INCREDIBLE MINT SOCORRO EFFIGY, C. 1150AD 9.5 " TALL

Native American Pre 1492: item #257650
A-400

Two uranium miners west of grants New Mexico found this incredibly rare Socorro effigy in 1960 while searching small cave on their lunch break. After that, it sat on the mantle of one of them until I purchased it in late November 2003. Nothing could have been done better by it’s creator…the form and artwork are simply perfect. There is e... Click for details

MINT HOHOKAM TANQUE VERDE BOWL C. 1050 - 1200AD

Native American Pre 1492: item #196362
A84

This is a wonderful Tanque Verde bowl (C. 1100 - 1200AD) measuring a full 11" in diameter and 7" deep. It has bold paint against a cream background encompassing all of the exterior and extending into the interior. It is intact with a small pressure crack in the bottom which cannot be seen from the exterior. This item was discovered by Dr.... Click for details

STUNNING MINT PINEDALE B/W OLLA

Native American Pre 1492: item #196360
A75

A beautiful black and whit olla with vivid black against a brilliant while slip. It measures 7.5 " x 4.9" and has a chip in the rim where struck with a shovel. Pindale black and whites are one of the two best know examples of black and white and are very scarce in top condition. There is no restoration or addition of paint on this piece.

MINT SHOWLOW POLYCHROME OLLA C. 1275AD - 1325AD

Native American: Pottery Pre 1492: item #196356
A79

This is a beautiful Showlow (1300AD) polychrome olla measuring 5.8" x 4.0" with vivid and bold paint colors, the black being highly glazed. The first photo shows the clear image of a stylized parrott. Exceptional in all respects with no restoration of any kind.

MINT SHOWLOW POLYCHROME OLLA

Native American Pre 1492: item #196353
A78

This is a mint Showlow (1300AD) polychrome olla measuring 5.5" x 4.5" with a wonderful polish and glazed paint - the white appearing like an enamel. The colors are vivid and there is the image of a parrot on the side with a very large eye. Exceptional in all respects with no restoration of any kind.

BLACK AND ORANGE PINEDALE OLLA

Native American Pre 1492: item #196345
A74

This is an exceptonal Pinedale Black and orange olla measuring 6.3" x 5.5" and has a nearly perfect design with the best line work I have seen on a Pinedale. The slip exhibits a high polish and the black paint is glazed - there is no restoration of any kind. This olla sold to a collector for $2,500 three years ago.

Mimbres Picture Bowl, C.1200AD (Anasazi)

Native American Pre 1492: item #179001
E-309

In early July of this year a rancher, while digging a trench for a waterline, unearthed this bowl on his private ranch land outside of Duncan Arizona. SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALL THE LUCK!! The Mimbres picture bowl measures 6.75 inches by 3.25 inches and has two perfectly executed opposing images of cranes. The bodies clearly show the design of folded wings and the necks have the food sack as crosshatched lines just below the head. A wonderful geometric design surrounds the birds exhibiting three c... Click for details

RARE PAIR RESERVE ANASAZI EARRINGS, C.1100AD

Native American Pre 1492: item #178992
E-308

This is an amazing MATCHED PAIR of Anasazi earrings each measuring 2.25 inches wide and 2.10 inches tall. These were discovered in the fall of 1982 while excavating a Reserve (C. 1100 -1200AD) ruin just south of Reserve New Mexico. The earrings are made from two scallop shells that had to have been traded from the distant shores of what is now the Sea of Cortez or possibly the Pacific Ocean. The “knobbed” end of each has a small drill hole for the string or other material that was used to han... Click for details

MINT ANASAZI BASKETMAKER II SANDAL, C. 400AD

Native American Pre AD 1000: item #178988
E-305

Anasazi, Basket Maker II (C. 200AD– 500AD) sandal measuring 7 inches by 4.5 inches is made from twisted yucca fibers. This is a very interesting example as it is in perfect condition and shows clearly how this type is made. The sole is a crisscross weave of a twisted set of yucca fibers about 3/8" to 1/2" in diameter. Two separate twisted pieces come up from the rear to a fancy knot and two other pieces continue toward the front. The left one went between the big and second toes; the right ... Click for details

MINT ANASAZI P1(C.800AD) LADLE,CAVE DEPOSITS

Native American Pre 1492: item #178985
E-303

This is a Pueblo 1 ladle in mint condition with, having never been cleaned, original cave deposits. It measures 6 inches long and 3.75 inches wide with a hard polished white slip. The rim has a solid black line with the interior exhibiting, for the period, a relatively complex design. Early ladles are relatively scarce compared to the P2 and P3 periods.