All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Stone : Pre 1700 item #1429139 (stock #LS202027)
Ancient Artifacts
$30,000.00
This is a frame of 100 Columbia river gem points. There are 31 agatized petrified wood points. There are also 2 extremely rare glass points, one clear and one purple. There are 77 G-10s and the others are 9s with a couple of 8s. True G-10s are 1 in 10,000 points. Also included are the 5 Columbia river gem points that are listed on this site for $10,000 including the only precious opal point from Oregon known to exist. All are translucent except 9 are jasper...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pottery : Pre 1920 item #1425334 (stock #40F42-LP1585)
A large-size Native American pottery olla from Acoma pueblo, Zuni tribe, New Mexico. The pot is hand-coiled and shard fired and painted in red and black on white with encircling bands of stylized figures of deer and roadrunners. Circa 1910-1915. Size: 19.5 inches ht. x 16.5 inches in diameter. Very good condition with no chips, cracks or repairs. Name of the original owner written in light pencil on the inside of the rim. Rare to find an olla of this large a size and in such wonderful condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pre 1900 item #652692 (stock #148)
Willow rods, with basket weaving sunshade. 36" long, 13" wide at widest point. Estate of Lola Lawrence.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pre 1900 item #749659 (stock #667774)
Southern Cheyenne Rare Dispatch Case. Circa 1880-1890. Sinew sewn, yellow orchre pigment, tin cones suspensions, hide soft and supple. No apparent bead loss. The reverse hide, showing drawings of that were never finished, may have been recycled from an earlier southern plains piece. Measures 10 1/2" by 9 1/4" without suspensions; and 14" at the longest end suspensions.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1356876 (stock #LS20176)
Ancient Artifacts
$6,000.00
This is a very rare trans Paleo to early Archaic point dating to 10,500-9000 B.P. This is a large size arrow point that has long tip to base convex turning parallel sided blade edges that transition into drooping basal auricles. The basal edge is concave and the haft is ground. It has classic oblique transverse flaking and nice naturally aged patina with good sorbed deposits, hinge staining and authentic accumulations visible. It is made from a dark gray chert...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Sculpture : Pre 1492 item #859926 (stock #LS200920)
Ancient Artifacts
$5,500.00
I purchased this river-stained tally-marked four-directional/cross bone pendant from Tom Davis on 8-7-92. Tom had owned it for 10 years and he purchased it from the finder. The finder's name will be revealed to the buyer on purchase. I have the original receipt from Tom. It was found on the banks of the Tennessee River on the Tennessee/Mississippi border in Alcorn County, Mississippi. It is pictured with Tom in his bio in Who's Who, number 7, page 48. It is 3 3/4" long and 2 5/8" wide...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Sculpture : Pre 1492 item #859928 (stock #LS200921)
Ancient Artifacts
$5,500.00
This is the only bone scalloped triskele gorget known to exist. I purchased it on 8-1-92 from Who's Who, Duke Snider, who purchased it from Tom Davis. It is a whopping 4 1/2 inches in diameter. The name of the finder will go to the buyer along with the original receipt and paperwork. Everything about this piece is 1000% correct. It is a solid piece in excellent condition with no restoration or repair. Needless to say, this is one of the finest bone artifacts known to exist...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pre 1900 item #652383 (stock #137)
8.5" long x 3.25" wide. Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Mary Mckee, Philadelphia, an agency physician for the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the 1890s to her retirement in 1930. Dr. Mckee graduated from the Women’s Medical College of Philadelphia. After experiencing difficult setting up a private practice in her home town, due to a resistance to women doctors, she joined the Bureau of Indian Affairs. She served in N...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1318503 (stock #1028)
Anasazi / LITTLE COLORADO WHITEWARE, WALNUT BLACK-ON-WHITE room size Olla, this type is attributed to the LITTLE COLORADO WHITEWARE / Anasazi Culture and is dated to A.D.1100-1250. Most Tusayan Whiteware types have vegetable paint, Vegetable paint often looks soft or watery so the edges are not as sharp as mineral paint, and are supposed to have light paste. Most Little Colorado Whiteware types have vegetable paint. It was found unbroken but has 2 pressure cracks redone about 5" long each and th...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Trade : Pre 1800 item #1470982 (stock #T301)
A rare antique, first half of the 18th century, American Indian trade halberd or halberd tomahawk head, formed of hand-forged iron and adorned with brass panels.

During the first half of the 18th century, many Indian dignitaries carried the heads of this style on a short haft, like tomahawks.

There were numerous variations in the design of this halberd.

A very well hand-forged iron axe head with a flaring blade and a spear-shaped rear-fluke and a narrow central blade in the form...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pre 1900 item #667787 (stock #167)
Early over-sized beaded hide pouch with real beads (next step down from pony beads). Buffalo or thick elk hide. 11" by 8".
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Stone : Pre 1900 item #1479053 (stock #T306)
Authentic Antique Museum Quality circa 1750-1850 A.D. Superb Quality Native American Indian Northern Plains long stone ball war club with wooden haft wrapped with rawhide and stitched closed with sinew with blue dyed horsehair suspension, adorned with glass beaded hide, temporarily attached on the metal wire.

CONDITION: Showing age and usage, with exceptional old patina from sweat and grease.

MEASUREMENTS:

Overall length: 86 cm (33.86 inches).

Dimensions of the stone head ...

All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #860586 (stock #LS200923)
I purchased this bone bear carving many years ago from Michael Steele, Who's Who and publisher of Prehistoric Antiquities. It was found in PA. Michael purchased it from Len Weidner who authenticated and dated it. The patina is a gorgeous deep brown. It is 2 inches square. Have you ever seen another bone bear carving? This is an extremely rare and unique artifact. Along with my other two bone gorgets, I consider these to be the finest bone artifacts in existence from North America. Make a reasona...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #860588 (stock #LS200924)
Ancient Artifacts
$3,000.00
This red cedar mask was found by S.C. Dellinger in 1935. It is 2 3/4" long and 1 3/4" wide. The patina is gorgeous. Never seen on the market. Another will never come along.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1299591 (stock #LS201510)
I purchased these four Hayes points from Tom Davis in the 1990's. They are from the Mississippian period and were found in SW Arkansas. Tom was selling them for Ken Partain and they are pictured in Prehistoric Antiquities of which I have the original publication. Tom sent me 79 Hayes points. I cherry picked the top four. All Hayes points are extremely rare and most on the market are fake according to one of top area authenticators. The crystal point is micro-chipped and is the finest workmanship...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pre AD 1000 item #861687 (stock #LS200949)
Ancient Artifacts
$2,500.00
This is an extremely rare assemblage of five bone gorgets. The top one is river-stained and highly engraved, almost unheard of. The middle one is very thin and also engraved. It is a 5" long by 1-1/2" wide. It was found on a Site in Virginia, called Mendota. This Bone Relic was purchased from Karl Kilguss at the Ripley Show. Karl got them from the Rich Johnson Auction that was in January. The bottom one is completely petrified. The next one is a beautiful 3 1/2" gorget from Kentucky that comes w...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Handiwork : Pre 1900 item #755148 (stock #T50)
Antique American Indian Beaded Dance Harness Authentic Antique 19th century American Indian (Canadian Plains Cree from Saskatchewan) dance harness composed of black trade silk fabric with twelve rosettes white red and blue glass beads sown to hide discs enclosed by hanging feather attachments. The central panel of the bandoleer is constructed in a geometrical pattern beaded with emerald green and burgundy glass beads on a thick fabric. The entire sewing was done by hand. These items come fr...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pre 1700 item #1482013 (stock #LS202313)
Ancient Artifacts
$2,000.00
This incredible delicate Columbia Plateau gem point is made from highly translucent agate. No bends, curves or stacks. Beautiful edge work. Super thin. Found at The Dalles. It is a huge 2 3/4". A true G10. I've never seen one better. Ex Dean Mesnard. A once in a lifetime find. Tony Putty COA.