4/12/2012 - American Indian Art

 
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    Lot #1
    lot of 3, includes a dog sled scene, 8.25 in. x 12.5 in.; PLUS one depicting walruses floating on ice drifts, 10 in. x 13.75 in.; AND one of a running polar bear, 9.75 in. x 13.75 in.; all signed lowe ...
    Price Realized: $763.75 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #2
    decorated with detailed hunting vignettes on both sides of board; polar bear carved in relief on front; length 26 in.
    first quarter 20th century
    Price Realized: $1,080.00 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #3
    fully decorated on plyaing-board side with hunting scenes of whales and walruses; underside with three-dimensional seals, whales, and umiak; ten carved wooden pegs included, length 20.5 in.
    first ...
    Price Realized: $1,440.00 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #4
    lot of 3; smiling beings, each holding a mask of a bear or a walrus; detailed with baleen, heights range from 3.5 in. to 4.25 in.
    mid-20th century
    Price Realized: $510.00 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #5
    lot of 3; smiling beings each holding a walrus mask; detailed with baleen, heights range from 3.5 in. to 4.25 in.
    mid-20th century
    Price Realized: $510.00 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #6
    lot of 3, all with carved walrus ivory faces and inked features; figures wear seal fur parkas, leggings, and mukluks, sizes range from 11.5 in. to 12 in.
    first 20th century
    Price Realized: $493.50 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #7
    lot of 2, including one Nunivak Island kayak with wooden frame and sinew-sewn, length 11.5 in.; AND an Aleutian Islands kayak with a carved man wearing a blue painted hat and hide parka, length 13 in. ...
    Price Realized: $646.25 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #8
    carved of wood in the form of a seal; bone toggles inserted at ends; two teeth pierced and hung from loop on seal's back, length 5.5 in.
    late 19th century

    J.W. Powell describes and illustra ...
    Price Realized: $6,756.25 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #9
    lot of 3, includes a pair of boots carved of walrus ivory, height 2 in.; AND a torso of a doll, with blue bead labrette, height 2.75 in.
    ca 1900

    Admiral Jefferson F. Moser (1848-1934) was t ...
    Price Realized: $587.50 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #10
    lot of 5, includes an ivory letter opener, length 11.25 in.; PLUS a stirrer with a leopard seal at tip, length 5 in.; PLUS three Lapp spoons, all with cutout handles and engraved scoops, lengths 4.25 ...
    Price Realized: $1,762.50 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #11
    lot of 2, includes one small undecorated spoon, length 6 in.; AND another with a carved handle and copper repair, length 9 in.
    ca 1900

    Admiral Jefferson F. Moser (1848-1934) was the command ...
    Price Realized: $763.75 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #12
    carved wood with end shaped like a paw; four parallel lines incised at wrist, total length 11.5 in.
    19th century
    Price Realized: $587.50 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #13
    lot of 2; carved wooden spoons decorated in black on rust colored background; larger spoon with transformation figure on scoop, length 9.75 in.; AND smaller spoon with drying meat imagery, length 6.75 ...
    Price Realized: $1,920.00 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #14
    with red pigment on handle and scoop; old typed label on underside Spoon./ ... Indians, total length 10.5 in.
    late 19th century
    Price Realized: $0.00 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #15
    carved with deep bowl and coated with red pigment; penciled florals decorate handle, length 9.75 in.
    late 19th century
    Price Realized: $0.00 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #16
    finely coiled with twisted hide thong attaching basket to lid, height 2.25 in. x diameter 3.5 in.
    late 19th century
    Price Realized: $381.88 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #17
    body of kettle decorated with blue and red wool yarn; swinging handle, height 7 in. x diameter 9.5 in.
    ca 1900

    Previously sold at Sotheby's Fine American Indian Art Auction, May 27, 1987 ( ...
    Price Realized: $587.50 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #18
    body dotted with green, pink, and cream wool rectangles; design continues onto lid; lid with knob handle, height 5.75 in. x diameter 4 in.
    ca 1900
    Price Realized: $352.50 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #19
    woven with square body and topped with ivory Dall sheep final; signed on inside of basket on ivory, height 3.25 in. x width 4.25 in.
    third quarter 20th century

    Tuzroyluk's work can be foun ...
    Price Realized: $780.00 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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    Lot #20
    carved of a single plank and painted in red, blue, white, and black; softly carved face emerges from back panel which is pierced for attachments; pigment also placed on inside of eyes and mouth, lengt ...
    Price Realized: $41,125.00 (incl. Buyer's Premium)
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