Illustrated in the photos associated with this page are twelve different whistles and ocarinas (AXH1265, EJW89, LLL513, LLL515, LLL517, LLL518, LLL524, LLL730R2N1, LLL755Q, LLL923, LLL928H and LLL928R) from the Heflin, Leutze and Langdon collections. The late Lynn Langdon found ten of the twelve in West Mexico in the mid-20th century. Dr. Allen Heflin found one in that area. A Mayan figural whistle from the Leutze collection came from an unknown location in Guatemala...
This approximately 15” x 26” rectangular textile fragment (FP1366B) is attributed to the Chancay horizon of Peru dating c.1100-1400AD. In fair to very good condition, depending upon which part of the fabric you’re viewing, the eight bordered panels making up the fragment are each centered with a fan-tailed bird that may represent a pelican, or some other shore bird. The textile is sewn onto brown paper backing...
The twelve individually priced antique and colonial items (LFG 425, 439, 444, 450, 451, 454, 455, 459, 461, 466 and 467) in this interesting group are from the collection of an anthropologist and former primitive arts dealer. Included are assorted tupos (shawl pins) and crucifixes, all from Bolivia unless otherwise indicated. Each of the photographs is annotated first with our inventory number in brackets that is followed by a brief description of the item...
This gracefully shaped, glued together prehistoric Indian water bottle or jar (CMK111) is from Arkansas has been identified as a Bell Plain style attributed to the Mississippian horizon dating c.1000-1600AD. 9 7/8” tall with no restored areas and missing only a small chip on the rim, this yet attractive and decorative piece is from the estate of Mike Kastner, late owner of the Primitive Folk Art Laboratory in Denver...
Each of these newly three Precolumbian items (FP 1374-1376) from the Fenton Parke collection has great credentials: the two Aztec stamp seals originally from the Dr. Allen Heflin collection; and the unique Lambayeque-Chimu black-ware libation jar from the Lorenzo Fritz collection. All pertinent information concerning each item (including the item price) is listed on its own photo, each showing at least two views...
Measuring 3 ½” in diameter, this superb matched pair of Precolumbian gold earring bangles (95.332HD) is attributed to the early San Agustin horizon of the El Bolo River area of Colombia and date c.100BC-400AD. Made from hammered 20K sheet gold and repoussee designed with a rayed sun image, the slightly flexible pieces are in excellent condition. These almost certainly were worn by a wealthy cacique and were a symbol of his power and importance...
All from the collection of research anthropologist and former Southwestern primitive arts dealer, Lorenzo Gordon Fritz, this intriguing and magical assortment of native-made items (LFG 430, 431, 435, 440, 457, 473, 477, 480, 481, 491, 492 and 498) date from the Late Inca Period up to the early 20th century...
From the collection of Lorenzo Gordon Fritz, the individually priced North American Indian items in this grouping (LFG 443, 460, 479, 482,494-497, and 1018) include: a rare Hohokam clay female figurine from Santa Cruz County, Arizona; two small pestles used to grind medicinal herbs or pigments, both found in the Casas Grandes area of Mexico with one being a worked quartz crystal; an Archaic atlatl weight found in Chihuahua; a canine tooth found at an Archaic site in Texas; a 19th century strand ...
Aside for the overall quality and frequent uniqueness of the artifacts and relics from the Dr. Allen Heflin collection, it’s difficult not to to rank its next most important feature as the extreme care practiced by Heflin in documenting the provenance of almost every one of his approximately 10,000 treasured items...
All twelve of the stone and shell Pre-Columbian artifacts individually illustrated and priced in this group (TEH.F47.1-11 and TEH.F50.3) were taken out of a shadow-box frame assembled by the late Chester Howard, founder of the Colorado Mineral Society. Howard marked the frame with the word ‘Guerrero’. Included in the group are Mezcala anthropomorphic stone figures, a couple of shell pieces of jewelry (these may be Colima in origin), and three individual greenstone ear flares...
The photos in this second group of twelve (CLP 6-9,11-13,19,20,25 and 31) from the Claudia Proto collection of West Mexican art also illustrates individually priced relics of West Mexican Pre-Columbian art. This one also has ceramic and stone artifacts that should appeal to all levels of collecting interest...
Many of the bottles in this mixed group (88.314HD, 33.86HJ, 171.86HJ, 196.86HJ, 290.86HJ, 364.86HJ, LLL352, WL400) were dug at western forts (McPherson, Custer), ghost towns, and historic trail sites in Wyoming, Montana, and Nebraska, some of them identified, some not. The entire group consists of historical flasks, case gins (from the Charles Gardiner collection), early whiskeys, and one sarsaparilla...