A few examples of appraisal values for
KOTA

• Lakota Sioux War Club, 19th/early
  Lakota Sioux War Club, 19th/early 20th century with an ovoid stone head on a rawhide wrapped haft length 24.6 in — 62.5 cm
• Paulusikotak Alaku ??? (1923-1971),
  Paulusikotak Alaku ??? (1923-1971), Salluit (Sugluk) ELVIS, CA. 1963 unsigned; disc number inscribed 5 x 5 x 3.5 in — 12.7 x 12.7 x 8.9 cm
• YANKTON NAKOTA OPALESCENT MOCCASINS
  YANKTON NAKOTA OPALESCENT MOCCASINS WITH PARFLECHE SOLES Sioux, late 19th century. Inscribed 'Nakota, Gann Valley' on bottom of sole.
• LAKOTA SIOUX FULLY-BEADED PATRIOTIC
  LAKOTA SIOUX FULLY-BEADED PATRIOTIC BASEBALL HAT - NATIVE AMERICANFully-beaded hat. Lakota Sioux - Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota. Features six beadwork American Flags and geometric design symbols on a sky blue beaded background. Interior shows the original maroo
• DAKOTA JACKSON STYLE MAHOGANY
  DAKOTA JACKSON STYLE MAHOGANY DINING TABLE Dakota Jackson Style Mahogany Oval Extending Dining Table with black painted line decoration and one additional leaf. Open: 29" H x 96" W x 42" D. Keywords: Furniture, Decorative Arts, Interior Design, MCM
• BAKER PARQUETRY MAPLE OVAL SIDE
  BAKER PARQUETRY MAPLE OVAL SIDE TABLES, PAIR Pair of Baker Parquetry Maple Oval Side Tables. 28" H x 24" W x 18.5" D. Keywords: Baker Furniture, Modern Furniture, Desks, Lamp, End, Bedside tables, Consoles, Cabinets, Post-Modern Design, Dakota Jackson Style
• AFRICAN KOTA METAL WRAPPED
  AFRICAN KOTA METAL WRAPPED RELIQUARY FIGURE, GABON African, Kota People of Gabon, Republic of Congo, reliquary figure or sculptural element, wood structure wrapped in mixed metal with distinct brass nose and eyes, raised on metal stand. Overall: 20.5" H; figure: 13" H x 7.25" W.
• A KOTA, MAHONGWE, GABON RELIQUARY
  A KOTA, MAHONGWE, GABON RELIQUARY CARVED WOOD FIGURE A Kota, Mahongwe, Gabon reliquary carved wood figure mounted with a band of hammered metal, overall 30"h
• A LARGE 1930S ANAMOSA
  A LARGE 1930S ANAMOSA PENITENTIARY FOLK ART BASKETDuring the 1930s, a particular form of Folk Art, sometimes classified as Outsider Art, obviously Prison Art, was created at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in Anamosa Iowa. Purportedly, examples of this short-lived art form were produced exclusively by Native American inmates and sold at the prison store. While the forms tended to be urn-like and of Art Deco influence, the brightly colored motifs sometimes displayed traditional Sioux, Lakota and Plains Indian symbolism influence.The construction was a wire frame, or 'warp' in basket making terms, while the weft was a sort of fiber rattan material woven horizontally. Well-preserved examples like this one retain a woven leather ornament around the neck. No record of an example as large as this could be found.Measures 26 x 13.5 x 13.5 inches.Very good original condition, there are no issues of damage or repair, light wear at some edges as shown.
• North Dakota School of Mines.
  North Dakota School of Mines. Vase with tulips. c. 1945, glazed and carved earthenware. 8 h × 6 dia in. result: $1,197. estimate: $1,500–2,000. Stamped manufacturer's mark to underside ‘University of North Dakota Made at School of Mines N.D. Clay Grand Forks N.D.’ with incised title, date and number 'Tulips 45 2/47' with chicken. Provenance: Private Collection | Rago, Early 20th, 19 September 2004, Lot 220 | Private Collection, New York
• PORTFOLIO OF 11 FSA PHOTOGRAPHS
  PORTFOLIO OF 11 FSA PHOTOGRAPHS WITHOUT CASE 11 Farm Security Administration photos (one duplicate), originally taken in the 1930's, assembled and printed by Arthur Rothstein under Berkey K & L Custon Svces Inc . Images include: Ben Shahn "Linworth, Ohio" (1935); Ben Shahn "Sheriff's Deputy, Morgantown, W. Va." (1935); Dorothea Lange "Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California" (1936); Dorothea Lange "Hoe Culture" (1936); Arthur Rothstein "Badlands, South Dakota" (1936); Two Arthur Rothstein "Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma" (1936); Arthur Rothstein "Sharecropper's Wife and Child, Arkansas" (1935); Arthur Rothstein "Farmer and Wife, Colorado" (1939); Walker Evans "Bud Fields Family, Alabama" (1936); Walker Evans "Bethlehem, Pennsylvania" (1935), five hand signed by Arthur Rothstein, most stamped on verso, each 14 x 11 in., three framed.
• TWO BRASS (TOMBAC) "AIRPLANES
  TWO BRASS (TOMBAC) "AIRPLANES THAT MADE HISTORY" Medals from Israel Government Coins and Medals corporation - Tombac is a brass alloy with high copper content and 5-20% zinc content. Apache Helicopter and The Douglas C-47 Skytrain which is also called Dakota.
• DONALD F. MONTILEAUX, LEDGER
  DONALD F. MONTILEAUX, LEDGER ARTDonald F. Montileaux (Oglala Sioux, b. 1948), ink and watercolor ledger art, titled Lone Bull - Lakota Warrior , signed and dated 2008 on verso, frame - 19 1/2" x 23 1/2". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• LAKOTA SIOUX WOMAN'S INDIAN
  LAKOTA SIOUX WOMAN'S INDIAN CATLINITE PIPELakota Sioux woman's Indian catlinite pipe, 19th c., with twisted stem, overall 7" l. Bought from Arnold Marcus Chernoff, Lyons , Illinois, in July 1978 (with copy of write-up on Chernoff stationary). Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Crack with small loss to tip of stem, small loss to opposing end with fit into pipe,
• DAKOTA JACKSON SOFADakota Jackson
  DAKOTA JACKSON SOFADakota Jackson Sofa, with manufacturer's label Dimensions: 29 1/2 x 75 x 38 in. (74.9 x 190.5 x 96.5 cm.), Seat height: 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm.) Condition:
• MITCHELL ZEPHIER LAKOTA NATIVE
  MITCHELL ZEPHIER LAKOTA NATIVE SILVER BELT BUCKLE Vintage Mitchell Zephier Lakota Sioux Native American sterling silver and base metal colored stone and mother-of-pearl inlay ornate cow skull motif oval belt buckle, inlayed with lapis lazuli and coral, red jasper, shell & mother-of-pearl. Marked: "PVH / 1990 / STERLING". Buckle measures: 3.37"L x 2.31"W. Approx: 2.35 ozt. inclusive.
• AFRICAN KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE,
  AFRICAN KOTA RELIQUARY FIGURE, GABON Kota people, wood reliquary figure, 20th century, Gabon / Republic of Congo, of geometric form with metal nailhead detailing. 33" H x 10.5" W x 6" D.
• AFRICAN KOTA METAL WRAPPED
  AFRICAN KOTA METAL WRAPPED RELIQUARY FIGURE, GABON African Kota People (Gabon, Republic of Congo) reliquary figure or sculptural element, wood structure wrapped in mixed metal with distinct brass nose and eyes, raised on metal stand. Overall: 20.5" H; figure: 13" H x 7.25" W.
• B. PEKOTA "RUNNING BULL" BRONZE
  B. PEKOTA "RUNNING BULL" BRONZE BULL SCULPTURE Bronze bull sculpture with verdigris patina, depicting animated bull in stride, signed "B. Pekota" along proper left leg, mounted to ebonized base. Overall: 15.75" H x 15.25" W x 10" D.
• DAKOTA JACKSON MODERN DINING
  DAKOTA JACKSON MODERN DINING CHAIRS, SET OF 10 Dakota Jackson, Inc. modern dining chairs, set of ten, comprising two armchairs and eight side, ebonized wood frames with burgundy upholstered seats. 37" H x 20" W x 22.5" D; armchairs: 24" W.
• DAKOTA JACKSON "ARIEL" MODERN
  DAKOTA JACKSON "ARIEL" MODERN DINING TABLE Dakota Jackson "Ariel" modern dining table, highly polished wood top with black lacquered details including bowed edges, atop a double pedestal base, numbered to underside "161758." 32.5" H x 102" W x 52" D.
• MITCHELL ZEPHIER LAKOTA SIOUX
  MITCHELL ZEPHIER LAKOTA SIOUX INLAID BRASS BUCKLEThe multi-technique buckle in oval format is centered by an airborne bull bison decorated by stamped and stippled detail along with an inlaid horn. The bison leaps over bezel set semi-precious stones within a sunken, patinated roundel framed on two sides by cut-back feather designs filled with inlaid enamels, the lower edge embellished with half-sun stamp work. The work is signed and dated 1981 verso. Having been given the name Pretty Voice Hawk by his grandfather in family tradition, Mitchell signs his work PVH.Mitchell Zephier is a well-traveled and long serving Lakota Sioux artisan and master metal craftsman who has studied with other masters while himself, in Lakota tradition, instructed others in creating works inspired by Lakota tradition.Measures 3 x 4.25 inches.Very good condition throughout, no damage, repair, loss or wear.Provenance: The 40 year collection of Father Tom Wiederholt, Kansas City, Missouri. Tom was a close personal friend of scholar and curator Ralph 'Ted' Coe who advised Tom on most of his acquisitions.
• CIVIL WAR VET CDV'S 1862 DAKOTA
  CIVIL WAR VET CDV'S 1862 DAKOTA WAR, LITTLE CROWPhoto album originally belonging to U.S. Civil War veteran, S.H. Britts, Co. K, 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Regiment (enlisted 11/20/62 at age 24), seeing action in Minnesota and Dakota Territory mostly against the Sioux, the collection including CDV's with seven having the back mark of Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, picturing: (1) military Camp Atchison; (1) "Little Crow, Sioux Chief and Leader of the Indian Massacre of 1862 in Minnesota" by J.E. Whitney, 1862; (1) "Execution of the Thirty-Eight Sioux Indians at Mankato Minnesota, December 26, 1862"; (1) Abraham Lincoln; (1) "Old Abe, The Live Eagle (offered for sale as a fund raiser"; (1) Fort Snelling; (1) Fort Ripley; (1) Camp Parker; (10) CDV's of family members, photo of two Sioux women (undated), and miscellaneous subjects; (1) worn finish photo album, metal clasp, 1"h, 5.5"w, 4.25"d *Note: The Dakota War of 1862 resulted in the execution of 38 Sioux Indians, the largest mass execution in the history of the United States. Although 303 Sioux were given the death penalty by the Army, President Lincoln pardoned 264.
• CHEYENNE OR LAKOTA BEADED
  CHEYENNE OR LAKOTA BEADED MOCCASINS, C.1890-1910(pair) Native American moccasins, Cheyenne or Lakota, c.1890-1910, with red, white, blue, and green beading, approx 2"h, 9.5"l, 3.5"w; 0.5lbs total
• PLATEAU OGLALA LAKOTA DENTALIUM
  PLATEAU OGLALA LAKOTA DENTALIUM SHELL WOOL DRESSPlateau wool dress, second quarter 20th c., Oglala, Lakota, Pine Ridge Reservation, with satin ribbon trim, dentalium shell decoration at yoke and sleeves, hook and eye closure at back, bust: approx 27"w, overall: approx 54"l (all measurements taken flat)
• TEXACO PROMOTIONAL ND OIL TANKER
  TEXACO PROMOTIONAL ND OIL TANKER SHIP, C. 1960'STexaco promotional toy oil tanker with base, c. 1960's, manufactured by Wen-Mac Corporation, USA, replica of S.S. Texaco North Dakota oil tanker, bottom showing facts about real ship, resting on green plexiglass base, operational status unknown, boat: approx 4.5"h, 27.5"w, 4"d, base: 29.25"w, 6.75"d, 5lbs total
• JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE SENTOKU
  JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE SENTOKU VASEPresented to 'Ito Kotaro Min' with eight names inscribed. 12 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. diam. Condition Wear, some spots of oxidation and irregularities to the patina. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• LARGE AESTHETIC MOVEMENT WALNUT,
  LARGE AESTHETIC MOVEMENT WALNUT, BURLWOOD AND EBONIZED BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE CABINETFitted with a cornice with breakfront outline, above six glass doors opening to four shelves, above six drawers and six glass cabinet doors fitted with silk panels, divided by fluted burlwood columns, raised on a plinth base. 10 ft. 8 in. x 10 ft. 8 in. x 23 in. Old World New York: A Collection from the Dakota Condition In good overall condition with nicks, scuffing, gouges and minor losses throughout. Lacking shelves in the lower cabinets with the right cabinet section lacking bottom. Lacking one ring handle and losses to a few escutcheons. Large scale, structurally sound. Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• PERSIAN TABRIZ CARPET19 ft. 9 in. x
  PERSIAN TABRIZ CARPET19 ft. 9 in. x 14 ft. 5 in. Old World New York: A Collection from the Dakota Condition In good overall condition with fading and scattered stains. Minor wear throughout.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• TRICERATOPS HORRIDUS ORBITAL HORN
  TRICERATOPS HORRIDUS ORBITAL HORN ON STAND. Accompanied by a D.J. Parson Rapid City, SD identification card stating this is one, "Triceratops horridus orbital horn Hell Creek Foundation Late Cretaceous - 65 MYA South Dakota". By consignor provenance this horn was discovered on a farmer's land in South Dakota. The color variations are a result of one part of the horn being exposed to the elements and the other portion underground. From a Mt Vernon, NY collection. Dimensions: horn measures approx. 18" high. Condition: With age appropriate losses, color variations, etc.
• SET OF TWELVE PARIS PORCELAIN
  SET OF TWELVE PARIS PORCELAIN PLATES DECORATED WITH SCENES OF EUROPEUnmarked. 8 3/4 in. diam. Note: These plates were illustrated in an apartment in The Dakota, House & Garden, November 1986. Condition Each with wear and some losses to the gilt decoration. Five with more extensive losses. Otherwise in good condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• VINTAGE BRASS & GLASS REVOLVING TOP
  VINTAGE BRASS & GLASS REVOLVING TOP COFFEE TABLE. In the style of Dakota Jackson. Apparently unsigned. From a Madison Ave NYC collection. Dimensions: 17.25" h x 45" w x 43.5" d. Condition: Good with scuffs and scratches.
• 2 VINTAGE TABLES, 1 SIGNED & 1
  2 VINTAGE TABLES, 1 SIGNED & 1 DAKOTA JACKSON. 1 two tone and attributed to Dakota Jackson and the other signed Enriquez ? on the base . From a Bronx. NY estate. Dimensions: Dakota Johnson: 24" h x 24" w x 18" d. Enriquez? 22.5" h x 20" d. Condition: Light scuffs and scratches, please see image of top edge of Jackson table.
• AMERICAN ANNIN & CO. THIRTY-NINE
  AMERICAN ANNIN & CO. THIRTY-NINE STAR MUSLIN FLAGVariously inscribed and stamped. 9 ft. 6 in. x 17 ft. Note: Flag manufacturers believed that the two Dakotas would be admitted as one state. A small number of 39-star flags were produced before the mistake was realized. Condition Wear, tears, repairs and stains consistent with use. Otherwise in good aged condition.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• SIOUX PLAINS BEADED AND HIDE
  SIOUX PLAINS BEADED AND HIDE DOLL, PROBABLY WHITE RIVER, SOUTH DAKOTARaised on a stand. Fitted with a tag 'Sioux, near White River, S. Dak, 776, and a label under stand 'Sioux, White River Region, South Dakota, MRG Coll, Green Coll'. 13 1/2 in. tall (overall). Condition In good overall condition with minor wear throughout with slight staining.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• JAMES R. CARLEY NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL
  JAMES R. CARLEY NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL VASEJames R. Carley, American (1909-2006). North Dakota School ovoid form vase with matte glaze featuring a central band of brown stenciled images of ancient Etruscan hoplites carrying spears and shields on mustard yellow ground with fishscale pattern shoulder decoration. There is a circular blue stamp 'UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA / GRAND FORKS, N.D. / M. CABLE/ MADE AT / School of Mines / N.D. CLAY' and incised 'JRC'. Provenance: From the estate of James Rey Carley, Asheville, NC. Catalogue