American Indian Art at Auction

sinew-woven on bent wood frame with red wool fabric at sides, old worn twine mounting straps, nice old patina; 40.25 " long. Excellent and wit...

sinew-woven on bent wood frame with original leather thong mounting straps, wire nail binding on ends, nice old patina; 43" long. Excellent an...

37" long with sinew-woven on bent wood frame, sides decorated with tufts of red wool, missing mounting straps, wire nailed joint at ends, nice ...

with intricate geometric design on top consisting of center diamond filled with complex weaving patterns, diamond placed inside stepped rectangle also

in twilled plaited technique, round near rim, with square corners, with hickory handle and rim binding; 7.25" high excluding handle x 10.75&quo...

each side of thread-sewn coiled grass, with a birchbark center panel decorated with aniline dyed porcupine stitches in stylized floral and berry motif

probably Iroquois, with plaiting and "curlicue twist" for extra ornamentation on splints, with sweetgrass rim, with braided loop handles,...

lot of 2. Includes a large birch bark lidded basket, entirely covered with porcupine quillwork, design depicting a red rose and bud with green stem a

decorated with eight deer or caribou. Rectangular shape with high sides, plant wrapping around rim and on folded sides, remnants of old paper label ...

with stylized floral pattern on two sides in colors of red, yellow, and green and red and white star on top, rim of top wrapped in red, green and whit

lot of 11. Includes a sweetgrass coiled basket with a lid and small rings hanging from sides and one at center top, stitching makes subtle checkered p

with inscription "Basket Made About 90 Years Ago in Derby Conn. By a Squaw Named Mollie Hatchett" in white ink on front, and with blue col...

lot of 4. Includes one with painted geometric designs of four pointed stars, stepped triangles, design resembling blade of club, circles, and moons o

21" x 28" in period walnut frame. With 1838 copyright line of George Catlin, and repeated on boulder in lower left, with "Osceola of ...

a Creek Chief, 10.5" x 17" in modern frame with mat. With copyright line of E.C. Biddle, Philadelphia, 1837. Damp staining, else VG.

chromolithograph laid on canvas, 15.5" x 19.5" (sight) in period 21" x 25.5" marbleized wood and gesso frame. Signed in print &q...

covered with typical vertical and spiraling designs consisting of crooked lines, humans, watersnakes, and arrowpoints; 10" high x 20" diam...

with braided rim with four dark (now faded) plant fiber diamonds radiating into center; 6" high x 21" diameter. Deaccessioned from the Wes...

probably Cahuilla, of natural and dyed juncus on grass, motifs include two chunky horses and 2 large flowers with leaves and stems; 7" high x 1...

probably Cahuilla, of juncus, covered with a geometric block pattern; 5" high x 20" length of oval. Deaccessioned from the Western Reserve...

probably Cahuilla, coiled natural and dyed juncus on grass, body with black rattlesnake, eagles(?), and plant motifs; 4" high x 10.5" lon...

probably Cahuilla, of juncus, with designs of multi-petaled flowers, Museum record for number states "made by the 'Kawia' of Shoshonean...

of juncus with handle and aniline red dyed rush forming checkerboard design around lower portion of body, braided rim and handle; 6.5" x 12&quo...

coiled, with aniline dyed juncus(?)rush geometric design, braided rim, each long side has an old cotton string wrapped around a coil, perhaps to hold

coiled of juncus with dyed(?)rush designs replicating multi-petaled flowers, Western Reserve accession records indicate "made by the 'Kawia...

of coiled juncus with a plant motif in center and Greek key design encircling outer of edge of bottom, Western Reserve accession records indicate &q...

with motif of six upright zig-zags, colors alternate between light and dark plant fibers on a natural ground, braided rim; 9" tall x 9.5" ...

boat-shaped, with decoration of stepped rectangles with arched ends, then three bands of saw-toothed diamonds the upper two of which have clam shell d

28 stitches per inch, with five horizontal panels of stacked diamonds in darker plant fiber and with staggered quail top-knot feathers in three bands,

twined, with overlay technique, with body of three major design groups, each with two pairs of two red trianges joined by black bands, with additional

twined,with overlay technique visible on the interior; body with neutral ground covered with five panels of designs separated by four narrow, upright

twined, with geometric design in overlay technique; 2.5" high x 4.5" diameter. Excellent condition.

with simple decoration of stepped rectangles along top rim, two latice twined rods reinforce center of decorative motif. Body of basket is light brown

twined, with simple, geometric design of rectangles and triangles, rim intact with unclipped weft ends visible inside; 3.5 " high x 7" dia...

finely twined with unclipped weft ends visible on interior, pale colored body with band of dark fiber around basket, band dips and rises to rim in thr

in twined technique, with overlay triangle decoration that is not visible on the inside; 3" high x 8" diameter. Deaccessioned from the Wes...

finely twined with geometric overlay; 8" diameter and just over 3" high. Excellent, including rim.

for a woman, with twined geometric motifs in overlay technique, which cannot be seen on inside; 4" high x 6.5" diameter. Deaccessioned fro...

twined, with interlocking geometric designs and a floral design at crown, 4" high x 6.25" diam. Great condition, only one 1/4" split...

hour-glass shaped hardwood, with red and black polychrome decorations on front side; 42.0" long x 2.0" at widest point. Deaccessioned from...

last half 19th-century. An hour-glass shaped hardwood bow, the front side decorated with gemeotric motifs of red and black polychrome paint. Total le

last quarter 19th-century. An hour-glass shaped hardwood bow, the front side decorated with gemeotric motifs of red and black polychrome paint; 39.0...

last quarter 19th-century. Includes an hour-glass shaped hardwood bow, the front side decorated with gemeotric motifs of red and black polychrome pai

Bow is recurved hardwood with leather grip, sinew wrapped ends and face with blocks of green paint, with original sinew bowstring. 41" long.

false-embroidered in army blue, red, dark olive, light olive, tan, and pale rose, woven on natural hemp with a natural cornhusk ground. Designs are si

flat twined, finely woven, false-embroidered with nested diamonds in green, maroon, purple, yellow, pink, orange, red, and brown, woven on natural hem

coiled, with motifs of large crosses in red and black on natural ground on basket body and with stepped triangles in red and black on separate lid, 11

coiled, with imbricated geometric motifs in red, oblong in shape and with constricted opening; 9" x 5.5." Deaccessioned from the Western R...

probably Nez Perce. Single black band is woven at the rim and near bottom of crown, design of four large yellow-orange stepped trianges, surrounded by

deerkskin, with beaded red felt front panel decorated with floral motifs with purple petals outlined in dark blue seed beads, with darker green seed b