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Artemis Gallery will hold its Art of the Americas: Ancient to Modern Day sale on Jun 29, 2022 11:00 AM CDT. The sale includes Tiffany to ancient treasures! You'll love their offerings of Native American and Pre-Columbian including a rare Hohokam quail jar, and an important Moche Ai Apec figure that sold in our March auction, but the buyer had to back out because it was too big for his new house! 20th C. Haida / Tlingit Bone & Nacre Totemic Pipe. Estimate $3,600 - $10,800.
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20th C. Haida Bone Smoking Pipe - Bear, Raven, Fox. Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit or Haida people, ca. mid-20th century CE. Estimate $4,500 - $13,500.
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Important Nazca Wood Bench / Tiana. Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A rare and remarkable wooden bench, known as a tiana, displaying a circular, concave seat supported by two thick legs with a pair of lengthy, rectangular feet. Estimate $5,500 - $16,500.
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Highly Stylized Chavin Stone Carving of a Seated Lord. Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1000 to 500 BCE. A fantastic hand-carved stone figure of a Chavin lord seated with his legs bent before him. Estimate $12,000 - $36,000.
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Huari Gold Crown / Headdress, Repousse Geometric Motifs. Pre-Columbian, Bolivia or Peru, Huari (Wari) or Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A beautiful crown or headdress made from 62% gold (equivalent to 14k+) and 34% silver. Estimate $15,500 - $46,500.
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Massive Moche Copper Ai Apec Figure (8 panels). Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. This is a spectacular and rare copper depiction of the god Ai Apaec (also Ai Apec) as a near life-sized figure! Estimate $16,000 - $24,000.
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20th C. Haida / Tlingit Painted Wood Puffin Rattle. Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Canada & United States, Haida, Tlingit, or Tsimshian people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. Estimate $1,800 - $2,500
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Rare Prehistoric Hohokam Red on Buff Jar w/ Quails. Native American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Hohokam culture, Red-on-Buff Phase, ca. 900 to 1100 CE. An endearing hand-built pottery jar featuring quails! Estimate $1,600 - $2,500.
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Prehistoric Anasazi Wingate Red on Black Jar. Native American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Wingate type, ca. 1050 to 1200 CE. Estimate $1,600 - $2,400.
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19th C. Mexican Brass Compact Cannon Barrel. North America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A cast-brass cannon barrel of compact form that was meant to be mounted upon the back of a donkey or pack mule. Estimate $1,400 - $4,200