Artemis Fine Arts
will hold its
Native American | Ethnographic | Ancient Art
sale on October 14, beginning at 9 a.m. MT (11 a.m. EDT). The wide-ranging auction brings together Pre-Columbian, African and Oceanic art, Spanish Colonial objects, fossils and other ethnographic material. Below are ten highlights from the sale.
Published 19th C. Dogon Togu Na Support Post, Mali (92"H).
Estimate $12,000-$18,000.
Maori God Stick (Whakapakoko Rakau), New Zealand, pre-1950
. Created in New Zealand between about 1850 and 1950, this carved wooden Maori ritual object takes the form of a pointed staff surmounted by a human head, with shell-inlaid eyes and incised chevrons, spirals and other facial ornament. Estimate $4,000-$6,000.
Large 19th C. Spanish Colonial Wood Saint with Lodged Bullets
. Carved in Mexico during the 19th century, this monumental hardwood santo depicts a veiled female saint, probably the Virgin, standing frontally with her hands joined in prayer. Two bullets remain lodged in the figure's torso, adding an unusual element to the object's history. Estimate $7,500-$11,000.
18th C. Peruvian Silver Square Dish Marked N. Alarcon
. Dating to the late Spanish Colonial or early Republican period, this substantial Peruvian silver dish has a shaped square form with serpentine edges and bears the maker's mark "N. ALARCON" on the underside. Estimate $2,250-$3,500.
Southern Mammoth Tooth, Mammuthus meridionalis, Early Pleistocene
. This imposing fossil molar comes from Mammuthus meridionalis, the southern mammoth that inhabited Eurasia during the Early Pleistocene. Mounted on a stand, the specimen clearly displays the repeated enamel ridges used for grinding vegetation.
Nayarit Chinesco Type E Kneeling Female Figure with Red Painted Hand
. Created in western Mexico around 100 BCE-250 CE, this hollow ceramic figure portrays a kneeling woman with her hands resting against her abdomen. Particularly striking is the red painted handprint decorating the figure's face. Estimate $1,400-$2,000.
Veracruz Remojadas Sonriente Smiling Figure, Raised Arms
. Dating to approximately 250-950 CE, this animated ceramic figure belongs to Veracruz's celebrated tradition of sonrientes, or smiling figures. The male figure raises both arms while displaying a broad toothy grin and wears an elaborate headdress and necklace. Estimate $1,200-$1,800.
Colima Terracotta Figure, Pihuamo Style
, 20.9"H. This tall ceramic figure from Colima, dating to about 100 BCE-300 CE, stands firmly on spread legs with its hands raised to the chest. Its burnished surface combines reddish and cream-colored areas and retains distinctive modeled facial features and adornments. Estimate $4,000-$6,000.
Teotihuacan Stone Tlaloc Head Effigy Incensario Vessel
. Carved from dense gray volcanic stone around 150-650 CE, this cylindrical Teotihuacan vessel presents the unmistakable face of Tlaloc, the Central Mexican rain and storm deity, with prominent goggle eyes, a broad nasal bar and descending fangs. Estimate $4,000-$6,000.
18th C. Peruvian Colonial Chamber Pot, Hammered Bacinica
. An unusual example of Colonial-era Peruvian silverwork, this 18th-century bacinica was hand-raised from silver and retains the visible hammering of its manufacture, along with a broad rim and simple loop handle. Estimate $1,800-$2,500.
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