The pitcher offered here was recently acquired from a well know collection assembled by a doctor who possesses not only a highly refined, critical eye, but a passion, willingness and where-with-all to seek out and acquire the very best. The doctor purchased this pitcher in 1992 from a private collector for $7,500.00, a price that was considered very high for the times. He understood that only a handful of condition rarities ever present themselves during a collection building lifetime and when... Click for details
Pottery is “for ever”, it will survive in excess of 10,000 years given normal conditions. But items made from plant material usually deteriorate in a few decades which makes the survival of this amazing basket all that more incredible! Measuring 5.5” tall and 3.9” wide it is composed of willow rods and polychrome reed material. It is in perfect condition without and type of restoration whatsoever.
Offered here is an incredible duck effigy C. 1100 - 1250AD, it's image is published in Bill Schenck's RE-CREATING THE WORLD, 2002, PLATE 31.
THE TEXT FROM THE BOOK READS “PLATE 31 – SNOWFLAKE BLACK-ON-WHITE, CIBOLA WHITE WARE, ca. AD 1100-1250, height 8”, length 9.5”. The duck effigy canteen is painted with a checkered rattlesnake stretched around the shoulder of the vessel. (82) The head of the snake painted on... Click for details
Measuring 6 ¾” in height and in overall very good condition, this wide-necked jar (CMK104) is from the collection of the late Mike Kastner of Denver, once owner and operator of the Primitive Folk Art Laboratory. Identified as a Bell Plain style from the Mississippian group and dating c.1000-1600AD, the jar is from Arkansas. In addition to a couple of small rim chips, the neck of the jar may have had a light amount of expert restoration (for which Mike was known), but it’s very difficult see or t... Click for details
This gracefully shaped, glued together prehistoric Indian water bottle or jar (CMK111) is from Arkansas has been identified as a Bell Plain style attributed to the Mississippian horizon dating c.1000-1600AD. 9 7/8” tall with no restored areas and missing only a small chip on the rim, this yet attractive and decorative piece is from the estate of Mike Kastner, late owner of the Primitive Folk Art Laboratory in Denver. Filling of the cracks and simple touch up along those areas would make this an ... Click for details
This intact prehistoric Indian bowl (CMK109) is from the Mike Kastner collection, late owner and operator of the Primitive Folk Art Laboratory in Denver. In overall good condition with a few minor rim chips and light bottom abrasion, the slightly ovate bowl is 8” across at its widest. The paint (all original) is in overall fairly good condition with a single 1 ½” x 3” of moderately heavy paint loss in one quadrant near the bottom of the bowl. Identified as a Homolovi Polychrome from the Anasazi ... Click for details
This wonderful turtle effigy measures 6 inches long, 5.5 inches wide and 3 inches tall and exhibits excellent carving and relief. The stone, which has significant wear all over, is volcanic which is used in both the Hohokam and Mimbres cultures; this example I believe is Mimbres (C. 400 - 1200AD). The detail is quite extraordinary with the protruding head, feet, side lines and the crisscross design of the shell on t... Click for details
This pallet is an absolutely genuine and unique work of art from the prehistoric Southwest! Any stone carving from the prehistoric Southwest is scarce with the majority of the known pieces coming from the Mimbres, Hohokam or Casas cultures. Examples of stone carvings from the Anasazi (C. 900 - 1300AD) culture are rare with human forms being the rarest and most desirable examples. The distinguishing characteristic which sets this apart as Anasazi is that it is made from a red sandstone…a mater... Click for details
This is an exceptionally rare bowl, measuring 11” x 4”, exhibiting a clear full image of a Shaman. The staff is distinctly visible in the upper right; the body displays a diamonded cape with legs protruding from the bottom. At the front of the head, toward the staff, shows a clear plumed headdress and another part of the headdress trailing from the rear of the head. Such images are very rare on any type of Anasazi pottery. ... Click for details
Offerings such as this wonderful combination are rarely seen or available to the collecting public. The olla contained this ball of yucca yarn and was covered with the cup. The olla (9" x 7.5") and the cup (whole, 6") are Kayenta; the contents that were with it is a LARGE ball of yarn (6+", over 100 feet long). It was found in a cave by Zack Tillery of Aspen Colorado maybe 5-7 years ago. The cup acted as the lid and protected the contents perfectly. He split the items up and sold them indiv... Click for details
