All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pre 1920 item #655869 (stock #156)
Alan Kessler Gallery
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polychromed wooden totem from North-west coast. Wings are attached by removable wooden pegs, abalone shell eyes, 23" height x 53" wing-span
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pre 1900 item #713555 (stock #SP8)
Alan Kessler Gallery
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Rare Navajo Rocker Engraved Profile Spoon. Circa 1885-90. Totally rocker engraved, no stampwork. Interesting depiction of a Navajo man or woman in the bowl with hat and feathers. 5 1/2 inches in length. 1 1/8 x 1 1/4 inches bowl size. Incised file marks on the handle. A masterpiece of Navajo silversmithing.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Handiwork : Pre 1920 item #1370465 (stock #J017)
Alan Kessler Gallery
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Men's Navajo turquoise single shank square blue turquoise ring. It has a square bezel with a sliver twisted wire attachment. ca. 1920-30, Size 7-7 1/2
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pre 1900 item #1491778 (stock #dr13119)
2ezr
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19th Century American Native Indian Iron Pipe Tomahawk Head

It is 6.7 inches (17 cm) in length by 2.65 inches (6.75 cm) wide. It is 0.9 lb.

It is tarnished and has rust, oxidation, pitting, and surface wears (as seen in the photos).


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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Trade : Pre 1920 item #1400176 (stock #FH001)
Alan Kessler Gallery
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A deck of antique Fred Harvey "Souvenir Playing Cards - The Great Southwest" circa 1911-1912. Full deck (52 cards plus a Joker and a Map). Each card displays a different photograph, including destinations, places, and native people of the Southwest. The back of each card shows a scene of Indians on horseback. Golden-edged cards. Almost mint Condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Sculpture : Pre 1492 item #90121 (stock #530)
tlapacoya
$265.00
A female Colima figure from the pre-Classic period [1200 BC-300AD]. She wears a hat, earrings, necklace and shoulder ornamentation. There are stress cracks of the arm, neck and leg which have been professionally restored. It shows strong yellow and red pigmentation. 9" high.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #1406681
Zentner Collection
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Rare, ancient Pre-Columbian stone amulets. Pre-Columbian art encompasses the artifacts created by the indigenous peoples from the second millennium BC to the time of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, when the existing cultures were conquered by the Europeans.

Date:Pre-Columbian (14000 BP - 1492 CE)

Dimensions: 6.5" wide X 5" tall including stand, largest piece is 3.75" tall X 1.25" wide
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Handiwork : Pre 1920 item #1367344 (stock #0-ka000)
Alan Kessler Gallery
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White face mask with secular eyes hachured areas or red spots on the cheeks. Butterfly and feathers on the tableta. Earrings below the tableta. Costume may be a white and embroidered, ceremonial robe and a kilt worn like a blouse. A black dress with a yellow maiden's shawl. The feet are wearing moccasins. Fewkes, 1983. Steven, 1936. Earl Kennard, 1938. 15 1/2" height x 4 1/4" width, c.1920
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1489952
Pair of pottery fragments including a head with torso from the La Tolita culture, c. 200 BC-300 AD. and a very interesting head, that wears a mask that looks like a divers mask or an astronauts mask. Closely fitted over the eyes and nose. Peculiar!

Size: 44 mm. and 35 mm. tall.

Ex. Old German private Collection.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Handiwork : Pre AD 1000 item #1486302
An ancient amuletic bead, carved in bone of a monkey, Pre-Columbian Andean region, c. 600-1200 AD.

Attractive and still wearable with loop at the back.

Condition: Extremely fine.

Ex. Old German Private Collection, 1960-70s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Handiwork : Pre 1920 item #873334 (stock #633366)
Navajo Turquoise and Silver Cross, mid-twentieth century c.1950. Sand cast, silver cross with central turquoise stone set in silver bezel. Heavy casting. 2 1/2" L x 1 3/4" W.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Sculpture : Pre AD 1000 item #870214 (stock #LS2009110)
Ancient Artifacts
$125.00
Sale Pending
This Classic Mayan mother-of-pearl figurine is 1 1/8" wide. It was found by Dr. Allen Heflin. Although I could not capture it in photos, it is nicely opalescent. It would make a very unusual jewelry finding. It is C300-900AD.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : South American : Pre AD 1000 item #1370835 (stock #LS201716)
Ancient Artifacts
$150.00
Sale Pending
This is a very rare projectile made from a stingray barb. It is 7 3/4" long. It was found in the Pacific Islands. It has beautiful patina. There is no damage or restoration. It is from the Dr. Raymond Thomas collection. I have only seen two of these in all my years of collecting. The other one is pictured on this site in my bone frame.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : American Indian : Pre 1920 item #652649 (stock #JW01)
Hopi Pin With Original Open Clasp c. 1920-1930 1.5" wide x 1.25" long.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Sculpture : Pre 1492 item #870076 (stock #LS2009107)
Ancient Artifacts
$175.00
Sale Pending
This finely carved shell skull was found by the famous Dr. Allen Heflin on 9-16-61 in Cuautitlan, Mexico. This Aztec piece dates to 1200AD. It is drilled for suspension. A nice little ancient piece that could be used in jewelry. It is 1/2" long and solid.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Stone : Pre AD 1000 item #869725 (stock #LS2009106)
Ancient Artifacts
$195.00
Sale Pending
This nice dual image with monkey on top is made from albite. It is from Copan. It is 1" tall and is from the Keith Finello collection. It is drilled on the top for suspension. It dates to the Classic Mayan period C300-900AD.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1490744
A beautiful large pottery food bowl, Pre-Columbian Moche culture, TL tested to be c. 2000 years old.

In orange ware with decorative red line at the rim.

Size c. 20 cm. in diameter.

Condition: Nice Very fine and intact. With some glue below the base from a previous mounting.

Comes with a Ralf Kotalla TL test from 1991!

Ex. Old German private Collection, aquired in the 1980s.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Americas : Pre Columbian : Pottery : Pre AD 1000 item #1490740
A large and attractive globular jar of blackware, Chimú c. 1200-1400 AD.

The vessel comes with a TL test from Ralf Kotallas lab.

Ex. Old German collection from the 1980s. Height: c. 21,5 cm.

Condition: Good Very fine, intact.

Ex. Old German collection from the 1980s.