1st item: San Ildelfonso blackware low bowl by Maria Martinez (1887-1980) depicting the Guardian of the Water deity Awanyu to the body. Incised signature "Marie" or "Maria" on the base. 2 1/2" H x approx. 5 1/4" dia. 1st half 20th century. 2nd item: Santa Clara Pueblo blackware jar by Tammy Borts-Garcia (b. 1969) having […]
Lot 620: 6 Pcs. Native American Catawba Pottery
Group of six (6) Catawba Native American pottery forms. 1st item: An early jar with Chief effigy head handles, unsigned. Note: A McKissick Museums letter included with the lot states that the early Chief effigy jar was purchased between 1920-1922 from Catawba women in South Carolina who were selling pottery door-to-door. Early 20th century. 2nd […]
Lot 617: 2 Cherokee Wooden Carvings, incl. Goingback Chiltoskey
Two (2) Cherokee carved wood animals. 1st item: Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000) sculpture depicting a goose perched on a naturalistic base. Signed with initials "GB" to right side of base. 9 1/2" H x 3" W x 7" D. 2nd item: Sculpture depicting an adult cat carrying a kitten by the scruff of the neck. Signed […]
Lot 618: Twenty Three (23) Cherokee Animal Wood Carvings
Grouping of twenty-three (23) Native American Cherokee attributed animal wood carvings. Wood carvings from assorted woods including walnut, cherry, and maple, including 13 ducks, loons or geese, 2 owls, 1 parrot, 1 hawk, 1 songbird, 1 weasel, and 4 cougars. Large owl retains Cherokee museum label, songbird initialed DC. Heights ranging in size from 1 […]
Lot 615: Colt Idol American Southwest Oil Painting, Orange Plains
Colt R. Idol (Montana, b. 1992) oil on panel painting titled "Orange Plains" depicting a tepee situated in a field against a late afternoon sky. Signed and dated with copyright symbol "Colt Idol 'll" lower right. Additionally signed and titled with typed artist's label, en verso. Housed in a black wooden frame with gilt painted […]
Lot 616: 4 Early Engravings, incl. Georgia Native American & Hawaii interest
1st item: Early Georgia related print, possibly by Theodore De Bry (England/Germany/Belgium, 1528-1598) depicting a Native American male and female, identified as part of the The Coosa chiefdom, a tribe formerly located in what are now the Gordon and Murray counties in Georgia. German text below the image. Housed and matted under glass in a […]
Lot 613: John Edwin Walley O/C FAP Landscape Painting, Old Knik Indian Village
John Edwin Walley (American, 1910-1974) oil on canvas landscape painting, titled "Old Knik Indian Village", created for the Federal Art Project, depicting the shore of a rural Alaskan village with moored fishing boats in the foreground and rows of fish hanging to dry along a pier with three figures with their backs turned huddled together […]
Lot 614: 2 Ed Dollriehs O/B Native American Paintings, Navajo Newcomer & Cow Poke
Two (2) Edward (Ed) J. Dollriehs (Ohio, 1917-1991) western genre paintings. 1st item: Oil on canvasboard painting titled "Navajo Newcomer" or "New American" depicting a Navajo mother in a green blouse holding a baby in a cradleboard, set against a desert landscape in Monument Valley, Utah. Signed and dated with location "Ed. J. Dollriehs Monument […]
Lot 612: Ruthven Holmes Byrum O/B Painting, Western Canyon Landscape
Ruthven Holmes Byrum (Indiana/Michigan, 1896-1958) oil on canvasboard landscape painting depicting a series of rock formations, a forest, and a mountain range visible in the background. Signed "Byrum -" lower right. Ink inscription with artist's name and information, en verso of board. Housed in a giltwood frame. Sight: 15 1/2" H x 19 1/2" W. […]
Lot 610: 2 Edda Maxwell Heath Impressionist Paintings
Two (2) Edda Maxwell Heath (California, 1874-1972) impressionist paintings. 1st item: Oil on canvas impressionist landscape depicting a sunlight dirt road bordered by trees and a split rail fence to the side. Signed and dated "E. M. Heath 1905" lower left. Housed in a heavily carved foliate frame with gilt carved mat and liner. Sight: […]