he was trained as an architectural draftsman. While living in Johannesburg after WWII he worked in commercial interior design and furniture design. He was also a talented painter.

My parents Yvonne and Sergio first fell in love with Pre-Columbian art when they arrived in the US in the 1960s. It showed well with their African art collection. I remember in 1966 Dad designed a very modern den in our apartment in Manhattan, where the African and Pre-Columbian were displayed. My parents enjoyed the way these pieces worked well in a contemporary interior. —Greta Franchi-Galli

The Burr Family Collection In 1855, the Burr family traveled out west along the Oregon Trail to Utah. The father, David H. Burr, had been appointed the first Surveyor General to the state of Utah. Burr was a lauded cartographer who had previously been named both “Topographer to the Post office” and “Geographer to the House of Representatives of the United States.” His works included an atlas of New York state, maps of New York city, and a 1839 map of the United States considered to be one of the most significant mappings of the American West.

Burr’s eldest son, David A. Burr, kept a diary of the journey from Washington, D.C. to Utah in 1855. The young Burr described in words and sketches a steamboat trip, life on the trail, the appearance of the land, Indians, and horse thieves. The brothers stopped at Fort Laramie and also passed through the Black Hills, an unusual route for white travelers to take during that time as it was Lakota territory. David A. Burr also wrote letters and took photographs after arriving in Utah, where he witnessed parts of the Mormon war. Tragically, the younger son, Eugene Burr, died at the age of 17 two years after the brothers’ arrival in Utah. He was wounded in a hunting accident and died of a variant of yellow fever in September 1857 aboard a schooner in the Gulf of California.

Among Eugene’s possessions were the four items offered here, most likely acquired on the Oregon Trail or in Utah. Eugene’s initials, “E.B.,” appear on a rare hide shirt and pair of hide trousers. A cloth panel bag and hide moccasins were also among the items the brothers collected. The style of the hide shirt and the evidence of red pigment on the insides of the wrists indicate that the shirt was made for and used by Plains Indians. The trousers are of the style favored by frontiersmen and are decorated with quill-wrapped hair locks and pony beads.

These important artifacts of Plains Indian life have descended in the family of David H. Burr, and Skinner is pleased to offer them at auction for the first time.

Joseph Rivera Collection Skinner is proud to present the collection of American Indian artifacts of Joseph (Joe) Rivera. Joe died unexpectedly while attending a Pow Wow gathering in Denver, in March of 2012, at the age of 64. During his lifetime, he amassed a broad and unique collection of American Indian artifacts, most of which are featured in this auction. In his early adult years, Joe owned and operated two Sioux trading posts in Rapid City, South Dakota, and became close to many Native American artists. His interest in historical and modern Plains Indian culture and artistry grew over the years, and he became a leading expert in Plains Indian art and artifacts. He had unique access to the worlds of both collectors and artisans, and “lived the life” of the American Indian culture. Subsequently, during the 1980s, Joe moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he directed and managed Morningstar Gallery, one of the nation’s leading American Indian arts galleries. He was instrumental in developing the national and international market for Plains Indian artifacts. After leaving Morningstar Gallery, he became a preeminent private dealer and collector, and remained a leading expert in the field.

Provenance

Pre-Columbian & Tribal

1Two West Mexican Pre-Columbian Items, a headed figure fragment chewing a hallucinogen (?), and hunchback form with two hollow cavities in the back, ht. to 5 1/4 in.

Provenance: Sergio Franchi Collection.$300-400

2Michoacán Two-headed Flat Figure, Mexico, c. 300 B.C., the terra-cotta standing form with braided hair and ear ornaments, (one leg missing), ht. 7 in.


3Three Jalisco Female Figures, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., all of red terra-cotta and in a seated position, the largest is a rattle, (clay loss), ht. to 6 1/4 in.


4Vera Cruz Smiling Face Head, Mexico, c. 600-900 A.D., the hollow buff terra-cotta head with almond-shaped eyes, filed teeth, head wrap, and one remaining ear spool, on a wood stand, ht. 5 in.


5Tlatilco Pretty Lady, Mexico, c. 800-500 B.C., the solid wide-hipped form with stylized coiffure and wearing ear ornaments, traces of red pigment, ht. 4 1/4 in.


6Two Jalisco Figures, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., a standing sheep-face figure of buff-colored clay and a seated warrior (?) with wounded leg, the warrior with black-painted detail, (clay loss to second), ht. to 7 in.


7Two Michoacán Pretty Ladies, c. 500 B.C., the standing forms wearing necklaces and large ear ornaments, the hair with incised detail, traces of red and white pigment, (the larger with repaired leg), ht. to 6 in.


8Jalisco Seated Figure with Bowl, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., burnished gray ware, ht. 7 in.


9Two Jalisco Items, Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., a female bed figure with black-painted detail, and a terra-cotta rattle with red and white stripe design, lg. of rattle 6 1/4 in.


10Tarascan Pregnant Female Form, Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., the squatting form with hand pressing on abdomen, buff slip with red detail, (head reattached), ht. 7 in.


11Jalisco Mother and Child Figure, West Mexico, 100 B.C.-250 A.D., the seated mother with turban and nose, neck, and ear ornaments, solid red terra-cotta with white painted details, ht. 6 1/4 in.


12Jalisco Musician with Turtle Shell Rasp, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., wearing neck, ear, nose, and arm ornaments, red terra-cotta with black and white details, ht. 6 3/4 in.


6 Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

4

5

6 7

11

12

10

13Four Jalisco Female Pottery Figures, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., three standing and one squatting, ht. to 4 1/2 in.


14Seven Mexican Pre-Columbian Fragmentary Figures, various cultures, ht. to 3 3/4 in.


15Nayarit Seated Male Figure, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., wearing ear and nose ornaments, holding a rattle in one hand and a small bowl in the other, painted red with traces of white detail.$800-1,200

16Tarascan Seated Musician, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., with shell trumpet resting on one knee and holding a rattle in one hand, red with traces of black decoration on the headdress, arms, and legs, the ears pierced for attachments, ht. 14 in.

Provenance: Sergio Franchi Collection.$1,200-1,600

17Chinesca Pottery Seated Female Figure, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., with hands to the waist, wearing elaborate ear and nose ornaments, with stylized black decoration to the legs and face, ht. 13 1/2 in.


18Pre-Columbian Female Effigy Vessel, West Mexico, c. 100 A.D.-250 A.D., the rotund form with hands to the abdomen and wearing ear, nose, and arm ornaments, the spout in the form of the figure’s head, ht. 10 1/2, wd. 10 in.


19Jalisco Pottery Armadillo Vessel, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., the noded shell with flared red-painted spout, (chips at rim of spout and tail), ht. 5 3/4, lg. 9 in.



17

16

15

20Jalisco Sacrificial Scene, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., the solid form with diminutive victim on all fours, being held down by the sacrificer who is holding a weapon in his raised hand, buff color with traces of black decoration, (cracks), ht. 15 in.


21Jalisco Seated Male Figure Holding a Fan, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., with noded shoulders, one arm across both knees, buff terra-cotta painted red, (reattached forearm and foot), ht. 10 in.

Provenance: Sergio Franchi Collection.$800-1,200

22Three Colima Female Figures, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., all wearing beaded necklaces and head wraps, (the large figure has been reassembled from five pieces), ht. to 8 in.


21

20

19

18

24

22

22

22

23

23Two Miniature Jalisco Pottery Female Figures, Mexico, c. 100-B.C.-250 A.D., both standing, one is pregnant, traces of pigment, ht. to 3 in.


24Colima Pottery Dog, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., the plump redware form lying prone, with toothy mouth and upright ears, strong mineral deposits, ht. 8 1/2, lg. 14 in.


25Large Colima Warrior Figure, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., the standing form holding a feathered spear, wearing a headdress with shaman’s horn in the center of the forehead, with waist band and neck ornament, red with traces of black and white detail, (some surface loss), ht. 21 1/2 in.


26Large Nayarit Standing Female Figure, West Mexico, c. 100 B.C.-250 A.D., with hands to the waist and wearing a necklace, ear and arm ornaments, and headband, painted red with black resist decoration and white highlights, ht. 21 1/2 in.


11Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

26

25

27Pre-Columbian Hardstone Pendant, polished black stone depicting a seated monkey (?), pierced for attachment, ht. 2 1/8 in.


28Pre-Columbian Jade Figural Pendant, Costa Rica, c. 500-1200 A.D., a standing male figure mounted in gold wire on a Plexiglas armature, ht. 3 1/2 in.$800-1,200

29Two Pre-Columbian Stone Items, an Inca canopa in the form of a llama, and a flared ear spool with two holes for attachment, lg. of canopa 2 1/4 in.


30Pair of Royal Inca Silver Keros, c. 1000-1400 A.D., acquired in the 1960s, both with stylized heads decorated with two ears of maize on the back, below stepped flared tops, one with striated collar, ht. to 13 1/2 in.$8,000-10,000

31Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Fragments, tightly woven with central bands of warriors wearing crescent-shaped headdresses, 7 1/2 x 6 in.$500-700

32Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Fragment, tightly woven with stylized warriors and avian and animal motifs, 11 x 6 1/2 in.$400-600

33Proto Nazca Textile Panel, c. 200-600 A.D., fine red gauze panel with knit “munecas” on one side and trophy heads along the other, 55 x 21 in.

Provenance: Collected in the 1920s by Ernest Mitchell.$400-600

30

28

27

1333

31

32

34Ashanti or Fante Carved Wood Maternity Figure, the mother astride a leopard who is devouring a prone figure, a kneeling figure holding the feline’s tail, (repairs), ht. 13 1/4 in.$500-700

35Dan Carved Wood Passport Mask, with animal hair beard and metal-outlined eyes, lg. 7 in.$200-250

36Two Carved Wood Stools, one Ashanti, with incised, cutout, and serrate edge decoration, supported by two stylized cutout birds; the other an oval form with round tapered legs, first ht. 14 1/2, lg. 22, wd. 11 1/2 in., second ht. 17, lg. 25 3/4, wd. 15 3/4 in.$250-350

37Yap Carved Wood Figure, Tobi Island, the squatting figure with one remaining shell-inlaid eye, dark patina, ht. 7 3/4 in.$800-1,200


3734

38Maori Carved Wood Pounder, 1911, the carved janus-form handle with stylized figures, shell-inlaid eyes, the silver endcap inscribed “Sept. 29th, Hukaere Scool, 1911,” ht. 8 1/2 in.$250-350

39Fiji Island Carved Wood Throwing Club, Ula, c. 19th century, the head with lobed projection from the middle, chip-carved handle and punctuate-decorated shaft, lg. 17 in.$600-800

40Fiji Island Carved Wood Fan Club, Dui, c. 19th century, the plain flared head with vertical rib, chip-carved grip, lg. 37, wd. 11 1/2 in. $250-300


39

40

41Mangaia Carved Wood and Stone Ceremonial Adze, c. 19th century, the hollow-carved square shaft with geometric relief carving, the stone blade bound with plaited coir, (wood loss), dark patina, lg. 32 in.

Provenance: Through the estate of Matthew Wysocki (1920-1991), artist, photographer, professor and chairman of Dartmouth College’s visual studies department (1966-1989), to the present owner by family descent, Connecticut.$800-1,200

42Hawaiian Necklace, Lei Niho Palaoa, c. first quarter 19th century, with hook-shaped ivory pendant suspended from multi-strand plaited human hair necklace, lg. 3 3/4 in.$6,000-8,000

43Trobriand Island Carved Wood Table Fragment, Massim region, with stylized human figure support and incised decoration, ht. 19 1/2 in.$200-300


41 42

Plains, Great Lakes & Woodlands

44Plains Hairpipe Bandolier, c. late 19th century, strung with brass beads and a cluster of deer hooves and silk ribbon, traces of red ochre on the hooves, lg. 39 in.

Provenance: The estate of Joseph J. Rivera.$800-1,200

45Northern Plains Beaded Commercial Leather and Hide Loop Necklace, c. late 19th century, with multicolored chevron design and strands of large light blue beads, fringe down both sides, lg. of beaded strips 7 3/4 in.


46Northern California Abalone and Clamshell Bead Necklace, c. late 19th century (?), with Russian faceted blue trade beads, on three strands of twisted fiber.

Provenance: The estate of Joseph J. Rivera.$500-700

47Plains Catlinite Pipe Bowl and Wood Stem, c. last quarter 19th century, the T-bowl with convex profile and relief-carved detail, the ash stem with ribbed decoration, file branding, and traces of red pigment, lg. 22 1/2 in.

Provenance: The estate of Joseph J. Rivera.$1,500-2,000

48Lakota Catlinite Pipe Bowl, c. last quarter 19th century, decorated with ribbed and convex panels, custom stand, lg. 6 3/4 in.




47

48

45

46

44

49Three Plains Horn Spoons and a Lead-inlaid Straight Pipe, c. 19th century, two larger mountain sheep horn spoons, one with a perforated and notched finial, a buffalo horn spoon with bird head finial, brass tack eyes, and quill-wrapped neck, and a tapered wood pipe with twisted lead inlay, lg. to 14 1/4 in.


50Southern Plains German Silver Concha Belt, c. late 19th century, on commercial leather with eight stamp-decorated domed conchas and three stamped and pierced conchas, lg. 34 in.


51Kiowa Beaded Commercial Leather Dispatch Case, c. 1880s, beaded on the front with a bold multicolored concentric design, with geometric lane on the flap and two lanes at lower back, with German silver button and tweezers, hide fringe from the bottom, lg. including fringe 12 in.


52Miniature Kiowa Cradle, c. first quarter 20th century, the painted boards with pinhead decoration, with multicolored geometric designs done in the gourd stitch, with commercial celluloid doll, ht. 7 1/4 in.


53Two Beaded Hide Peyote Pouches, Comanche (?), c. late 19th century, one with twisted fringe and small German silver buttons, the other with bifurcated flap and partially beaded fringe, lg. including fringe to 10 in.


54Kiowa Beaded Commercial Leather Strike-a-lite Pouch, c. last quarter 19th century, beaded front and back with multicolored geometric designs, with tin cone dangler, small German silver button, and twisted fringe with German silver and cowrie shell attachments, includes forged striker, (tin cone loss), lg. including drops 15 1/2 in.


55Comanche Beaded Hide Awl Case, c. last quarter 19th century, with multicolored geometric designs on a yellow background, the tapered body done in the brick stitch, small rocker-engraved German silver button on strap, lg. including fringe 16 in.


56Kiowa Beaded Commercial Leather Whetstone Case, c. 1870s, beaded with geometric designs in classic Kiowa colors, tin cone danglers, with metal-covered twisted fringe, the strap decorated with a shell hairpipe, brass twisted wire bead and two large trade beads, lg. including fringe 11 in.


57Lakota Beaded Hide Picture Frame, c. late 19th century, multicolored geometric designs done with glass and cut brass beads framing a reproduction of a ledger drawing, (minor bead loss), 10 x 7 in.



49

51

50

52

55

53

54

56

58Southern Cheyenne Ledger Drawing, c. 1880, the ink drawing depicting a warrior with full trailer war bonnet, society staff, and pictorial hide leggings, the horse with German silver bridle and tail tied up for war, (not examined out of frame), 12 x 7 1/4 in.


59Pair of Cheyenne Woman’s High-top Moccasins, c. 1880s, stained with yellow ochre and beaded with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, with German silver buttons down the side, custom stand, ht. 15 1/2, lg. of moccasins 9 1/2 in.


60Arapaho Woman’s Beaded Hide Leggings, c. last quarter 19th century, with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, custom stand, ht. 16 in.


61Pair of Southern Arapaho Beaded Hide Man’s Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, the hide stained yellow and red, with long heel fringe and fringe off the vamp, partially beaded with multicolored geometric designs, lg. excluding fringe 11 in.



58

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com 23

60

59

61

62Pair of Plains Cree Beaded Buffalo Hide Man’s Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with multicolored geometric and cross designs on a yellow and pumpkin background, with horse track designs at the heels, with blue trade cloth tongues and trim, remnant red trade cloth, lg. 10 in.


63Kiowa Beaded Hide Man’s Moccasins, c. 1870s, partially beaded with multicolored geometric designs, with a row of tin cones off the vamp, the hide painted red, yellow, and blue, (heel fringe restored, blue pigment on the cuffs touched up), lg. excluding fringe 11 in.


64Pair of Prairie Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. 1860-80s, the soft-soled forms partially beaded on the cuffs and vamps with multicolored abstract floral designs, silk-trimmed cuffs, lg. 9 in.



62


64

63

65Pair of Jicarilla Apache Beaded Hide Man’s Leggings, c. 1870s, with yellow and green pigments, perforated tabs at the top, fringe at sides and cuffs, the beaded strips with multicolored geometric designs, (period repairs, some water stains), includes custom wall mounts, lg. 38 in.


66Southern Cheyenne Beaded Hide Dress, c. mid-20th century, with yellow pigment overall and partially beaded with late 19th century period designs, the bottom with red pigment and tin cone danglers, the long fringe strung with various glass beads, lg. 52 in.


67Northern Arapaho Beaded Hide Woman’s Dress, c. 1870s, fringed at the sleeve ends and bottom, the rectangular yoke beaded with bold multicolored geometric designs on a blue background, (minor bead loss, tears in hide), lg. 53, wd. 42 in.


66

65

68Cheyenne Beaded Hide Knife Sheath, c. 1870s, rawhide liner covered with soft hide and beaded on one side with multicolored geometric designs, quill-wrapped fringe off the top, with a row of tin cone and wool danglers, includes commercial knife, ht. 10 1/4 in.


69Crow Beaded Parfleche Knife Sheath, c. 1880, with a classic Crow design painted on one side, with blue trade cloth and beadwork down one side, custom stand, ht. without fringe 13 in.


70Crow Beaded Hide and Cloth Mirror Bag, late 19th century, beaded on both sides with classic Crow geometric designs, the strap with trade cloth panels and beaded detail, the fringe strung with large yellow and brass beads, lg. of bag including fringe 20, wd. 5 1/2 in.



69

68

71Crow Painted Parfleche Envelope, c. late 19th century, painted on the front with classic Crow designs and with thick hide wrappings, 12 1/2 x 28 in.


72Crow Beaded Buffalo Hide Rifle Scabbard, c. 1870s, fringed at the mouth and with long twisted fringe from the barrel, with red trade cloth insets and beaded with classic Crow geometric designs and pony-beaded edging, traces of red pigment, (some damage to trade cloth, twisted fringe restored), lg. 52 in.



71


72

73Cheyenne Beaded Hide Triangular Soft Cradle with Red Trade Cloth Bottom, c. last quarter 19th century, with a multicolored striped and stepped triangle design, the beaded rawhide tab with a single dragonfly device and two beaded drops with tubular glass trade beads, (bead loss), total lg. 33 1/2 in.


74Lakota Beaded Hide Blanket Strip Mounted on Two Trade Blankets, c. late 19th century, the strip with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, sewn to a red and a blue blanket with multicolored silk applique border, (minor bead loss), blanket strip 63 x 4 1/2 in., blanket 74 x 55 in.


75Yancton Sioux Beaded Buffalo Hide Blanket Strip, c. 1870, with bold multicolored geometric designs on a light green background, (minor bead loss), mounted on a custom panel, lg. 63, wd. 6, roundel dia. 8 in.



73


74

75

76Lakota Beaded Hide Cradle, c. 1870s, the buffalo hide form with canvas strip up the back, beaded with a classic box-and-border design on a blue background, the beaded tab at top from a recycled painted parfleche, a beaded ball with quill-wrapped fringe hangs from one side, ht. 24 in.


76

77Kiowa Beaded Hide Model Cradle, c. last quarter 19th century, with canvas liner, the soft hide cradle beaded with classic Kiowa geometric and abstract floral designs on three different background colors, with a miniature strike-a-lite pouch hanging from one side and umbilical fetish from the other, mounted on wood slat frame with incised symbolic designs and traces of red, blue, and yellow pigments, (minor bead loss), lg. of slats 24 1/2 in.


77

78

78Pawnee-style Bear Claw Necklace, assembled by Milford Chandler (1889-1981), constructed with an otter skin painted red, the head with a black and white beaded strip on red trade cloth, with forty large 19th century grizzly bear claws and large Italian bead spacers; the tail with two 19th century bear paws in black and white seed beads, includes

an otter hide drop with six beaded bear paws and two tie-on beaded strips (added by Joseph J. Rivera), claw length to 5 1/2 in., and with traces of red pigment.

Provenance: Milford Chandler; the estate of Joseph J. Rivera.

Exhibitions: Necklace was on loan to the Plains Indian Museum, Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wyoming, from about 1975/80 until 2002.$15,000-20,000


Milford Glenwood Chandler (1889-1981) was one of those giant intellects who attain commendable achievements. Not only was Mr. Chandler an automotive pioneer who counted five personal automotive patents, and early-on had established an automobile carburetor company, but he also gained significant recognition for his largely self-taught ethnographical endeavors. Through the years, he spent considerable amounts of time among and developed wonderfully close, familial relationships with American Indian people. He enjoyed participating in gatherings and ceremonies principally among Great Lakes, Prairie, and Plains Indians; he learned much about the deeper meanings of their ways and traditions. Mr. Chandler actively collected American Indian art and material culture in the field, as well as from dealers and other collectors.

Consequently, he furnished innumerable outstanding examples of Indian art to more than a dozen major museums, including the Southwest Museum, Detroit Institute of the Arts, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Field Museum, Denver Art Museum, and the National Museum of the American Indian. As a result of Mr. Chandler’s close association and interaction with various Indian groups, families of the Pawnee, Meshquaki (Fox), and Potawatomi tribes felt called to adopt and bestow formal Indian names upon him. As a predominant interest throughout much of his life, Mr. Chandler focused on the widely varying and complex aspects of grizzly bear power or “medicine”—the ceremonies, dances, representations in the arts (paintings, porcupine quillwork, and beadwork)—and above all, on the imposing and highly emblematic necklaces made of grizzly bear claws. Throughout his frequent and wide-ranging travels he consistently sought after and accumulated grizzly claws as they came available—one at a time, or several. Additionally, fortune permitted Mr. Chandler to obtain a number of magnificent original claw necklaces themselves. Being the consummate craftsman he was, and meticulously selecting only premium claws as they came to him, Mr. Chandler managed to assemble three superlative grizzly claw necklaces of differing tribal styles—each composed of the long, very much preferred, honey-colored bear claws. One necklace was of the Chippeway (Ojibwe) type, one Meshquaki (or “Fox” Tribe), and the magnificent Pawnee-style necklace offered here.

It behooves to underline the great significance and respect that virtually all Indian people accorded the grizzly bear, and the exalted symbol of honor represented by a necklace comprised of its claws—as well as to one privileged to wear this badge of adulation. Undoubtedly all tribes recognized the immeasurable strength, ferocity, and magnificence exhibited by grizzly bears. Indian people viewed the grizzly as an astute and sagacious being that could impart of its favors, power, and attributes to one fortunate enough to merit them. Not just any man could don such an imposing and commanding collar of its claws. Among some tribes he must actually belong to the Bear Clan—understood to be the grizzly bear per se, rather than other species. Moreover, he must have proven himself a warrior who had engaged the enemy victoriously, as well as one who had provided for the community by protecting, advising, and assisting the people in limitless ways. One wore a grizzly bear claw necklace with reverent demeanor, very nobly, and only on state occasions. It was the Western Great Lakes, Prairie, and Plains tribes in particular who created diverse styles of necklaces comprised of grizzly bear claws. A necklace of forty claws—as is this superlative example that Mr. Chandler created in the Pawnee style—was considered as being paramount. It is essential to recognize that only the middle three of the five claws of a given bear’s front paws were considered suitable for inclusion in a necklace of the genre. Likewise, the claws must not be crooked, broken nor damaged, and not striped—but uniformly yellowish in color. Dark-colored claws were deemed inferior in quality and value. Consequently, six is the maximum number of claws possible from a bear, provided that all six of the claws meet the criteria. Therefore, a minimum of seven grizzly bears were required for a necklace consisting of forty claws. To prepare the claws for assembly into a necklace, each is drilled transversely through the bone base or “knuckle,” care taken to avoid the end of the keratin sheath. A heavy buckskin thong will be run through the holes to string the claws together. To provide for a secondary “bridle” string, a second hole is drilled through each claw about one third the distance from the knuckle to the tip. Once the claws are strung together through the holes in their knuckles, two thongs are then crisscrossed over this thong in a repeated “X” pattern as they are wrapped around the foundation core, between each pair of claws. This technique anchors the claws as a set—all properly spaced between each other. The “bridle” thong is strung with one or more large beads between the claws. The beads of Mr. Chandler’s necklace are beautiful, rare 19th century “lampwork” beads from either Murano or Venice, Italy. Their background color is a rich medium blue hue now customarily labeled “pony trader blue,” a term that Mr. Chandler himself coined. The otter is an additional creature of great significance present in grizzly bear claw necklaces of this type. Indian people view the otter in like manner to eagles, but that otter is being of the land and water. Otter is conspicuously intelligent, alert, playfully energetic, and fearless/brave. Otters diligently protect their pups. Otters are about in all seasons and kinds of weather. Moreover, otter is beautiful.

Its fur is prized for covering the foundation or core to which the grizzly claws are fastened. The Pawnee style of necklace in particular employs otter fur in a dramatic manner. A strip from the center of the otter pelt—with both the head and tail intact, is folded lengthwise and tacked with thread over the core of the necklace—the core typically consisting of tightly rolled buckskin or cloth. The otter’s folded head (thus seen in profile) projects beyond one end of the joined claws; the tail extends beyond from the other end. When the necklace is worn, the otter figuratively gazes over the wearer’s right shoulder, and the tail cascades down the wearer’s left arm, skin side up. The skin of the tail is appropriately painted red, a practice by many Indian people to designate things that are sacred or hallowed. Here, the red ochre paint represents the veneration that Indian people universally accord grizzly bear claw necklaces. In the late 1960s, shortly after returning from a cross-country trip, Mr. Chandler showed the author the antique pair of pony-beaded bear paws that he had purchased from a Pawnee acquaintance. Subsequently, he sewed the paws to the underside of the otter tail. They had been made specifically for such a purpose, and serve as artful symbols or signatures of grizzly bears themselves.—Benson L. Lanford

Milford G. Chandler’s Pawnee-style Grizzly Bear Claw Necklace

79Contemporary Lakota Female Doll Attributed to Rhonda Holy Bear, c. 1990s, with hide head, wearing traditional beaded hide dress with blue background, custom stand, ht. 19 1/4 in.


80Contemporary Cheyenne Female Doll Attributed to Rhonda Holy Bear, c. 1990s, with covered wood head, wearing traditional beaded hide dress, moccasins, and ornaments, custom stand, ht. 18 1/2 in.


81Contemporary Lakota Female Doll Attributed to Rhonda Holy Bear, c. 1990s, the traditional beaded hide dress with white background, with detailed moccasins and ornaments, custom stand, ht. 20 in.


82Contemporary Pony-beaded and Quilled Hide Shirt, the Upper Missouri River-style man’s shirt with trade cloth neck flaps and detail, quilled rosettes on both sides and painted with symbolic Plains designs, lg. 37 in.

Provenance: From the Custer Battlefield Trading Post; the estate of Joseph J. Rivera.$3,000-4,000


81

80

79

83Contemporary Southern Plains Hairpipe Breast Plate, shell hairpipes strung on otter fur and with rocker-engraved German silver pictorial, gourd stitch beaded wraps with twisted fringe, total lg. 41 in.


84Contemporary Reproduction of an Apache Beaded Hide Pipebag, with a multicolored zigzag design on central panel, with beaded tabs and tin cone danglers from below the opening, the original is in the Field Museum, Chicago, lg. 24 in.


85Two Contemporary Painted Parfleche Cases by Mark Miller, both with Plateau designs and long fringe down the sides, one braided, largest case 10 x 14 in. without fringe.



84

85

82

83


86

87

88

92

91

90

86Pair of Lakota Child’s Fully Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. late 19th century, with yellow border lanes and bottle green “buffalo tracks,” lg. 5 1/4 in.$600-800

87Pair of Miniature Cheyenne High-top Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, fringed at the top and partially beaded with multicolored cross and geometric designs, (some loss to hide, bead loss), ht. 7 1/2, foot lg. 4 3/4 in.$800-1,200

88Pair of Assiniboine Fully Beaded Hide Infant’s Moccasins, c. late 19th century, the tops with crosses on a green background, the bottoms in white, lg. 4 1/2 in.$400-600

89Three Pairs of Plains Beaded Hide Child’s Moccasins, c. late 19th century, all with hard soles, two partially beaded with multicolored cross on the vamps, and one fully beaded with medium blue background, lg. to 6 1/2 in.$600-800

90Pair of Apache Beaded Hide Youth’s Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with hard soles, bifurcated tongues, and deep blue and white beaded detail, lg. 7 1/2 in.$400-600

91Pair of Apache Beaded Hide Child’s Moccasins, c. late 19th century, traces of yellow ochre and partially beaded with a sunburst design, lg. 7 in.$300-400


94

93

92Pair of Apache Beaded Hide Child’s Moccasins, c. late 19th century, the hard-sole forms partially beaded with multicolored geometric designs, lg. 6 in.$300-400

93Pair of Cheyenne Beaded Hide Child’s Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with buffalo hide soles and geometric designs on a white background, traces of yellow pigment, lg. 8 1/2 in.$600-800

94Two Pairs of Plains Beaded Hide Infant’s Moccasins, c. late 19th century, both with multicolored geometric designs and dark green “buffalo tracks,” the Cheyenne pair with traces of yellow pigment, (Lakota pair with some stiffness to hide), lg. to 5 1/2 in.$500-700


97

100

98

99

95Pair of Eastern Plains Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. third quarter 19th century, with hard soles and partially beaded with a sunburst design, traces of yellow and red pigment, (bead loss), lg. 9 1/2 in.$300-400

96Cheyenne Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. first quarter 20th century, fully beaded uppers and bifurcated tongues, with multicolored geometric designs on a light blue background, lg. 10 in.$300-400

97Pair of Lakota Beaded Buffalo Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with multicolored geometric and cross devices on a green background, lg. 9 1/2 in.$600-800

98Pair of Lakota Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. late 19th century, with multicolored hexagon and cross devices on a white background and translucent red “buffalo tracks,” (minor bead loss), lg. 10 in.$600-800

99Pair of Sioux Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with hard soles and beaded with geometric designs on a pink and greasy yellow background, (patched at heels, bead loss, cloth edging missing), lg. 10 in.$500-700

100Pair of Lakota Beaded Hide Man’s Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with hard soles and bifurcated tongues, beaded with geometric designs and blue “buffalo tracks” on a white background, lg. 10 1/2 in.$600-800

101Pair of Lakota Beaded and Quilled Hide Moccasins, c. late 19th century, with recycled parfleche soles, beaded border, partially quilled vamps, and tin cone and horse hair danglers from the tongues, (quill loss, some stiffness to hide), lg. 11 in.$500-700

102Pair of Lakota Beaded and Quilled Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, the uppers with beaded borders and quilled with lines of red and box-and-border motifs on the vamps, the tongues with quill-wrapped rawhide slats and tin cone and horse hair danglers, (some quill loss), lg. 11 in.$1,000-1,500

103Pair of Sioux Beaded and Quilled Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with a row of beaded crosses at border, the uppers with stepped triangles on a red background, (minor bead loss, some fading to quillwork), lg. 11 in.$1,500-2,000


103102

104Pair of Arapaho Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with multicolored geometric designs and single thunderbird on a white background, (repairs to cuff), lg. 9 1/2 in.$3,000-4,000

105Pair of Cheyenne Beaded Hide Man’s Moccasins, c. 1870s, with hard soles and beaded on the uppers with multicolored geometric and dragonfly devices on a white background, lg. 11 in.$800-1,200

106Pair of Arapaho Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, the hard-sole forms with multicolored geometric designs and single thunderbird on the vamps, originally collected in Quanah, Texas, lg. 10 in.$3,000-4,000


108

105

104

107

106

107Pair of Cheyenne Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, with a keyhole design done in multicolored seed beads, some faceted beads, on a white background, lg. 10 in.$1,500-2,000

108Pair of Cheyenne Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. last quarter 19th century, the hard sole forms with traces of yellow pigment, beaded with a red stripe and cross design at the border, and with dark blue “buffalo tracks,” lg. 11 in.$1,000-1,500

109Pair of Lipan Apache Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. 1870s, with buffalo rawhide soles, red heel fringe and details, yellow pigment on uppers, and partially beaded with multicolored geometric designs, lg. excluding fringe 11 in.$3,000-4,000

110Lakota Beaded Hide Woman’s Leggings, c. last quarter 19th century, with multicolored track design and vertical rows of small crosses on a white background, custom mounts, ht. 18 in.$1,000-1,500

111Pair of Lakota Beaded Hide Woman’s Leggings, c. late 19th century, yellow stained hide and beaded with multicolored geometric and cross devices on a white ground, (minor bead loss), ht. 16 in.$1,000-1,500

112Pair of Plateau Beaded Cloth Girl’s Leggings, c. late 19th century, multicolored abstract floral designs on green trade cloth, edged with red cloth and small brass brads, (fading to cloth), ht. 13 3/4 in.$600-800

113Lakota Beaded and Quilled Hide Possible Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, with multicolored beaded box-and-border design on the flap and ends, the front with multicolored quilled design, red cloth tufts, quill-wrapped drops, and detailed with tin cone and red horse hair danglers, 22 x 14 in.$2,000-2,500

114Pair of Cheyenne Beaded Hide Bags, c. last quarter 19th century, with remnant fringe edging and beaded on one side with bold multicolored geometric and cross designs on a white background, the backs partially beaded with a “Cheyenne” pink “X” design, (stiffness to hide), 21 x 9 in.$1,500-2,000

115Crow Beaded Hide Possible Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, buffalo hide with red trade cloth edging, the front with multicolored striped design, with hide strap, 13 x 9 in.$1,500-2,000


109

111

112

110

115

114

116

113

116Lakota Beaded Hide Possible Bag, c. late 19th century, beaded on the flap, sides, and front with classic multicolored geometric designs, with tin cone and red horse hair danglers, 22 x 14 1/2 in.$2,500-3,500

117Lakota Beaded Hide Possible Bag, c. 1870s, buffalo hide, beaded on the front, sides, and flap with bold multicolored geometric designs on a light blue background, with tin cone and red horse hair danglers, (slight stiffness to hide in some areas), 24 x 11 1/2 in.$8,000-10,000

118Plains Pipe, c. second half 19th century, the catlinite bowl with faceted prow and flared bowl, the tapered ash stem with dark patina, lg. 30 1/4 in.$600-800

119Central Plains Pipe and Stem, c. 1870s, the elbow-form bowl of catlinite, the ash stem with multicolored quill wrapping and red dyed horse attachments, patina of use, custom stand, lg. 31 in.$2,000-2,500

120Small Plains Pipe, c. 19th century, with round stem and elbow shaped catlinite bowl, dark patina, custom stand, lg. 7 3/4 in.$200-250

121Central Plains Beaded and Quilled Hide Pipebag, c. last quarter 19th century, the central panel with multicolored hourglass and box-and-border design, the quill-wrapped rawhide slats with tin cone danglers, lg. 18 in.$800-1,200


119

118

120

122Lakota Beaded and Quilled Hide Pipebag, c. 19th century, beaded with bold geometric designs, the quill-wrapped rawhide slats fringed along the bottom, (some stiffness to hide, quill loss), lg. 28 in.$800-1,200

123Lakota Beaded Hide Pipebag, c. late 19th century, a tab-bottom bag with roll-beaded fringe from the bottom, beaded overall with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, lg. including fringe 19 in.$2,000-2,500

124Lakota Beaded and Quilled Hide Pipebag, c. 1900, beaded with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, the quill-wrapped rawhide slats with fringe along the bottom, (quill loss), lg. 36 in.$800-1,200

125Rare Lakota Pictorial Beaded Pipebag, c. last quarter 19th century, with an antelope and an elk beaded on each side, a row of brass tacks below the beaded panel and remnant quill-wrapped fringe, (hide very stiff and brittle, bead and quill loss), lg. 25 in.$800-1,200

126Cheyenne-Arapaho Beaded Hide Pipebag, c. 1870s, the beaded panel with multicolored geometric and cross designs on a white background, traces of red pigment, (repairs and splits to hide), lg. including fringe 29 in.$2,500-3,500

127Cheyenne Beaded Hide Pipebag, c. last quarter 19th century, with edge-beaded tabs from the top, fringe from the bottom, and beaded with classic Cheyenne designs and with thunderbirds along each side, lg. including fringe 31 in.$4,000-6,000


125124

123122

128Cheyenne Beaded Hide Pipebag, c. 1870s, beaded with a classic bar design and with unusual fringed drop from the opening, traces of yellow pigment, lg. including fringe 22 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

129Plains Cree Beaded Hide Pipebag, c. last quarter 19th century, with bilateral multicolored floral designs on a white background and four tabs at the opening, lg. with fringe 26 in.$800-1,200

130Plains Cree or Blackfeet Beaded Hide Pipebag, c. 1900, with red pigment overall, the panels with multicolored floral designs on a white ground, lg. with fringe 29 in.$600-800


128

127

126

131Five Plains Quilled Items, three round hide teepee ornaments, the quill-wrapped drops with tin cone and horsehair danglers, and two quill-wrapped cross and circle forms, (quill loss), lg. to 13 in.$300-400

132Dakota Three-sided Beaded Hide Tobacco Bag, c. late 19th century, stained yellow, with fringed edges and partially beaded with floral designs using small cut and uncut beads, lg. 11 in.$600-800

133Plains Beaded Hide Possible Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, made of salvaged beaded strips and with tin cone danglers from the bottom, 12 x 7 1/2 in.$800-1,200

134Santee Sioux Three-sided Woman’s Tobacco Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, the hide and cloth bag with multicolored abstract floral designs, with quill-wrapped fringe, and tin cone danglers on the bottom, lg. of bag 9 in.$600-800


133

134

132

135Eastern Sioux Beaded Hide Bag, c. late 19th century, the U-shaped form fringed at the edge and partially beaded with abstract animal track (?) and floral devices, lg. 13 in.$300-400

136Three Beaded Hide Bags, c. late 19th century, a Ute tab bag, a U-shaped Central Plains bag, and a Blackfeet bag, all with multicolored geometric designs on one side, lg. to 10 in.$800-1,200

137Three Plains Beaded Items, a small horsehide wallet with beaded trim, an awl case, and an unusual hide over rawhide (?) form beaded with a lightning and cloud (?) design on a pink background done in a peyote stitch, beaded fringe, wallet size 7 x 5 in.$400-600

138Lakota Beaded Commercial Leather Strike-a-lite Pouch, c. last quarter 19th century, beaded on the front with multicolored geometric designs, with large German silver button, twisted fringe, and tin cone danglers, lg. including drops 13 in.$1,500-2,000

139Arapaho Beaded Commercial Leather Dispatch Case, c. late 19th century, the trapezoidal form with twisted fringe at bottom, ties with large faceted blue beads, and beaded on the front with multicolored geometric designs on a white ground, lg. including fringe, 19 in.$3,000-4,000

140Cheyenne Beaded Leather Strike-a-lite Bag, c. 1870s, the commercial leather bag beaded on the front with hourglass devices on a white background, with tin cone danglers, large black beads on the strap, German silver button on flap, and twisted fringe, (tin cone loss), lg. excluding fringe 4 1/4 in.$2,000-2,500

141Cheyenne Beaded Strike-a-lite Pouch, c. last quarter 19th century, beaded on commercial leather with geometric designs on a white background, twisted hide fringe and tin cone danglers from the corners, with a tin cones off the flap and bottom, lg. minus fringe 5 in.$1,500-2,000


141

140

138

139

142Apache Beaded Hide Awl Case, c. last quarter 19th century, with traces of yellow and red pigment and with beaded stripes above rows of tin cone danglers, (minor tin cone loss), lg. 14 1/2 in.$500-700

143Apache Beaded Hide Pouch, c. last quarter 19th century, beaded on the front and flap with a multicolored stepped design, a row of tin cone danglers across the bottom, (bead loss), lg. 6 1/2 in.$800-1,200

144Kiowa Beaded Commercial Leather and Hide Awl Case, c. third quarter 19th century, the cap and tapered form beaded with geometric designs on a dark blue background, with remnant German silver cones and twisted fringe, (damage), lg. 7 1/2 in.$800-1,200

145Ute Beaded Hide Tab Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, white-center red and blue geometric designs on a white background, the fringe with tin cone danglers, lg. 10 in.$1,000-1,500

146Cheyenne Beaded Hide Tab Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, the tab and sides beaded with multicolored geometric designs, lg. 8 1/4 in.$1,000-1,500

147Plains Beaded Hide Umbilical Fetish, c. late 19th century, in the form of a turtle, with multicolored geometric designs and tin cone danglers, lg. 5 1/4 in.$500-700

148Plains Beaded Hide Umbilical Fetish, c. 1870s-1880s, in the form of a lizard, with tin cone and horsehair danglers, lg. 8 in.$1,000-1,500

149Plains Beaded Hide Tab Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, beaded with multicolored geometric designs on both sides, traces of blue pigment, (bead loss), lg. 7 1/2 in.$300-400


149

148

147

146

145

143

144

142

150Lakota Beaded Buffalo Hide Blanket Strip, c. 1890, with geometric and cross devices on a white background, lg. 58, wd. 3 in.$2,000-2,500

151Crow Beaded Pouch, c. last quarter 19th century, hide with red trade cloth trim, beaded on both sides with multicolored Crow-style geometric designs, lg. 9 in.$800-1,200

152Blackfeet Beaded Hide Paint Pouch, c. last quarter 19th century, tab top and beaded on one side with multicolored geometric designs, (restored fringe), lg. without fringe 5 3/4 in.$600-800

153Northern Plains Beaded Hide Utility Pouch, c. last quarter 19th century, the rectangular form fringed at the bottom and beaded on one side with triangular devices on a pink background, lg. including fringe 18 in.$300-500

154Plains Beaded Necklace, c. last quarter 19th century, with yellow dyed fringed ends and beaded with a multicolored striped design, the circular pendant wrapped with smaller blue cut beads, lg. including fringe 27 in.$400-600

155Plains Woman’s Hairpipe Necklace, c. late 19th century, bone hairpipes alternating with a variety of large glass trade beads and with brass tack decorated commercial leather spacers, string on commercial cloth, (bead loss), lg. 52 in.$500-700

156Plains Necklace with Forged Metal Tweezers, c. last quarter 19th century, the necklace with globular brass beads and various large glass beads, lg. of tweezers 3 1/4 in.$800-1,200

157Blood Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag/Horse Collar, c. late 19th century, beaded on canvas, red trade cloth, and with cloth edging and detail, the strap and pouch with multicolored geometric designs, further decorated with pony-beaded fringe, a row of nickel-plated brass studs, and brass bell danglers from the bottom, lg. 37, wd. 16 1/2 in.

Provenance: Collected by the present owner’s great-grandfather, George Holley, who worked on the Blood Indian Reserve in southern Alberta, Canada, circa 1900-1910.$3,000-4,000


151

150

152 center

153

157

158Crow or Plateau Beaded Hide Pouch, c. last quarter 19th century, the hide “fingers” with red pigment edged in blue trade cloth and beaded with multicolored geometric designs, made from recycled tabs from a rare bowcase and quiver set, lg. 28 1/2, wd. 6 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

159Pair of Cree Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. mid-19th century, soft-soled forms with blue trade cloth around the cuffs, red trade cloth vamps, and floral beadwork done with very small glass beads, (bead loss), lg. 10 in.

Provenance: Collected by David H. Burr, David A. Burr, and/or Eugene Burr between 1855 and 1857.$1,000-1,500

160Rare Pair of Pony-beaded Hide Trousers, c. mid-19th century, with bone buttons, a metal buckle and strap at upper back, fringed down the sides and with quill-wrapped hair locks, with a single strap of alternating white and white-center red pony beads down each leg, the letters “E.B.” are written on the cloth-lined upper interior, lg. 39 1/2 in.

Provenance: Collected by Eugene Burr between 1855-1857.$6,000-8,000


158

160

159

161Rare Cree Beaded Cloth Panel Bag, c. mid-19th century, the bag of red and green trade cloth with printed cotton liner, beaded on one side with elaborate multicolored floral design using small seed beads, edged in silk ribbon and white seed beads; the large flared finger-woven pony-beaded panel below with checkered design done in wine red, black, and white; the panel edge fringed with large multicolored faceted trade beads, cloth strap, (the pony-beaded panel was stabilized by Brent Boyd), lg. including fringe 27 in.

Provenance: Collected by David H. Burr, David A. Burr, and/or Eugene Burr between 1855 and 1857.$12,000-16,000


161

162Rare Plains Pony and Seed Bead and Quilled Hide Shirt, c. mid-19th century, the body of the shirt fringed at the edges and with sides open to the underarm with remnant yellow ochre overall, the cloth-wrapped neck opening with white pony bead decoration, with cloth-lined fringed tabs covered in red trade cloth and pony trader blue, white, white-center red, and translucent dark red pony beads; the initials “E.B.” (Eugene Burr)

are under the front flap, the sleeves with red trade cloth insets, short fringe at cuffs, and pony bead decoration, around the shoulder and down each sleeve is long fringe decorated at the top with white and indigo blue-wrapped quillwork and large pony trader blue pony beads, the sleeves and shoulders decorated with directly applied finger-woven strips with multicolored geometric designs done in seed beads; the shoulder strips terminating

with rosettes done in an unusual “spider web” overlay technique, with traces of red pigment on the inside of cuffs, thread-sewn throughout, lg. 29 in.

Provenance: Collected by Eugene Burr between 1855-1857.$80,000-120,000


162

163Plateau Beaded Hide Flat Bag, c. late 19th century, beaded on one side with central American Eagle framed by multicolored floral designs, hide strap, includes a Plexiglas box, 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Marcy Burns.$400-600

164Plateau Pictorial Beaded Bag, c. 1900, the cloth and hide bag beaded on one side with a deer and flowering tree design, hide strap, 13 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.$100-200

165Lakota Ledger Drawing, Standing Bear, c. 1890, signed “Matona Yo,” with a corresponding standing bear glyph, depicting a warrior wearing a war shirt, leggings with multiple “horse tracks” painted on them, and carrying a society lance with stuffed bird head at one end, with original backing removed for conservation, inscription on backing reads “this picture was made by an indian, taken prisoner by U.S. soldiers at Pine Ridge about 1890,” 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.

Note: Experts believe the artists may be the same illustrator from “Black Elk Speaks”; includes conservation notes.$1,500-2,000


163 164

165

166Lakota Painted Parfleche Case, c. late 19th century, the tapered cylindrical form with multicolored geometric designs, (attached is a Woodruff tag and lead seal; Woodruff supplied authentic early Indian objects for western movies in the 1920s-30s), lg. 14 in.$800-1,200

167Crow Painted and Fringed Parfleche, c. early 20th century (?), the tapered form painted on the top, bottom, and one side with classic Crow designs, with long buffalo hide fringe, lg. of parfleche 20 1/2 in.$800-1,200


167

168Crow Buffalo Hide Double Flat Case Parfleche, c. last quarter 19th century, a flat boat-shaped container above a square form with long fringe down the sides, with beaded trade cloth trim and painted on the front with typical multicolored Crow designs, lg. with strap 57, wd. 12 in.$12,000-16,000

169Plains Dentilium Choker and Hairpipe Ear Ornaments, c. last quarter 19th century, the choker with recycled parfleche spacers, the ear ornaments with large trade beads, brass beads, and single Indian Head penny from 1887, lg. of choker 20, lg. of ear ornaments 22 in.$400-600

170Plateau Beaded Hide Gauntlets, c. 1900, fringed along one side of cuff and partially beaded with multicolored geometric and floral designs, lg. 12 1/2 in.$250-350

168

171Two Central Plains Beaded Hide Items, c. late 19th century, a beaded panel with “track” design on a white background, and a Lakota beaded hair ornament with horsehair drop, panel 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.$300-400

172Plains Hair Roach, Lakota, c. late 19th to early 20th century, of turkey beard (?) and porcupine hair, later metal conchas, includes custom stand, lg. 18 in.$250-350

173Kiowa Hair Roach and Trade Cloth Drop, c. last quarter 19th century, the remnant roach with carved wood roach spreader in the form of an abstract human, with red painted dot decoration, the cloth drop with twenty-four German silver conchas and terminating in a deer tail, (damage), overall lg. 65, ht. of wood spreader 5 7/8 in.$800-1,200

174Lakota Beaded Hide Child’s Vest, c. late 19th century, fringed at the bottom and beaded on both sides with multicolored geometric and pictorial designs including tepees, flags, and crosses on a white ground, ht. 12 in.$1,500-2,000

175Lakota Infant’s Beaded Hide Vest, c. last quarter 19th century, beaded on both sides with multicolored geometric, crosses, and flag motifs, cloth edging, custom stand, 12 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Marcy Burns.$800-1,200

176Lakota Beaded Hide Boy’s Vest, c. late 19th century, beaded on both sides with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, lg. 13 1/2 in.$1,500-2,000


173

176

175

174

177Plateau Beaded Hide Child’s Dress, c. late 19th century, with yellow pigment and multicolored lane of beadwork at the yoke, the fringe strung with a single large blue bead, includes a commercial leather beaded and tacked panel belt with roller buckle, lg. 31 in.$5,000-7,000

178Cheyenne Beaded Hide Girl’s Dress, c. last quarter 19th century, with traces of red-orange pigment at the yoke, with simple multicolored geometric designs at the neck and down the arms, the yoke with alternating lines of cowrie shells and bugle beads, with bugle beaded fringe terminating with brass hawk bells and cowrie shells, red trade cloth tufts and fringe on the lower dress, lg. 45 in.$2,000-2,500


178

177

179Plains Girl’s Blue Trade Cloth Dress, c. late 19th century, with an old-style cut and decorated at the yoke and bottom with cowrie shells and a commercial ribbon with clear bead decoration, lg. 33 in.$1,000-1,500

180Plains Cowrie Shell Girl’s Dress, c. early 20th century, the upper part of dark trade cloth with rows of cowrie shells and pinned-on bracelets (?), the skirt of multicolored striped ribbons with cloth backing, lg. 30 1/2 in.$800-1,200


180

179

181

182

181Pair of Southern Plains Beaded and Painted Man’s Hide Leggings, c. last quarter 19th century, with yellow, red-brown, and blue pigments, fringed down the sides, the borders beaded with multicolored diagonal designs on a white background, (bead loss), lg. 33 in.$3,000-4,000

182Pair of Cheyenne Beaded Hide Man’s Leggings, c. last quarter 19th century, yellow ochre overall and with long fringed tabs from the sides edged with blue-stained short fringe, the tabs beaded with dragonflies on one side and crosses on the reverse, lg. 39 in.$2,000-2,500

183Pair of Cree Man’s Beaded Hide and Cloth Leggings, c. late 19th century, with traces of red and yellow pigment, fringe and trade cloth edging, the muslin strips with multicolored stepped diagonal designs, lg. 28 in.$800-1,200

184Ute or Jicarilla Apache Beaded Hide Boy’s Shirt, c. last quarter 19th century, with fringed tab cut bottom and fringed cuffs, the long triangular bibs with quilled and beaded rosette on one side and two beaded rosettes with brass shoe button centers on the opposite, the beaded shoulder and sleeve strips with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, (bead loss), lg. 25 in.$12,000-16,000


184

186

185

185Plateau Embroidered Buckskin Jacket, c. late 19th century, cloth-lined and with fringed seams, the pockets and front with floral designs done in multicolored threads, with three remaining gold-plated figurative commercial buttons, old tag reads “Coat of Buckskin made by Cour’d A Line Squaw,” lg. 30 in.$1,500-2,000

186Hide Man’s Coat, possibly Cherokee, c. mid-19th century (?), the long form with fringe at the edges, seams, and shoulders, with remnant early red trade cloth at the shoulders, (hide loss), lg. 42 in.$2,500-3,500

187Cree Hide Shirt, c. 1900, of smoked hide and decorated with fringe off the shoulders and multicolored floral embroidery, mother-of-pearl buttons, lg. 29 in.$600-800


187

188Lakota Miniature Pictorial Tepee, c. last quarter 19th century, with green and yellow pigment overall and depicting four Lakota warriors on horseback confronting three unmounted Crow warriors, with a broad yellow stripe down the center and multicolored beaded stripes with wool tufts, with four yellow circles outlined in beads, and detailed with quill-wrapped rawhide slats and tin cone and horse hair danglers, 46 1/2 x 26 1/4 in. $20,000-25,000


188

189Two Peyote Rattles, c. first quarter 20th century, both with gourd heads (the stone pebbles removed), “peyote” stitched and beaded wood handles, and twisted fringe from the bottom, lg. with fringe to 20 in.$300-400

190Lakota Carved and Painted Wood Courting Flute, c. last quarter 19th century, carved with a bird head on one end and with diagonally notched relief-carved bands, the flute block in the form of the rare “Whirlwind Worm,” painted red and blue and covered overall with what probably is a buffalo intestine, with a brass cartridge shell mouthpiece, (damage to skin covering), lg. 30 in.$800-1,200

191Cheyenne Painted Hide Dance Shield, c. last quarter of the 19th century, on a wood hoop, painted with a central red and green spider web design on a yellow ochre field, dia. 12 1/2 in.$800-1,200

192Plains Rawhide Rattle, 19th century, the handle wrapped with red trade cloth, with replaced feather danglers, traces of red and yellow pigment, lg. not including drop 11 1/2 in.$800-1,200

193Plains Elk Antler Quirt, c. second half 19th century, carved with various facets, with braided buffalo hide lash, the hide wrist strap with two lanes of beading, with “pony trader” blue arrows, on a pink ground, custom stand, lg. of handle 11 3/4 in.$1,500-2,000

194Blood Elk Horn Quirt, c. last quarter 19th century, the buffalo rawhide lash with red trade cloth trim, the trade cloth strap with abstract floral and cross designs, the ends with beaded fringe and green wool tufts, lg. of handle 13 1/4 in.

Provenance: Collected by George Holley on the Blood reserve, 1900-1910.$1,000-1,500


190

194

192

193

191

195Plains Cree Beaded Hide Utility Belt, c. late 19th century, beaded all over with matching multicolored geometric designs on a white background, hanging below the belt is a fringed knife sheath, tab pouch, and two rectangular pouches, lg. 37 in.$1,500-2,000

196Two Plains Beaded Items, c. last quarter 19th century, a knife sheath partially beaded on buffalo hide over rawhide, and a wetstone case with geometric beadwork on commercial leather, lg. of knife sheath including drop 16 in.$600-800

197Elk Horn Scraper and Six Trade Knives, 19th century, the scraper with etched tally marks, three of the knives in relic condition, one has German maker’s mark, lg. of scraper 11, longest knife 14 1/2 in.$400-600

198Sioux Beaded Hide Knife Sheath, c. 1870s, with rawhide liner and beaded on one side with multicolored geometric designs, includes knife marked “I Wilson, Sycamore St. Sheffield, England,” lg. excluding drop 10 in.$3,000-4,000

199Lakota Beaded Knife Sheath, c. late 19th century, beaded on hide and composition board, with multicolored geometric and horse track devices on a bottle green background, lg. without drop 11 1/2 in.$600-800

200Sioux Beaded Knife Sheath, c. 1870s, the commercial leather sheath and strap with a hide covering and beaded on one side with typical designs on greasy yellow background, (bead loss, wear), with old trade knife, lg. without carrying strap 10 in.$2,500-3,500

201Central Plains Beaded Hide Knife Sheath, c. last quarter 19th century, rawhide, the front covered with hide and beaded with multicolored zigzag designs on a green background, with a row of tin cone danglers, includes old butcher knife, lg. 9 3/4 in.$2,000-2,500

202Cheyenne Beaded Buffalo Hide Knife Sheath, c. third quarter 19th century, partially beaded multicolored geometric designs done in small seed beads, with a row of white pony beads between the sewn edges, tin cone danglers below the top panel, includes old pewter-inlaid commercial knife, (minor bead loss), lg. 10 in.$4,000-6,000

203Sioux Beaded Hide Knife Sheath, c. 1870s, with rawhide liner and beaded on one side with geometric and cross devices on a light blue background, remnant tin cone danglers and roll-beaded drop at tips, includes old butcher knife, lg. excluding drop 10 1/2 in.$3,000-4,000


195

199

204

203

205202

201200

198

204Cheyenne or Arapaho Beaded Knife Sheath, c. 1870s, commercial leather with hide-covered front beaded with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, with old butcher knife, old tag reads: “Favell Museum Collection,” lg. 10 in.$4,000-6,000

205Sioux Beaded Hide Knife Sheath, c. 1870s, with rawhide liner and beaded on one side with geometric designs on a light blue background, a row of tin cone danglers below top panel, with old butcher knife, lg. 10 3/4 in.$4,000-6,000

206Two Plains Wood Bows, c. 19th century, both of ash, the smaller curved form with original sinew string, lg. to 50 in.$300-400

207Mountain Lion Hide Bowcase and Quiver, Navajo (?), c. 1870s, with traces of yellow pigment, includes a sinew-backed bow and seven metal-tipped arrows, (some damage to hide), lg. 37 in.$2,500-3,500

208Plains Wood and Metal Lance, c. 19th century, with forged spear point held on by a hide sleeve, the tapered shaft with a patina of use, lg. 62 1/2 in.$3,000-4,000


207

209Plains Quilled Skullcracker Club, c. second half 19th century, with quartz head, the hide-covered wood handle wrapped in multicolored quillwork, (quill loss), lg. 26 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

210Plains Skullcracker Club, c. third quarter 19th century, with biconical granite head, the rawhide-wrapped wood handle painted green, with quill-wrapped drop on end, lg. 30 in.$800-1,200

211Plains Quill-wrapped Skullcracker, c. 1870s, with oval stone head with beaded decoration, the wood and rawhide handle wrapped with multicolored plaited quillwork, beaded drop with remnant horsehair attachment, (some loss), lg. 32 in.$800-1,200


209

211

210

208

80

213

212

212Plains Spontoon Pipe Tomahawk, c. third quarter 19th century, the blade with heart cutout, the ash handle decorated with brass tacks and pierced twice for attachments, lg. of handle 24, lg. of head 8 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

213Prairie Presentation Pipe Tomahawk, c. last quarter 19th century, the head of nickel-plated brass and stamped: “Presented To White Eagle Jr. Joe Davis, Watomie Indian’s of Kansas, U.S.A., 1881,” the ash handle with file branding, brass tack, and lead or pewter inlay decoration, lg. 19 1/2 in.

Provenance: Ex Arrosmith Collection.$4,000-6,000

214Plains Pipe Tomahawk, c. third quarter 19th century, the handle with file branding and lead (?) inlaid rings, a dark patina of use overall, (replaced gasket), lg. of handle 22 1/2, lg. of head 9 3/8 in.$5,000-7,000


214

215Apache Model Cradle, c. last quarter 19th century, the hide-covered wood frame with cloth doll and partially beaded with dark blue and white diagonal design, (bead loss), ht. 15 in.$1,000-1,500

216Two Miniature Beaded Hide Cradles, c. late 19th century, a partially beaded Lakota cradle and a Plateau-style cradle with beaded detail, ht. to 7 1/4 in.$500-700

217Cheyenne Beaded Hide Model Cradle, c. last quarter 19th century, with cloth lining and mounted on fork-tipped wood slats edged with red pigment, with multicolored geometric designs on a white ground, ht. 13 1/4 in.$4,000-6,000


215

216

217

218Cheyenne Beaded Hide Cradle, c. last quarter 19th century, with rawhide hood, muslin back and mounted on wood slats with brass tack decoration, beaded with classic Cheyenne designs using seed and metallic beads, (hide slightly stiff), lg. 43 in.$10,000-15,000

219Cheyenne Beaded Hide Cradle, c. last quarter 19th century, with rawhide hood, remnant cloth liner, and mounted on wood slats, beaded with classic Cheyenne multicolored geometric designs on a white background, (bead loss, some stiffness to hide), lg. 41 in.$10,000-15,000


219

218

220Plateau Beaded Cloth and Hide Cradle, c. late 19th century, hide-covered wood with dark blue trade cloth panel decorated with a bilateral floral design using multicolored faceted seed beads, with large trade beaded fringe and brass tack details, ht. 37 in.$4,000-6,000

221Ute Model Cradle, c. late 19th century, hide-over-wood frame and with cloth doll, partially beaded with multicolored geometric designs, remnant wicker hood, ht. 26 1/2, wd. 11 1/4 in.$1,500-2,000


221

220

222

222Cheyenne Beaded Hide Cradle, c. last quarter 19th century, buffalo hide with cloth back and lining (possibly a later addition) with classic multicolored Cheyenne geometric designs on a white ground, mounted on new boards with brass tack decoration, with painted wood doll head, ht. of beaded cradle 27 in.$8,000-12,000

223Lakota Beaded and Quilled Pictorial Hide Cradle, c. late 19th century, with beaded edge and decorated with two buffalo heads at top, a spider web on each side, with quill-wrapped rawhide slats terminating in cut trade beads and fringe, (some quill loss), ht. 18, wd. 11 1/4 in.$3,000-4,000

223

224Lakota Pictorial Beaded Buffalo Hide Cradle, c. 1880s, with cloth lining and muslin drop from the bottom, beaded with four downward facing mounted warriors wearing war bonnets and carrying society staffs or coup sticks, with multicolored crosses, the beaded rawhide tab with bugle beads and brass hawk bells in the fringe, the cradle edge with cloth bundles, remnant ribbon and brass shoe button decoration, ht. 25 in.$25,000-35,000


224

225Plains Cree Beaded Hide Pad Saddle, c. late 19th century, buffalo hide with the top and four tabs beaded with multicolored floral designs on a white background, remnant large cut beads on fringe from the tabs, the parfleche cinch appears to be a later addition, (hide damage, bead loss), lg. 18, wd. 9 1/2 in.$2,500-3,500

226Great Lakes Beaded Cloth Bandolier Pouch, c. third quarter 19th century, red trade cloth with ribbon applique, multicolored abstract floral designs and loom-woven American flag panel with thirty-one stars, mounted on cloth panel, 14 1/2 x 9 in.$5,000-7,000

227Two Great Lakes Yarn Bags, c. last quarter 19th century, both woven in a banded pattern with multicolored geometric and symbolic designs, (wool loss), largest 16 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.$600-800

228Three Pairs of Beaded Hide Moccasins, a Seneca pair with floral beaded cloth vamps and cuffs, an Eastern Sioux hard-sole pair with floral designs on the vamps, and a Cree (?) pair with floral beaded vamps, lg. to 8 1/2 in.$500-700

229Two Pairs of Ojibway Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. 1900, both with soft soles and floral designs beaded on cloth at the vamps and cuff, lg. to 10 1/2 in.$400-600

230Pair of Delaware Beaded Hide Moccasins, c. 1900, the vamps with multicolored concentric designs, and with silk applique cuffs, lg. 8 1/2 in.$400-600

88

230

225226

Additional information and photos at www.skinnerinc.com

231Chippewa Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, c. 1900, multicolored floral designs on a white background, (cloth edging frayed), lg. 37 1/2, wd. 15 1/2 in.$800-1,200

232.Chippewa Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, c. late 19th century, multicolored foliate designs on a white background, beaded tassels along the bottom, ht. 40, wd. 13 3/4 in.$1,200-1,600

233Chippewa Beaded Cloth Bandolier, c. late 19th century, with multicolored floral designs on a white background done in an overlay stitch, wool tassels along the bottom, (wear to cloth edging), ht. 42, wd. 14 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

234Chippewa Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, c. late 19th century, multicolored floral designs on a white background, with a bugle bead fringe and red wool tassels along the bottom, (bead loss), lg. 44, wd. 13 in.$1,000-1,500

89

234

233

232

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

235

239

240238

237

236

235Great Lakes Loom-beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, last quarter 19th century, red trade cloth with embroidered wool foliate designs, the beadwork with multicolored geometric designs on a predominantly white background, tabs with wool tassels along the bottom, (damage to cloth edging, minor bead loss), lg. 37, wd. 12 in.$2,000-2,500

236Chippewa Loom-beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, c. late 19th century, beaded with geometric and stylized floral designs on a crystal background, beaded tabs and wool tassels from the bottom, lg. 46, wd. 14 3/4 in.$1,500-2,000

237Winnebago Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, c. late 19th century, loom-beaded with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, the tabs with wool tufts and large glass bead, lg. 30, bag wd. 9 1/2 in.$1,500-2,000

238Great Lakes Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, loom-beaded with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, the pouch detailed with floral designs and bugle beads, with beaded tabs and wool tassels along the bottom, lg. 39, wd. 13 3/4 in.$2,500-3,500

239Chippewa Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, loom-beaded with multicolored geometric designs on a white background, with beaded tabs and yarn tassels along the bottom, lg. 40, wd. 11 in.$2,500-3,500

240Great Lakes Beaded Cloth Bandolier Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, loom-beaded with a multicolored honeycomb design, with floral overlay above the pocket and beaded tabs and wool tassels along the bottom, lg. 40, wd. 13 1/2 in.$2,000-2,500


241Chippewa Beaded Pictorial Bandolier Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, red trade cloth with silk ribbon detail, beaded with multicolored geometric designs on a blue background, the strap with three stylized human figures, with beaded tabs and wool tassels along the bottom, lg. 40, wd. 10 in.$4,000-6,000

242Chippewa Loom-beaded Bandolier Bag and Pair of Garters, c. 1870s, beaded on red trade cloth with cotton-lined strap, intricate multicolored geometric designs and two small upside down thunderbirds at the top corners of the bag front; with beaded tabs and wool tassels from the top of strap and bottom, garters are similar in design and colors, (bead loss on lot), lg. of bag 42, wd. 10 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000


242241

93

243Two Iroquois Beaded Cloth Items, small purse with bead and sequin decoration with “1906” on lid, and a whimsy in the form of a bird with elaborate beaded danglers also dated 1906, (minor damage), lg. of bird 8 in.$250-350

244Five Northeast Beaded Cloth Items, c. third quarter 19th century, three beaded bags, including a Maliseet floral beaded form with beaded fringe from the top, a Seneca (?) needlecase, and a red trade cloth wall pocket with abstract floral design, ht. to 7 in.$800-1,200

244

Online bidding at www.skinnerinc.com

245Three Birch Bark Items, c. 19th century, lidded box with floral decoration, a canoe model, and a contemporary fishing creel with hide strap and wood fish attachments decorated with red trade cloth and large glass beads, lg. of canoe 30, ht. of creel 10 1/2 in.


246Chippewa Carved Wood Walking Stick, with twisted tapering shaft and brass end cap, the handle in the form of a human torso with relief-carved arms and large head with metal eyes, lg. 33 3/4 in.$800-1,200

247Three Woodlands Carved Wood Ladles, lg. to 10 1/4 in.



245

246


248Two Woodlands Carved Wood Ladles, c. mid-19th century, an undecorated burl form, and a maple form with abstract bird finial, the second with custom stand, lg. 14 3/4 and 9 in.$500-700

249Two Woodlands Carved Wood Spoons, c. last quarter 19th century, the first with incised abstract bird (?) design, on a custom stand, the second with turtle (?) head finial inlaid with white seed bead eyes, lg. to 6 in.$300-400

249

248

250Two Woodlands Carved Wood Ladles, 19th century, both with round shaped scoops, the handles terminating in a dog’s head and a stylized bird head, custom stands, lg. to 10 1/4 in.$600-800

251Woodlands Carved Wood Bowl, c. 19th century, the round form with gently curved sides and single pierced projection, dark rich patina, ht. 3 1/4, dia. 13 1/2 in.$3,000-4,000


251

250


Northwest Coast, Eskimo& West Coast

252California Polychrome Carved Wood Bow and Two Arrow Shafts, c. late 19th century, the bow with abstract designs on one side, the inscription on the belly reads “presented to Joseph S. Elkington by H. H. Bonwell.,” (paint loss), lg. of bow 31 1/2 in.$400-600

253Modoc Carved and Painted Wood Bow, c. late 19th century, painted with red and black geometric designs on one side, the reverse with inscription that reads in part: “Made by Sam Bo, a 90 year old Modoc,” custom stand, lg. 41 1/2 in.$800-1,200

254California Bow and Seven Plains Arrows, c. 19th century, the sinew-backed bow with painted geometric designs on one side, hide grip, two of the arrows with metal tips, bow lg. 42 in.$500-700


252

254

253

255Northwest Woman’s Caribou Tooth Belt, c. 19th century, the rawhide belt covered with caribou lower mandibles bordered by large black and white trade beads, with two large brass tacks at each end, lg. 43 1/2, wd. 1 7/8 in.$800-1,200

256Eskimo Carved Ivory Tusk, Nunivak Island, with a row of flounder at the base and carved overall with fish and animal life, incised detail with red and black pigment, lg. 17 3/4 in.

Provenance: The Bear Totem Store.$2,500-3,500

257Three Eskimo Items, an ulu with slate blade, a prehistoric harpoon point, and a seal toggle with incised circle and dot design, lg. of ulu 4 1/2 in.

Provenance: Ulu from Craig D. Bates.$250-350


256

255

258Eskimo Prehistoric Ivory Bear, with head turned to the back, a hole through midsection, (one leg replaced with wood peg), lg. 3 in.

Provenance: George Shaw.$400-600

259Three Eskimo Prehistoric Water Fowl, two with drilled holes for attachment, lg. to 1 5/8 in.

Provenance: George Shaw.$300-400

260Five Eskimo Carved Ivory Amulets, includes a human, a spotted otter, whale, and a fluke, lg. to 1 1/2 in.$300-400


259

258

260

261Eskimo Carved Walrus Ivory Toggle, 19th century, in the form of a whale, with incised detail, lg. 4 7/8 in.$300-400

262Eskimo Polychrome Carved Wood Mask, c. late 19th/early 20th century, depicting a female face with pierced crescent shaped eyes and mouth, traces of black, blue, white, and red pigments, pierced in four places at the edge for attachment, (wood loss), ht. 8 3/4 in.$6,000-8,000


261

262

263Eskimo Model Kayak, c. 19th century, hide-over-wood frame and painted with four caribou in a circle motifs, (one remaining clear), includes wood stand, lg. 34 in.$600-800

264Eskimo cared Wood Lidded Box, c. last quarter 19th century, the peanut-shaped form with steam bent sides secured with baleen stitches and bone inlay, (missing hide hinges and handle), lg. 18 1/2, wd. 7, ht. 5 in.$500-700

265Eskimo Carved Wood Snow Goggles, c. late 19th century, with slit eyes, concave at back, visor and pierced at ends for strap, custom stand, lg. 5 5/8 in.$600-800

266Yup’ik Carved and Painted Wood Mask, c. late 19th century, a bird head, possibly a puffin, on top of a circular human-like face with pierced eyes and nostrils, the downturned mouth with slightly protruding tongue, remnant black and red detail on face and frame surface, encircled by two wooden hoops (one painted red), with attached feathers and symbolic wood pieces including a hand, a fox, a leg, and various geometric shapes attached with strips of baleen, (some of these have been temporarily reattached for photography, the back at some time was painted with a thin coat of commercial paint), ht. without attachments 12 1/2 in.

Provenance: Collected by Gustaf Osterberg, Chief mate on the USCGS ship Yukon, possibly on Nunivak Island. Starting in 1913, Osterberg made at least five summer trips to survey the Bering Sea portion of the Alaskan coast and Aleutian Islands for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic survey. One cruise went as far as Vladivostok in Russia, where the Yukon became iced in, requiring the crew’s return to the U.S. via the Trans-Siberian Railway. The mask being offered has descended in the family.

Literature: The Far North, 2,000 years of American Eskimo and Indian Art, p. 122.$15,000-20,000


263

265

264

267Yup’ik or Kuskowim Polychrome Wood Mask, c. late 19th century, the oval form partially encircled by a split, red-painted wood rod, the central human-like face with pierced eyes and downturned mouth, framed by stylized animal (?) ears and painted red with remnant blue dots, the lower face with red-painted downturned mouth and black-outlined eyes, pierced in several places for attachments, of which two flippers remain, very faint white pigment, with red, blue, and black detail, the back with wood “bite,” (wood loss), ht. including rod 15 in.$15,000-20,000


268Historic Photograph Album, c. 1910-1911, 198 photographs mostly taken in and near Alaska, including images of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Perry, Native Americans, animals, landscapes, and shipwrecks, including the sinking of the Perry, (some fading).$800-1,200

269Northwest Coast Beaded Cloth Dance Apron, c. late 19th century, with rows of puffin beaks, brass thimbles, and with three sewn-on floral beaded discs, (loss), 28 1/2 x 24 in.$300-400


268

270Tlingit Beaded Cloth Octopus Bag, c. last quarter 19th century, on blue trade cloth, the front beaded with multicolored abstract floral designs, remnant large trade bead and red wool tufts from the bottom, lg. without beaded tufts 19, wd. 12 in.$4,000-6,000

271Northwest Coast Child’s Chilkat Blanket or Dance Apron, c. last quarter 19th century, finger-woven with mountain goat wool and cedar bark warp stands, dyed yellow, green-blue, and black, with abstract form line design, (fading to front, wool loss), 23 1/2 x 21 in.$2,500-3,500


270

271

272Two Northwest Coast Carved Ivory Amulets, c. second half 19th century, one in the form of a larva, the other a stylized animal, both pierced for suspension, (the first broken and repaired), lg. to 3 in.

Provenance: From the estate of William Forbes.$500-700

273Northwest Coast Carved Wood Adze, 19th century, with forged iron blade, with one end of the handle in the form of a stylized animal in profile, dark patina, lg. 8 3/4 in.

Provenance: Ex James Economos Collection.$1,000-1,500

274Northwest Coast Carved Wood Shaman’s Figure, c. late 19th century, with a human figure lying face up on the back of an otter (?), with red and black pigment, lg. 9 in.$500-700

275Bella Coola Carved and Painted Wood Mask, c. late 19th century, with deeply cut stylized features and painted with red, green, and black pigments, old tag reads “Bella Coola E.C. Vanc. Isl. B.C.,” (wood loss), ht. 8, wd. 7 in.$800-1,200


274

273

272

276Northwest Coast Carved Wood Sculpture, c. early 19th century, depicting two stylized figures, the top figure connected by the other’s tail, ht. 6 in.

Provenance: Purportedly collected by John Richardson, a “sea-faring” man in the Fiji islands; attribution is made by the way the eyes are carved.$800-1,200

277Northwest Coast Carved Horn Spoon, c. last quarter 19th century, the handle in the form of a stylized crouching animal, (insect damage), lg. 13 in.$500-700

278Northwest Coast Carved Horn Spoon, c. late 19th century, the hollow handle carved with totemic figures, ht. 6 1/2 in.$500-700

279Two Northwest Coast Carved Horn Spoons, c. late 19th century, one with a stylized bird finial, the other with totem handle, inlaid abalone eyes, (the larger with some insect damage), lg. to 11 in.$500-700


277

279

278

276275

280Northwest Coast Carved Sheep Horn Ladle, c. late 19th century, the handle with finial in the form of an animal head above a bird head, both with abalone inlaid eyes, (the translucent scoop with crack), ht. 15 in.$600-800

281Northwest Coast Carved Wood Ladle, 19th century, with incised decoration inside scoop, the handle in the form of a stylized bird head, (broken and repaired in two places), dark patina, lg. 11 1/2 in.$400-600


283

282

281

280

280

282Northwest Coast Carved Horn Ladle, c. second half 19th century, the two-piece form with copper rivets, the black horn handle with bear and animal totems, two with abalone eyes, (some insect damage to scoop), ht. 15 in.$600-800

283Two Northwest Coast Carved Horn Spoons, c. second half 19th century, a sheep horn form with incised designs and abalone inlay, and a smaller spoon with stylized handle, ht. to 12 in.$300-400


282281

284Northwest Coast Carved Wood Pipe, c. 19th century, in the form of two bears (?) facing each other, dark patina, (wood loss), lg. 5 3/4 in.

Provenance: Author Frank McNitt.$600-800

285Kwakiutl Carved Wood Grease Bowl, c. second half 19th century, the canoe-shaped vessel with flat bottom, gunwale groove on inner rim and edged with brass tacks, dark patina, lg. 11, ht. 4 1/2 in.

Provenance: Charles Miles collection.

Literature: Illustrated in Indian and Eskimo Artifacts of North America, by Charles Miles, p. 54, number 1.311.$6,000-8,000

286Large Northwest Coast Polychrome Carved Wood Model Canoe, c. 19th century, painted on the outside with totemic animal and avian designs, the prow with avian design terminating in a carved head, the stern with square avian face pointing up, the beak relief-carved, (cracks, wood loss), lg. 63 1/2, wd. 11 1/2 in.$8,000-12,000


284

285


286


287

287Northwest Coast Carved Wood Shaman Figure, Tlingit, c. last quarter 19th century, seated on a base in the form of a stylized frog with large eyes and slit mouth, the red-painted form holding a serpent with an animal head to its chest, the large head with carved labret, painted detail, and wearing a twined basketry cap with velvet band, ht. 8 1/2 in.$5,000-7,000

288Northwest Coast Carved Wood Raven Rattle, c. 19th century, of classic form with red, black, and traces of blue-green pigments, restored tongue, (minor wood loss), custom stand, lg. 11 in.$20,000-25,000


288

289Northwest Coast Carved and Painted Wood Finial, Tlingit, c. second half 19th century, relief-carved stylized avian and animal forms with red, black, and blue-green pigments, partially perforated at edge for hair and sea lion whisker attachments, holes at bottom center with remnant hide thongs, lg. 20 in.

Provenance: Ex Mert Simpson, Ex Paul Rabut Collection.$25,000-35,000


289

Southwest

290Apache Gan Dancer’s Headdress, c. first quarter 20th century, with black painted cloth mask made from a flour sack and elaborate wood slat structure, painted on both sides with symbolic designs, patina of use, wd. 36, ht. 28 in.$4,000-6,000

291Three Taos Painted Drums, with typical polychrome designs, one with a rain cloud design on one head, includes a single beater, largest ht. 19 1/2, dia. 13 1/4 in.$800-1,200


291

290

292Two Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachinas, a Holi kachina with silver earring attached to one wrist, and a kachina with a rattle in one hand and a staff in the other, ht. to 9 in.$800-1,200

293Three Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachinas, includes a three-horned kachina, a Ho-te kachina, and a kachina with morning star and sun symbol attached to case mask, ht. to 11 in.$1,000-1,500

294Three Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachinas, all with detailed traditional attire, ht. to 10 in.$1,000-1,500


294

293

292

295Two Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachinas, includes a Poli Sio Hemis kachina with butterfly painted on the tablita, ht. to 7 3/4 in.$400-600

296Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachina, with arms carved to the sides, the case mask with inverted “V” above the mouth, ht. 10 in.

Provenance: Author Frank McNitt.$800-1,200

297Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Bird, leaning backward and with an old “Hopi Village” tag on the base, ht. including base 5 in.$400-600

298Two Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachinas, one leaning forward and one with tubular snout, (wood loss), ht. to 9 1/2 in.$200-300

299Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachina, with arms to the sides and rounded snout, ht. 9 in.$400-600

300Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachina, Corn Dancer, the case mask with stylized corn motif, tubular snout, ht. 9 3/4 in.$800-1,200

301Hopi Carved Wood Cradle Kachina, the flat doll with stepped cheek design and striped body, ht. 7 1/8 in.$500-700

302Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachina, representing Crow Maiden, with large wing-like projections from the case mask, (repairs), ht. 14 1/4 in.

Provenance: Author Frank McNitt.$800-1,200

303Three Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachinas, includes a Zuni warrior, a maiden, and one wearing a bearded case mask with pop eyes, (damage), ht. to 12 1/2 in.$600-800

304Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachina, Mudhead Kachina, with finely painted detail, (repairs), ht. 14 1/2 in.

Provenance: Author Frank McNitt.$400-600

305Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachina, Hemis Kachina, with finely painted detail on the case mask, tablita, and sash, ht. 15 3/4 in.$600-800

306Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachina, Butterfly Kachina Maiden, with detailed painting on the tablita and traditional clothing, ht. 12 in.$600-800

307Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Kachina, Poli Mana, wearing finely detailed traditional clothing and elaborate tablita with butterfly, flower, and feather design, (repairs), ht. 15 1/4 in.$1,000-1,500


295

301

300299

298

297

296

304303

302

305

307

306

308Large Hopi Polychrome Wood Kachina, representing Shalako, c. late 19th century, wearing a traditional costume, (wood loss), includes a small Chimayo textile it was wearing like a manta, ht. 17 1/4 in.

Provenance: Collected by itinerant actor Hiram Haskins Horton, late 19th to early 20th century.$5,000-7,000

309Early Zuni Painting of a Shalako Kachina, watercolor on paper board, inscribed at back: “Mochi Indian Costume- Celebration- Center of the world- from H G Wilson Indian Collection, this collected in 1902- Southwest,” custom stand, 20 x 8 3/8 in.$500-700

310Four Navajo Carved Yeibichai Figures, Clitso Dedman, including a Talking God, the case mask with corn symbol, surmounted by an eagle feather headdress, two dancers wearing kilts and rectangular female masks, the last wearing a case mask with tubular snout and holding an animal skin in one hand, the sole of each foot inscribed “Clitso,” ht. to 11 3/4 in.

Provenance: Corporal Edward Pagel, includes three letters from Clitso Dedman to Pagel concerning these kachinas, all from 1944.$2,500-3,500

311Southwest Polychrome Carved Wood Tablita, c. late 19th century, with stepped clouds at top and painted on both sides with sun and blossom motifs on one side, flower and blossoms on the reverse, sinew sewn commercial leather head straps, 17 1/4 x 13 in.

Provenance: Collected by itinerant actor Hiram Haskins Horton, late 19th to early 20th century.$2,500-3,500

308

310

309 311

312Southwest Polychrome Carved Wood Tablita, with stepped top and painted with bold designs in red, yellow, white, black, and green, custom stand.$400-600

313Hopi Polychrome Carved Wood Rasp, the notched rasp with a carved maiden projecting from one end, the stick with a carved woodpecker finial, custom stand.$600-800

314Pueblo Carved Wood Cradle Board, c. 19th century, with remnant hide lacing, the top with painted design and incised cross at peak, 25 x 9 1/2 in.


315Pair of Pueblo Woman’s Boot Moccasins, c. 1920s, with rawhide soles, the high tops with multiple folds and covered with white kaolin, ht. 16, shoe lg. 9 3/4 in.


316Bronze Sculpture by Doug Hyde (American, b. 1946), depicting a Crow or Nez couple, signed “D. Hyde, 10/21,” ht. 17, wd. 11 1/2, dia. 5 in.


317Pair of Mexican Silver Mounted Spurs, c. mid-19th century, the spur chains and one rowel replaced at some time, lg. 7 in.$250-350

318Three Navajo Fetishes, c. 1900-1940, with hide bags, two with prayer sticks, bag lg. to 5 1/2 in.$400-600

319Three Navajo Fetishes, c. 1900-1940, with hide bags and prayer stick, bag lg. to 6 1/2 in.$400-600

320Two Southwest Silver and Turquoise Bracelets, a Navajo form with stamped decoration and multiple stones at center, and a Zuni cluster bracelet, wd. to 2 3/4 in.$400-600


312314

313

316


318 319

322

321

320

321Navajo Silver Box, with stamped decoration, the domed lid a ketoh with stamped and repoussé work, and single oval turquoise setting, ht. 2 3/4, lg. 3 1/2 in.$600-800

322Large Navajo Silver, Gold, and Turquoise Bracelet, three large bead-framed stones and two small oval stones at the terminals, two gold leaves over center stone, wd. 3 1/2 in.$300-500

323Navajo Silver and Turquoise Bracelet, with two heavy twisted bands and two green oval stone settings, wd. 2 1/2 in.$300-500

323

326

328

327

325

324

324Navajo Turquoise and Silver Bracelet, c. first quarter 20th century, with stamped decoration and six stone settings, wd. 2 5/8 in.$500-700

325Navajo Gold-plated Silver Bracelet, heavy braided wire with five shaped turquoise settings, wd. 2 1/2 in.$400-600

326Navajo Concha Belt, the seven oval closed-center silver conchas with scalloped edge and raised fluted centers, with ornate buckle and conforming commercial leather belt, conchas lg. 3 3/4, belt lg. 33 in.$2,500-3,500

327Navajo Silver Squash Blossom Necklace and Matching Earrings, the naja with single turquoise pendant, overall lg. 26 in.$400-600

328Navajo Turquoise and Silver Squash Blossom Necklace, the naja and blossoms set with various shaped stones, overall lg. 23 in.$400-600

329Navajo Silver Squash Blossom Necklace, with large globular silver beads, thirty blossoms, and a double carinated naja with shell-like center, lg. 24 in.$2,000-2,500


329

330Hopi Gold Bracelet and Ring, Charles Loloma, the bracelet with textured surface and with deep channel supporting a mosaic band of coral, lapis, turquoise, iron wood, ivory, and four gold spacers, the ring cut square at top and with similar mosaic around the perimeter, bracelet wd. 3, ring wd. 1 in.

Provenance: Collected by the present owner from Charles Loloma from 1974-1982.$15,000-20,000


330

Prints, Paintings & Photography

331Portfolio of Eighteen Signed Silkscreen Prints by Louie H. Ewing, c. 1944, includes Southwest pottery, baskets, jewelry, and pre-Columbian items, given to the current owner’s grandmother for her membership to the Santa Fe Laboratory of Anthropology in 1944, prints 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.$800-1,200

332Three Framed Color Lithographs, c. mid-19th century, two by J.T. Bowen of Philadelphia, depicting a Delaware chief and a “grand chief of the Sioux,” and a scene titled “Prairie on Fire,” size to 10 x 6 1/2 in.$400-600

333Six Framed Silk Tobacco Premiums, all depicting famous American Indians, two frames of three each, premiums 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.$250-350

334Twenty-one Books and Indian Art Magazines.$200-250

335Tonita Peña (1893-1949), Quah Ah, a framed painting depicting a male drummer and female dancer in traditional garments, signed, not examined out of frame, image 12 x 9 in.$600-800

336Framed Painting by S.H. Gadoden, possibly American, c. 1886, depicting two Indians fighting over a bound captive, image size 10 x 9 1/2 in.$400-600

337Painting of a Buffalo Hunt by Leonard H. Reedy (1899-1956), watercolor on paper, signed lower right, not examined out of frame, 18 x 13 in.$800-1,200


331


335

337

338Two Framed Paintings by Leonard H. Reedy (1899-1956), watercolor on paper, the first depicting a buffalo jump, (scratches on the surface), the second depicting Navajo travelers, the first 10 3/4 x 8 in., the second 11 x 7 5/8 in.$800-1,200

339Two Framed Paintings by Leonard H. Reedy (1899-1956), watercolor on paper, the first depicting “Dull Knife’s Band in Flight,” the second a mounted warrior in camp, both signed and dated 1934, 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.$800-1,200

340Framed Painting by Leonard H. Reedy (1899-1956), watercolor on paper, “Horse Roundup,” 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.$400-600

341Two Photographs by William Marion Pennington (1874-1940), the first depicting Navajo weavers at their loom, and two Navajo children seated on traditional textiles, framed, not examined out of frame, 10 x 8 in.$300-400

342Framed Photogravure by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), “Three White Cows Atsina,” carrying a shield and wearing hair bows, 7 5/8 x 6 1/4 in.$300-400

343Sixteen Miniature Photographs of Indians of Western Canada, 1906, by Byron Harmon (1876-1942), with the exception of a totem pole, all depicting Indians wearing traditional clothing of the period, not examined out of frame, photo 2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.$800-1,200


338 (partial)

339 (partial)

344Framed Photograph of a Plains Indian, wearing a feather headdress, war paint, and war whistle, not examined out of frame, image 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.


345Framed Photograph of an Indian Boy by Hutton Pawnee, O.T., not examined out of frame, image 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.


346Framed Photograph of an Otoe Delegation, January 1881, all wearing traditional attire including bear claw necklaces, not examined out of frame, image 10 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.



346

347Three Cabinet Cards Depicting Yuma Indians, by Elia A. Bonine (1843-1916), Lamanda Park, Los Angeles Co., California, depicting a standing man, a seated woman holding a basket and pot, and three women in traditional garments.$600-800

348Three Cabinet Cards Depicting Yuma Indians, by Elia A. Bonine (1843-1916), the first a standing youth with painted body, two women, and two women holding a basket.$600-800

349Three Cabinet Card Photographs Depicting Yuma Indians, by Elia A. Bonine (1843-1916), with California address, the first shows two standing men, one wearing a top hat; an elder below a traditional shelter; and a standing woman with a basket on her head.$600-800


347

348

350Three Cabinet Cards Depicting Yuma Indians, 19th century, by Elia A. Bonine (1843-1916), a scout with bow, arrows, and knife, two women with pottery, and a standing woman wearing a dress.$600-800

351Three Cabinet Card Photographs Depicting Yuma Indians, by Elia A. Bonine (1843-1916), a man and woman, a seated woman, and two women holding a basket.$600-800

352Three Cabinet Card Photographs Depicting Yuma Indians, by Elia A. Bonine (1843-1916), a seated female wearing a fiber (?) skirt, four girls, and a seated woman with beaded necklace.$600-800

353Three Cabinet Card Photographs Depicting Yuma Indians, by Elia A. Bonine (1843-1916), a seated woman wearing a beaded necklace and Jew’s harp pendant, two Yuma couples, and a family portrait.$600-800


349

350


353

352

351


Weavings, Blankets & Rugs

354Navajo Regional Rug, woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, with stepped stacked diamond design on a variegated background, (minor dye run), 86 x 58 in.$500-700

355Navajo Pictorial Weaving, a single figure Yei design with multiple borders and variegated background, (some fading to one side), 54 1/2 x 31 in.$600-800


355354

356Navajo Regional Rug, woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, with elaborate cross designs and four feathers on a variegated background, (repair), 88 x 53 in.$600-800

357Navajo Yei Rug, woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, with four dancers and feather devices, some fading to one side, 35 x 25 1/2 in.$400-600

358Navajo Twilled Double Saddle Blanket, c. 1920s, with a multicolored banded pattern, 48 x 30 1/2 in.



356

358

359Navajo Yei Rug, woven with natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, depicting seven figures on a variegated background, 72 x 49 in.$800-1,200

360Navajo Red Mesa Rug, c. 1940, with an elaborate multicolored geometric design on a variegated background, 79 x 46 in.


361Large Navajo Storm Pattern Rug, Klagetoh, woven with natural and synthetic dyed yarns, with a serrate border, feather devices, and a variegated background, minor dye run, 125 x 78 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000


360

359


361

362Navajo Chief’s Pattern Weaving, c. late 19th century, woven with a variant second phase pattern using natural and synthetic dyed homespun wool, (repairs, stains, dye run), 77 x 58 in.$2,000-2,500


362

363Navajo Transitional Weaving, c. 1900, loosely woven with a stepped diamond and cross design on a red background, 71 x 48 in.



363

364Navajo Blanket, c. last quarter 19th century, woven in a banded pattern with multicolored zigzag motifs using natural and synthetic dyed wool, 51 x 41 in.$2,500-3,500


364

365Navajo Germantown Chief’s-style Weaving, c. last quarter 19th century, with a stepped nine-spot design over a banded background, 74 x 54 1/2 in.$3,000-4,000


365

366Navajo Classic Child’s Blanket, with a striped background overlaid with a concentric stepped cross design, tightly woven in indigo, raveled cochineal-dyed reds, light green, and a light gray-blue, (stains), 49 x 31 in.$12,000-16,000


366

Pottery

367Anasazi Black-on-white Olla, round form with flared rim and decorated with three bands of negative zigzag design, ht. 9 1/2, dia. 11 1/2 in.$2,000-2,500

368Tonto Polychrome Jar, redware seed jar with zigzag band and elaborate rectilinear devices, with a band of repeat stepped triangles below the flared rim, (reassembled from pieces), ht. 10 1/4, dia. 15 in.$1,000-1,500

369Large Prehistoric Polychrome Pottery Bowl, with a black and white repeat bear paw design on the inside, (restoration), ht. 6 3/4, dia. 12 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

370Two Anasazi Painted Pottery Effigy Vessels, both with stylized animal heads and geometric designs, (damage), lg. to 6 3/4 in.

Provenance: The estate of Percival Baxter.$400-600

371Anasazi Painted Pottery Dipper, decorated with a hatched design, lg. 12 1/2 in.



367

369

368

372Anasazi Polychrome Pottery Bowl, painted on the inside with a black and white stepped scroll design, ht. 4, dia. 9 in.$1,000-1,500

373Two Mimbres Painted Pottery Bowls, one with single fish and triangular hatched band, the second with stylized lightning devices from the rim, (both reassembled from pieces), dia. to 6 3/4 in.$1,000-1,500

374Mimbres Painted Pottery Bowl, inside decorated with single fish and fine line bands below the rim, (restoration), ht. 3 5/8, dia. 8 3/4 in.$1,500-2,000


372

374

373

375Anasazi Painted Pottery Bowl, the high shoulder painted with a repeat fret design, (damage to rim), ht. 4 1/2, dia. 7 in.


376Three Anasazi Black-on-white Mugs, each with a handle and decorated with distinctive geometric designs, ht. to 4 in.

Provenance: The estate of Percival Baxter, former governor of Maine, collected by his brother Rupert Baxter in 1891/92.$800-1,200

377Three Anasazi Black-on-white Bowls, all with geometric designs on the inside, two with minimal design on the outside, (damage), ht. 3 1/4, dia. to 7 3/4 in.


378Two Mimbres Pottery Bowls, one undecorated, the other with central concentric rectangle and fine line band below rim, (restoration), dia. to 7 1/2 in.$800-1,200

379Mimbres Black-on-white Bowl, c. 600-1100 A.D., inside with a band of serrate design with fine line elements, (reassembled from large pieces with two small holes), ht. 5 3/4, dia. 11 1/2 in.$2,000-2,500

380Anasazi Black-on-white Pottery Bowl, inside decorated with a geometric band and two circle and dot devices, ht. 4, dia. 9 1/2 in.$800-1,200


377

376375

381Mimbres Black on White Bowl, inside with single band and elaborate abstract thunderbird and lightning with fine line filler, ht. 4 1/2, dia. 10 1/4 in.$1,500-2,000

382Mimbres Black-on-white Pottery Bowl, inside decorated with a wide band of serrate and fine line fret design, ht. 3 3/4, dia. 8 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

383Anasazi Painted Pottery Bowl, inside decorated with a black, white, and hachured stepped fret design, ht. 3 3/4, dia. 9 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500


383

381

380

379

382

384Large Mexican Black-on-black Pottery Jar, with crimped rim and two bands of stylized decoration, (surface scratches), signed “Vidal Aquilar, S.D.P.”$600-800

385Santa Clara Carved Redware Bowl, Margaret Tafoya, carved with a water serpent at the shoulder, ht. 6, dia. 8 in.$2,000-2,500

386Four Maricopa Painted Pottery Dolls, one with beaded collar, two with hair and cloth skirts, and one strapped to a cloth and fiber cradle, ht. to 9 in.$600-800

387Mojave Painted Effigy Jar, c. 1900, with human head below a handle, and four spouts, body decorated with geometric and spotted motifs, (repair to neck and handle), ht. 8 in.$600-800

388Mojave Polychrome Pottery Bowl, with four-section spotted designs on the interior and red track device on white slip on the exterior, ht. 4, dia. 8 in.$250-350

389Three Southwest Painted Pottery Items, a Hopi canteen with abstract feather design, an Acoma wedding jar, and a small Laguna bowl, ht. to 7 3/4 in.$400-600


385

388

387

386

390Two Southwest Painted Pottery Items, an Acoma polychrome jar with stepped cross design and a small Santo Domingo bowl, largest ht. 9, dia. 9 1/2 in.$600-800

391Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. 1920s, with high shoulder and decorated with three parrots and floral devices surrounded by an arch of concentric diamonds, ht. 9 1/2, dia. 12 in.$1,500-2,000

392Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. first quarter 20th century, decorated with a curvilinear design including hachuring, abstract feather, and foliate devices, ht. 9 1/4, dia. 10 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

393Acoma Polychrome Pottery Bowl, c. first quarter 20th century, the outside painted with a red/orange zigzag band and repeat abstract foliate panels, ht. 5 1/2, dia. 11 1/4 in.$800-1,200

394Kewa Painted Pottery Pitcher, c. 1900, the graceful form with curvilinear design and red band at base, with dark patina of use, ht. 9 1/4 in.

Provenance: Ex Teal McKibben Collection.$400-600

395Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jar, the two-handled form with crimped rim and scroll, floral, and checkered band design, (damage and repairs), ht. 9 1/4, dia. 9 in.$2,000-2,500


396

395

391

392

393

394

396Two Acoma Polychrome Pottery Jars, c. early 20th century, one with stylized geometric and foliate design and crimped rim; the second with geometric designs, (the second with hairline crack from the rim), ht. to 7 1/4 in.$800-1,200

397Southwest Polychrome Pottery Olla, Acoma, c. late 19th century, the four-color form with graceful scroll, diamond, and hatch marked geometric design, with three framed legless birds, (small hole, surface wear), ht. 10 1/2, dia. 11 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

398Acoma Polychrome Pottery Olla, c. second quarter 20th century, with slightly flared and crimped rim and painted overall with geometric and curvilinear designs, ht. 13, dia. 13 in.$3,000-4,000

399Zia Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. early 20th century, with a band of elaborate curvilinear stylized foliate motifs, with repeat arched design below rim, ht. 11, dia. 11 in.$2,500-3,500

400Santo Domingo Polychrome Pottery Olla, c. early 20th century, with concave bottom, high shoulder, and decorated with a band of stylized arches, with floral design below the slightly flared rim, ht. 12 1/4, dia. 11 1/2 in.$1,500-2,000

401Zia Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. 1900, a trios type with curvilinear foliate design below a band of repeat arches, ht. 10 1/2, dia. 10 1/2 in.$2,000-2,500

402Zia Polychrome Pottery Olla, c. late 19th century, with four large birds perched on flowering branches and two smaller birds below the rim, (crack, indigenous wear around the rim), ht. 10, dia. 12 in.

Provenance: Ex Richard Howard Collection.$4,000-6,000

403Zia Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. 1920s, with high shoulder and painted with stylized designs framing four birds, ht. 7, dia. 9 1/2 in.$800-1,200


397

398

403

402

401

400

399

404Large Zia Polychrome Jar, c. 1900, with four classic Zia birds, flowering plants, and framed with stylized geometric bands, ht. 12, dia. 14 1/2 in.$6,000-8,000

405Large Zia Polychrome Dough Bowl, c. early 20th century, the redware form with a single band of abstract geometric and foliate motifs, ht. 8 1/2, dia. 17 1/2 in.$2,500-3,500


404

405

406Zia Four-color Polychrome Olla, c. early 1930s, attributed to Harviana Pino Toribio (1904-1949), daughter of Martina Galvan Pino, decorated in three panels separated by a linked design, each with a bird in flight framed by a stepped geometric and floral design, an inside hairline crack was restored by Andy Goldsmidt.

Literature: The Pottery of Zia Pueblo, by Francis H. Harlow and Dwight P. Lanmon; illustrated in Pottery Treasures, The Splendor of South West Indian Art, 1976, p. 76.$15,000-25,000


406

407Hopi Polychrome Pottery Bowl, the interior decorated with a stylized avian design, the rim with dots, ht. 3 3/4, dia. 11 in.$600-800

408Hopi Painted Pottery Canteen, decorated on the front with a circle enclosing a stylized curvilinear foliate device, ht. 8, dia. 6 1/2 in.$400-600

409Polacca Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. 1870s-80s, with black and white banded design on a cream slip, ht. 4 3/4, dia. 6 1/4 in.$600-800

410Polacca Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. second half 19th century, with a bold repeat scroll design at shoulder, and band of stylized birds and flowers below rim, (some surface wear), ht. 6 1/4, dia. 8 1/2 in.$600-800


407

409

410

408

411Polacca Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. last quarter 19th century, with single band showing two double-headed kachina forms, ht. 6 1/2, dia. 9 1/2 in.$2,500-3,500

412San Ildefonso Black-on-red Jar, c. late 19th/early 20th century, possibly by Domingito Pino, the single band at shoulder with butterflies alternating with a curvilinear device, with a negative meandering band below the rim, (clay loss at rim), ht. 10, dia. 11 1/2 in.$3,000-4,000


412

411

413Zuni Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. late 19th century, with four heartline deer alternating with a diagonal curvilinear design, repeat scroll design below the rim, (chips to rim), ht. 7, dia. 9 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

414Pair of Zuni Polychrome Pottery Candlesticks, the handles with frogs in relief, decorated with geometric and curvilinear designs, ht. to 5 1/2 in.$300-400

415Zuni Polychrome Pottery Bowl, c. 1900, with rounded profile and decorated with abstract geometric and foliate devices, ht. 6 1/4, dia. 8 in.$300-400

416Zuni Polychrome Pottery Frog Jar, c. 1900, with four frogs in relief and painted allover with butterflies, tadpoles, and water serpents below rim, ht. 7 3/4, dia. 9 in.$1,500-2,000


413

416

414

415

417Zuni Polychrome Frog Jar, c. 1900, with four spotted frogs in relief, butterflies, and two stylized serpents at the neck, ht. 7 1/4, dia. 9 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

418Large Zuni Polychrome Frog Jar, c. 1900, with two bands of heartline deer, stepped triangles, foliate devices, and with four frogs in relief, (paper taped repairs on the inside and bottom, damage), ht. 10 3/4, dia. 13 in.$1,500-2,000

419Zuni Polychrome Frog Jar, c. 1900, the globular form with stylized volutes, dragonflies, and three spotted frogs in relief, ht. 6 1/2, dia. 8 1/2 in.$1,500-2,000


419

418

417

420Large Zuni Polychrome Pottery Dough Bowl, c. last quarter 19th century, slightly flared at the rim and painted on the inside with a classic three-part volute design with crosshatching detail, the exterior with a wide band decorated with geometric and curvilinear devices, ht. 6, dia. 15 1/2 in.

Provenance: Lynn Trusdell Este, New Hope, Pennsylvania.$3,000-4,000

421Zuni Polychrome Pottery Dough Bowl, the interior with sawtooth circle surrounded by a hatched and scalloped band, exterior with a band of split feather and stepped devices, ht. 4 1/2, dia. 13 in.$2,500-3,500

422Zuni Polychrome Pottery Dough Bowl, c. late 19th century, the inside painted with capped volute designs and a zigzag band below rim, the exterior with a band of stylized stepped decoration, ht. 6, dia. 14 3/4 in.$2,500-3,500

423Zuni Polychrome Pottery Olla, c. second half 19th century, with large panels containing double-capped scroll devices alternating with curvilinear devices, scalloped rim and four perforations below the rim, (damage), ht. 10 1/4, dia. 11 1/2 in.$2,500-3,500

424Zuni Polychrome Pottery Olla, c. 1870s, with two rows of heartline deer and curvilinear designs, (much surface loss), ht. 9 1/4, dia. 11 1/2 in.



420

421

422

425Kiapkwa Polychrome Pottery Olla, c. second half 19th century, with a large band of stylized curvilinear design and fine line filler, a repeat scroll band below rim, (minor damage), ht. 9 1/2, dia. 11 in.$3,000-4,000

426Zuni Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. last quarter 19th century, stylized arches enclosing heartline deer and two large rosettes, (ladle wear at rim), ht. 9 3/4, dia. 11 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

426

424

425423

427Zuni Polychrome Pottery Olla, c. 1880s, with a series of rain bird motifs with fine line detail, and detailed scroll patterns below the rim, ht. 10 1/2, dia. 13 1/2 in.$5,000-7,000

428Zuni Polychrome Pottery Olla, c. last quarter 19th century, two bands of stylized arches framing heartline deer alternating with two large rosettes, a fine repeat hatched design below the rim, ht. 10 1/4, dia. 12 1/2 in.$5,000-7,000

429Large Zuni Polychrome Storage Jar, four-color ovoid form decorated with three large birds, flowering plants, abstract feather devices, and a scalloped band from the rim, ht. 16 1/4, dia. 15 in.$8,000-12,000

430Santo Domingo Polychrome Pottery Jar, c. early 20th century, decorated with two large birds alternating with flowers, ht. 10, dia. 9 1/4 in.$1,500-2,000

431Santo Domingo Painted Pottery Olla, c. 1900, with black-on-cream repeat hexagon design and repeat curvilinear design below the rim, (damage), ht. 11, dia. 11 in.$2,500-3,500

432Santo Domingo Painted Pottery Jar, c. 1900, with flared rim and decorated with black repeat geometric and foliate devices on a cream slip, (clay loss), ht. 7 3/4, dia. 8 1/2 in.$600-800

433Santo Domingo Painted Pottery Olla, c. late 19th century, with rounded body, flared rim, and four bands of repeat geometric and foliate designs, (damage), ht. 9 1/2, dia. 11 in.$1,000-1,500

427

428

431

430

429


436

435

434

434Santo Domingo Painted Pottery Jar, c. early 20th century, with a slightly flared rim and repeat design band on body and neck, ht. 9 1/2, dia. 11 in.$1,500-2,000

435Santo Domingo Painted Pottery Jar, c. 1900, with high shoulder, flared rim, and painted with a repeat foliate band on the body and scallop design below the rim, (damage at rim, surface loss at bottom), ht. 11 1/4, dia. 10 in.$2,500-3,500

436Santo Domingo Painted Pottery Jar, c. first quarter 20th century, with concave bottom, high shoulder, and flared rim, with three bands of geometric designs in black and white, (surface loss at bottom), ht. 10, dia. 10 1/2 in.


437Cochiti Painted Pottery Teacup, c. 1900, the inside with floral pattern from the rim, the outside with negative foliate and rain devices, ht. 2 1/4, dia. 3 7/8 in.$250-350

438Cochiti Painted Pottery Canteen, c. late 19th century, with central floral-tipped pinwheel design, (minor surface loss), ht. 9 1/2, wd. 10 1/2 in.$800-1,200

439Acoma Polychrome Pottery Canteen, the central medallion with abstract curvilinear design and stylized bird below the spout, with the word “Acoma” printed in two places, ht. 9, wd. 7 in.$500-700

440Cochiti Painted Pottery Canteen, c. late 19th century, with two lugs and spout and painted with a bold banded design in black on cream slip, red stripe at bottom, ht. 8 1/2, wd. 9 1/2 in.$1,000-1,500

441Six Southwest Painted Pottery Birds, three Zuni owls, a Zuni bird, and two Cochiti (?) forms, ht. to 4 1/2 in.$400-600


438

439

440

442Two Southwest Polychrome Pottery Bird Vessels, c. last quarter 19th century, a handled Cochiti with stylized painted wings and feet, and a Laguna form with stylized feather and flower design, ht. to 8 in.$800-1,200

443Two Cochiti Polychrome Pottery Figures, c. 1890, an open-mouthed quadruped with handle on the back, and a seated human figure holding a bowl, both painted with stylized designs, lg. of animal 10 1/2, human ht. 7 in.

Provenance: Animal Charles Shanafelt (b. 1855).$800-1,200

444Tesuque Painted Pottery Jar, c. late 19th century, the round form with flared rim and painted with a large band of alternating foliate and curvilinear motifs with repeat scallop design below the rim, (hairline crack from rim), ht. 9 1/4, dia. 10 in.$3,000-4,000


442

443

445Santo Domingo Polychrome Dough Bowl, c. 1900, with repeat design band on body and broad red band at bottom, ht. 8, dia. 15 1/2 in.$2,500-3,500

446Cochiti Painted Pottery Dough Bowl, c. early 20th century, painted on the inside with stepped triangles, stylized rain clouds, and foliate devices, the exterior with a geometric and foliate design, ht. 6 1/2, dia. 13 in.$2,500-3,500

447Cochiti Painted Pottery Jar, with black geometric and curvilinear designs on a white-gray slip, (stains), ht. 9, dia. 10 in.$600-800

446

447

445

444

448Large Cochiti Painted Pottery Storage Jar, c. late 19th century, bulbous form with central band of repeat arch devices and linked design at the neck, ht. 13 1/2, dia. 18 1/4 in.$8,000-12,000


448

Basketry

449Three Plateau Cornhusk Bags, two with multicolored geometric designs done in yarn, one with multicolored dyed designs, (various condition), largest bag 20 x 16 in.$1,200-1,600

450Two Small Plateau Cornhusk Bags, c. early 20th century, both with hide straps and decorated with geometric designs done in multicolored fibers, the smaller bag with corner drops of padre beads, cartridge shells, and red trade cloth, largest 9 x 7 3/4 in.$600-800

451Plateau Cornhusk Bag, c. late 19th century, with hide strap and yarn-embroidered geometric designs on both sides, 13 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.


452Plateau Cornhusk Bag, c. 1900, with differing multicolored geometric designs on both sides done in commercial yarns, hide strap, 7 x 8 in.$300-400

453Two Thompson River Polychrome Coiled and Imbricated Baskets, c. last quarter 19th century, a burden basket with flared sides and one rectangular form, both with vertical geometric designs, both with a patina of use, (damage), ht. to 10, lg. to 15 1/2 in.$800-1,200


452

451450

454Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka) Twined Basketry Hat, c. last quarter 19th century, the conical form with inner headband, dark patina, custom stand, (minor edge damage), ht. 6, dia. 11 1/2 in.$600-800

455Northern California Polychrome Twined Basketry Hat, with geometric decoration in shades of brown, ht. 3, dia. 6 in.$400-600

456Northern California Polychrome Twined Basketry Hat, c. early 20th century, with typical geometric designs on a brown background, (damage), ht. 3 3/4, dia. 7 in.$400-600


456

455

454


457

462

461

460

459

458

457California Coiled Basketry Bowl, the rounded form tapering at the neck and with vertical stacked diamond design, (stitch loss at rim), ht. 6, dia. 7 1/2 in.$600-800

458Chemehueui Coiled Basketry Bowl, c. first quarter 20th century, with a single checkered band of decoration, ht. 3, dia. 11 3/4 in.

Provenance: Francis Xavier Ammann Collection, with code number on the bottom.$1,000-1,500

459Mono Lake Paiute Basketry Bowl, c. 1920, with a banded zigzag design, ht. 3 1/2, dia. 7 in.


460Pomo Coiled Basketry Bowl, the compressed form with a diagonal sawtooth design, ht. 2 1/2, dia. 5 3/4 in.$500-700

461Kawaiisu Polychrome Coiled Basket, tightly woven bottleneck form with two diamondback rattlesnake bands and cross devices below the rim, ht. 5 1/4, dia. 8 1/2 in.$3,500-4,500

462Yokuts Pictorial Lidded Basket, c. 1920, decorated with a rattlesnake design and three human figures, ht. 5 1/2, dia. 6 1/2 in.


463Pima Coiled Basketry Bowl, c. first quarter 20th century, with a double banded scroll design, ht. 5 1/2, dia. 16 3/4 in.$800-1,200

464Apache Pictorial Coiled Basketry Tray, c. early 20th century, with concentric six-point star pattern and six human figures below the rim, ht. 1 1/4, dia. 8 1/2 in.$600-800

465Pima Coiled Basketry Bowl, with a variegated center and expanding fret design, ht. 4 1/2, dia. 16 1/4 in.$400-600


464

463


466

471

470

468

467

466Tohono O’odam Polychrome Pictorial Basket, with flared sides and decorated with alternating lizards and cactus, ht. 8 1/4, dia. 12 1/4 in.$400-600

467Hopi Pictorial Coiled Basketry Plaque, depicting a kachina wearing an elaborate tablita, dia. 12 in.$300-400

468Pima Polychrome Lidded Basket, the oval form with a band of stepped triangles and large turtle (?) on lid, ht. 5, lg. 11 1/4 in.$250-350

469Two Coiled Baskets, a Jicarilla Apache polychrome tray, and a polychrome lidded Eskimo basket, (minor stitch loss to both), dia. of tray 18 1/4, ht. of basket 11 in.


470Apache Burden Basket, c. early 20th century, with multicolored banded design and hide fringe and bottom, red cloth trim at bottom, ht. 12 1/2, dia. 13 1/2 in.


471Two Apache Burden Baskets, c. late 19th century, both with hide bottoms and straps, the small one with blue Padre beads on the fringe and traces of red pigment, both with simple striped designs, (some stitch loss), largest ht. 14 1/2, dia. 16 in.$1,500-2,000

472Two Apache Burden Baskets, c. late 19th/early 20th century, both with fringed hide straps and decorated with banded designs, ht. to 13 1/2, dia. to 16 in.$1,500-2,000


472

473Apache Coiled Basketry Bowl, with five-petal center and bands of fret and zigzag designs, (minor stitch loss to rim), ht. 4 1/4, dia. 13 1/4 in.$600-800

474Apache Coiled Basketry Bowl, with two bands of checkered design, ht. 3, dia. 15 in.$800-1,200

475Apache Coiled Basketry Bowl, with a banded geometric design, ht. 3 1/2, dia. 10 1/4 in.$600-800

474

473

475

476

477

476Apache Pictorial Coiled Basketry Bowl, c. early 20th century, with a row of dwellings (?), a row of horses, and a zigzag band at the rim, ht. 2 1/4, dia. 16 in.$1,000-1,500

477Apache Coiled Basketry Bowl, with a stepped pinwheel design, ht. 2 3/4, dia. 8 1/2 in.$500-700

478Apache Pictorial Basketry Olla, woven in a diamond latticework pattern with rows of human figures, animals, and geometric devices, (stitch loss, damage to bottom), ht. 24, dia. 21 1/2 in.$4,000-6,000

End of Sale


478

mt. kearsarge indian museum

New Hampshire’s only museum dedicated to Native American art and culture, past and present.

PO Box 142 18 Highlawn Road Warner, NH 03278

603-456-2600 [email protected]

www.IndianMuseum.org

183

Conditions of Sale

1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot.

2. All property is sold “as is,” and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale.

Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser.

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases.

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

9. All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. Exemption numbers from other states are accepted in Massachusetts if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties can apply for a Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston.

10. Except for property purchased via On-line Auctions, a premium equal to 20% of the final bid price up to and including $500,000, plus 12% of the final bid over $500,000, will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the Buyer as part of the purchase price. The buyer’s premium on property purchased via On-line Auctions will be in an amount up to 23% of the final bid price.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law). The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

Revised December 17, 2012

Name (Please Print) Business Name

Address check if change in address

City State Zip Code

Phone # Alternate # email

Sale Title Sale Date

I wish to place the following bids in the sale listed above. I understand that Skinner, Inc. will execute bids as a convenience, and will not be held responsible for any errors or failure to execute bids. I understand that

my bids are executed and accepted as per Conditions of Sale as printed in the catalogue of this sale.

Absentee Bid Form

Marlborough Boston Phone Fax Mail Person Employee:

FOR OFFICE USE

Lot # Description Bid Price

Signature (Required) Date

63 Park PlazaBoston, MA 02116617.350.5400Fax 617.350.5429

274 Cedar Hill StreetMarlborough, MA 01752508.970.3000Fax 508.970.3100 www.skinnerinc.com

First Time Bidder? YES NO Customer #

Bid confirmation via email? YES NO

186

63 Park PlazaBoston, MA 02116617.350.5400Fax 617.350.5429

274 Cedar Hill StreetMarlborough, MA 01752508.970.3000Fax 508.970.3100

www.skinnerinc.com

Board of Directors

Administration

Expert Departments

Chairman of the Board - Nancy R. SkinnerRichard AlbrightJohn DeightonBarnet FainStephen L. FletcherKaren M. KeaneAndrew Payne

President/Chief Executive Officer - Karen M. KeaneChief Financial Officer - Don KellyExecutive Vice President - Stephen L. FletcherVice Presidents - Eric Jones, Marie Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Carol McCaffrey, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr

20th Century Design - Jane D. PrentissAssistant: Shannon M. AmesAmerican & European Paintings & Prints - Robin S.R. StarrAssistants: Kathy Wong, Elizabeth C. Haff, Annie ClaflinAmerican Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stephen L. FletcherDeputy Director: Chris Barber; Assistants: Karen Langberg, Kelli Lucas StewartAmerican Indian & Ethnographic Art - Douglas DeihlAsian Works of Art - Judith DowlingAssistants: Karen Mak, Suhyung KimBooks & Manuscripts - Devon GrayBottles, Flasks & Early Glass - Stephen L. FletcherCeramics - Stuart G. SlavidClassic Automobiles & Motorcycles - Jane D. PrentissCouture - Cara ElmslieDiscovery Auctions - Cara ElmslieAssistants: Garrett J. Sheahan, Melissa RiebeEuropean Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stuart G. SlavidAssistants: Leah Kingman, Stephanie OpolskiFine Wines - Marie KeepAssistant: Michael J. MoserHistorical Militaria - Joel BohyJewelry - Victoria BratbergAssistants: John Colasacco, Julie KhouriJudaica - Kerry ShrivesMusical Instruments - David BonseyDeputy Director: Jill ArbetterOriental Rugs & Carpets - Gary RichardsScience, Technology & Clocks - Robert C. CheneyAssistant: Jonathan DowlingSilver - Stuart G. SlavidToys & Dolls - Kerry ShrivesAuctioneers - LaGina Austin, Chris Barber, Robert C. Cheney,John Colasacco, Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie C. Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Jessica R. Lincoln, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid,Robin S.R. Starr, Laura V. Sweeney

187

Marlborough: Warehouse Manager - Fred Trottier, 508.970.3261

Boston: Property Distribution Manager - Jessica R. Lincoln, 617.874.4308 Auction Coordinator - Benjamin Evans, 617.874.4329

Marlborough: Accounts Receivable - Denise Johnson, 508.970.3269 Accounts Payable, Consignment - Kathleen Hayes, 508.970.3268 Accounts Payable, Trade - Kevin Rota, 508.970.3283

Marlborough: Heather Retzke, 508.970.3240

Appraisal & Auction Services - LaGina Austin, Christine E. Finn, Hadley Bridgman, Rachel KingsleyAdvertising Production - Pamela Van de HoutenBoston Gallery Director - Laura V. SweeneyAssistant Gallery Director: Paige LewellynGallery Assistant: Jessica TurnerCatalog Production - Pamela Van de Houten, Kristina HarrisonConsignment Services - Patricia Walker King, Megan J. Blomgren, Carol ZeiglerCustomer Relations - Carol McCaffreyInstitutional Relations - L. Emerson TuttleHuman Resources - Carol McCaffreyInformation Technology & Internet Auctions - Kerry ShrivesAssistants: Timothy Shaughnessey, Melissa RiebeManaging Director - Marie C. KeepMarketing & Public Relations - Kate de Bethune, Kathryn Gargolinski, Heather RetzkePhotographers - Stanley P. Bystrowski, Jeffrey R. Antkowiak, John CorneliusReceptionists - Marlborough: Kealyn GarnerBoston: Sarah L. Collins Staff Portraits - Cheryl Richards Photography Transportation - Eric JonesAssistant: Mark McCaffrey

Service Departments

Exhibitions & Property Distribution

Finance Department

Subscriptions

189

Directions to Skinner’s Boston Gallery/63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116

617.350.5400

From the West:Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Prudential/Copley exit located in the Prudential tunnel. Once on the exit ramp, stay in the right hand lane and follow the signs for Copley. The ramp exits onto Stuart Street. Drive straight through five sets of lights and take a left onto Charles Street South. Take your first left off of Charles St. South onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the South:Take 93-N to Exit 20 for I-90 W toward Worcester. Follow signs for Chinatown/South Station. Bear left at the fork to continue towards Kneeland Street. Turn left onto Kneeland Street. Kneeland Street becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From Logan Airport:Take the Ted Williams Tunnel. Take Exit 25 toward South Boston and bear left at the fork in the ramp. Bear right onto B St. Turn left onto Northern Ave which becomes Seaport Blvd. Turn left onto Surface Rd. Turn right onto Kneeland Street which becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the North:Take I-93 South towards Boston. Take exit 26 towards Storrow Drive. Merge onto MA-28 South via the ramp on the left. Turn left onto Beacon Street. Turn right onto Arlington Street. Turn left onto Boylston Street. Turn right onto Hadassah Way. Skinner is on the right at 63 Park Plaza.

Name Business Name

Mailing Address

City State Zip

email address Tel: ( )

Quarterly Brochure No charge No charge

(Included with catalog subscription)

American Furniture & Decorative Arts $120 $143

European Furniture & Decorative Arts $120 $143

American & European Works of Art $120 $143

Fine Jewelry $120 $143

20th Century Design $60 $73

Asian Works of Art $60 $73

Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets $18 $25

American Indian & Ethnographic Art $60 $73

Fine Books & Manuscripts $30 $36

Fine Ceramics $60 $73

Fine Musical Instruments $60 $73

Science, Technology & Clocks $60 $73

Fine Wines $60 $73

All Above Departments $750 $915

Subtotal

MA residents 6.25% sales tax

Total

Please enclose payment with subscription form and mail or fax to:

Skinner, Inc., Subscription Department, 274 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, MA 01752 508.970.3100

Please check the appropriate boxes: U.S./Canada Foreign (payable in U.S. dollars only)

Catalog Subscription FormPrices effective July 1, 2010. Catalog subscription price includes quarterly brochure.

Subscription effective one year from date processed. No refunds for previous subscriptions. Renewal notice will be sent one month prior to expiration.

Subscriptions do not include Discovery, Estates, and other special sales. Post-auction prices are available online at www.skinnerinc.com

MasterCard/VISA # Exp. Date

Signature Check enclosed

American Indian & Ethnographic Art | Skinner Auction 2536B

Documents

Transcript of American Indian & Ethnographic Art | Skinner Auction 2536B