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Historical First Nations & Inuit Art AUGUST 20 - SEPTEMBER 3, 2026

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BACK INSIDE COVER Lot 4 Mother Beaver and Kits Belt Cup (Canoe Cup), Second Half 19th Century BACK COVER Lot 1 Portrait of Kanyen’Kehà:Ka (Mohawk) Leader Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea), 1786

1 UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, POSSIBLY JAMES PEACHEY (D. 1779), BRITISH PORTRAIT OF KANYEN’KEHÀ:KA (MOHAWK) LEADER JOSEPH BRANT (THAYENDANEGEA), 1786 Believed to have been commissioned by Francis Rawdon, 1st Marquess of Hastings, and presented to Joseph Brant during his second visit to London in 1786 enamel on ivory housed in gold plated locket 2 x 1.625 x 0.625 in — 5.1 x 4.1 x 1.6 cm PROVENANCE:

Believed to have been presented by Francis Rawdon, 1st Marquess of Hastings to Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea) for his daughter Christina Brant Hill (Kainyaron), Ontario, 1786 Passed by descent to Catherine Johns, Brantford, ON Thereafter possibly by descent to Catherine Kerr Osborne, Brantford, ON Murray Turner, Hamilton, ON By descent through the Turner family to the Estate of Patricia Gilbert-Turner, Norfolk, UK Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Ontario EXHIBITED:

Old Caneadea Council House, Genesee Valley, NY, USA, 1 October 1872 Joseph Brant Museum, Burlington, ON, 1992-1996 $20,000 — 30,000

2 UNIDENTIFIED WESTERN FIRST NATIONS ARTIST LARGE OCTOPUS BAG WITH BEADED DESIGNS, 19TH CENTURY wool, glass beads, cotton cloth, cotton thread 23.5 x 13.5 x .25 in — 59.7 x 34.3 x 0.6 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Toronto, ON $8,000 — 10,000

3 ATTRIBUTED TO UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST, LUNENBURG COUNTY, NS BANDBOX OR BRIDE’S BOX, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY wood, brass snare wire 6.75 x 19 x 14 in — 17.1 x 48.3 x 35.6 cm PROVENANCE:

An old New Brunswick Collection Cathy Consentino, New Brunswick Private Collection, Ontario $12,000 — 15,000

4 UNIDENTIFIED, POSSIBLY WABANAKI ARTIST MOTHER BEAVER AND KITS BELT CUP (CANOE CUP), SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY wood burl, hide, varnish 2 x 6.5 x 4.75 in — 5.1 x 16.5 x 12.1 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of Ivan Tolkien Wotherspoon (1845-1908), Quebec by descent to present Private Collection, Ontario $8,000 — 10,000

5 UNIDENTIFIED, POSSIBLY WABANAKI ARTIST BELT CUP (CANOE CUP) WITH CASK-FORM BELT TOGGLE, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY wood burl, hide 2 x 5.75 x 4.5 in — 5.1 x 14.6 x 11.4 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of Ivan Tolkien Wotherspoon (1845-1908), Quebec by descent to present Private Collection, Ontario $5,000 — 7,000

6 UNIDENTIFIED, POSSIBLY LENAPE (DELAWARE) MAKER, ONTARIO ARCHAIC PADDLE, 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER wood 5 x 4 x .75 in — 12.7 x 10.2 x 1.9 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $600 — 900

7 UNIDENTIFIED HAUDENOSAUNEE (IROQUOIS) ARTIST PAIR OF MONUMENTAL BASKETRY URNS, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY wood splints, dyes each 40 x 19 x 13 in — 101.6 x 48.3 x 33 cm PROVENANCE:

By repute found encased in the wall of an early movie theatre during renovations, Owen Sound, ON, ca. 1995 Private Collection, Toronto, ON $500 — 700

8 UNIDENTIFIED KUSKOKWIM DELTA YUP’IK ARTIST, BETHEL OR QUINHAGAK, AK MONUMENTAL MEN’S PICTORIAL FEAST BOWL, 1907-1917 OR EARLIER wood, seal blood, natural pigments; old grease pencil inscription and Carver County Historical Society tag affixed to bowl by the society’s founder O.D. Sell reads “9390” 5.25 x 26 x 14.75 in — 13.3 x 66 x 37.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Collected by Moravian Missionaries Herman and Elizabeth Holtmeier, Bethel and Quinhagak, AK, 1907-1917 Donated by the Holtmeier family to the Carver County Historical Society, Waconia, MN, 1952 Deaccessioned by the above, 1 February 1990 Sotheby’s, New York, NY, 26 May 1999, lot 384 Private Collection, Toronto, ON $4,000 — 6,000

9 UNIDENTIFIED ARCTIC MAKER SNOW GOGGLES, 19TH CENTURY wood; accompanied by custom mount 1.5 x 5 x 1 in — 3.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, San Francisco, CA $1,000 — 2,000

10 UNIDENTIFIED YUP’IK OR IÑUPIAT MAKER RARE SET OF GRADUATED WOUND PLUGS, 19TH CENTURY wood, sinew, ivory; accompanied by custom mount subject 7.5 x 5.5 x 2.25 in — 19.1 x 14 x 5.7 cm PROVENANCE:

By repute Jeffrey R. Myers Primitive Arts, New York City, NY Private Collection, Toronto, ON $800 — 1,200

11 UNIDENTIFIED YUP’IK OR CHUKCHI ARTIST, BERING SEA REGION “GUNSTOCK” PIPE WITH LEAD INLAY, 19TH CENTURY wood, lead, brass 2.5 x 8.5 x 1.5 in — 6.4 x 21.6 x 3.8 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Toronto, ON $800 — 1,200

12 UNIDENTIFIED QAQORTOQ (GREENLAND) ARTIST MODEL KAYAK, 19TH CENTURY hide, ivory, antler 2.75 x 19 x 2.25 in — 7 x 48.3 x 5.7 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Toronto, ON $400 — 600

13 UNIDENTIFIED SÁMI ARTIST, LAPLAND BOX WITH CUTOUT AND PRESSED DESIGNS, 19TH CENTURY birch bark, wood, leather, paper 5 x 4.25 x 2 in — 12.7 x 10.8 x 5.1 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York $300 — 400

14 UNIDENTIFIED YUP’IK OR CHUKCHI ARTIST STANDING FIGURE, 19TH CENTURY ivory; old collector’s label inscribed “Eskimo circa 1840 ?”; accompanied by custom mount overall 5 x 1.5 x 1.25 in — 12.7 x 3.8 x 3.2 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $300 — 500

15 UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA OR TLINGIT ARTIST BRACELET WITH ENGRAVED KILLER WHALE DESIGNS, 1920 OR EARLIER silver, 39 g; unsigned, approximate circumference 6.875 in — 3.8 cm height 1.5 in — 3.8 cm, diameter 2.25 in — 5.7 cm PROVENANCE:

Collected in the Pacific Northwest by Marius Barbeau, ca. 1920s Gifted by the above to his daughter Dalila Barbeau Price By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto, ON $1,000 — 1,500

16 UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST PIPE WITH MALE FIGURES AND BEAR, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY argillite, ivory; accompanied by custom mount subject 2 x 8 x 1.25 in — 5.1 x 20.3 x 3.2 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Vancouver, BC $3,000 — 5,000

17 UNIDENTIFIED NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST WOODEN STOOL WITH THUNDERBIRD AND WHALE IMAGERY, CA. 1900 cedar, paint 19.25 x 19.75 x 11 in — 48.9 x 50.2 x 27.9 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $2,000 — 3,000

18 UNIDENTIFIED TLINGIT ARTIST SCULPTURE OF NOBLE ATOP SLAVE, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY wood, paint 13.5 x 3.75 x 3.5 in — 34.3 x 9.5 x 8.9 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York $3,000 — 5,000

19 UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA OR TLINGIT ARTIST DANCE PADDLES, 19TH CENTURY wood, paint 17 x 2.75 x .5 in — 43.2 x 7 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Vancouver, BC $1,000 — 1,500

20 UNIDENTIFIED KWAKWAKA’WAKW ARTIST BEAR-FORM BOWL, FIRST HALF OF 19TH CENTURY wood, paint; old label on underside with erroneous inscription reads “This carving was picked up in the Panama in 1907 by J.W. Tipton” 5.5 x 11 x 4 in — 14 x 27.9 x 10.2 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $10,000 — 15,000

21 UNIDENTIFIED, POSSIBLY HEILTSUK (BELLA BELLA) ARTIST FROG FORM BOWL, 19TH CENTURY wood, paint 5 x 9.5 x 5.75 in — 12.7 x 24.1 x 14.6 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Vancouver, BC $3,000 — 5,000

22 UNIDENTIFIED KWAKWAKA’WAKW ARTIST LARGE FEAST BOWL, 19TH CENTURY wood, brass tacks; bearing an early pen and ink collection number “1508”; also inscribed with the initials “WJ” 7 x 23 x 11.5 in — 16.5 x 57.8 x 30.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Seahawk Auctions, Collection of Ethan Allan, Vancouver, BC, 27 Jun 2015, lot 182 Private Collection, Vancouver, BC $2,000 — 4,000

23 UNIDENTIFIED NORTHWEST COAST ARTIST MODEL TOTEM POLE OF EAGLE ATOP COPPER, 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY wood 24.25 x 4.5 x 4.5 in — 61.6 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Vancouver, BC $1,500 — 2,500

24 UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, POSSIBLY HEILTSUK (BELLA BELLA) OR NUXALK (BELLA COOLA) PORTRAIT MASK, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY wood, paint; inscribed in pencil verso “Klinkett” 15 x 11.75 x 4 in — 38.1 x 29.8 x 10.2 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Tennessee, USA Private Collection, Toronto, ON $4,000 — 6,000

25 UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA OR TLINGIT ARTIST PADDLES WITH PAINTED AND INCISED FORMLINE DESIGNS, 19TH CENTURY wood, paint 57 x 6 x 1 in — 144.8 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Vancouver, BC $2,000 — 3,000

26 DAVID F. NIIT’KA, POSSIBLY NUU-CHAH-NULTH PADDLE, 20TH CENTURY wood, steel nails; Paddle bears marker inscriptions reading: “Made by David F. Niit’ka” height 61 in — 154.9 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, British Columbia $700 — 900

27 UNIDENTIFIED NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST HALIBUT CLUB, 19TH CENTURY wood; Denver Art Museum and additional unidentified collection numbers inscribed on pommel read “1937.276” and “QNu-14.P / 28”; a further collection tag accompanying the club reads “Nootka 1937.276 cluc” 17.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 in — 44.5 x 11.4 x 8.9 cm PROVENANCE:

Collected by Lieut. George Thornton Emmons (1852-1945) Purchased from the above by Denver Art Museum, Denver CO, 1937 Leslie Hindman Auctions, Chicago, Il, 2018 Private Collection, Toronto, ON $700 — 900

28 EASTERN DAKOTA (SANTEE SIOUX) ARTIST T-SHAPED CATLINITE PIPE WITH GEOMETRIC INLAY AND STEM, 19TH CENTURY catlinite, wood, lead or pewter 4.25 x 20.5 x 1 in — 10.8 x 52.1 x 2.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $1,000 — 1,500

29 UNIDENTIFIED OCETI SAKOWIN (SIOUX) ARTIST T-SHAPED PIPE BOWL AND FACETED STEM WITH BAND MOTIF, 19TH CENTURY catlinite, wood 5 x 26.5 x 1 in — 12.7 x 67.3 x 2.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $700 — 900

30 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTIST T-SHAPED PIPE BOWL, 19TH CENTURY catlinite; extensive carbon incrustation and signs of use 2.5 x 3 x 1 in — 6.4 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $400 — 600

31 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTIST THREE PIPE BOWLS, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY catlinite largest 1.75 x 3.125 x .5 in — 4.4 x 7.9 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $200 — 300

32 IROQUIAN ARTIST; UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST ONE TRUMPET PIPE, AND ONE STONE PIPE BOWL, 17TH CENTURY clay; stone; trumpet pipe inscribed “Ray Morse Farm / Dry [?] JE[?] Co. New York”; the other accompanied by collector’s inventory tag largest 2.5 x 6 x 1.25 in — 6.4 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm PROVENANCE:

Collected in New York, USA Private Collection, Ontario $100 — 200

33 UNIDENTIFIED MAYAN ARTIST PRE-COLUMBIAN SALVAGED GREENSTONE CELT stone 2.5 x 2.75 x .75 in — 6.4 x 7 x 1.9 cm PROVENANCE:

Reputed to have been part of a cache discovered while digging for fence posts during a visit to family properties in Ecuador or Guatemala, ca. 1950 By decent to the family Acquired from the above Private Collection, Toronto, ON $300 — 500

34 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTIST LOOP NECKLACE, 19TH CENTURY glass and brass beads, fur, leather 38 x 8 x .25 in — 96.5 x 20.3 x 0.6 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $300 — 500

35 UNIDENTIFIED NORTHERN PLAINS OR PLATEAU ARTIST NECKLACE, 19TH CENTURY dentalium shells, cotton thread largest height 47 in — 119.4 cm, diameter .125 in — 0.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $100 — 200

36 UNIDENTIFIED MONTREAL ARTISTS TRADE SILVER HEART-FORM BROOCH; AND CROSS, CA. 1780-1820 silver, 4 g; one stamped “[?]WE”, the other with an indistinct mark; accompanied by collector’s inventory tags 1.25 x 1 x 0.625 in — 3.2 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $500 — 700

37 UNIDENTIFIED BASQUE MAKERS SIX BISCAYNE TRADE AXES, 17TH CENTURY iron; each with cross in circle touch mark largest 4.25 x 8.25 x 1.5 in — 10.8 x 21 x 3.8 cm PROVENANCE:

Various Great Lakes Area Collections Private Collection, ON $1,200 — 1,500

38 UNIDENTIFIED BASQUE MAKERS TWO BISCAYNE TRADES AXES (RARE MARKS), 17TH CENTURY iron; each with six-pointed touch marks; one accompanied by tag reading “Trade axe, most unusual touche [sic] marks. Found in upper N.Y. State. 1600’s - early 1700s” largest 4 x 8.5 x 1.5 in — 10.2 x 21.6 x 3.8 cm PROVENANCE:

By repute Private Collection New York, USA Private collection, Ontario $400 — 600

39 UNIDENTIFIED ENGLISH MAKER ROUND POLE TRADE AXE, 17TH-18TH CENTURY iron 3 x 6.5 x 1.75 in — 7.6 x 16.5 x 4.4 cm PROVENANCE:

Great Lakes Area Collection $100 — 200

40 REVEREND ABRAHAM NELLES (1805-1884), CANADIAN [BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER IN MOHAWK], 1842 contemporary full brown calfskin covers, spine ruled and lettered in gilt; text in Mohawk and English; 456 pages 8.5 x 5.25 x 1.25 in — 21.6 x 13.3 x 3.2 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $500 — 700

41 REVEREND JOHN CHANTLER MCDOUGALL (1842-1917), CANADIAN [CREE HYMN BOOK], 1888 contemporary full calfskin covers panelled in blind; lettered in gilt; inscribed on front endpages “Mary Ann Eaes Norway House 1891”; text in Cree syllabics and English; 153 pages 5.25 x 3.375 x 0.625 in — 13.3 x 8.6 x 1.6 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $200 — 400

42 POSSIBLY CREE OR DEH GAH GOT’INE (SLAVEY) ARTIST MITTENS WITH BEADED FLORAL DESIGNS, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY hide, glass, brass, and steel beads, wool, fur, silk ribbon, cotton thread each 10 x 6 x 1 in — 25.4 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $300 — 500

43 UNIDENTIFIED ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE) ARTIST BANDOLIER BAG WITH FLORAL AND GEOMETRIC MOTIFS, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY cotton cloth, glass beads, velvet, cotton thread, steel hooks 39.5 x 17 x .5 in — 100.3 x 43.2 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $800 — 1,200

44 UNIDENTIFIED DENE (ATHABASKAN) ARTIST QUILLED BELT WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY bird quills, dyes, hide, cotton thread 30 x 2.5. x .125 in — 76.2 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $700 — 900

45 UNIDENTIFIED MÉTIS OR CREE ARTIST LEVER ACTION RIFLE SCABBARD WITH BEADED FLORAL DESIGNS, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread; beadwork on both faces of scabbard spells out the initials “JAB” including fringe 16 x 46 x 1.5 in — 40.6 x 116.8 x 3.8 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Alberta $1,500 — 2,500

46 UNIDENTIFIED NIITSITAPI (BLACKFOOT) ARTIST LEGGINGS WITH BEADED ORGANIC DESIGNS, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY glass beads, canvas, cotton grain sacks, yellow and read ochre pigment, cotton thread each height 32 in — 81.3 cm, diameter 8 in — 20.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $800 — 1,200

47 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTIST DANCE RATTLE WITH DEW-CLAWS AND BEADED AND FRINGED DROP, 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, dew-claws, yellow ochre pigment, wool, cotton thread, feathers 34.5 x 3.75 x 2 in — 87.6 x 9.5 x 5.1 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $400 — 600

48 UNIDENTIFIED ASSINIBOINE ARTIST, POSSIBLY STONEY-NAKODA PIPE BAG BEADED WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread 23 x 5.5 x .5 in — 58.4 x 14 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $900 — 1,200

49 UNIDENTIFIED OJIBWA (ANISHINAABE) OR CREE ARTIST PIPE BAG WITH BEADED FLORAL DESIGNS, 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, trade cloth, cotton thread 23 x 6.25 x .5 in — 58.4 x 15.9 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $900 — 1,200

50 UNIDENTIFIED CREE ARTIST PIPE BAG WITH BEADED FLORAL DESIGNS, 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread 27.5 x 5.75 x .5 in — 69.9 x 14.6 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $700 — 900

51 UNIDENTIFIED LAKOTA, OCETI SAKOWIN (SIOUX) ARTIST BEADED AND QUILLED PIPE BAG, 20TH CENTURY glass beads, hide, porcupine quills including fringe 30 x 7 in — 76.2 x 17.8 cm PROVENANCE:

Eagle Spirit Gallery, Vancouver, BC $700 — 900

52 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTIST, POSSIBLY TSÉTSĖHÉSTÁHESE (CHEYENNE) BEADED AND QUILLED PIPE BAG, 20TH CENTURY glass beads, porcupine quills, hide including fringe 42 x 8 in — 106.7 x 20.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Eagle Spirit Gallery, Vancouver, BC $700 — 900

53 UNIDENTIFIED APSÁALOOKE (CROW) ARTIST PAINTED PARFLECHE ENVELOPE, 19TH CENTURY paint, hide, cotton cordage 28.5 x 12.25 x 2 in — 72.4 x 31.1 x 5.1 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Santa Fe, NM $2,000 — 3,000

54 UNIDENTIFIED, POSSIBLY APSÁALOOKE (CROW/ABSAROKE) ARTIST BEADED MOCCASINS WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread, wool each 6.5 x 10 x 4 in — 16.5 x 25.4 x 10.2 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $500 — 700

55 UNIDENTIFIED LAKOTA ARTIST BEADED MOCCASINS WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, sinew, cotton thread each 4.5 x 9.5 x 3.5 in — 11.4 x 24.1 x 8.9 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $500 — 700

56 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTIST, POSSIBLY APSÁALOOKE (CROW/ABSAROKE) OR NIITSITAPI (BLACKFOOT) PAIR OF MOCCASINS BEADED WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, wool, cotton thread each 7 x 11 x 3.5 in — 17.8 x 27.9 x 8.9 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $700 — 900

57 UNIDENTIFIED NIITSITAPII (BLACKFOOT) ARTIST BEADED MOCCASINS WITH FLORAL DESIGNS, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread, wool each 8 x 10.5 x 4 in — 20.3 x 26.7 x 10.2 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $500 — 700

58 UNIDENTIFIED NIITSITAPII (BLACKFOOT) ARTIST BEADED MOCCASINS WITH FLORAL DESIGNS, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton fabric, cotton thread each 7 x 9.5 x 4 in — 17.8 x 24.1 x 10.2 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $400 — 600

59 UNIDENTIFIED HAUDENOSAUNEE (IROQUOIS) ARTIST PAIR OF MOCCASINS BEADED WITH FLORAL DESIGNS, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, silk, velvet, cotton thread, paper card each 3.25 x 8 x 3.25 in — 8.3 x 20.3 x 8.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $100 — 200

60 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTIST PAIR OF CHILD’S MOCCASINS WITH QUILLWORK AND BEADED GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY hide, porcupine quills, glass beads, cotton thread, cotton trade cloth each 2.5 x 6 x 2.75 in — 6.4 x 15.2 x 7 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $100 — 200

61 VARIOUS, CREE, MÉTIS, AND PLAINS ARTISTS SEVEN PAIRS AND ONE SINGLE MOCCASIN, LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread largest 6 x 11 x 5 in — 15.2 x 27.9 x 12.7 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $400 — 600

62 VARIOUS HAUDENOSAUNEE (IROQUOIS), MÉTIS, AND PLAINS ARTISTS ONE BAG, AND CHILDREN’S MOCCASINS, LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread largest 2.25 x 7 x 3.75 in — 5.7 x 17.8 x 9.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $300 — 400

63 UNIDENTIFIED NORWAY HOUSE MÉTIS ARTIST BAG WITH BUTTONHOLE EMBROIDERED FLORAL DESIGNS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY hide, cotton cloth, thread, dyes 7 x 5.5 x .5 in — 17.8 x 14 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $300 — 500

64 UNIDENTIFIED MÉTIS ARTIST POUCH AND MEDALLION WITH BUTTONHOLE EMBROIDERED FLORAL DESIGNS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY hide, silk, cotton thread, dyes, wool, feathers largest 6 x 4.75 x 1.75 in — 15.2 x 12.1 x 4.4 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $300 — 500

65 UNIDENTIFIED MÉTIS ARTIST PICTURE FRAME WITH BUTTONHOLE EMBROIDERED FLORAL DESIGNS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY hide, silk, cotton fabric, cotton thread, dyes 8 x 6 x .125 in — 20.3 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $200 — 300

66 UNIDENTIFIED MÉTIS ARTIST WALL POCKET WITH BEADED FLORAL DESIGNS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY wool, cotton cloth, glass beads, cotton thread 11 x 8.5 x .25 in — 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.6 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $300 — 500

67 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS MAKERS TWO WAR CLUBS WITH BEADWORK AND TRADE CLOTH WRAPPED HAFTS, 19TH CENTURY stone, wood, hide, glass beads, cotton trade cloth, cotton thread, sinew largest 18 x 5 x 1.5 in — 45.7 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $500 — 700

68 UNIDENTIFIED NORTHERN PLAINS ARTIST, POSSIBLY LAKOTA, OCETI SAKOWIN (SIOUX) SKINNING KNIFE AND SHEATH BEADED WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, 19TH CENTURY glass beads, hide, repurposed parfleche, metal, wood, sinew 13.5 x 3.5 x 1 in — 34.3 x 8.9 x 2.5 cm, length 13 in — 33 cm; PROVENANCE:

Eagle Spirit Gallery, Vancouver, BC $400 — 600

69 UNIDENTIFIED NORTHERN PLAINS ARTIST, POSSIBLY LAKOTA, OCETI SAKOWIN (SIOUX) KNIFE, AND SHEATH BEADED WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, 19TH CENTURY glass and steel beads, hide, metal, wood, brass tacks, pigment, cotton thread 13.75 x 3 x 1 in — 34.9 x 7.6 x 2.5 cm, length 13 in — 33 cm PROVENANCE:

Eagle Spirit Gallery, Vancouver, BC $400 — 600

70 UNIDENTIFIED NORTHERN PLAINS ARTIST, POSSIBLY LAKOTA, OCETI SAKOWIN (SIOUX) KNIFE, AND SHEATH BEADED WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, 19TH & 20TH CENTURY glass beads, hide, metal, wood, sinew 12.75 x 2.5 x 1 in — 32.4 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm, length 13.5 in — 34.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Eagle Spirit Gallery, Vancouver, BC $400 — 600

71 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTIST FRINGED KNIFE SHEATH BEADED WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread 20 x 4 x .25 in — 50.8 x 10.2 x 0.6 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $400 — 600

72 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTIST KNIFE SHEATH AND POUCH BEADED WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, LATE 19TH CENTURY OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread largest 11 x 4 x .25 in — 27.9 x 10.2 x 0.6 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $400 — 600

73 UNIDENTIFIED ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE) ARTIST TOBACCO POUCH WITH BEADED FLORAL DESIGNS, 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread 6.75 x 4 x .5 in — 17.1 x 10.2 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $100 — 200

74 UNIDENTIFIED OCETI SAKOWIN (SIOUX) ARTIST QUILLED AWL CASE, 19TH CENTURY porcupine quills, hide, glass beads, tin, sinew, horse hair 10.5 x 1 x 1 in — 26.7 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $200 — 300

75 UNIDENTIFIED NORTHERN PLAINS ARTIST DRUMSTICK BEADED WITH HORSESHOE MOTIF, LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY hide, glass and steel beads, hide, wood height 16.25 in — 2 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of C. Frank Turner, Toronto, ON By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto, ON $100 — 200

76 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTIST POUCH BEADED WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread 21 x 5.5 x .5 in — 53.3 x 14 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $200 — 300

77 UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTISTS FIVE POUCHES BEADED WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, SECOND HALF OF 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread largest 15 x 4.5 x .25 in — 38.1 x 11.4 x 0.6 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $500 — 700

78 VARIOUS UNIDENTIFIED PLAINS ARTISTS SEVEN BANDS AND BELTS BEADED WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, 19TH CENTURY glass beads, hide, cotton thread largest 41.5 x 2.5 x .125 in — 105.4 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $200 — 300

79 ELIZABETH “LIZZIE” OGLE (TONIYA WAKANWIN) (1885-1984), OGLALA LAKOTA (SIOUX) A COLLECTION OF TEN BEADWORK NECKLACES, AND MAUL WITH BEADED HAFT, CA. 1970S glass and metal beads, cotton thread, stone, hide largest 5.5 x 7 x 3.25 in — 14 x 17.8 x 8.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ogle (Toniya Wakanwin), Wood Mountain, SK Acquired from the above by Susan Turner, Toronto, ON By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto, ON $500 — 700

80 UNIDENTIFIED CREE ARTIST, CUMBERLAND HOUSE, SASKATCHEWAN BAG WITH BEADED FLORAL DESIGNS, FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread, silk; beadwork verso reads “Cumberland House, Sask”; accompanied by collector’s inventory tag reading “Beaded Bag, Cree Indian, Cumberland House, which was a Hudson Bay Trading Post in Northern Sask. in the early days.” 5 x 7.25 x .5 in — 12.7 x 18.4 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $200 — 300

81 UNIDENTIFIED MÉTIS AND CREE ARTISTS FOUR PAIRS OF GAUNTLETS WITH BEADED AND EMBROIDERED FLORAL DESIGNS, LATE 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY hide, glass beads, cotton thread largest 15 x 9 x .50 in — 38.1 x 22.9 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Collection of John Gaddis Tipton, Alberta By descent to the present Private Collection, British Columbia $300 — 500

82 UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, CA. 1825 porcupine quills, organic dyes, wood, birch bark, spruce root; letter within inscribed “To those it may concern- Ladies Handicraft Society & Dear Friends, This little box is over 100 yrs old I was given om[SIC] great grandmother for a bannock of bread- by an Indianvz[sic] “Black Snake. / When this country was a dense forest, the Cameron’s came from Lochaber Scotland they were the pioneers / I am ill & require some money. Please try to sell for me Jesus in hope / Mrs. R. S. Cameron”; letter also inscribed in pencil “Canadian Handicraft Shop Montreal 7/22/25” 5.75 x 8.25 x 6.5 in — 14.6 x 21 x 16.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York, USA $2,000 — 3,000

83 UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY porcupine quills, organic dyes, wood, birch bark, spruce root 2.5 x 5 x 3.5 in — 6.4 x 12.7 x 8.9 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York, USA $500 — 700

84 UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY porcupine quills, organic dyes, wood, birch bark, spruce root 3.5 x 6 x 3.75 in — 8.9 x 15.2 x 9.5 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Nova Scotia Private Collection, Toronto, ON $700 — 900

85 UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY porcupine quills, organic dyes, wood, birch bark, spruce root 2.75 x 5.5 x 4 in — 7 x 14 x 10.2 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York, USA $800 — 1,200

86 UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY porcupine quills, organic dyes, wood, birch bark, spruce root; inventory sticker to underside inscribed “1559” 4.5 x 9.75 x 9.5 in — 11.4 x 24.8 x 24.1 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York, USA $2,000 — 3,000

87 UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY porcupine quills, organic dyes, wood, birch bark, spruce root 8 x 10.5 x 8 in — 20.3 x 26.7 x 20.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York, USA $2,000 — 3,000

88 UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, CA. FOURTH QUARTER 19TH CENTURY porcupine quills, aniline dyes, wood, birch bark, spruce root; old R.W. Oliver’s auction tag to underside; old collector’s tag inscribed “1988” 2.75 x 5.75 x 3.25 in — 7 x 14.6 x 8.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York, USA $500 — 700

89 UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY porcupine quills, organic dyes, wood, birch bark, spruce root height 6 in — 15.2 cm, diameter 5.5 in — 14 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York, USA $500 — 700

90 UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, CA. 1860-1865 porcupine quills, organic dyes, wood, birch bark, spruce root 5.5 x 2.25 x 1.5 in — 14 x 5.7 x 3.8 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York, USA $500 — 700

91 UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, CA. 1860-1865 porcupine quills, aniline dyes, wood, birch bark, spruce root 4.25 x 7.75 x 5 in — 10.8 x 19.7 x 12.7 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York, USA $700 — 900

92 UNIDENTIFIED MI’KMAQ ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, CA. 1860-1865 porcupine quills, aniline dyes, wood, birch bark, spruce root; old R.W. Oliver’s auction tag to underside; old collector’s tag inscribed “1989” 4.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 in — 12.1 x 21.6 x 14 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, New York, USA $700 — 900

93 UNIDENTIFIED ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE) ARTIST QUILLED LIDDED BOX, 20TH CENTURY porcupine quills, aniline dyes, birch bark, sweet grass, cotton thread; inscribed in pencil on underside “Mother” height 3 in — 7.6 cm, diameter 4.5 in — 11.4 cm PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario $100 — 200

94 UNIDENTIFIED SIVUQAQ (ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND) ARTIST HARPOON HEAD, OLD BERING SEA III, CA. 300-500 CE ivory; bearing collector’s inventory number reading “SO 84”; accompanied by acrylic mount subject 4 x 1 x .5 in — 10.2 x 2.5 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Collected by Ruthelle Kingeekek, Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, AK Native Hospital Shop, Anchorage, AK Private Collection, Toronto, ON $800 — 1,200

95 UNIDENTIFIED BERING SEA REGION ARTISTS PAIR OF SPOONS, ONE WITH FIGURAL BOWL, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY OR EARLIER bone largest 7 x 1.75 x .5 in — 17.8 x 4.4 x 1.3 cm PROVENANCE:

Collected by Igor Lavrov, Russia, ca. 1940s George Costakis, Russia and Greece Thence by descent $80 — 100

96 UNIDENTIFIED BERING SEA REGION ARTIST WHALE EFFIGY, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY OR EARLIER wood, hide, fibre cordage 3.75 x 8 x 2 in — 9.5 x 20.3 x 5.1 cm PROVENANCE: