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Tribal Art

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  • Pre-Columbian Pottery Stirrup-spout Vessel
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 1001

    Pre-Columbian Pottery Stirrup-spout Vessel

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    $100 - $200
  • Pre-Columbian Pottery Storage Jar
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 1002

    Pre-Columbian Pottery Storage Jar

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    $100 - $200
  • Pre-Columbian Pottery Spout Vessel
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 1003

    Pre-Columbian Pottery Spout Vessel

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    $300 - $400
  • Two Pre-Columbian Pottery Bowls
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1004

    Two Pre-Columbian Pottery Bowls

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    $200 - $300
  • Pre-Columbian Polychrome Jaguar Spout Vessel
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 1005

    Pre-Columbian Polychrome Jaguar Spout Vessel

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    $200 - $400
  • Two Small Pre-Columbian Figures
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 1006

    Two Small Pre-Columbian Figures

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    $100 - $200
  • Two Pre-Columbian Pottery Stirrup Vessels
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 1007

    Two Pre-Columbian Pottery Stirrup Vessels

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    $300 - $400
  • Three Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1008

    Three Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels

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    $300 - $500
  • Pre-Columbian Pottery Human Effigy Vessel
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1009

    Pre-Columbian Pottery Human Effigy Vessel

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    $200 - $300
  • Collection of Pre-Columbian Terra-cotta Fragments
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 1010

    Collection of Pre-Columbian Terra-cotta Fragments

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    $500 - $700
  • Two Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 1011

    Two Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels

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    $200 - $400
  • Pre-Columbian Pottery Figure
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1012

    Pre-Columbian Pottery Figure

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    $200 - $300
  • Three Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1013

    Three Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels

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    $300 - $500
  • Two Veracruz Head Fragments
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 1014

    Two Veracruz Head Fragments

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    $200 - $400
  • Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessel
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 1015

    Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessel

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    $100 - $200
  • Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessel
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1016

    Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessel

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    $200 - $300
  • Jalisco Standing Male Figure
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 1017

    Jalisco Standing Male Figure

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    $300 - $400
  • Five Pre-Columbian Pottery Figures
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    $600 - $800
    Lot 1018

    Five Pre-Columbian Pottery Figures

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    $600 - $800
  • Pre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Bowl
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 1019

    Pre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Bowl

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    $100 - $200
  • Pre-Columbian Bird Effigy Spout Vessel
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1020

    Pre-Columbian Bird Effigy Spout Vessel

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    $300 - $500
  • Pre-Columbian Figural Blackware Vessel
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1021

    Pre-Columbian Figural Blackware Vessel

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    $200 - $300
  • Five Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1022

    Five Pre-Columbian Pottery Vessels

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    $200 - $300
  • Pre-Columbian Stirrup Pottery Vessel
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 1023

    Pre-Columbian Stirrup Pottery Vessel

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Collection of Moche Tumbaga Metal Pieces
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 1024

    Collection of Moche Tumbaga Metal Pieces

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    $500 - $700
  • Pre-Columbian Fish Effigy Vessel
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 1025

    Pre-Columbian Fish Effigy Vessel

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    $200 - $400
  • Guerrero Stone Figure
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 1026

    Guerrero Stone Figure

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    $200 - $400
  • Pre-Columbian Stone Figure
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1027

    Pre-Columbian Stone Figure

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    $200 - $300
  • Large Pre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Vessel
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 1028

    Large Pre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Vessel

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    $500 - $700
  • Cocle Polychrome Pottery Vessel
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1029

    Cocle Polychrome Pottery Vessel

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    $300 - $500
  • Pre-Columbian Gold Pendant
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    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 1030

    Pre-Columbian Gold Pendant

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    $1,500 - $2,000
  • Pre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Jar
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1031

    Pre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Jar

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    $200 - $300
  • Pre-Columbian Polychrome Tripod Bowl
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 1032

    Pre-Columbian Polychrome Tripod Bowl

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    $100 - $200
  • Costa Rican Jaguar Vessel
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 1033

    Costa Rican Jaguar Vessel

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    $300 - $400
  • Two Costa Rican Stone Mace Heads
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 1034

    Two Costa Rican Stone Mace Heads

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    $500 - $700
  • Costa Rican Stone Mace Head
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 1035

    Costa Rican Stone Mace Head

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    $400 - $600
  • Two Costa Rican Stone Mace Heads
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1036

    Two Costa Rican Stone Mace Heads

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    $300 - $500
  • Two Costa Rican Stone Axe God Celts
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 1037

    Two Costa Rican Stone Axe God Celts

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    $300 - $400
  • Two Costa Rican Stone Mace Heads
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 1038

    Two Costa Rican Stone Mace Heads

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    $300 - $500
  • Two Pre-Columbian Stone Club Heads
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1039

    Two Pre-Columbian Stone Club Heads

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    $200 - $300
  • Pre-Columbian Stone Frog
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 1040

    Pre-Columbian Stone Frog

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    $200 - $400
  • Moche Blackware Stirrup-spout Vessel
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 1041

    Moche Blackware Stirrup-spout Vessel

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    $200 - $300
  • Pre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Bowl
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 1042

    Pre-Columbian Polychrome Pottery Bowl

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    $100 - $200
  • Pre-Columbian Pottery Effigy Vessel
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 1043

    Pre-Columbian Pottery Effigy Vessel

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    $500 - $700
  • Chancay Painted Anthropomorphic Amphora
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 1044

    Chancay Painted Anthropomorphic Amphora

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    $100 - $200
  • Pre-Columbian Pottery Spout Vessel
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 1045

    Pre-Columbian Pottery Spout Vessel

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    $100 - $200
  • Peruvian Carved Wood Figure
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    $600 - $900
    Lot 1046

    Peruvian Carved Wood Figure

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    $600 - $900
  • Large Pre-Columbian Carved Wood Head
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    $600 - $900
    Lot 1047

    Large Pre-Columbian Carved Wood Head

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    $600 - $900
  • Pre-Columbian Animal Effigy Vessel
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    $400 - $600
    Lot 1048

    Pre-Columbian Animal Effigy Vessel

    Est.
    $400 - $600

Auction Description

Tribal Art  by Bonhams Skinner
Preview by appointment only. Please contact the department for questions about the auction. Three collections, two from New York City and one from Hawaii dominate our July Tribal Art online sale this year. The largest is from the late Eleanor Tulman Hancock, who was a dealer in American Indian art for many years in New York; it features pottery, baskets, and beadwork and is particularly strong in southwest jewelry. We also have over fifty objects from the Abe and Paula Rosman collection, also from New York. The couple collected widely and had a particular passion for Oceanic and Northwest Coast art, as well as early Northeastern baskets. The third collection is predominately Oceanic art from the Leo and Lillian Fortess collection, from Honolulu, who started collecting South Pacific art in the 1940s. Contact Us americanindian@skinnerinc.com 508.970.3254 Read more
Bonhams Skinner
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States

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Phone:+1 6173505400

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Terms & Conditions

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. A premium equal to 25% of the final bid price up to and including $250,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $250,001 up to and including $3,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $3,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase 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 exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

Revised January 8, 2014