Antique Pottery Canteen Papago Indian

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1920: item #680817

Wonderful and rare is this early 20th century pottery canteen from the Papago Indians of southern Arizona. Fashioned like a metal army canteen, made from native clay, slips and mesquite sap paint, then pit fired.

5" diameter by 2" deep, note the lugs with the string running through.

Fantastic original condition!... Click for details

Antique Whale Tooth Figural American Scrimshaw

Archives: Regional Art: Americas Pre 1900: item #680213
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Offered here is an authentic whale tooth scrimshaw with the figure of a young woman holding a dove. She is in a draped gown with one shoulder bare, shoeless, and she is cradling the dove to her breast. Beneath the ground she is standing on is a wreath with berries. The ground is colored with green, and the wreath is colored in green, the berries in red. The other side of the tooth is not decorated. The tooth has a lovely and rich patina. There are some age cracks and an early chip on the b... Click for details

Pre-Columbian Maya Eccentric of a Chieftan

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian Pre AD 1000: item #677263
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Maya eccentrics are tiny, fascinating works of art whose purpose is still poorly understood. Eccentrics are thin, finely-knapped ceremonial objects made of obsidian, chalcedony, flint or chert. They are typically assumed to have served ritual functions and are generally found in caches in ceremonial contexts. Eccentrics take many shapes, including real or mythological creatures and important symbols from the Maya world. They were produced over a very wide time span with Classic period production... Click for details

Antique Apache Indian Willow Basket

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1920: item #676148

Very old Apache Indian willow basket from a Globe, Arizona Estate. Globe is right by the San Carlos Apache Reservation.

Willow with a devils claw design of repeated stars or flowers and solid rim. Three rod willow foundation makes this a heavy sturdy basket. Stitch count is 14-16 per inch with about 5 coils per inch. There are no missing stitches only gaps by the weaver's own hand.... Click for details

Large Pre-Columbian Jalisco Figure

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian Pre AD 1000: item #659212

Jalisco is one of the modern states in Mexico, located in the west-central region bordering the Pacific Ocean. Archaeologists refer to the culture that flourished there in ancient times by its modern name since very little information is known about the people themselves. In comparison with the high civilizations of the Olmecs, Maya, and Aztecs, the Jalisco culture - and other West Mexican sites such as Colima, Nayarit, and Mezcala - remains shadowed in relative obscurity. The geography of the a... Click for details

Choice Pre-Columbian Jalisco Birthing Figure

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian Pre AD 1000: item #655549

This Jalisco figure from western Mexico belongs to an uncommon class of figures showing women in birthing positions. Based on the sculptural evidence, Jalisco women gave birth by either kneeling in a squatting position, or by reclining. This figure clearly shows the latter, characterized by widespread breasts and an arched back.

AGE: 100 B.C. to 250 A.D. ... Click for details

Maya Brownware Cylinder with Carved Glyphs

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian Pre AD 1000: item #654986

This lovely Maya brownware cylinder, likely produced in lowland Guatemala, is a good example of a typical, non-elite ceramic jar from the late Classic Period. The carved upper glyph band is a highly stylized approximation of actual glyphs, meant to emulate the true writing seen on elite vessels from earlier periods. The carved registers on the side are representations of the petate, a twisted mat of palm fronds that served as the seat of rulers. The petate was a popular symbol on pottery vessels... Click for details

Antique Panamint Indian Basketry Bowl

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1910: item #647934

Finely woven willow basket by the Panamint Indians of California's Mohave Desert. One of their earliest baskets we have seen, dating from around the turn of the 20th Century, this group's baskets hit the peak of fineness in the 1930s.

Fine splits of willow and devils claw are coiled over a three rod willow foundation. 7 coils and 16 stitches per inch. This wonderful old basket is 4 1/4" deep and 8 1/2" diameter.... Click for details

Old Alaska Indian Basket Yupik Eskimo

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1940: item #647908

Lidded globular basket from Alaska circa 1920-30s is finely woven of beach grass. Interspersed for design are dyed red and black seal intestine stitches.

Yupik Eskimo origin, southwest of Nome, Alaska.

5 1/2 coils and 18 stitches per inch. This old basket stands 6 1/4" tall and is 7 3/4" diameter.... Click for details

Antique Navajo Indian Dress Panel

Archives: Regional Art: Americas: American Indian Pre 1900: item #646867

A Navajo woman's dress panel circa 1875-1885. The 12" wide red bands are raveled aniline trade cloth of a deep red color bordering the center section of natural black native wool. The various shades of brown and black obviously came from different sheep. The warp is natural colored native wool.

Dimensions are 53" long by 33" wide. Very fine weave, 44-50 wefts per inch, 8 warps. The selveges are very fine, the edges ... Click for details