Artemis Fine Arts
and Arte Primitivo are pleased to present their fourth joint auction on July 29–30, 2026. This
premier two-day sale
features an extraordinary selection of Pre-Columbian, Native American, Tribal, and Ethnographic art alongside rare antiquities and fossils—each lot backed by decades of trusted expertise and connoisseurship. In this image:
West Mexican Colima Pottery Dog Effigy Vessel
. Estimate: $2,250 - $3,500.
Mojave Glass Beaded Netted Collar
. Native American, Southwestern United States, Mojave, ca. mid-20th century CE. Native American, Southwestern United States, Mojave, ca. mid-20th century CE. A netted beadwork collar worked in cobalt-blue and opaque white glass seed beads, fanning from a fitted neckline into a wide capelet. Estimate: $3,000 - $4,500.
Jalisco Large Seated Male Holding Club
. San Juanito, Jalisco, ca. 100 BCE – 250 CE. Large red-brown and tan pottery seated male figure holding a club on his left shoulder and a bowl in his right hand. Applied nub decoration on his shoulders, wearing long tassel ear ornaments, having an elongated head and large arched nose. Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500.
Marajo Island Effigy Urn, Human Face Relief
. Marajo Island, Para, Brazil, ca. 500–1000 CE. Pottery urn decorated in relief with opposing semiabstract human faces with relief features, elongated ears with hoop ear ornaments, wide flared rim and bulbous body. A few remaining scattered traces of of the black and red painted decoration on a white slip ground. 13" H × 10" D (33.02 cm H × 25.4 cm D). Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000.
Mezcala Guerrero Large-Format Stone Idol, 12"H
. Guerrero, ca. 400 BCE. Large carved gray stone idol having simple carved features. Excellent ancient surface patina with overall surface deposits. 12" H × 4.25" W (30.48 cm H × 10.8 cm W). Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500.
Colima Effigy Head Vessel, West Mexico. Colima, ca. 100 BCE – 250 CE
. Redware pottery head vessel with relief facial features and an incised striated hairdo, large c-shape ears, coffee bean type slit eyes. Open pour spout at the top rear of his head. Overall very strong surface and mineral deposits. A nice example. 4.875" H × 5.5" W (12.38 cm H × 13.97 cm W). Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800.
Native American Archaic-Woodlands Bone Tool Collection
. Native American, Midwestern to Southeastern United States, Archaic to Woodlands era, ca. 8000 BCE to 1800s CE. A collection of bone and antler tools representing assorted find sites, presented in a rectangular wood and glass display case lined with green felt. Estimate: $1,400 - $2,100.
Inca Stone Canopa Llama Effigy Vessel, Peru / Bolivia
. South America, Peru / Bolivia, 15th to 16th century CE. A hand-carved stone canopa offering vessel in the form of a llama with a circular offering receptacle atop its back. Small stone figures like this one, called "canopas," are ritual effigies that originated with early Inca cultures and carried over into the Spanish Colonial period- although Catholic priests attempted to eradicate this practice. Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800.
Three Moche Silver Avian Beads, Tree-Form Stand
. North Coast, ca. 300–500 CE. Three hollow silver avian beads, all have spread wings, a fan tail, and small circular eyes. Perforated through their wings for stringing. Mounted on a custom tree form metal base. Birds: 0.5" H (1.27 cm H), Tree: 4" H × 3" W (10.16 cm H × 7.62 cm W). Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.
Maya Cylinder Vase, Applied Relief Dignitary Head
. Maya regions, ca. 500–800 CE. Red painted pottery cylinder vase decorated with a natural buff color, applied relief head of a dignitary, wearing a tall headdress with a beaded head band, disc ear ornaments, nose ornament and beaded necklace. Scattered mineral deposits on the surface. A very scarce type. 6.25" H × 3.75" W (15.88 cm H × 9.53 cm W). Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.
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