EARLY HUMPBACK BLACK DUCKThe Ward Brothers
LemuelT. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1921
17 in. long
“Stephen W. Ward (1895-1976) and his brother Lemuel Travis Ward (1896-1984) of Crisfield, Maryland...
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PAUL BOUGH TRAVIS (AMERICAN, 1891-1975)AFRICAN WATERHO...Paul Bough Travis (American, 1891-1975) African Waterhole, 1956 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower edge 19 in. h. x 25 in. w., paper 22 in. h. x...
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ROBERT BIRDWELL, O/C, GUITAR PLAYERRobertBirdwell (Tennessee, 20th century) mixed media on canvas abstract painting titled "Guitar Player (Beggar)". Dated and signed "62 Birdwell" lower right. Titled, signed, and...
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A NATIVE AMERICAN CRYSTAL TRADING POSTSTYLE BUTTERFLY ... STYLE BUTTERFLY AND WHIRLING LOG RUG, EARLY 20TH CENTURY, dyed cotton and hair wool, designs in natural black, cream and red. 84" x 45 1/2" Note: Property...
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A NATIVE AMERICAN WOVEN "TS'AA BAA HANE'"CEREMONIAL BA...A NATIVE AMERICAN WOVEN "Ts'aa Baa Hane'" CEREMONIAL BASKET, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, the "Wedding" basket, composed of tightly coiled, naturally dyed sumac,...
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A NATIVE AMERICAN WOVEN "TS'AA BAA HANE'"CEREMONIAL BA...A NATIVE AMERICAN WOVEN "Ts'aa Baa Hane'" CEREMONIAL BASKET, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY, the "Wedding" basket, composed of tightly coiled, naturally dyed sumac,...
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SEVEN SOUTHERN REGIONAL COFFEE TABLEBOOKScomprising: Transfer of Grace: Images of the Lowcountry by Teresa Bruce, photographs by Gary Geboy, Charleston, South Carolina: Joggling Board Press, 2007, signed on...
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IMPORTANT AND RARE MARK CATESBY APPENDIX,FIRST EDITION...(British, 1679-1749)
Appendix to Volume II of The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands , 1747, complete with twenty (T.1-20), hand colored...
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HANDSOME AZTEC STONE FACE OF MANPre-Columbian,Central & Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz region, Aztec culture, Post Classic period, ca. 1200 to 1521 CE. A dramatic mask carved from a gray volcanic stone, the head of a young...
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19TH C. CAROLINE ISLANDS YAP LIMESTONERAI CURRENCYOceania, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Yap region, ca. 19th century CE. This is a massive wheel shaped stone disc known as a "rai" (also a raay or dei) with a...
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LARGE NATIVE AMERICAN TULAROSA POTTERYJARNative American, southwestern United States, New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) period, Tularosa, ca. 900 to 1450 CE. A stunning pottery bowl of an impressive scale,...
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NATIVE AMERICAN CHACO BLACK-ON-WHITEPOTTERY OLLANative American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners region, New Mexico, Chaco Canyon area, ca. 1050 to 1200 CE. A superb pottery olla boasting a simple yet...
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ROMAN SIDONIAN MOLDED GLASS BOTTLE AUBERGINERomanEmpire, Sidonian, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. Fine mold-blown glass vessel of deep purple hues, presenting an attractive form comprised of an ovoid body, a tubular neck rising...
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IMPORTANT TAINO MARBLE DUHO / CEREMONIALSTOOLPre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. What a find! A magnificent marble ceremonial stool known as a...
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PREHISTORIC MISSISSIPPIAN CADDO BLACKWAREBOWL**Originally Listed At $2000**
Native American, Midwest to Southeastern United States, Caddo / Mississippian, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A massive blackware pottery bowl incised...
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SEPIK NOSE PIECE, ORNAMENTTwo sets ofboar tusks tide together with rope and rattan on a rope to be hung on chest.
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Boar Tusks,...
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SEPIK NOSE PIECE, BOAR TUSKS BOUND RATTANFIBERBoar Tusks bound with Rattan Fiber, includes original 1936 tag labeled by Louis Pierre Ledoux "Sepik nose piece -- worn when you've killed a man"
Region: Lower Sepik...
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LEG ORNAMENT, WITH WOVEN FIBER BAND,SHELLSLeg ornament, with woven fiber band, shells and shell bells. Includes original tag labeled "#52 Kaup, men & women but at different times". According to Louis Pierre...
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KUNDU HAND DRUM WITH HANDLE, MURIK LAKESKunduhand drum, hollowed and carved with signature spiral Murik design and ridged edge. Includes reptile skin cover. Locale: New Guinea Region: Lower Sepik River Country: Papua...
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LEAFLETS MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY, TOBACCOThreeleaflets by Albert B. Lewis, Assistant Curator of Melanesian Ethnology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. 1923 "The Use of Sago in New Guinea"; "1924 "Use of Tobacco...
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ARTHUR HALL SMITH, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA(B. 1929), NIGHTTIME SCENE WITH BOY IN A TREE, LITHOGRAPH, 12”H X 16”WArthur Hall Smith, District Of Columbia, (b. 1929) nighttime scene with boy in a tree, lithograph...
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KUNDU HAND DRUM WITH HANDLE, MURIK LAKESKunduhand drum, hollowed and carved with signature spiral Murik design and ridged edge. Includes reptile skin cover.
Locale: New Guinea
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua...
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LEAFLETS MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY, TOBACCOThreeleaflets by Albert B. Lewis, Assistant Curator of Melanesian Ethnology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. 1923 "The Use of Sago in New Guinea"; "1924 "Use of Tobacco...
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ONE REGIONAL AND TWO NATURAL HISTORYHARDCOVER VOLUMESOne Regional and Two Natural History Hardcover Volumes,, Consisting of: 'The Architectural Heritage of the Merrimack: Early Houses and Gardens', John Mead...
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RAFAEL FERRER, PUERTO RICO (1933), HALLWALLS,1977, BLOCK PRINT ON PAPER BAG, 17"H X 11 7/8"WRafael Ferrer, Puerto Rico, (1933) Hallwalls, 1977, block print on paper bag Biography from the Archives of askART: Following...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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* (NATURAL HISTORY) A group of fourworks. Plants of the Chicago Region. By Floyd Swink. Chicago: Morton Arboretum (1969). 4to publisher's linen. First edition. The Floral Kingdom. By Mrs. Cordelia Harris Turner....
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Mark Catesby map of the Southeast, "AMap of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas with the Adjacent Parts", by Mark Catesby (1683-1749), after Henry Popple's 1733 map of the same region, showing the southeastern...
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