Native American & Tribal Arts
This is a new interest for us and you can expect to find baskets, totems, Pueblo pots and Navajo jewelry.
Extra large Northeastern Indian carved and paint decorated war club. Exceptionally well carved and painted in excellet condition. A few minor root tip losses on back of the club head. 26″ long, 9 1/2″ across root head. circa 2nd 1/4 1900’s. More detailed photos available.
Price: $475
ITEM: 511B375
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Very large and unusual 19th C. feast ladle made of pewter (bowl, eye inlays, beak decoration), copper(portion of bowl) and wood. The copper backing for the bowl is riveted to the pewter bowl with 12 copper rivets and another to connect the bowl to the wood handle. Carved wood handle with large carved face and bird with long beak that sets into the handle. Overall 14″ long, pewter bowl is 6 1/2″, wood handle is 10″, beak 2 3/8″. From an old Seatlle collection of Northwest Coast decorative arts.
Price: $850
ITEM: 610EB65
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Small Southwest Native American basket with 6 animals. Very tight weave – 3″ diameter, 1 1/2″ high, 1 3/4″ loss along the rim (visible in photo), otherwise very good condition. Probably Apache origin, c. 1900.
Price: $95
ITEM: 710M3
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Late 19th or early 20th C. painting on leather of an Indian chief in profile. Excellent colors and artistic style. All original except frame. which may be the first frame, but done later in the painting’s life. From an old Buffalo, NY collection. Sight size is 18″ by 13″
Price: $495
ITEM: 509MW825
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Late 19th/early 20th C. Northwest Coast carved and painted cedar totem pole. 31.5″ tall. 3″ wide. Nice large size, very well carved and retaining it original painted surface. Interesting cultural imagery of the Native American life. Excellent condition. From a CT collection.
Price: $3975
ITEM: 88MW275
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Very large (18 5/8″ diameter) and beautifully woven Indian basket with interesting subtle decorative designs created with a combination of multi-color material and physical weaving patterns that create the circular bands and 4 diamond shaped rays emanating from the center. The basket is woven over coiled wood (probably willow branch) which make the basket quite strong and rigid. It is tightly woven and in excellent condition. The size is 18 5/8″ diameter, and 3 1/4″ tall. Early 20th C.
Price: $675
ITEM: 118EB365
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Navajo Indian basket, 15 3/4″ across and 4 1/4″ high. C. 1950. In excellent condition.
Price: $795
ITEM: 114EB327
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