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Artemis Gallery will hold its American Frontier | Ethnographic | Tribal Art sale on Thu, Feb 25, 2021 9:00 AM GMT-6. The sale features historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Native American, Ethnographic, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, more. In this image: 19th C. Polynesian Samoan Fiber Tapa Eventail. Estimate: $9,000 - $18,000.
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19th C. American Rifle Wood, Steel, Nacre Inlay - Leman. North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Lancaster, ca. 1850s CE. A fine muzzle-loading percussion rifle by H.E. Leman, made of wood, steel, and nacre shell inlays (mother of pearl). Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.
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Early 20th C. Kwakwaka'wakw Wood Feast Bowl Whales. Native American, Pacific Northwest, Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden feast bowl of an enormous size with an ovoid body shaped like a canoe. Estimate: $8,000 -$12,000.
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Mississippian Pottery Bowl w/ Bird Head & Tail - TL. Native American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, Mound Builders, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. An exemplary, hand-built pottery bowl boasting a flat, circular base, a bulbous body, and a gently flared, annular rim. Estimate: $4,000 -$6,000.
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19th C. American Wood & Iron Storage Chest w/ Wheels. North America, United States, ca. 1869 to early 1900s CE. A wooden and metal storage chest with wheels! This rustic piece is constructed from planks of wood with iron brackets. Estimate: $2,500 -$3,500.
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Mid 20th C. Chilkat Hide Potlatch Dance Apron w/ Hooves. Native American, Pacific Northwest, southeastern Alaska, Chilkat tribe (part of the Tlingit people), ca. 1950s CE. A gorgeous apron, made from painted hide, with long, hanging strips of leather tied to approximately fifty added conical embellishments made from the walls of horses' hooves, creating a pretty tinkling noise as the fringe moves. Estimate: $2,000 -$3,000.
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18th C. Spanish Colonial Flintlock Pistol w/ Silver. North America, Mexico / Southwestern United States, Spanish Colonial period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A handsome flintlock pistol featuring a wooden stock, steel barrel, and silver and brass ornaments. Estimate $1,500 - $2,000.
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19th C. American Leather Vest for Wild West Performance. North America, United States, ca. 1880s CE. A buckskin vest featuring fringe and rivet decorations that may have been part of an iconic costume for a Wild West show! Brass rivet studs spell out "US" and "PR." Estimate: $1,600 - $2,400.
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12th C. Native American Inuit Artifact Assortment. North America, Alaska, Greenland, and Canada, Inuit, Aleutian, or Punuk peoples, ca. 12th to early 20th century CE. An assortment of hand- made spearheads for hunting that consist of whale bone, walrus ivory, fossilized ivory, brass, and stone. Estimate: $1,500 - $3,000.
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Early 20th C. Burkina Faso Wood Zoomorphic Stool. West Africa, Burkina Faso, Lobi peoples, ca. early 20th century. Skillfully carved from a single piece of hard wood with a deep, lustrous dark brown patina, a zoomorphic stool presenting an animal with a long, curved neck, a knobby head, two conical front legs, a third leg that appears to be bent behind or have a foot, and a tail that extends beyond the legs. Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000.