It is becoming increasingly difficult to find good quality Prehistoric Native American pieces. This Black on Red Bluff Feather Holder from the Four Corners region is a treasure. 800-900 A.D.Design stripes delineated throughout with particular vividness on one half.Intact and unrepaired except for 2" chip in back. Six inches overall. Ex: Gene Lange, Littleton, CO
Native American Terracotta Hooded Owl Effigy Vessel, Mississippian Period, 1200 - 1300 C.E., found on Tyler Mound, Fulton County Kentucky in 1930. Spherical body with protruding beak and well defined eyes. Small void on reverse for filling vessel with liquids. In excellent condition. 8 1/4" high. Ex: Archaeologist Bart Reid, Charlottesville, VA
Rare Roosevelt Tribe red corrugated duck effigy jar. Pointed ears, detailed eyes and beak, globular body with feather-like markings. 8" long, excellent condition. Ca. 1150-1400. Ex. Jack Taylor collection. For similar item,see p. 49 Peckham, Stewart. From This Earth (Santa Fe:University of New Mexico Press, 1990).
This Chaco-Puerco black on red three-lobe pitcher has a skeleton on its handle. It was found at Clint's Well Arizona and is in excellent condition with slight wear to the rim and a small rim chip. Painted with a scrolling design,it was a part of a well- known Mesa, Arizona for many years before becoming available.Prehistoric American Indian pottery is quite difficult to obtain and this gem, ca. 950-1050 is a great find.
Mississippian Pottery Bowl, Southeast USA, circa 1200 - 1500 CE. Brown flared bowl with incised swirl patterns around body beneath groved rim. Small chips on rim and light deposits, but in excellent condition. 6 3/4" D, 3 5/*" H
Tularosa red on black cooking pot, ca. 1000-1150 A.D. Corrugated band around rim. Cooking done in this bowl. Small hairline crack on one side, otherwise in excellent condition. 4 inches high.
Casas Grandes Polychrome Olla, Mexico, circa 1060 - 1340 CE. Ramos style with Parrot eye, white clay body and strong slip design. Very small chip on lip but otherwise intact and in excellent condition. 8 1/2" high
Tularosa classic black on white pitcher with dog handle.Ca. 1100-1250. ex. Tony Galligos collection, Hernandez, NM. 7 1/2" high with intricate zigzag design. Globular body with elongated neck. Figure of dog perched on shoulder of vessel with paws resting just below rim. Dog has checkerboard pattern on back and painted eyes. Some wear to paint, otherwise in excellent condition. Tularosa Black-on-white was the successor to Anasazi Mineral paint black-on-white types and was found in much of w ...click for details
Mississippian Southwest / Midwest USA Pottery Bowl. Red brown terracotta flared bowl. Incised curvilinear frieze beneath rim. Some encrustation and roughness on lip, but otherwise in excellent condition. 4" H, 5 1/4" D
Mesa black on white duck pot, ca. 900-1100 A.D. Handle extending from neck to body. Painted in Anasazi Mineral-paint tradition.
Found on private land near Camp Verde, Arizona. A rare and exciting piece in excellent condition. 4 1/2 inches high and 7 inches long.
