RARE FOUR MILE PARROT BOWL, C. 1325AD

Native American Pre 1492: item #165247
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Here is one of the best examples of the apex in the artistic creation of the Anasazi culture. This bowl exhibits a wonderful full image of a parrot with open wings and a turned head. The background is a beautiful red-orange, the black is bold and in some places glazed and the white clear and bright.

The most sought after items of the Anasazi period are those with graphic images executed in more than two colors as t... Click for details

LARGE MINT GILA BOWL C. 1200AD

Native American Pre 1492: item #164870
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This very large bowl is considered to be one of the top Gila bowls extant. The shape is referred to as a "cauldron" being very deep with steep walls that finish with a flair out at the top. Virtually all Gila pottery suffers from a flaking of the paint known as exfoliation, something not seen on this piece…the paint is bold and perfect with a hard and shinny finish. It would be hard to find a more perfect Gila bowl….yes the price is high but the condition, shape and art is perfect. ... Click for details

MINT ST. JOHN BLACK/ORANGE CANTEEN C. 1100AD

Native American Pre 1492: item #164864
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A wonderful and perfect canteen with a beautiful orange slip. The design is executed in an extremely dark black paint an exhibits a rare “negative design” when viewed from the top. Most canteens are black and white and few are known in red or orange.

EX. Dr. Raymond Thomas, Phoenix Arizona

MINT measuring 5.5” x 5.4” in perfect condition... Click for details

RESERVE "GOURD" LADLE C. 1125-1250AD

Native American Pre 1492: item #164861
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An interesting and scarce Reserve ladle in the shape of an opened gourd. The slip is a beautiful smooth white and the design an intricate interlocked steps in black. Ladles are one of the most popular of the Anasazi pottery shapes and are difficult to find in perfect condition.

This item was unearthed in 1983 on the Hudson ranch just south of Reserve New Mexico. ... Click for details

SQUARE FLAGSTAFF BOWL C. 1200AD

Native American Pre 1492: item #164858
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Flagstaff is a difficult type of black and white pottery to find….square bowls are also scarce. The slip is white and the paint a very dark black. It has been broken i half, glued and the crack filled....it is virtually impossible to tell.

Measures 5.5” x 2.3”

EX. Gene Lang ... Click for details

MINT ANASAZI "CHUSKA" (CHACO) BOWL C. 950-1100AD

Native American Pre AD 1000: item #164853
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I RECENTLY RE-PURCHASED THIS WONDERFUL AND VERY RARE ITEM. This bowl represents a scarce early type known as Chuska, a precursor to the ever popular Chaco styles. The interior of the bowl is slipped in white with a swirling pattern painted in black. The design is excellent and not often found as well executed in early pieces. The exterior is not slipped.

Mint measuring 10” x 5” without any cracks, chips or restor... Click for details

LARGE MINT RESERVE BIRD, C. 1125-1250AD

Native American Pre 1492: item #164849
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A wonderful Reserve black and white bird pitcher with excellent white slip,superb black paint and a little curly tail. The most prominent feature is the wide band handle with a truly stunning solid image of a black lizard. In addition the painted design has been implemented so as to clearly define the wings and breast. Virtually all prehistoric Native American effigy pieces are made to be canteens; a pitcher like this is highly unusual. ... Click for details

GIANT HOHOKAM BOWL, C. 900-1150AD

Native American: Pottery Pre 1492: item #164823
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An exceptionally large bowl measuring 16” in diameter! The exterior exhibits a rich red-orange color with some accenting fire clouds….the interior a jet black color. Due to the exceptional size these items are virtually never found intact.

A RELEASE AND DISCLOSURE, WITH PICTURE, IS PROVIDED STATING THE CONDITION, APPROXIMATE AGE AND THAT POSSESSING IT IS NOT IN VIOLATION OF ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS. ... Click for details

GILA TALL NECK - SCARCE C. 1150AD

Native American Pre 1492: item #164822
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Tall necked pottery from any of the Anasazi or Salado cultures is quite scarce. This example exhibits a nice neck and excellent paint.

Measures 6” tall and 6.5” wide, re-glued with some restoration on the bottom, about 12%.

A RELEASE AND DISCLOSURE, WITH PICTURE, IS PROVIDED STATING THE CONDITION, APPROXIMATE AGE AND THAT POSSESSING IT ... Click for details

LARGE RED PLAINWARE OLLA, C. 1100AD

Native American: Pottery Pre 1492: item #164821
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Virtually all “Plainware” ollas are found in a brown, gray or occasionally white color. True red is an exception. What makes this item so exceptional is the very fine detailed design found over the entire exterior ….small, delicate crossed lines on the top two-thirds of the olla. Though referred to as “Plainwares”, due to the lack of painted design, they were virtually never slipped, this being an exception giving it the red color. Plainwares truly exhibit the craftsmanship of their makers a... Click for details