Wigwam Auction--March 2019

Stretched skin over octagonal wood frame 14" hand drum with stick beater. This is from the Wigwam Collection. Date: City/County: State:

Likely a Hopi medicine man gourd rattle with hand sewn skin. Hair tail. Approx 14" Date: City/County: State:

Probably Popago origin. Head or hat band made from horsetail. 22" Plus 2 horsehair tassel Date: City/County: State:

Large assortment of broken obsidian, chert, abalone, a few shells and other unsorted surprises. Approx 21 pounds altogether. Date: City/County:

Teardrop shaped stone pestle. 10.5x4.5" Date: City/County: State:

This is a large grinding stone tool or pestle it is 16 in. X 2.5 in. in diameter. It is made of viscous basalt and shows use on both ends. From the Wi

This is a selection from the historic Wigwam collection of Fernley, Nevada in a 16 in. X 20 in. walnut frame. This is a collection of 5 medium sized o

This is a selection from the historic Wigwam collection of Fernley, Nevada in a 16 in. X 20 in. walnut frame. A total of 9 projectile points are repre

All hand worked scrapers. Ovals, obsidian, chert etc. 15 total. Date: City/County: State:

Paiute, buckskin with red, black, & yellow beads around top of quiver with fringe. 8 arrows with feather fletching in good condition. 5 of the a...

Bone handle and stone half knife, 7". Inscribed RDS 4/14/96. Hammer with bone handle and head, secured by sinew wrap. 13x13" Date: Cit...

Approx 80 points, scrapers and awls. Mostly obsidian and chert. Frame 19x23" Date: City/County: State:

Lot withdrawn. Please see Lot 3458

A safety pin, 2 worked lead sinkers and a 3.75 lead? spoon blade with 2 holes. These items would have been used for fishing Date: City/County: St

A nice Native American assortment. A clay sinker from Pyramid Lake. Stone Indian head, grooved game toy, lava effigy, fur beaded purse, double shaft s

Rock on the end of a leather wrapped stick. Stitched skin on handle. Horsetail and vertebrae on handle bottom. Handle 27.5" Date: City/Count...

Made from the bone of a large animal. 5x12.5", oval hole 1x4". This is from the historic Wigwam Collection. Date: City/County: State:

Approx 34 point, mostly obsidian. Frame 16x20". This is from the historic Wigwam Collection. Date: City/County: State:

This is a selection from the historic Wigwam collection of Fernley, Nevada in a 16 in. X 20 in. red oak frame. This is a collection of obsidian, moss

9 point carved porous rock star for unknown purpose. 6.5", 1.5" hole. This is from the historic Wigwam Collection. Date: City/County: ...

Blue and white, with buckskin bottoms. 3.25" x 2". Date: City/County: State:

This is a small collection of two specimen mount boxes with projectile points, and clam shells. The first box contains 9 projectile points and flakes

Approximately 33" diam. with approx. 50 points & arrowheads displayed in an appealing design. Contains chert, obsidian, agate & more. T...

This is a specimen mount box 12 in. X 16 in. of 14 projectile points, one knife, and one spear point. All pieces are of basalt and obsidian from the G

Interesting lot with a little of everything included. A very old bracelet made of shells, points from the Elko Series & Northern Side Notched; b...

This is a 12 in.X 16 in. specimen mount box of 9 projectile points and 5 types of barbed wires. All points are obsidian from the Great Basin and the b

This is a selection from the historic Wigwam collection of Fernley, Nevada in a 16 in. X 20 in. walnut frame. This frame of 26 points is unique in tha

This frame is 16 in. X 20 in. with approx. 45 pieces of obsidian, chert, or basalt points and tools. The projectile points are Desert series, Martis

This collection of bird points and chips is from the Great Basin of Nevada. in a 16 in. X 20 in. oak frame. There is a total of 28 and chips of obsidi

Antelope Hooves Rattle by Katherine Northrup (Burns) (Nixon Paiute). Tiny black beads & red beads. Sinew in rattle. Approx. 12.5" length. A...

This is a collection of 24 rattlesnake rattles and 8 projectile points; all of Great Basin origin. The largest projectile point is about 2 3/4 in. of

Tule duck with reed mat. Signed by Steve Allely 9-15-'04. Has white feathers. Approx. 12" L x 5.5" w. In 1924 a team of scientists wor...

12 nice repros by Kay Johnson and Dennis Compston. 6 needles, 6 points. Date: City/County: State:

7 repros by Steve Alley. 5 points, 1 black spear head, 1 white bird comb Date: City/County: State:

Lot Withdrawn. Please see lot 3079

Brown with black accents repro scraper by Steve Allely. 14.25" in hinged display case Date: City/County: State:

Includes 5 Rogue River Points and 2 Folsom Points, Gifted to Wigwam from Jim Santini. In case Date: City/County: State:

This large specimen mount box contains 40 pieces of projectile points, crescent scrapers, and fragments that show some type of human handling by impac

Hand made turn of the century. Animal fur trim, deer dewclaws, feathers recently added & commercially dyed. Autokee Trading Company, Certificate...

This is a selection from the historic Wigwam collection of Fernley, Nevada in a 16 in. X 20 in. walnut frame. This frame is intriguing because it doe

2" brown pot with loose lid, 1.25" blue bead, 1.25" carved walnut?, 4.25" carved bowl with A mark on bottom. This is from the hi...

This is a selection from the historic Wigwam collection of Fernley, Nevada in a 16 in. X 20 in. walnut stained frame. There are approx. 50 pieces to t

Arrow straightener matatte stone, 4x3". Great Basin sinker stone with 2 notches, 3.5x2.5" Date: City/County: State:

Grey rock axe head 6x3". Partial granite axe head 3.25x2.5". Traded to the collector, likely not Great Basin Date: City/County: State:

10 assorted mostly grinding stones. 2.75-6.5" long Date: City/County: State:

19 stone hand tools, mostly with cut edges. 1.5-8" Date: City/County: State:

8 stone hand tools with signs of notched handiwork Date: City/County: State:

Stone phallus. Unusual item. 4" Date: City/County: State:

Approx 40 points and 10 shell beads. Obsidian and quartz. Frame 16x20". This is from the historic Wigwam Collection. Date: City/County: St...

5.5" x 3". Only the head of the ax in this lot. It is smooth black stone. There is no ax handle included. It's very old from the Pacif...

Unusual reddish brown tool with drilled hole and scored lines, 5.25x3.25". Dark granite with flat bottom 3.75x9" Date: City/County: S...

Approx 20 stone shards, best one is obsidian 5.5x4.5" Date: City/County: State:

Contemporary green, orange and multicolored beads, by artist Maggie Houton. 3.75" x 18". Tapers from base to top. Beautiful piece. From t...

light blue with orange and yellow zig zag design. By Maggie Aouton. 3.5" w. at base tapers to 1.5"at top, x 18.75" length. From the H...

White and blue design 2.5" at base x 1.25" at top, 14" length. Date: City/County: State:

Handmade tomahawk, tightly beaded with blue, red, and clear beads and fringes of buckskin. Approx. 23"L., and the fringes are approx. 12"L...

Rare. Museum quality. This tomahawk from the Wigwam collection came to the collection without history, as do many artifacts. It is of the Trade Ax sty

This is a selection from the historic Wigwam collection of Fernley, Nevada in a 16 in. X 20 in. walnut frame. There are 28 projectile points mostly ob

This is a selection from the historic Wigwam collection of Fernley, Nevada in a 16 in. X 20 in. walnut frame. There are approx. 62 pieces and one Mona

This is a selection from the historic Wigwam collection of Fernley, Nevada in a 16 in. X 20 in. walnut frame. This frame of 23 pieces is unique becaus

This is a selection from the historic Wigwam collection of Fernley, Nevada in a 16 in. X 20 in. walnut frame. This frame contains a wide variety of po

These items have been voluntarily removed for cultural and historic preservation in cooperation with, and under guidance of the Bureau of Indian Affai

The red clay pipe is handmade. the bowl is 4.25" length, the stem is 11"length. Contemporary beautiful bead work on pipe & matching ba...

Red clay big horn sheep? bowl. Appears unused. Brown wood stem with rabbit fur, buckskin and bead trim. 21.5". Nice display piece. Date: Cit...

Old carved clay fish pipe with tail repair, 3x5.5". Nice black oval clothing adornment with 3 drilled holes. 2x5.5", possible Mid West ori...

Native American Made Pipestone with hardwood pipestem. Made of high grade hardwood & ready to use. Does not appear to have been used. On pipest...

Orange and blue beads. Bowl 2", stem 5.25" Date: City/County: State:

Brass bowl and blade with heart cutout. 2 large feathers. Turquoise, red orange and yellow beads. Leather grip and fringes. Appears unused. 19"...

Pipe bowl is 4.75" x 2.5" the Stem is 13" length, has wrap wire. Approx. 1" wide. Date: City/County: State:

21mm THE WIG WAM/Grand Coulee/1939/The 8th Wonder of the World. Token die. From the NW Territorial Mint Historical Die Collection Date: 1939 City

21mm THE WIG WAM/Located at/The 8th Wonder of the World. Token die Date: City/County: State:

19mm. WIGWAM/10. NW Territorial Historic Token Die Collection Date: City/County: State:

Small size baby basket. This baby basket has been used, some beading on edges are missing. Back of cover is torn. Please inspect. 22" x 10"...

Smoked buckskin covered. Made in McDermitt, Nevada. Arms outside attached. Boy bead pattern. Full size, 32.5"L. x 12.5" W. x 13.5" H....

By Artist, Violet Lowery. Nixon, Nevada. Doll basket, buckskin covered unsmoked. 9.5" x 23" L x 8" H. Paiute Moccasins made of bucksk...

This baby cradle was made by Elmira Copeland, northern Paiute/Pitt River/Maidu Native American who lives on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation in Wad

Contemporary baby basket sold by Elmira Copeland. Klamath/Modoc. Paiute Willow work. 35" L. x 14" W. x 12" H. This is from the histo...

Buckskin, model size with baby doll & moccasins. Beautiful bead work & fringe. 19" L. x 8"W. x 7.5" H. The Wigwam Restaurant...

Paiute/Shoshone doll basket with doll. Beautiful zig zag bead work for a female, possibly of McDemitt, NV origin. Made of smoked buckskin. 5.5"...

24" with a doll tucked in. No bead work, smoked buckskin.This has a girl design. From the Moe & Mary, Wigwam collection of Fernley, Nevada....

By Artist Mamie Nez-Kayes, Nixon Paiute Tribe of Northern Nevada. Full size contemporary baby basket made of buckskin, arms are attached to the insid

Contemporary Baby Basket with fringe & beads. Made of smoked buckskin, primarily blue & red beads.This is a fairly large baby basket (maybe...

Violet Lowery is the artist from Nixon, Nevada & is Paiute Native American. This beautiful buckskin doll size basket has shells attached & s...

Buckskin doll basket sold by Laverne (Sage) Dunn, Avis Dunn did the willow work, Nixon Paiute, but likely made by somebody else. A design for a boy w

Contemporary, wrapped in buckskin with beaded design. Red, white, purple & blue beading. 34"L x 13"W. 13" H. The Wigwam Restaura...

Contemporary beautiful beaded and fringed baby basket. 34" L. x 12" W x 11" H. The Wigwam Restaurant in Fernley, NV was a long time ...

Klamath/Modoc. 5 Roses design. Paiute Native American, full size baby basket, contemporary style. Indian tanned buckskin. Willow construction. 39.5&...

Paiute-style boat basket for newborns with Native American Doll. Very nice condition. 9" x 27". The Wigwam Restaurant in Fernley, NV was a...

Small beaded doll board with baby inside. Hinged display wire on back. 11" x 7.5"x 8". Date: City/County: State:

Small baby basket with doll. Elmira Copeland. 16.5 L. x 7.5" W. x 5.5" H. Date: City/County: State:

Elmira Copeland made. Chamois girls basket. Paiute origin. Description attributed by ND. 24.5" L. x 11" W. x 9.5" H. Date: City...

Small baby basket with baby inside. Multi color felt blanket. Hoop with unusual small hanging black dog. Hinged display stand on back. Commercially ma

Stand up stitch, sour berry twined, split sedge. Baby basket with doll. Red beads with red strap. 5.5" x 10.25". Description attributed to...