Corrugated Olla from the Anasazi / Mogollon culture of prehistoric Native America, ca. 1050 - 1250 A.D. Created using hand-formed coils of clay, then decorated using a technique of imprinting little pinches in the clay before it was fired to give it this corrugated appearance. Also included are 35 ancient points in varying condition (obsidian, quartz, stone, more - see detail pic). Olla itself measures 3-1/2"D x 2"D, intact/generally excellent condition, save typical surface wear. ... Click for details
Large & impressive! Prehisotric Native American Black-on-White Olla, Pinedale Phase, Mogollon Rim region, ca. 1275-1350 A.D. Pottery vessel, black on white. Interlocking motifs inside and a complete geometric painted band around the exterior. Displays wonderfully. Legally purchased from a private collection, legal release and disclosure accompanies. 12"H x 15"W (at middle), re-assembled from large pieces, then about 8-10% new clay, ancient repair holes. ... Click for details
Here’s an old friend that’s come back home for re-sale….for awhile anyway! Found at an ancient Hohokam site north of Tucson, Arizona in the mid-1990s by the late Carrol Howe, well known amateur archaeologist, researcher of ancient Native American history and art, adventurer, historical author, humorist, Oregon State legislator…..and more…..he identified this symmetrical grooved stone (JBB8) as an anvil attributing it to the Hohokam, c.1000AD. Measuring 3 3/8” in width and 2 ¼” in height, the top... Click for details
The five 24” prehistoric Native American shell bead necklaces in this group of five (JBB1 through JBB5) were hand selected and assembled from a hoard of shell disk beads found together on private lands in La Plata Canyon, New Mexico in the later 1900s. In excellent condition and fitted with hook and eye clasp, the beads on each strand range in diameter from about 4 to 6mm. Ready for casual and comfortable wear, each necklace, basically the same and priced at $300 plus shipping, comes with a smal... Click for details
This remarkable prehistoric Native American black-on-white ‘bowl in a bowl’ (JBB7) was restored by the late Gene Lang of Denver and, in the opinion of some, is one of the finest examples of his restoration skill. Typed and dated by Gene as a Tularosa Black-on-White Olla (or as Gene referred to it, a “Jar in a Seed Bowl”), c.1000-1250AD from the Anasazi group, he obtained it in the later part of the 20th century from an old Denver collection with the information that it had been originally found ... Click for details
Here’s another fine example of the restoration work done by the late Gene Lang of Denver. Measuring 7 ½” in width and 5 ½” in height, this prehistoric Native American bowl (JBB6) has been glued together from about 20 pieces, painted primarily across restored clay surfaces (about 10-15% of the bowl) where shards were missing, and along the surface of any filled crack. The areas of repair can be easily seen through the mouth of the bowl. The seed bowl comes with a small display card, our guarantee... Click for details
Simple form... Ancient Pre-Columbian Silver Kero / Drinking Vessel, Inca culture, ca. 1000-1400 A.D. Formed by hammering a piece of sheet metal over a wooden core. Used by Royalty for drinking chicha during festivals and other rituals. Traditionally, Inca women made this important drink by chewing corn to a pulp and then spitting the mixture into a vat of warm water. These women (actually girls of ages 8-10), called Acllas or Acllacunas, were sent to all-female schools called Acllahuasis to l... Click for details
Attributed to the Mesa Verde period, c.1200-1300AD, this 3 1/8” tall miniature black-on-white pitcher (AJC106) is painted with geometric maze design. Found on private lands in southwestern Colorado and purchased years ago by our discriminating consigner from a well-known Native American Arts dealer in Durango, the little treasure made it to this page without repair. With no effort to hide either its convincing signs of age or the surface alteration caused by countless weather cycles, I’d charact... Click for details
As is typical in many excavated prehistoric Native American pots, this interesting example of a Mimbres ‘picture’ bowl (RLK4), dating c.975-1150AD, has undergone a significant amount of restoration. Found on private lands in the mid-20th century within the Mogollon sub-group area of the southwestern U.S., the 7 5/8” wide bowl was first glued together from about 8 pieces and then the remaining missing area was rebuilt (about 25% of the total, representing most of one side and part of the bottom).... Click for details
Though exhibiting a strong ‘polychrome’ appearance, this handsome, 7 ¼” tall, geometrically designed prehistoric Native American pot (RLK5) started off as a Mimbres black-on-white canteen dating c.975-1150AD, but when introduced into the ancient firing kiln, the black mineral paint oxidized resulting in the attractive brownish red variegations that appear in the contrasting black field. Competently restored after being found in the mid-20th century in the Mogollon sub-group area of the southwes... Click for details
