Native American

The Cobbs Auctioneers
Important Antique and Fine Art Auction July 5th 2008 at 10am
At Historic Noone Falls Mill, Peterborough NH

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Lot Number and Description	Images and Close-ups
112. Native American Crooked Knife, red painted chip carved handle, 19/20th century, east coast. Provenance: A Maine collection. Estimate $300-500
112A. Native American Crooked Knife, chip carved handle, with central carved heart, dark old finish, 19/20^th century, east coast. Provenance: A Maine collection. Estimate $300-500
112B. Native American Crooked Knife, carved American eagle form handle, remains of white & yellow paint on head & beak, 19/20th century, east coast. Provenance: A Maine collection. Estimate $300-500
112C. Native American Crooked Knife, elaborate chip carved handle, remains of red & green paint, 19/20th century. Provenance: A Maine collection. Estimate $400-600
112D. Two Native American Crooked Knives with carved wooden handles, 19/20th century, east coast. Provenance: A Maine collection. Estimate $200-300
113. James T. Bowen, 1801-1856, England, Philadelphia, PA, hand colored lithograph, folio size of, “Ne-o-mon-ne,” an Ioway Chief; published by, “McKinney & Hall, History Of The Indian Tribes Of North America,” see verso, 20” by 14” sight, framed & matted under glass, not taken out of the frame. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $350-600
114. Native American Pipe/Tomahawk, wrought iron pipe bowl & hatchet head surrounding a tapered oak handle capped with inlaid pewter, decorated with brass tacks & bands of punching, 24 1/2” long by 8” wide head. Appears to 19th c. with old color. Provenance: A Massachusetts collection. Estimate $2,500-3,500
115. Isabell Pena San Ildefonso, 1881-?, Pueblo black pottery bowl, hand coiled black on black, 7 1/2” top opening, scratch signed on bottom, “Isabell Pena, San Ildefonso,” her grandmother was Cipriana Pena, who is the great grandmother of Maria Martinez. Provenance: A NH collection. Estimate $1,500-2,500
115A. Navajo Chief’s style blanket, woven in natural ivory, chocolate brown, red purple/gray dyed wool in a modified third phase pattern. Consisting of halved & full cross designs enclosing parallel bars with broad linear panels with striped grounds, 69” x 55”, some edge losses. Appears to be ca. 1900. Provenance: A Hancock, NH collection. Estimate $800-1,200
115B. Navajo Scatter Rug, woven in natural ivory, chocolate brown, gray & red dyed wool. Consisting of 6 crosses set on a rectangular red center & latch hook border, wear & edge losses, 65” x 45”, appears to be early 20^th c. Provenance: A Hancock, NH collection. Estimate $400-700
116. Native American Ceremonial Mask, carved wood, black face with large hook nose, red eyes & mouth, protruding tongue, applied horse hair strips on head, 12 1/2” Tall, 7 1/2” wide, missing horse hair plume & tin disks covering eyes, probably Iroquois, 19/20th century. Provenance: A MA collection. Estimate $1,500-2,500