Five (5) 19th century lithographs, including one (1) Donaldson Sign Company"The Great Steamboat Race" Race, three (3) History of the Indian Tribes of North America, and one (1) later Currier & Ives "Midnight Race of the Mississippi". 1st item: Chromolithograph titled "The Great Steamboat Race", published by the Donaldson Sign Company, Cincinnati, circa 1880-1890. Depicts […]
Lot 574: Large Inuit Stone Sculpture
Attributed to Daniel Inukpuk (1942-2015), large Inuit carved green-gray stone sculpture depicting a woman carrying a young child on her back and clutching a pack. Signed in syllabics, copyrighted and dated "88", with "No s 24661" underside of base. 20" H x 10" W x 9" D. Late 20th century. Provenance: Private Middle Tennessee collection. […]
Lot 575: 4 Mexican/Southwest Pottery Items
Four (4) Mata Ortiz/Casa Grande, Mexico and Native American Acoma pottery items. 1st item: Hilario Quezada (Mata Ortiz, Mexico, 20th century) blackware pottery olla, with a band of stylized diamonds below rim. Signed "Hilario Quezada" underside of base. 5 3/4" H x 9 1/2" dia. 2nd item: Acoma pottery olla with stylized white, black, and […]
Lot 571: Pair Native American Cherokee Rivercane Baskets
Grouping of two (2) Native American Cherokee rivercane baskets, including one (1) small wastebasket form with alternating dyed weavers and one (1) small shopping basket form with a square base fixed handle and alternating dyed weavers. Wastebasket – 12 3/4" H x 10" dia. Shopping basket – 11 3/4" H x 8 1/2" W & […]
Lot 572: 3 Native American Cherokee Baskets
Grouping of three (3) Native American Cherokee baskets. 1st item: One (1) rivercane wastebasket form with alternating butternut and walnut dyed weavers. Early to mid 20th century. 2nd-3rd items: Two (2) split oak baskets with alternating dyed weavers. One wastebasket form, and one rectangular carrying form with handle. 20th century. All baskets range in size […]
Lot 573: Cherokee Rivercane Carrying Basket
Native American Cherokee rivercane carrying basket, unusually narrow form, having two carved wood fixed handles and alternating walnut and butternut dyed weavers. 13 1/2" H x 4 1/4" W x 14 1/2" L. Early 20th century. CONDITION: Overall very good condition. Breakage to weavers at corners, to one side of base edge and rim, longest […]
Lot 568: Karl Moon Native American Photograph, Pedro Begay
Carl (Karl) Everton Moon (American, 1879-1948) photograph depicting a profile view of Navajo Native American Pedro Begay. Titled "Pedro" lower right and signed "Karl Moon" beside the title. Mounted onto cardstock and housed in a simple wood frame. Photograph – 19 1/4" H x 13 3/4" W. Sight – 24" H x 18 5/8" W. […]
Lot 569: 5 Woody Crumbo Native American Silkscreen Prints
Five (5) Woody Wilson Crumbo (Oklahoma/Kansas/New Mexico, 1912-1989) silkscreen prints depicting Southwest Native Americans in various tribal costumes and engaged in dance poses. Signed "Crumbo" in the stencil, lower right, signed "Woody Crumbo" in pencil, lower right. Hinge mounted, housed and double matted under glass in identical wooden frames. Sight – 12" H x 8 […]
Lot 570: Large Native American Apache Olla Basket
Large Native American Apache coiled basket, olla form, with contrasting step, lattice, arrowhead and floral designs. 20th century. 15 1/2" H x 14" dia. CONDITION: Very minor losses to the rim, scattered minor losses to the body.
Lot 565: Two (2) Paul Surber Gouache Native American Paintings
Two (2) Paul Surber (American, b. 1942) gouache paintings on paper or cardstock depicting Native American encampments among landscapes. 1st item: Titled "Along the Yellowstone," depicts a Native American encampment settled along a snowy river bank, with a forest and snow covered peaks in the background. Signed lower left. Matted and housed under glass in […]