American Indian Art & Artifacts - Portland

Ca. 1920s, Very rare Tsimshian plated cedar root basketry purse. Very good condition. 6" x 7" x 3"

Ca. 1940s, Large, wide-mouthed basketry olla with arrow and eagle head figures. Good condition, shows much use and wear; with areas of missing and d

Ca. 1970s & 1980s, Pair of small Papago basketry trays, one with turtle figure. 1-1/2" x 11", 10"

Ca. 1900s, Beautiful intact Salish basketry tray with original handles. A few small repairs, otherwise good condition. 2" x 22" x 12&qu...

Ca. 1900s, Hand woven Nootka-Makah woven cedar root mat. Shows a great deal of use with some missing sections, etc, but the real McCoy! 51" x...

Ca. 1950, Vintage Navajo pottery jar with polychrome design, unsigned. Quite a few scuffs, but intact and in good condition. 3-1/2" x 9-1/2&...

Signed Acoma black-on-white pottery jar by Rose Chino Garcia, who is the daughter of Marie Z. Chino. Very good condition. 4-3/8" x 7"

Large colorful Acoma parrot pot with big polychrome design, signed Loretta Joe, Acoma, New Mexico; includes photo of Loretta holding pot. Very good

Contemporary San Ildefonso polychrome pottery jar by Cavan Gonzales. Very good condition. 6-1/2" x 8"

Late 1900s, Very fine polychrome seed jar with very intricate design. Very good condition. 3-1/2" x 6"

Ca. 1960s, Plateau ladies' bone and bead frontispiece necklace with cowry shell fringe. Very good condition. 44" x 10"

Late 1800s, Exceptional pair of sinew sewn and lazy stitch beaded moccasins with hard rawhide soles and repeating symbols on the vamps and sides. M

Early 1900s, Classic two-sided antelope hide bag with flowing floral designs, fine fringe with quilled details, and beaded edging; more recently lin

Beaded Plains watch holder in good condition. 1-3/4" - 6-1/2"

Ca. 1920s, Traditional Plains pipe stem with a super fine quilled section in the middle. Very good condition, nice patina. 22-1/4"

Ca. Mid/Late 1900s, String of hand carved African striped bone beads, each with a carved wooden insert. Very good condition. 26"

Ca. 1900, Large strand of cobalt blue Peking glass tradebeads, the 3/4" size, in very good condition. 28"

Ca. Early 1900s, Strand of Venetian overlay dot tradebeads in good condition. 30"

Early 1900s, Two matching strands of extra long sea glass tradebeads in crystal and dark blue. Very good condition. 30" Each

Early 1900s, Three strands of deep red long faceted tradebeads in very good condition. 28" Each

Extra large striped obsidian dancing blade marked, "Found Gunther Point, Oregon near California." 13-3/4" x 2-3/4"

Collection of eccentric and traditional spear points, one looks like it's very old, the other 20th century. All in very good condition. 2&quo...

Various ages, Collection of assorted gemstone and hard stone points, some nice examples. 3/4" - 3"

Various, Collection of 10 fantastic Rogue River and other points, almost all in perfect condition, mostly modern. 1/2" - 2"

Prehistoric, Prehistoric Columbia River mortar bowl with pestle; probably not original pairing. Good condition. Bowl 6-1/2" x 7", pestle...

Ca. 1969, Signed original pen and watercolor by Vera L. Drysdale, titled "Tlingit Shaman's Rattle." Very good condition. 8" x ...

Ca. 1960s, Rare limited edition Nancy McLaughlin screen print, titled "Hamatsa Cannibal Dancer." Very good condition. 11" x 8-1/2&...

Ca. 1960s, Rare limited edition (#11/115) Nancy McLaughlin screen print, titled "Haida Bear Dancer." Very good condition. 11" x 8-...

One of a kind beautiful pottery art mask by Warm Springs Indian artist Lillian Pitt. Very good condition. 13" x 7"

Limited edition (#19/36) Earl Heikka colored and patinated bronze, titled "Scotty" - probably his most famous work. Gallery retail price...

Ca. Late 1900s, Three collectors' books: "Water Under the Bridge, The Way it Was, Glimpses of the Past."

Ca. 1879-1880, The 1879-1880 Bureau of Ethnology book, The First Annual Report "On the Evolution of Language from a Study of Indian Languages...

Ca. 1884-85, The 1884-1885 Bureau of Ethnology book, "Ancient Art of the Province of Chriqui Columbia." Good condition, shows some use.

Ca. 1908-1909, The 1908-1909 Bureau of Ethnology book, the 30th Annual Report, "Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians." Very good condition.

Collection of seven past Allard Auctions reference catalogs. All in good condition.

Ca. Mid 1900s, Beautiful hand forged Ethiopian processional staff in very good condition. 65" x 7"

Ca. 1930s, African ceremonial dual-bladed staff in good, well used condition. 64" x 4-3/4"

Collection of five antique skookum dolls. Fair to good condition. 4" - 12"

Rare African mask from the Northern Congo, hand carved and painted out of a very light wood. 15-1/2" x 10"

Turn of the century Iroquois beaded whimsy cushion. Some bead loss, otherwise very good condition. 8" x 9"

Beautiful graduated turquoise nugget and silver bead necklace. Excellent condition. 25"

Huge nickel silver belt buckle with a Eisenhower half dollar and six buffalo Indian head nickels. Very good condition. 4-1/2" x 6"

Very fine 10-stone heshi and gemstone necklace. Excellent condition. 27"

Ca. 1970, Vintage Navajo men's turquoise, coral, and silver watch bracelet, signed O.J. Good used condition. 6" + 1-1/4" X 1-1/2"

Strand of graduated hand-cut coral beads. Very good condition. 20"

Vintage Navajo shadow-boxed turquoise and silver watch band. Could use some cleaning, otherwise good usable condition. 7" x 1-1/2"

Graduated strand of amber-like beads. Great condition. 22"

Ca. 1980s, Very fine five-strand Pueblo hand-honed heshi and turquoise necklace. Excellent condition. 26"

Beautiful Zuni raised-inlay heavy gauge silver bracelet. Great condition. 5-3/4" + 1" x 1"

Beautiful graduated strand of Navajo turquoise nuggets. 25"