Best of Santa Fe 2010

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This is going to be a fantastic auction! Please join us in Santa Fe this summer for our big 2-day event. We are featuring the collections of author/historian Ben Thompson, St. Louis, mo, noted western artist Ted Long, N. Platte, NE, a famous highline collection from Santa Fe, and several small private collections. Featured items include an 1880s documented pueblo shield, an historic Winchester that was presented to chief high bear at the Indian Congress, a famous documented pueblo fetish collection from Santa Fe, the famous Judge Hooker’s vest & personal items, and a famous pipe axe from the Cody Sitting Bull collection! We have the best selection of beadwork & quillwork we’ve ever been able to offer: cradles, saddle pads, saddle bags, pipe bags, beautiful moccasins, animal skin bags, society bags, medicine necklaces, possible bags, tipi rests, saddles, vests, bonnets, pipes, parfleche cases, gaming items, scabbards, bandoliers, leggings, bow cases, breastplates, tomahawks, gauntlets, dresses, beaded bags, and several warshirts. We also have a huge group of prehistoric pottery jars, bowls, pitchers, ladles, and rare figures as well as fantastic pueblo pottery including several big name pieces. And, as always, beautiful baskets, old and new kachina dolls, outstanding Navajo rugs and weavings, and a large number of quality jewelry pieces. also in this auction: NW Coast masks, carvings, and baskets, Eskimo ivory, baskets, and relics, signed original art and bronzes, quality limited edition lithographs and prints, old photos, tradebeads, dolls, trade blankets, and a number of other rare, interesting, and hard to find antique, western, and Mexican collectibles. We guarantee you will be impressed! In addition to the above, some of the unique and interesting items include an Eskimo carved ivory chess set, Mexican folk art pottery figures by Candelerio Medrino, a vintage carved carousel horse, several native pottery nativity sets, a collection of superfine miniature Navajo rugs and miniature pueblo pottery, a pueblo snake dance kilt with necklace, five of the finest Two Gray Hills weavings you’ll ever see, a Navajo turquoise and silver urn, six vintage concho belts, and much, much more! Join us at our new location, the Scottish Rites Hall, located at 463 Paseo de Peralta, about three blocks NE of the Plaza, in Santa Fe. Admission is free and the public is invited. A no-host breakfast will be available during both previews which begin at 8:00 am Saturday and Sunday. The auctions begin at noon on Saturday, and at 10:00 am Sunday morning. We hope to see you there!
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Hopi Bowl789 - Hopi Bowl
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Classic polychrome bowl with interior bird motif and exterior rim geometrics. Signed Verla Nahle. Condition: good. 3-3/4" x 8" Ca. 1940
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Hopi Vase790 - Hopi Vase
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Exceptional polychrome vase with geometric all over motif. Signed Vendra Silas. Condition: pristine. 9-1/2" x 6-1/2" Ca. 1980
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Pima Basket791 - Pima Basket
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Large tightly coiled basket with turtle back and coyote track motif - braided. 6" x 17" Early 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,400.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Pima Basket792 - Pima Basket
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Outstanding deep coiled basket with dogs and checked mountain motif - 5 rows. 6" x 12-3/4" Early 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 550.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to jsmith12 for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
 
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Pima Basket-Josephine Thompson793 - Pima Basket-Josephine Thompson
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Great coiled tray with devil's claw stepped motif in center and encircling rim. With 2nd Place ribbon. By Josephine Thompson. 3" x 13-1/2&q...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 650.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Hopi Basket794 - Hopi Basket
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Exceptional large coiled polychrome basket and "Crow Mother" motif. 13" diameter Ca. 1970
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Eskimo Basket795 - Eskimo Basket
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Beautiful large classic lidded basket with colorful geometric designs in globular shape. Condition: excellent. 9" x 9" Ca. 1940
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (160.00) = 160.00
 
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Athabascan Gauntlets796 - Athabascan Gauntlets
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Fine Indian tanned buckskin with colorful floral motif and fur cuffs. 11-1/2" x 6-1/2" Ca. 1940s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Sioux Moccasins797 - Sioux Moccasins
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Beautifully sinew sewn beaded moccasins with bifurcated tongues with tin tinklers, buffalo soles, and old calico rims. 10-1/4" long Mid 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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San Luis Potosi Jar798 - San Luis Potosi Jar
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Excellent polychrome jar with floral motif with concave bottom for carrying water jar on head - has documentation. 10" x 11" Ca. 1900
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (140.00) = 140.00
 
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Hopi Basket799 - Hopi Basket
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A fine coiled traditional basket with kachina motif. 12-3/4" diameter Ca. 1950
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 280.00 - 560.00
Sold to lmkildow505 for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Hopi Basket800 - Hopi Basket
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Traditional coiled basket with star motif. Condition: pristine. 7" x 13" Ca. 1950
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to quailrun for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Antique Saddle801 - Antique Saddle
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Old hornless saddle with hand tooled leather features. 10" seat. Early 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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McClelland Saddle802 - McClelland Saddle
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Classic old leather saddle with simple stirrups and brass tack marked "12 INCH SEAT". 12" seat. Early/Mid 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Vintage Ranch Chaps803 - Vintage Ranch Chaps
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Classic pair of 2 color leather chaps with CK brand. Condition: very good. 34" long. Early/Mid 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to unclejerry for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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Latigo Sleigh Attachments804 - Latigo Sleigh Attachments
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Single piece of very heavy leather with fancy German silver conchos. Used to drape over the collar "horns" on a sleigh horse. 15" x 3...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Vintage Buckskin Trousers805 - Vintage Buckskin Trousers
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Pair of handmade hide pants with fringed outer seams and horn buttons. Condition: good. Waist 34", 40" long Early/Mid 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Carved Wooden Whimsey806 - Carved Wooden Whimsey
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Finely carved wooden articulating hand toy: a bear with mallet that strikes the peg and moves the scale up. 5" x 7" Early/Mid 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 125.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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Civil War Drum807 - Civil War Drum
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Hand made reproduction drum with historically accurate colors and lettering and a pair of drumsticks. Conditon: very good. 16" x 14-1/2" d...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Civil War Canteen808 - Civil War Canteen
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Accurate reproduction hand carved all wood canteen marked "SHILO, APR 1862, I WAS THERE". Condition: very good. 3" x 7" diameter...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (70.00) = 70.00
 
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Leather Dispatch Case809 - Leather Dispatch Case
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Well made hand stitched letter carrier with removable cap and bent wire handle. Condition: very good. 11-1/2" x 4" Early 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Vintage Carousel Horse810 - Vintage Carousel Horse
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Rare hand carved and painted galloping stallion with inset glass eyes. On a stand. Condition: excellent. 68" x 60" x 12" Early/Mid 19...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Cochiti Pottery Figure - Laurencita Herrera811 - Cochiti Pottery Figure - Laurencita Herrera
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Earlier "Rain God" style polychrome pottery woman holding a large bowl. Condition: very good, light handling. 5" x 4" x 5" ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Acoma Pottery Nativity Set812 - Acoma Pottery Nativity Set
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Fine, small, hand formed and painted 8-piece nativity scene. Condition: very good. 2" to 4"
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Isleta Pottery Nativity Scene - Stella Teller813 - Isleta Pottery Nativity Scene - Stella Teller
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Beautiful hand formed and painted 12-piece polychrome nativity scene - Mary is shown seated and holding the baby. Condition: very good, minor handling
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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San Ildefonso Pottery Dough Bowl814 - San Ildefonso Pottery Dough Bowl
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Large blackware pottery bowl with flared sides. Condition: very good, used. 4" x 12" Ca. 1940
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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Hopi Pottery Bowl815 - Hopi Pottery Bowl
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Beautiful wide bowl with slightly curled rim and two-parrot design. This piece has a very light colored slip and might be an early Paqua Naha piece. C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Harmon Percy Marble Photograph816 - Harmon Percy Marble Photograph
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Very large sized black and white photo of a "Sioux couple with a white lady". 16" x 20" Early 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (100.00) = 100.00
 
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Harmon Percy Marble Photograph817 - Harmon Percy Marble Photograph
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Very large sized black and white photo of Navajo/Southwest Indians on horseback. 16" x 20" Early 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to heasley for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Harmon Percy Marble Photograph818 - Harmon Percy Marble Photograph
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Very large sized black and white photo of Hopi Cow kachinas at Moencopi, AZ. 16" x 20" Early 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (170.00) = 170.00
 
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Harmon Percy Marble Photograph819 - Harmon Percy Marble Photograph
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Very large sized black and white photo of a Navajo weaver and her child. 16" x 20" Early 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Harmon Percy Marble Photograph820 - Harmon Percy Marble Photograph
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Animals and children in front of an adobe house. 20" x 16" Early 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to denny1946 for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Vintage Antler and Horn Collection821 - Vintage Antler and Horn Collection
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Five mounted pieces in all; white tail deer, mule deer, pronghorned antelope. Ex: Ben Thompson collection. 28" to 18" Mid 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (130.00) = 130.00
 
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Rawhide War Shield822 - Rawhide War Shield
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Beautiful hand crafted buckskin covered hard rawhide shield with painted eagle figure, symbols, and feather attachments. 19" diameter. Late 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (300.00) = 300.00
 
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Plains Parfleche Case823 - Plains Parfleche Case
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Beautiful hand crafted shaped rawhide bonnet case with mineral painted geometric designs. Condition: excellent. 22" x 6-1/4" diameter. Lat...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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Plains Parfleche Case824 - Plains Parfleche Case
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Rare square shaped rawhide dispatch case with red stroud trim. Condition: excellent. 14" x 14" Late 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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Plains Parfleche Case825 - Plains Parfleche Case
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Traditional style shaped rawhide "suitcase" with mineral painted designs. 21" x 14" Late 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Pueblo Headdress826 - Pueblo Headdress
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Hand crafted old style tabletta made from carved cottonwood root. Condition: good, aged. 24" x 27" Late 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Katsina Carving827 - Katsina Carving
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Beautiful old style hand carved and painted cottonwood root doll with tabletta headdress. Condition: very good, aged. 13" x 5-1/2" Late 19...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (225.00) = 225.00
 
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Plains Parfleche Case828 - Plains Parfleche Case
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Traditional style shaped rawhide "suitcase" with mineral painted designs. 27" x 14" Late 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (275.00) = 275.00
 
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Navajo Pictorial Rug829 - Navajo Pictorial Rug
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Very unique natural homespun all wool rug with with eagle figures. Condition: very good. 39" x 24-1/2" Mid 1900s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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Navajo Weaving830 - Navajo Weaving
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Outstanding tight weave crystal rug with valero stars, crosses, arrows, and other crisp striking designs. Condition: very good. 70" x 56" ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,250.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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Hopi Coiled Basket831 - Hopi Coiled Basket
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Finely coiled basket with four katsina faces with a three row geometric band on the bottom. Accompanying award ribbon. 9" x 12" Ca. 1958
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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Panamint Basket832 - Panamint Basket
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Oval-shaped basket with polychrome checkered whirlwind motif. 4.5" x 9" Ca. 1920s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Apache Bowl Basket833 - Apache Bowl Basket
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Bowl shaped basket with whirlwind base and diamond Y encircling. 3-3/4" x 10-1/2" Ca. 1940s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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Pima Deep Basket834 - Pima Deep Basket
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Deep basket with many figures of camels and hooked trees. 6-1/4" x 8" Ca. 1940s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to jsmith12 for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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Pima Deep Basket835 - Pima Deep Basket
Allard Auctions, Inc.
Deep basket with turtle in bottom and zig-zag and dot motif. 3-3/4" x 9-1/2" Ca. 1950s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Hupa Hat836 - Hupa Hat
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Pristine extrafine Hupa hat with polychrome step motif. 3-3/4" x 6-1/2" Ca. 1930s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Hupa Miniature Basket837 - Hupa Miniature Basket
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Tightly woven miniature trinket basket with stacked triangle motif. 2" x 2-1/2" Ca. 1940s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (180.00) = 180.00
 
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Pima Basket838 - Pima Basket
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Small oval basket with extra tight weave and fret motif. 2" x 6" Ca. 1950s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for (200.00) = 200.00
 
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