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  • Matched Nayarit San Sebastian Pottery Couple w/ TL
    Estimate
    $9,000 - $12,000
    Lot 132

    Matched Nayarit San Sebastian Pottery Couple w/ TL

    Est.
    $9,000 - $12,000
  • Fabulous Aztec Basalt Rattlesnake Mortar
    Estimate
    $10,000 - $15,000
    Lot 137

    Fabulous Aztec Basalt Rattlesnake Mortar

    Est.
    $10,000 - $15,000
  • Aztec Amethyst Snake Head Pendant / Gold Ring
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 137a

    Aztec Amethyst Snake Head Pendant / Gold Ring

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Amusing Rare Aztec Pottery Tripod Incensario
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 138

    Amusing Rare Aztec Pottery Tripod Incensario

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Stunning Michoacan Tzin Tzan Tzun Pottery Teapot
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 139

    Stunning Michoacan Tzin Tzan Tzun Pottery Teapot

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • Panamanian Cocle Polychrome Pedestal Dish - Avian
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 139a

    Panamanian Cocle Polychrome Pedestal Dish - Avian

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
  • Aztec Stone Snake Handle
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 139b

    Aztec Stone Snake Handle

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Teotihuacan Terracotta Incensario - Theater Type w/ TL
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $20,000
    Lot 140

    Teotihuacan Terracotta Incensario - Theater Type w/ TL

    Est.
    $15,000 - $20,000
  • Veracruz Nopiloa Pottery Mother & Child, ex Sotheby's
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 140a

    Veracruz Nopiloa Pottery Mother & Child, ex Sotheby's

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Veracruz Huastec Pottery Standing Female Shaman
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 140b

    Veracruz Huastec Pottery Standing Female Shaman

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Rare Costa Rican Greenstone Owl Mace Head
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 141

    Rare Costa Rican Greenstone Owl Mace Head

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
  • Superb Costa Rican Stone Avian Axe (Celt), ex-Worham
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $5,000
    Lot 142

    Superb Costa Rican Stone Avian Axe (Celt), ex-Worham

    Est.
    $3,000 - $5,000
  • Rare Costa Rican Greenstone Hook Pendant, ex Worham
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 142a

    Rare Costa Rican Greenstone Hook Pendant, ex Worham

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
  • Veraguas Gold Double-Headed Avian Pendant - 42.8 g
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $20,000
    Lot 142b

    Veraguas Gold Double-Headed Avian Pendant - 42.8 g

    Est.
    $15,000 - $20,000
  • Costa Rican Gold & Jadeite Bead Necklace w/ Emeralds
    Estimate
    $12,000 - $15,000
    Lot 142c

    Costa Rican Gold & Jadeite Bead Necklace w/ Emeralds

    Est.
    $12,000 - $15,000
  • Rare Costa Rican Green Stone Bird-Man Face Amulet
    Estimate
    $1,400 - $2,000
    Lot 142d

    Rare Costa Rican Green Stone Bird-Man Face Amulet

    Est.
    $1,400 - $2,000
  • Large Costa Rican Stone Figural Amulet
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 142e

    Large Costa Rican Stone Figural Amulet

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • Costa Rican Stone Mace Head with Bat-Human Face
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,500
    Lot 142f

    Costa Rican Stone Mace Head with Bat-Human Face

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,500
  • Large & Lethal Mapuche Stone Mace
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 143

    Large & Lethal Mapuche Stone Mace

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
  • Mapuche Stone Clava Scepter w/ Mask Finial
    Estimate
    $12,000 - $16,000
    Lot 143a

    Mapuche Stone Clava Scepter w/ Mask Finial

    Est.
    $12,000 - $16,000
  • Classic Teotihuacan Green Stone Standing Figure
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 143b

    Classic Teotihuacan Green Stone Standing Figure

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • Necklace w/ Ancient Panamanian Gold Amulet & Emeralds
    Estimate
    $5,000 - $7,000
    Lot 143c

    Necklace w/ Ancient Panamanian Gold Amulet & Emeralds

    Est.
    $5,000 - $7,000
  • Impressive Moche Shell Pectoral
    Estimate
    $3,500 - $5,000
    Lot 143d

    Impressive Moche Shell Pectoral

    Est.
    $3,500 - $5,000
  • Moche Gold Scepter Finial of Fishing Vessel - 14.9 g
    Estimate
    $7,500 - $9,500
    Lot 143e

    Moche Gold Scepter Finial of Fishing Vessel - 14.9 g

    Est.
    $7,500 - $9,500
  • Exhibited Costa Rican Stone Metate - Flying Panel
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $20,000
    Lot 144

    Exhibited Costa Rican Stone Metate - Flying Panel

    Est.
    $15,000 - $20,000
  • Large 20th C. Inuit Soapstone Carving - Bear & Seals
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 148

    Large 20th C. Inuit Soapstone Carving - Bear & Seals

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Large Native American Mississippian White Chert Point
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 148a

    Large Native American Mississippian White Chert Point

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • Huge Native American Knapped Stone Hoe / Spade
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 148b

    Huge Native American Knapped Stone Hoe / Spade

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • 19th C Native American Wooden Grease Bowl from Alaska
    Estimate
    $1,800 - $2,500
    Lot 148c

    19th C Native American Wooden Grease Bowl from Alaska

    Est.
    $1,800 - $2,500
  • Early 20th C. Nuu-chah-nulth Wood Totem - Sam Williams
    Estimate
    $2,400 - $3,500
    Lot 148d

    Early 20th C. Nuu-chah-nulth Wood Totem - Sam Williams

    Est.
    $2,400 - $3,500
  • 19th C. Nuu-Chah-Nulth Bone Pipe w/ Human Face
    Estimate
    $2,500 - $3,500
    Lot 148e

    19th C. Nuu-Chah-Nulth Bone Pipe w/ Human Face

    Est.
    $2,500 - $3,500
  • 19th C. Nuu-chah-nulth Wood Ritual Bowl
    Estimate
    $16,000 - $24,000
    Lot 148f

    19th C. Nuu-chah-nulth Wood Ritual Bowl

    Est.
    $16,000 - $24,000
  • 19th C. Plains Indian Beaded Leather Moccasins
    Estimate
    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 148g

    19th C. Plains Indian Beaded Leather Moccasins

    Est.
    $1,500 - $2,000
  • Exhibited Tlingit Wood Frog Bowl by Bean, 1919
    Estimate
    $9,000 - $12,000
    Lot 149

    Exhibited Tlingit Wood Frog Bowl by Bean, 1919

    Est.
    $9,000 - $12,000
  • Alaskan Polychrome Red Cedar Totem Pole, ca. 1920s
    Estimate
    $900 - $1,400
    Lot 149a

    Alaskan Polychrome Red Cedar Totem Pole, ca. 1920s

    Est.
    $900 - $1,400
  • Early 20th C. Pacific Northwest Coast Wooden Totem Pole
    Estimate
    $900 - $1,400
    Lot 149b

    Early 20th C. Pacific Northwest Coast Wooden Totem Pole...

    Est.
    $900 - $1,400
  • Early 20th C. Haida Red Cedar Totem
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,500
    Lot 149c

    Early 20th C. Haida Red Cedar Totem

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,500
  • Northwest Coast Argillite Totem - Signed Stephenson '87
    Estimate
    $4,000 - $6,000
    Lot 150

    Northwest Coast Argillite Totem - Signed Stephenson '87...

    Est.
    $4,000 - $6,000
  • Early 20th C Nuu-chah-nulth Painted Woven Bark Rain Hat
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 150a

    Early 20th C Nuu-chah-nulth Painted Woven Bark Rain Hat...

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • 20th C. Pacific Northwest Coast Wooden Totem Pole
    Estimate
    $1,800 - $2,500
    Lot 150b

    20th C. Pacific Northwest Coast Wooden Totem Pole

    Est.
    $1,800 - $2,500
  • Huge Ancient African Stone Figure of Pregnant Female
    Estimate
    $7,000 - $10,000
    Lot 156

    Huge Ancient African Stone Figure of Pregnant Female

    Est.
    $7,000 - $10,000
  • Very Fine Mid-19th C. African Dan Wood Kagle Mask
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 156a

    Very Fine Mid-19th C. African Dan Wood Kagle Mask

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Early 20th C. Burkina Faso Nunuma Wood Mask
    Estimate
    $3,000 - $4,500
    Lot 156b

    Early 20th C. Burkina Faso Nunuma Wood Mask

    Est.
    $3,000 - $4,500
  • Early 20th C. Salampasu Wood, Copper & Rattan Mask
    Estimate
    $4,500 - $6,500
    Lot 156c

    Early 20th C. Salampasu Wood, Copper & Rattan Mask

    Est.
    $4,500 - $6,500
  • Fine 20th C. Anang Ibibio Wood Mask - Mfon & Idiok Ekpo
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 156d

    Fine 20th C. Anang Ibibio Wood Mask - Mfon & Idiok Ekpo...

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Important 19th C. Chokwe Wood Stool, ex-Sotheby's
    Estimate
    $15,000 - $25,000
    Lot 156e

    Important 19th C. Chokwe Wood Stool, ex-Sotheby's

    Est.
    $15,000 - $25,000
  • Large/Early 20th. C. African Mumuye Iron Rain Wand
    Estimate
    $1,000 - $1,500
    Lot 156f

    Large/Early 20th. C. African Mumuye Iron Rain Wand

    Est.
    $1,000 - $1,500
  • Early 20th C. Mumuye Iron Rain Wand
    Estimate
    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 156g

    Early 20th C. Mumuye Iron Rain Wand

    Est.
    $800 - $1,200

Auction Description

Exceptional Day 2 Ethnographic Tribal Fossils by Artemis Gallery
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional ethnographic art from around the world. Today's sale will feature Pre-Columbian from the ancient americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, and incredible Fossils. Read more
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