ONLINE AUCTION | June. 28 12:00pm - July. 8 1:00pm

DR. GREGORY INDIGENOUS & TRIBAL COLLECTIBLES

Buyer's Premium: 

22% (2% discount for payments by cash or debit only - no discount for credit card or e-Transfer payments)

Gardner Galleries is honoured to be handling contents from the estate of Dr. David Gregory of Union, Ontario. This session includes a large and varied selection of stone artifacts, beadwork, pottery, baskets, artwork and much more.

Unless mentioned otherwise, measurements of the image are height by width, frame size not included. Condition reports for any work in this auction is available by contacting our office (condition of frames are never guaranteed).

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2021

CASED ARTIFACT COLLECTION

Pair beaded gloves, (3) beaded bags, beaded pendant, (2) beads and a bronze medallion holed for pendant use with portrait of Oronhyatekha (Mohawk physician) housed in an 45.7 x 91.4cm (18 x 36in) t

Current Bid: $235
2022

LEATHER PIPE BAG

With glass beads and tin cones - length excluding bottom fringe 38.1cm (15in)

Current Bid: $105
2023

STONE POINT COLLECTION

(98) examples housed in a 81.3 x 61cm (32 x 24in) shadowbox frame with plaque "Marcus P. Klawieter Collection"

Current Bid: $310
2024

COILED BASKET

Conical form with cone-shaped cover - height 24.1cm (9 1/2in)

Current Bid: $87
2025

STONE SPEAR HEAD

Length 18.4cm (7 1/4in) housed in display box

Current Bid: $98
2026

BASKET BABY-CARRIER

Height 91.4cm (36in), some minor breaks

Current Bid: $40
2027

STONE ARTIFACTS

(65) assorted in a 30.5 x 40.6cm (12 x 16in) display case

Current Bid: $81
2028

SIOUX ROACH (HEADDRESS)

Dyed porcupine and deer hair with tag "Sioux Roach Carved bone spreader 1870-1880" - on wood 43.2cm (17in) high stand

Current Bid: $1500
2029

ARTIFACT COLLECTION

Stone points, pottery shards, needles, etc., (71 pieces) housed in a table-top display case

Current Bid: $170
2030

TRADE ADZE

Early hand-forged iron - length 23.5cm (9 1/4in)

Current Bid: $45
2031

18 STONE POINTS

Displayed in a 21.6 x 31.1cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/4in) case

Current Bid: $62
2032

3 WICKER BOWLS/CONTAINERS

(2) coiled and other woven wicker 46.4cm (18 1/4in) diameter

Current Bid: $55
2033

STONE ARTIFACT

Carved and holed porphyry retaining a faded paper collection label - 6.4cm (2 1/2in) high in display box

Current Bid: $99
2034

4 PAIRS BEADED MOCCASINS

High-top pair probably Yukon; summer pair with note Blackfoot made in 1911, Glacier National Park; pair Chippewa; pair summer - all show wear

Current Bid: $140
2035

INDIGENOUS ARTIFACTS

Over 100 stone points, drilled beads, etc. on a 78.7 x 64.8cm (31 x 25 1/2in) panel

Current Bid: $117
2036

HAND-CARVED BLACK WOOD MASK

Northwest school, height excluding hair fringe 29.2cm (11 1/2in)

Current Bid: $333
2037

5 STONE POINTS

Housed in a 15.9 x 21cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/4in) display box

Current Bid: $60
2038

SENECA TURTLE EFFIGY WAR CLUB

Late 19th century, length 40.6cm (16in)

Current Bid: $170
2039

STONE POINTS

(26) housed in (2) 20.3 x 30.5cm (8 x 12in) display boxes

Current Bid: $85
2040

PIPE BOWL & STEM

Catlinite stone pipe bowl - one side has a partial crack - length 12.7cm (5in) together with a 25.4cm (10in) long stem

Current Bid: $133
2041

STONE POINTS

(14) points displayed in a 35.6 x 31.1cm 14 x 12 1/4in) rustic wood frame

Current Bid: $20
2042

2 BEADED BAGS

Antique leather strike-a-light bags - height approximately 14.6cm (5 3/4in), age wear

Current Bid: $150
2043

12 STONE ARTIFACTS

Housed in (4) small display boxes

Current Bid: $55
2044

NAVAJO NECKLACE

Handcrafted silver "squash blossom" inset with turquoise - length approximately 71.1cm (28in), black display not part of lot

Current Bid: $1200
2045

STONE POINT COLLECTION

(50) examples housed in a 30.5 x 45.7cm (12 x 18in) display case

Current Bid: $110
2046

INDIGENOUS STONE CARVING

Untitled "Two Heads, Hand and Eagle" by Garfield (Sago'wis) Thomas, signed underneath - height 29.8cm (11 3/4in), width 27.9cm (11in), depth 12.1cm (4 3/4in)

Current Bid: $190
2047

CASE OF STONE ARTIFACTS

(100) examples in a 50.8 x 78.1cm (20 x 30 3/4in) table-top display case - some chipped

Current Bid: $160
2048

6 WICKER CONTAINERS

Some imperfections, largest is 26.7cm (10 1/2in) diameter

Current Bid: $40
2049

SLATE BANNERSTONE

Double-notched butterfly bannerstone approximately 14cm (5 1/2in) long - display box

Current Bid: $120
2050

18TH CENTURY ENGRAVING

Hand-coloured "Portrait of a Man of Nootka Sound, Portrait of a Woman of Nootka Sound" published London circa 1784 after the 1778 original drawings by John Webber who accompanied Captain

Current Bid: $115
2051

STONE ARTIFACTS

(45) examples including unfinished points, shards, etc. housed in (3) 21.6 x 31.1cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/4in) display boxes

Current Bid: $90
2052

ROACH SPREADER

Carved bone with two spreaders - length 16.5cm (6 1/2in)

Current Bid: $135
2053

STONE SPEAR POINT

Length 19.7cm (7 3/4in) housed in display case

Current Bid: $132
2054

PAINTED WOVEN FIBRE YAM MASK

Papua New Guinea - height 29.2cm (11 1/2in)

Current Bid: $30
2055

3 STONE ARTIFACTS

Celt, grooved hammer head, 30.5cm (12in) long oval grinding bowl

Current Bid: $105
2056

3 PIECES NATIVE BEADWORK

Blackfoot belt and (2) pendants

Current Bid: $66
2057

STONE POINT COLLECTION

Display case 31.1 x 40.6cm (12 1/4 x 16in) housing (93) examples

Current Bid: $97
2058

CLAY PIPE

Bird effigy bowl, stem has restorations - length 21.6cm (8 1/2in), collection box

Current Bid: $130
2059

STONE POINTS

Approximately (60) pieces housed in a 35.6 x 50.8cm (14 x 20in) display box

Current Bid: $71
2060

3 CONTAINERS

Bark and porcupine quill comprising (2) circular containers and a card case - larger box is 7.6cm (3in) diameter and is in good overall condition, other two have some minor imperfections

Current Bid: $165
2061

INDIGENOUS ARTIFACTS

Trade bead necklace, pipe bowl and (13) stone points housed in a 21 x 31.1cm (8 1/4 x 12 1/4in) display box

Current Bid: $55
2062

HARPOONS & ARROW

(2) bone-tipped harpoons and an iron-tipped arrow housed in a 91.4cm (36in) long display case

Current Bid: $500
2063

STONE ARTIFACTS

(33) including obsidian housed in (3) small display boxes

Current Bid: $45
2064

TRADE SILVER

(4) trade silver brooches comprising circular with moon cutouts hallmarked "CA"; double heart and crown hallmarked "HB (Hudson Bay Company)"; heart-shaped owl effigy marked &quo

Current Bid: $525
2065

ARTIFACTS

Mostly iron and copper including a 15.2cm (6in) long axe head - 22.9 x 30.5cm (9 x 12in) display case

Current Bid: $375
2066

TRIBAL ADZE

Wood with slate blade fastened with wicker - imperfections, handle length 68.6cm (27in)

Current Bid: $20
2067

STONE POINTS

(32) examples in a 30.5 x 40.6cm (12 x 16in) display case

Current Bid: $65
2068

3 WICKER CONTAINERS

Large South-West basket, 31.8cm (12 1/2in) high covered container, coiled basket - some imperfections

Current Bid: $65
2069

STONE ARTIFACTS

(6) examples housed in (4) display boxes

Current Bid: $46
2070

VINTAGE SOUVENIR DANCE CLUB

Attributed to Walpole Island with pyrography decoration - length 47cm (18 1/2in)

Current Bid: $210
2071

SMALL STONE POINTS

(40) examples in a 21.6 x 31.1cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/4in) display box

Current Bid: $70
2072

14 INDIGENOUS ARTIFACTS

Bone needles, hook, etc. in a 15.9 x 21cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/4in) box

Current Bid: $45
2073

4 BIRD STONES

Housed in a 25.4 x 30.5cm (10 x 12in) display case

Current Bid: $1037
2074

ANIMAL EFFIGY PIPE

Carved catlinite on long wood stem with beads - overall length 85.1cm (33 1/2in)

Current Bid: $265
2075

LARGE STONE AXE HEAD

Grooved axe head approximately 22.2cm (8 3/4in) long

Current Bid: $84
2076

NORTH AFRICAN PILLOW

Tuareg hand-tooled painted leather pillow - length excluding fringe 46.4cm (18 1/4in)

Current Bid: $45
2077

STONE ARTIFACTS

(9) skinning stones with one 16.5cm (6 1/2in) long labeled as from Knox Co., Tennessee housed in a display case

Current Bid: $187
2078

TWO PIECES BEADWORK

Holster and knife sheath housed for display in a 40.6cm (16in) square shadowbox frame

Current Bid: $875
2079

STONE ARTIFACTS

(29) examples in (2) 21.6 x 31.1cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/4in) display boxes

Current Bid: $64
2080

8 BONE ARTIFACTS

Hooks, etc. in a 15.2 x 22.9cm (6 x 9in) display case - largest is 6.4cm (2 1/2in) long

Current Bid: $120
2081

SKINNING STONE

Length 9.2cm (3 5/8in) housed in a shadowbox display frame

Current Bid: $65
2082

ACRYLIC PAINTING ON PAPER

Untitled by Roland Kakegamic, born 1958 - 41.9 x 29.2cm (16 1/2 x 11 1/2in)

Current Bid: $55
2083

STONE POINTS

(28) in a 21.6 x 31.1cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/4in) display box

Current Bid: $65
2084

TRADE SILVER

Owl and heart brooch hallmarked "NH.NP" 4.4cm (1 3/4in) high together with a beaver pendant - display case

Current Bid: $141
2085

15 ARTIFACTS

Mostly stone including spear points - longest 14cm (5 1/2in) and teeth housed in a double-hinged oak case

Current Bid: $130
2086

WEST COAST CARVED CEDAR PLAQUE

Salish school "Sun Mask", signed and titled verso - diameter 19.1cm (7 1/2in)

Current Bid: $185
2087

STONE POINTS

(31) in (2) 21.6 x 31.1cm (8 1/2 x 12 1/4in) display boxes

Current Bid: $75
2088

INUIT HARPOON HEAD

Tusk handle with incised decoration including a fish fitted with a stone point - overall length 18.1cm (7 1/8in)

Current Bid: $167
2089

4 STONE ARTIFACTS

Each in a display case - longest 8.3cm (3 1/4in)

Current Bid: $45
2090

COILED LIDDED BASKET

Overall height 27.9cm (11in), shows some imperfections mostly on cover and base rims

Current Bid: $222
2091

STONE ARTIFACTS DISPLAY

(66) assorted stone points mounted on a framed panel with note "These items found on or near Lot 6, Range 2, South of Ekfrid Township, Middlesex County by various members of the Johnson family

Current Bid: $120
2092

2 EXCAVATED ARTIFACTS

Bracelet and a disc shaped sieve each in a 13.3 x 15.2cm (5 1/4 x 6in) display box

Current Bid: $95
2093

2 INUIT FISHING TOOLS

Skin-wrapped fish sap and a 21.6cm (8 1/2in) long bone handled crooked knife

Current Bid: $25
2094

STONE CARVING

Iroquois school of a false face with drummer - height 27.9cm (11in), appears to have been mended

Current Bid: $35
2095

5 STONE CELTS

Found in a 31.8cm (12 1/2in) diameter coiled bowl

Current Bid: $51
2096

BEADWORK

Pair baby moccasins, small pouch and a pair of 16.5cm (6 1/2in) wide pockets with note these were purchased in Alberta

Current Bid: $25
2097

2 STONE ARTIFACTS

Banded slate cone; bi concave green banded slate pendant (chipped) 8.3cm (3 1/4in) long attributed to the U.S. Midwest - in display case

Current Bid: $66
2098

COLLECTOR'S VOLUME

"Stone Ornaments of the American Indian" by Warren K. Moorehead pub. 1917, Andover Press, illustrated, ex. library - 25.4 x 19.1cm (10 x 7 1/2in)

Current Bid: $135
2099

ARTIFACTS

Stone, bone, teeth, etc. in a table-top 30.5 x 45.7cm (12 x 18in) display case

Current Bid: $60
2100

SHAMAN'S RATTLE

Animal skull, fur, skin and beadwork - length excluding tassels (1 loose) 50.8cm (20in)

Current Bid: $155
2101

20 STONE POINTS

(20) obsidian mounted for display on a rustic 40.6cm (16in) long wood board

Current Bid: $45
2102

2 TRADE SILVER BROOCHES

Diameter approximately 20mm each in a display box

Current Bid: $55
2103

PARTIAL MOUNTED DISPLAY

Wooden 80cm (31 1/2in) square panel displaying (58) assorted stone artifacts together with drilled stone beads, carved bone eagle heads, woven wicker panel, etc.

Current Bid: $62
2104

5 WOODEN BOWS

Including a 1920's chestnut child's bow - longest 1.78m (70in), some "as is"

Current Bid: $88
2105

INUIT KNIFE

Probably northwest with stone chipped carved blade on antler handle - length 20.3cm (8in)

Current Bid: $150
2106

5 STONE ARTIFACTS

Grooved axe head 8.9cm (3 1/2in) long together with (4) assorted grinding stones - display box

Current Bid: $42
2107

COILED BASKET

Conical form with cone-shaped cover - height 27.9cm (11in)

Current Bid: $96
2108

MASK, PELT AND DOLLS

Old beaver pelt on a 57.2cm (22 1/2in) high oval stretch frame, corn husk mask and (6) small corn husk dolls

Current Bid: $85
2109

3 BONE ARTIFACTS

(3) bone needles, longest 11.4cm (4 1/2in) - display box

Current Bid: $15
2110

BANDED SLATE BIRDSTONE

Holed, beak is chipped - length 16.5cm (6 1/2in)

Current Bid: $64
2111

DEERSKIN TOBACCO POUCH

With circular beaded panel, height excluding flap and fringe approximately 20.3cm (8in)

Current Bid: $85
2112

ARCHAIC COVERED WATER VESSEL

Heavy earthenware with panels of stylized birds and character marks, underneath an unknown seal mark attributed to 19th century Southeast Asia - height 43.2cm (17in)

Current Bid: $45
2113

BONE & STONE ARTIFACTS

(35) assorted in a 21 x 31.1cm (8 1/4 x 12 1/4in) display box

Current Bid: $130
2114

TRADE BEAD NECKLACES

(5) assorted trade bead necklaces

Current Bid: $112
2115

6 COVERED CONTAINERS

Bark and wicker, some imperfections - largest is 36.8cm (14 1/2in) long

Current Bid: $95
2116

2 WOOD MASKS

Hand-carved Iroquois school false face masks, larger is approximately 27.9cm (11in) high

Current Bid: $161
2117

2 STONE ARTIFACTS

Round stone ball and a grooved hammer head labeled as from Adams County, Illinois approximately 12.1cm (4 3/4in) long

Current Bid: $55
2118

WOOD MASK

Carved wood with painted accents framed in corn husk - 33cm (13in) high

Current Bid: $32
2119

LARGE STONE GRINDING BOWL

Interior hole probably for medicine, found with (2) pestles - approximately 44.5 x 38.1 x 20.3cm (17 1/2 x 15 x 8in)

Current Bid: $175
2120

BUFFALO HIDE PARFLECHE

Blackfoot circa 1850-60 retaining the original faded hand-painted geometric designs and rawhide ties

Current Bid: $451
2121

FUR & BEADWORK BAG

Approximately 30.5 x 40.6cm (12 x 16in), fur is deteriorating

Current Bid: $50
2122

WAR CLUB

Hide-wrapped handle with stone head - length 43.2cm (17in)

Current Bid: $130
2123

ARTIFACT DISPLAY

Old 94cm (37in) square wood board mounted with (32) artifacts labeled as original to Attiwandaronks culture, some found near Kettle Creek and others as Neolithic

Current Bid: $125
2124

INDIGENOUS ART

Titled "Thunderbird" and signed Bill Reid on parchment paper, this image is more often called "Dreamspeakers" - 40.6 x 27.9cm (16 x 11in); frame glass has damage in top right co

Current Bid: $210
2125

STONE ARTIFACTS

Large spade or hoe 23.2cm (9 1/8in) long together with (2) gorgets and (4) others

Current Bid: $310
2126

2 FISHING HOOKS

Carved bone Inuit school, longer 4.1cm (1 5/8in) - display box

Current Bid: $86
2127

TWO STONE ARTIFACTS

Game stones, larger 22.9cm (9in) diameter and smaller 8.9cm (3 1/2in) labeled as found in Illinois

Current Bid: $35
2128

ANTIQUE WOOD SADDLE

Attributed to China with iron fittings - length 44.5cm (17 1/2in)

Current Bid: $170
2129

5 STONE ARTIFACTS

Gorget or pendant from Oneida Town, Ontario 11.8cm (4 5/8in) long; cache blade from Fairfield County, Ohio; gorget from Anderdon, Ontario; arrow head and skinning stone from Township of Yarmouth, O

Current Bid: $85
2130

INUIT KNIFE

Bone and slate, length 15.9cm (6 1/4in) - display box

Current Bid: $30
2131

6 STONE ARTIFACTS

Celts, etc., housed in a 25.4 x 30.5cm (10 x 12in) display box

Current Bid: $51
2132

5 SPEARS

Wood and iron, longest 1.96m (77in)

Current Bid: $135
2133

4 STONE ARTIFACTS

Stone points including bird, largest is 5.1cm (2in) long - in two display boxes

Current Bid: $95
2134

3 BIRCH BARK CONTAINERS

(2) smaller with quill, tallest 15.2cm (6in) - some imperfections

Current Bid: $65
2135

15 STONE POINTS

Displayed in a 31.8 x 40.6cm (12 1/2 x 16in) case

Current Bid: $43
2136

EARLY POTTERY VESSEL

Nupe, Nigeria with rounded base with incised and geometric decoration incorporating lizards - height 35.6cm (14in)

Current Bid: $120
2137

STONE ARTIFACTS

(17) skinning stones, etc. housed in a table-top 33 x 61cm (13 x 24in) display case

Current Bid: $85
2138

4 TRADE BEAD NECKLACES

Longest 55.9cm (22in)

Current Bid: $105
2139

STONE ARTIFACTS

(12) mostly unfinished stone tools

Current Bid: $30
2140

UNFRAMED LITHOGRAPH

"Love Birds" 2008 by Nathan Jackson, born 1938, Tlingit; signed, titled, dated and numbered 184/240 - 53.3 x 54.6cm (21 x 21 1/2in) found in pristine condition rolled up and never framed<

Current Bid: $280
2141

6 STONE ARTIFACTS

Longest 31.8cm (12 1/2in) housed in a display box

Current Bid: $36
2142

10 ARROWS

(2) incomplete, balance with stone or metal points - longest 78.7cm (31in) is labeled Cayuga

Current Bid: $425
2143

COLLECTIBLES

Wooden 19.7cm (7 3/4in) long spoon; ground glass trade bead necklace; Great Lakes region beaded strip; excavated nail and spike, etc. - housed in a 22.9 x 30.5cm (9 x 12in) display case

Current Bid: $30
2144

TWO PIPE TOMAHAWKS

Length 47cm (18 1/2in)

Current Bid: $316
2145

STONE ARTIFACT COLLECTION

(26) examples in a 30.5 x 45.7cm (12 x 18in) display case

Current Bid: $90
2146

LIMITED EDITION

"Corn Dancer" numbered 29/100, dated 1983 with unknown signature - 26 x 30.5cm (10 1/4 x 12in)

Current Bid: $30
2147

4 LARGE STONE ARTIFACTS

Grinding and skinning stones - longest 17.1cm (6 3/4in)

Current Bid: $47
2148

WEST COAST WALL SCULPTURE

Painted composition "Thunderbird", shows old mends, chips and cracks - length 81.3cm (32in)

Current Bid: $285
2149

STONE POINTS

Large quantity including damaged/incomplete housed in a 22.9 x 30.5cm (9 x 12in) display case

Current Bid: $127
2150

POTTERY FRAGMENTS

Labeled as North American Indigenous pottery with design

Current Bid: $65
2151

STONE ARTIFACTS

(22) examples in a 22.9 x 50.8cm (9 x 20in) display case

Current Bid: $95
2152

LITHOGRAPH

Signed in syllabic and dated (19)82 - 36.8 x 27.3cm (14 1/2 x 10 3/4in)

Current Bid: $26
2153

STONE ARTIFACTS

Over (60) pieces mostly unfinished housed in (4) display cases

Current Bid: $65
2154

CURIOS, ETC.

Wood 38.1cm (15in) long model of a dugout canoe (chips); skin pouch; bone spoon with bird handle; (2) carnelian bead necklaces; beaded sash; beaded necklace with Mayan gilt metal pendant; pair silv

Current Bid: $85
2155

STONE ARTIFACTS

Large quantity with damaged/unfinished examples

Current Bid: $10
2156

PIPES, IRON HEADS

Early hand-forged pipe tomahawk head; excavated trade axe head; pipe fragments, etc.

Current Bid: $120