Mississippian culture Quapaw polychrome decorated water bottle, with alternating red and white vertical panels divided by black stripes on the lower body above red neck. 9 1/2" H x approx. 8 1/4" dia. Circa 1500 CE. Provenance: The Estates of Ora and Eleanor Eads, Nashville, TN. Condition: Overall very good condition.
Lot 1110: 2 Mississippian Culture Caddo Water Bottles
Two (2) Mississippian Culture Caddo water bottles, including one with incised vertical linear designs to the body (7 3/4" H) and one with incised swirl decoration to the "footed" body (7 1/2" H). Provenance: The Estates of Ora and Eleanor Eads, Nashville, TN. Condition: 1st bottle overall good condition with minor fleabites to the rim. […]
Lot 1106: 8 Native American Pottery items, incl. Acoma
Grouping of eight (8) Southwest pottery items, including four (4) Acoma pottery bowls, all with black on white stylized geometric decoration and signed on the bases "Acoma N.M." and four (4) Southwest utilitarian bowls with plain slip decoration. Jars range in size from 3 1/2" H x 4" W to 3 3/4" H x 4 […]
Lot 1107: 2 Native American Southwest Pottery Bowls
Two (2) Native American Southwest pottery bowls, including one (1) signed Nancy Lewis Hopi pottery bowl with white slip glaze and interior geometric polychrome decoration and one (1) Santa Clara redware pottery bowl with incised decoration below the rim. 2 1/8" H x 5 1/4" W and 3 5/8" H x 6 1/2" W. Nancy […]
Lot 1104: 6 Native American Southwest Baskets
Group of six (6) Southwest Native American baskets, including five (5) basket trays of various sizes with contrasting polychrome geometric designs and one (1) bowl form basket with contrasting polychrome triangle decoration. Plaques range in size from 5 1/2" dia. to 11 1/4" dia. Bowl: 2 1/8" H x 8" dia. Four trays date to […]
Lot 1105: 3 Acoma Pueblo, NM Pottery Items, incl. Lucy M. Lewis
Three (3) Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico pottery items, all with black and white polychrome decorations. 1st item: Lucy Martin Lewis (New Mexico, 1890/8-1992) pottery jar with decorations of Kokopelli and a man with a cane within vignettes flanked by geometric designs. Signed, inscribed, and dated "Lucy M. Lewis Acoma 1974," to underside of base. 4" […]
Lot 1101: 5 Baskets, Southern & Choctaw Baskets, incl. miniature
Grouping of five (5) Southern and Native American Choctaw baskets, including one (1) red painted split oak basket, one (1) split oak buttocks basket, and three (3) rivercane Choctaw carrying baskets with wrapped handles having a dyed weavers in an arrowhead design. Ranging in size from 4 3/4" H x 3 1/2" W to 11" […]
Lot 1102: 4 Native American Coushatta Baskets, incl. Figural
Grouping of four (4) Native American Coushatta (Louisiana) pine straw and raffia baskets, including one (1) round lidded basket with pine cone decoration, one (1) figural crawfish basket, one (1) figural lidded turkey basket with pine cone decoration to the exterior, and one (1) lidded swan basket. Ranging in size from 1 3/4" H x […]
Lot 1103: Native American Cherokee Rivercane Basket
Native American Cherokee rivercane basket, shopping basket form. Chief's daughter pattern varient with alternating weavers in butternut and bloodroot. 14" H x 14 1/4" W x 7" D. 20th century. Condition: Break to rim at one end and minor losses to weavers.
Lot 1099: California or Pacific Northwest Native American Storage Basket
California or Pacific Northwest Native American cylindrical form storage basket having polychrome natural dyed spruce root fibers with geometric decorations throughout. Possibly Hupa or Karok. 10 1/2" H x 10 3/4" W. 1st quarter of the 20th century. Private East Tennessee collection. Condition: Base misshapen so basket does not rest flat, some scattered staining and […]