Ethnic Art Auction

Peru, Chancay, woven textile fragment, c. 1300-1500AD, an attractive tattered fragment in yellows, reds and browns. Fish motif. Plastic wrapped. S: 9.

Peru, Chimu, woven textile fragment, c. 1100-1400AD, an attractive large fragment in brilliant red, yellow and brown colors. Upper portion with detail

Peru, Chancay, woven textile pendant pouch or purse, c. 1300-1500AD, a larger and extremly fine textile in multi colored shades of reds, greens and bl

Mexico, Chupicuaro, c. 500-100BC,, a lot of 3 small and finely made painted ceramic bowls. All nicely painted on outside in shades of red and cr...

Peru and Ecuador, a lot of ceramic crème slip fragments; mostly from vessels and 4 earplugs (from Valdivia in Ecuador, c. 3800-1800BC. Interest...

Mexico, Jalisco, 82c. 250BC-250AD, a lot of 2 small seated figures. A female with right hand held behind her head and wearing a banded turban (some sl

Peru, Chancay, c. 800-1200AD, a crème slip and black polychrome small bulbous bodied pot with a seated man playing a flute. He wears a single b...

Colombia, Quillancinga, c. 1000AD, a bulbous redware ceramic pot with linear black polychrome design. At top is a nicely detailed frog with inset eyes

Mexico, Colima, c. 250BC-250AD, a lovely small and finely made ceramic cylinder vessel. Vessel in crème slip with standing man protruding at op...

Mexico, Olmec, c. 500BC, a small and nicely detailed seated female figure. In crème slip, her legs are crossed, arms at sides. Nice facial deta...

Colombia, Quillancinga, c. 1000AD, a ceramic pot in the form of a standing man with bulbous torso. His arms at 45 degree angle resting on his belly. I

Mexico, Teotihuacan, c. 250BC-250AD, a lovely crème slip "turkey" pedestal vessel. Bulbous midsection of pot is nicely incised render...

Mexico, Mayan, Late Classic Period, c. 600AD, a crème slip cylinder vase with geometric glyph designs in brown polychrome throughout. Ht: 8&quo...

Peru, Chimu, 1100-1400AD, a double chambered blackware stirrup vessel. Birds incised on tops of both chambers with head of bird protruding from top of

Peru, Chimu, 1100-1400AD, a nicely rendered blackware pot in the highly stylized shape of a man. Bulbous body has two arms across resting hands on his

El Salvador, Mayan, Late Classic Period, c. 600AD, a finely potted small bowl. In crème slip with typical pale red, black and yellow-orange pic...

Costa Rica, Linea Vieja, Guapiles Region, c. 600-900AD. A lovely crème slip bowl beautifully painted in linear bands of red and black polychrom...

Arizona, Snowflake, Hohokum, c. 1000-1300AD, a single handle pitcher in crème slip with two wide horizontal bands in brown polychrome each with...

Southwest USA, pre-Hopi, c. 1400AD, a Sikyki crème slip ceramic bowl with stylized serpent and solar disk nicely painted in inside of bowl in r...

Mexico, Mayan culture, c. 300-500AD, a choice small pale brown ceramic bowl nicely painted on the outside in red, white and black polychrome. Largest

Peru, Moche, 400-700AD, a choice red slip ceramic stirrup vessel with single looped handle at side. Upper portion painted in white polychrome with two

Peru, Moche, 400-700AD, a choice red slip ceramic stirrup vessel with single looped handle on top and single spout extending upwards from handle. Hand

Colonial Peru, Inca, c. 1500AD, a painted wood beaker with much of original paint still remaining in red, blacks and yellows. One frieze depicts a far

Colombia, Narino, c. 1000BC, a lovely redware pedestal vase. Typical black linear polychrome designs on outside. Nice condition. Ht: 4.25", D: ...

Mexico, Veracruz, Remojades, c. 250BC-250AD, a very finely made crème slip ceramic "gingerbread" type standing warrior. He stands and...

Mexico, Yucatan, Maya, c. 950-1500AD, an attractive crème slip cylinder vase with banded red polychrome on outside. Nice condition and patina. ...

Mexico, Yucatan, Maya, c. 550-950AD, an attractive blackware cylinder vase with incised upper frieze pattern of pyramid designs, lower portion with ve

Mexico, Yucatan, Maya, c. 550-950AD, an attractive blackware rattle tripod bowl with single band of incised linear design around outside upper portion

Ecuador, Manabi, c. 1000-500BC., a mold made standing figure in crème slip with traces of light yellow, gray and red slip throughout. Female(?)...

Mexico, Colima, c. 250BC-250AD, a nice and wide red ware ceramic bowl. Nicely painted on the inside in white and orange polychrome in grid pattern wit

Peru, Chimu, 1100-1400AD, a small but finely made crème slip ceramic pot with human head as neck and spout. Nicely painted in red-brown grid pa...

Mexico, Jalisco, c. 250BC-250AD, a very attractive crème slip bowl with black and brown linear design on the outside. Repaired at rim. Ht: 5.25...

Mexico, Olmec, c. 500-900AD, a finely potted light brown slip ceramic drinking cup with nicely incised designs around outside. H: 3.75", D: 4.7...

Peru, Nazca, c. 600-900AD, a fine small red ware cup highlighted on the outside black, white and orange polychrome. Excellent condition. Ht: 2.5&quo...

Peru, Inca, c. 1200AD-1400AD, a flared lipped drinking vessel with cross and circle motif in black and white polychrome, all on red ware ceramic. Choi

Mexico, Jalisco/Nayarit, c. 250BC-250AD, a lot of 4 small and nicely painted bowls. All in nice condition, one repaired. Quite attractive. All about 1

Mexico, Teotihuacan, c. 250BC-250AD, a small and nicely carved pale green stone head. Simplistic design with incised grooves for eyes and mouth. Some

Mexico, Yucatan, Maya, c. 550-950AD, a small red ware ceramic bowl with brown-black and white polychrome applied to outside and top portion of inside.

Mexico, c. 500-1000AD, a lot of 2 ceramic bowls. One redware with incised white linear design, Ht: 3", some repair. The second probably Jalisco...

Mexico, Veracruz, Remojades, c. 250BC-250AD, an attractive crème slip ceramic head fragment. Solemn face with eyes, mouth and headdress in blac...

Costa Rica, c. 1500AD, an attractive green nephrite celt in the form of a highly stylized standing man. Linear design for face and hands across belly.

Mexico, Michoacan, c. 1000-1500AD, a lot of four animal bones shaped as awls. All in nice condition and quite interesting. L: 5.5"-8". $25...

A lot of 7 miscellaneous ceramic fragments from all over the Pre-Columbian world. Included are a nice crème slip Chancay standing male (chipped...

A lot of two ceramics. Ecuador, Carchi, c. 1100-1400 A.D., a multi colored redware bowl. Some repairs. D: 8". Also Mexico, Valley of Mexico, ca...

Africa, Nigeria, Benin style, a life size cast bronze memorial head of a chieftain. He wears multi-layered beaded necklace which covers his chin up to

Africa, Nigeria, Benin style, a small cast bronze head of a chieftain. Similar in style and design to previous lot except with more detailed hair and

Africa, Nigeria, style of Edo Court of Benin, an attractive bronze plaque depicting 3 tall standing warriors, all in high relief, also two small serva

Africa, Nigeria, style of Edo Court of Benin, an attractive bronze plaque depicting 3 tall standing warriors, all in high relief. Similar to above but

Africa, Nigeria, a nicely carved wooden crocodile with mouth agape. L: 13". Nice. . Ex. Dr. EF Simpson Collection. $100

Africa, Zaire, Bembe or Hemba?, a nicely carved wood "Janus" upper torso. Delicate facial features with arms at waist mirror imaged as is ...