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Lot# 2
One central vase with five auxiliary vases. Pierced sterling body with scrolled foliate motif the central glass insert with etching around the rim.
Approxiomate dimensions: 12 1/2 high x 8 1/4 inches diameter..
Condition: Tarnish, minor surface wear, light wear to glass.
Estimate: $150 - $200
Lot# 27
The slightly curved wood shaft painted with black, decorated with brass tacks and knot tied hide strip drops the pipe bowl impressed with mark reading I Hall.
With red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ARTS sticker.
Approximate dimensions: 27 1/2 inches long..
Condition: Some patina, weathering, and surface wear throughout.
Estimate: $2000 - $3000
Lot# 28
The hide bag decorated with red, yellow, green, white, blue, and pink beads orange quilled fringe drops to bottom red quilled red and yellow feather drops to top front metal cones stuffed with red and yellow feathers to main body.
With red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker.
Approximate dimensions: 29 inches long..
Condition: Some patina and weathering, the hide is still soft and supple.
Estimate: $2000 - $3000
Lot# 29
Geometric design with blue, green, red, and yellow beads on white beaded ground, the securing straps also beaded.
Red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker to the hide.
Approximate dimensions: 39 1/4 inches long..
Condition: Minor fraying and some discoloration to cloth and hide.
Estimate: $700 - $900
Lot# 30
Pigmented hide wrapped gourd, wood and bone handle, horse hair drop secured by hide wrapped with pink and green beads.
Round metal tag with faded writing and red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker to the reverse.
Approximate dimensions: 13 3/4 inches long not including horse hair..
Provenance: Ex- Charles Ellsworth Gibson Native American collection.
Condition: Surface wear, weathering, and patina throughout.
Estimate: $300 - $500
Lot# 31
Eight concho pierced medallions and buckle, the medallions with leather backing, all mounted on leather belt.
Buckle reverse incised with BUFFALO DANCER / STERLING, with red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker.
Approximate dimensions: Belt 48 1/4 inches long, medallions 3 1/16th inches diameter..
Condition: Some patina and weathering throuhgout, some scuffs to leather.
Estimate: $1400 - $1800
Lot# 32
The hide bag decorated with yellow, black, green, blue and red beads quilled bands across the front, and tin cone drops with dyed cyan/blue/green horse hair.
Red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker to reverse side.
Approximate dimensions: 14 1/2 high x 22 1/2 inches wide..
Condition: Some weathering and wear throughout. Some loss to quilled decoration. Small spot stains.
Estimate: $2000 - $3000
Lot# 33
Rifle stock construction, triple notched spontoon blade held into place by an iron spot pin shaft is stained red and decorated with small heart and tepee brass trade tack designs, additional tack decoration to both ends the butt with black, red, and green painted zig- zag motif hide drop with beads.
With red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker.
Approximate dimensions: 28 1/4 inches long..
Provenance: The piece was owned by Saul Sol Webb a Warrior from the Nez Perce in the late 19th century to early 20th century and was handed down through his family. The war club was purchased directly from Jimmy Webb, son of Sol Webb, of Pendleton, Oregon and was originally part of the collection of Bessie Cawapoo daughter of Luke Cawapoo a Nez Perce Chief. Published on the Trade Axe and Tomahawk Collectors Association website on page 8. Ex-North American Auction Company Lot 0149 January 14th 2017.
Condition: Surface wear throughout, patina to metal components.
Estimate: $3000 - $4000
Lot# 34
Circa 1900.
The main concha inset with rounded rectangular turquoise. Leather belt fitted with one primary ovular turquoise inset concha, six slightly smaller ovular conchas and seven butterflies.All of the fittings with soldered belt slides.
To the largest concha, Sterling in script between two capital letters D, one facing in the opposite direction, and both inset into rectangles.
Approximate dimensions: the leather belt 49 inches long, the lead concha 1/2 inch high x 4 inches wide x 3 3/8 inches deep..
Condition: Overall condition is very good, with the leather belt showing some wear and creasing the concha and butterflies all with minor wear and scratching.
Estimate: $1800 - $2500
Lot# 36
Earthenware olla with black, white, and brown painted geometric motif.
The underside with ACOMA N.M. ANTONIO.
Approximate dimensions: 13 1/2 high x 13 1/2 inches diameter..
Condition: Light wear overall.
Estimate: $250 - $400
Lot# 38
Has not been unwrapped and examined, comes with framed photo showing tribal member posing with the bones unwrapped.
With red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART stickers.
Approximate dimensions: Wrapped package 19 1/2 high x 13 wide x 7 1/2 inches deep, frame 20 3/8 high x 16 1/4 inches wide..
Condition: Textile some wear, fraying, and weathering. Frame matting with wrinkling.
Estimate: $7000 - $9000
Lot# 39
Decorated in feathers, bird skull, woven fiber and woven rattan lashing on custom black metal stand.
With red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker.
Approximate dimensions not including stand: 16 high x 11 1/2 wide x 15 inches long..
Condition: Patina and weathering throughout. The bird skull is supported by a later paper shim. One loose lashing is hanging.
Estimate: $4500 - $6000
Lot# 40
The three skulls on bamboo rack lashed with rattan including handle to the top, skulls missing bottom jaws.
With red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ARTS sticker.
Approximate dimensions not including handle: 8 high x 19 inches wide..
Condition: Patina, weathering, and surface wear throughout.
Estimate: $7500 - $9500
Lot# 41
Woven textile headdress decorated with beads, dyed red hair drops, hammered white metal circular concave studs, coins, fiber, multi-colored textile pom-pom drops, bamboo custom black metal display stand included.
Red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker on the attached paper label.
Approximate dimensions not including the stand: 19 1/2 inches high..
Provence Published in the book Ten Southeast Asian Tribes from Five Countries by David Howard, page 232.
Condition: Patina to metal elements, minor wear and weathering.
Estimate: $600 - $800
Lot# 42
Woven textile headdress decorated with multi-colored beads, concave hammered white metal drops, hammered circular silver concave studs, silver metal balls custom black metal display stand included.
With red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker.
Approximate dimensions not including stand: 18 1/2 inches high..
Provence Published in the book Ten Southeast Asian Tribes from Five Countries by David Howard, page 233.
Condition: Some patina and weathering throughout, fading to textile elements.
Estimate: $700 - $900
Lot# 43
The woven textile headdress decorated with red dyed hair drops, white seeds, dyed red textile pom-poms, concave hammered white metal drops, hammered circular silver concave studs, coins, fiber, embroidered textile field, white metal chain dropscustom black metal display stand included.
With red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker.
Approximate dimensions not including stand: 14 1/2 inches high..
Condition: Some fading to color, minor weathering and patina overall. Rubbing to coins.
Estimate: $600 - $800
Lot# 44
Blue, red, green, yellow, brown, black and white spotted beadsbrass bells, bone spacers on woven fiber strand with carved coconut shell clasp.
With catalog sticker.
Approximate dimensions: 17 1/2 inches high..
Condition: Patina and weathering.
Similar examples in The Nagas: Hill People of Northeast India: Society, Culture and the Colonial Encounter by Julian Jacobs, pages 311 and 320.
Estimate: $700 - $900
Lot# 45
Seven incised and relief decorated brass pendents blue, red, white, yellow, and black beads on woven fiber strand.
With catalog sticker and red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker.
Approximate dimensions: 16 3/4 inches long..
Condition: Some weathering, patina, and wear.
Estimate: $600 - $800
Lot# 49
Graduated sizes, with reptile skin heads on each side of each drum each with balled mallets that dangle on the end of woven fiber strands each wrapped in multi-colored textile streamers including recycled neckties.
With catalog stickers and red DAVID HOWARD TRIBAL ART sticker on attached label.
Approximate dimensions overall: 4 - 8 7/8 inches diameter..
Condition: Weathering and patina throughout. Some surface wear.
Published in book Sacred Journey: The Ganges to the Himalayas by David Howard, page 40.
Estimate: $1400 - $1800
Lot# 75
The glass body in red, blue, and green painted with lake landscape scene the shade with silver plated outer shade over a green fabric shade strung with beaded tassels the body with interior light to illuminate the scene.
The lamp base signed Mehel the silver plated shade with Gorham markings.
Approximate dimensions: 14 1/2 high x 7 inches wide with shade..
Condition: Appears to be in working order when tested briefly, consistent working order is not guaranteed. Flicker to the internal light. Patina to metal elements. The green fabric shade apparently missing piece to top that keeps it from sagging low. Minor surface wear throughout includes miniscule paint loss.
Estimate: $150 - $250
Lot# 114
The top flips open to create a workspace, four graduated drawers with brass pulls on bracket feet.
Approximate dimensions: 29 1/2 high x 29 1/8 wide x 15 1/2 inches deep..
Condition: Some surface wear throughout, some chipping and repair to veneer
, cracking and gap to seems on the sides, with fill-in repair
Estimate: $150 - $250
Lot# 138
Patinated finish, hung with glass lusters and strands.
Approximate dimensions 38 high x 34 inches diameter..
Condition: Minor loss to one candle sleeve, some potential deformation to strands.
Estimate: $150 - $300
Lot# 140
With patinated gilt finish.
Approximate dimensions: 40 high x 28 inches diameter..
Condition: Rubbing to patinated gilt finish, has not been tested, working order not guaranteed.
Estimate: $150 - $200
Lot# 172
(American, 1922-1998),
Landscape with Figures and Trees,
oil on panel,
(approximate dimensions - panel (sight): 23 x 35 inches)
signed lower right.
Condition: Surface dust to edges and frame abrasion. Overall good condition.
Notes: Frame has wear, approximate dimensions - frame: 26 5/8 x 38 5/8 inches.
Estimate: $7000 - $8000
