Description:

**First Time At Auction**

Native American, Southwestern to Eastern United States, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 2000 BCE to 1600 CE (4000 to 400 BP). A diverse collection of 30 stone and pottery artefacts from several Native American cultures. Pottery pieces include a southwestern terracotta shard with red, white, and black geometric motifs painted on one side, likely part of a vessel at one time; a painted orange zoomorphic head, of a deer or other ungulate, and a fish head that once graced the side of a Mississippian effigy bowl. The 4 small peg shapes are ear plugs formed of pottery and stone. The other stone pieces include pieces of slate bannerstones, quartzite with evidence of drilling and polishing, a discoidal stone, and gorgets with partial of full perforations and signs of drilling. Size fish pottery shard: 3" L x 1.5" W (7.6 cm x 3.8 cm); smallest earplug: 0.675" L x 0.25" W (1.7 cm x 0.6 cm)

For a complete example of the fish effigy bowl please see "Cat Serpents" by Ron and Linda Bogg on page 23.

Provenance: private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection; ex-John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970s and earlier

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.

#164219

  • Condition: All are fragments of larger pieces as shown, with chips and nicks to surfaces. Some flaking and chipping of painted pigments. Old inventory labels and find sites written on the surfaces of some.

Accepted Forms of Payment:

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Shipping

Auction House will ship, at Buyer's expense

March 8, 2022 10:00 AM MST
Louisville, CO, US

Artemis Fine Arts

You agree to pay a buyer's premium of 30.5% and any applicable taxes and shipping.

View full terms and conditions

Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $2,500
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
$200,000 + $20,000