Wood Native American Objects

Pre-Columbian style , Hispaniola, Arawak Peoples, Taino Native Indians This is a finely carved Taino Cacique Chief's hand carved hard wood figure- a superb ancestor style ceremonial...

An impressive early 20th-century carved and polychrome painted cigar store Indian standing approximately 6 feet tall to the tip of the feathers. The base features replacement boards—...

This fun smaller Navajo Indian -Pueblo drum from New Mexico is in fine as found condition.This drum is made from wood and buckskin .

A fantastic and somewhat grotesquely strange mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to t...

A fine example attributed to master Nuu-chah-nulth carver Ray Williams, circa 1960s. Ray Williams was the son of famed carver Sam Williams who started car...

Native American Antique Beaded Gauntlets Buck skin Gauntlets Finely beaded with US flag design probably Cree Period Early 20th century  

A very nice hand carved and painted wood totem pole, circa 1970s. The totem stands and 26" H with a 16.5" wingspan and is in excellent condition for its age...

Well tacked Great Lakes gun stock club with tapering hexagonal point. Recessed hand grip and shaft, profusely decorated with a pattern of pewter head iron nails forming zig zag, circ...

This folk art carved and polychrome painted totem pole is signed by an unknown artist and originated from the United States and dates to 1985 and d...

A wonderfully hand-painted and decorated Native American Hopi Kachina Katsina doll. We believe this was a child's cradle first Kachina doll. It is hand carved from light wood (likel...

A fine example of an Alaskan Black Diamond hand carved wood totem pole by Vic Yeoda, circa 1980s. The Totem stands and 5.5" H with a 6" wingspan...

A fantastic and somewhat playful mask by the Yup'ik (Yupik) aboriginal, indigenous people of South-Western & South Central Alaska. The Yup'ik people, who are related to the Inuit peoples, have a long history of ceremonial mask making. Yup'ik masks were originally and specifically designed by Shamans and made to be worn by these spiritual leaders in Winter tribal dances and sacred ceremonies. Traditionally, the masks were destroyed or discarded after use in these ceremonies. Very few of these masks survived. After Christian contact in the late 19th century, masked dancing was suppressed and the tradition all but died out. As more outsiders settled in Alaska at the turn of the century, masks were made by the Yup'ik people to sell or trade for necessary goods. It is likely that this mask was created some years later for this purpose. In the 20th century, Yup'ik mask had a profound influence on many renowned surrealist artists including, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Leonora Carrington, Victor Brauner, and most notably Andre Breton who was an avid collector of Yup'ik masks. This fantastic anthropomorphic mask is carved of lighter wood, hand painted and decorated with pigment, and held together with natural fiber. The mask seems to represent some sort of smiling, benevolent spirit or character with its four eyes, bird beak, and cat-like ears. The mask is from a French collection. We were told that this mask, as well as others in the collection we have listed, was acquired originally in the 1950s-1960s in Alaska and the Yukon territory in Canada but as we have no way to verify or authenticate this. Please note we are listing the masks as decorative and not as actual tribal artifacts...

A wonderfully handcrafted/detailed and decorated Native American Hopi Mudhead Kachina doll. Quite an unusually large work. A striking piece overall. Hand painted with leather and possibly turquoise (necklace) accompaniment. Hopi katsina figures, also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root by the Hopi people. Initially, kachina dolls were made to instruct young girls and new brides about katsinas or katsinam, the immortal beings that bring rain, control other aspects of the natural world and society, and act as messengers between humans and the spirit world. The Mudhead or Koyemsi figure is viewed as a clown/joker figure who is responsible for laughter and entertainment at Hopi dances and ceremonial events. He plays drums and games to keep his audience engaged. The piece is signed by the artist under the base. From an extensive collection of Native American objects and artifacts. Would be a great addition to any Native American Art...

Pima basket 1890 Willow and Devil's Claw Measures: 6.25 inches Height. x 17 inches in Diameter This large example of a coiled Pima basket dates from 1890. The basket appear...

Displayed on a custom made metal stand designed especially for this boat, this is a typical model dugout canoe carved by the Nootka or Makah Indian tribe of the Pacific Northwest...

A wonderfully hand-painted and decorated Native American Hopi Kachina Katsina doll. It is hand carved from light wood (likely cottonwood). Kachina figures are believed to act as me...

Massive Five Foot Tall Navajo Kachina Doll is signed "by GUY V.Y." on the base, and titled "Eagle Dance" Guy Yazzie and his wife Pearl Zonnie Chee Horseherder Yazzie had at least 8-c...

This North West Coast Indian totem pole has fantastic carving and condition. It is unsigned or dated. Found in California. This table top totem...

This Indigenous styled lidded basket is presumed to have been made in the United States in circa mid-late 20th century. The maker of the this basket is unknown, but done in the style...

Classic Native American Eastern Plains Indian tomahawk. With tulip shaped bowl and maple wire wrapped shaft. One tin cone drop with horse hair. Beautiful layered steel blade with dar...

This amazing antique American Indian totem pole came from a trading post in New Mexico originally.We obtained it from a Folk art collection in California....

Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls an...

MicMac spiked club. Chip carved handle with face on head having forged file spike at top with embedded and poured lead. Brass tacks and band of red painted hide...

Water Serpent (Palulukang) and Mud Man (Koyemsi) - Kachina Doll Brightly painted, dynamic sculpture by an unknown artist. The figure is dressed as a medicine man, with feather and fur accents. The Mud Man is holding a piece of leather and a drum, about to wrestle with the Horned Water Serpent (Palulukang) that is emerging from a pottery jar , or Mudhead kachina clown...

Framed collection of 108 prehistoric Texas arrowheads. Points of all different shapes in sizes, arranged in a graduated serpentine pattern across red felt with additional accent poin...

Hopi Katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as Kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls an...

A wonderfully detailed and decorated wolf figure Kachina doll with fur. Signed by the artist on the base. From a collection of Native American objects an...

Tlingit hand-carved totem with wings painted in a Norwegian style. Marked on back Maria Pease IV, Tlingit with Norgwegian influence. Three-figure totem, finely carved and painted, fe...

Colorful Alaskan three figure winged totem. Carved and painted by Marlin Alphonse. Noted on back "purchased by Brad and Hazel Ritter on board Royal Princes, Sitka, Alaska 1986. His name heavily carved on back. PERIOD: 1986 ORIGIN: Alaska SIZE: 13"H x 12"W x 3 1/2"D Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare, exceptional, and one-of-a-kind pieces that define the history of America and the Old West. Our pieces range from American Indian to Cowboy Western and include original items of everyday life, commerce, art, and warfare that tamed America’s frontier. Our 14,000 square foot gallery opened in 1996 in beautiful Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Personal Service Cisco’s operates on old fashioned values – honesty and integrity, and all of our items are backed by our money back guarantee. We appreciate the opportunity to earn your business. Whether you desire assistance with a jewelry purchase, choosing a gift, identification, or even selling – we hope to be your trusted source. Native American carvings & totems native American Indian native American totem poles n.

Taos Pueblo pow wow drum with beaters. The drum's wooden body is made of hollowed-out cottonwood over which a tight drum head of animal skin is stretched. Hide is attached with criss...

This handcrafted birchwood totem offers a stylized depiction of an inuit man. The facial features, consistent with native carving of this region, recall the style of Japanese kabuki masks...

Native American pipe tomahawk with brass head engraved with American eagle having crest and "Hull Curttss, November 1, 1776". Shaft has tacks, pewter inlays and file burnt. Not sure ...

Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls an...

Native American ball headed dance club with expanded shaft, engraving with initials "J.Y." Fully painted with red wash. A nice piece that would make a great addition to a handmade in...

"Chief Bull Aparoke" is a legendary work of art from renowned Arizona Native American artist, Bruce Law. Hand-carved from a solid trunk of a rough-hewn Ironwood tree, Chief Bull Aparoke's polished, deeply lined, life size face emerges to evoke the spirit of a stoic Indian Chief who has seen much hardship. Brass plaque beneath the face reads, "Chief Bull Aparoke Sculpture Bruce Law" and has a carved mark of two intersecting bent arrows. Measures: 16.5" high x 11" wide x 11 deep. Weighs 27 pounds. Bruce Law grew up in Phoenix, and now resides in New River, Arizona. Collectors of Bruce’s work include the honorable Barry Goldwater...

A Surinam-themed Amsterdam long-case clock The Netherlands, 1746-1756, dial signed Nicolaas Weylandt/Amsterdam The case of the clock is made of Rio palisander veneer and snakewood, with the arch showing a painted scene of the harbour of Paramaribo, Fort Zeelandia and Dutch ships in anchorage, the spandrels decorated with figural representations of the four continents, the centre of the dial painted with Mercury, the god of trade, seated on a bale signed VCS (Vereenigde Compagnie Suriname), and one of the barrels bearing the initials “RBS,” on the left the river god of the Surinam river, with a Dutch three-master in the background. Measures: H 259 x W 60 x D 35 cm (case) Diameter 32 cm (clock dial) This exceptionally rare long-case clock probably was ordered by one of the many wealthy families living along the Amsterdam canals that owned or had shares in plantations in Surinam. It’s a successful marriage of the work of an accomplished 18th century Amsterdam clockmaker, a Dutch cabinetmaker working with exotic tropical timbers, a woodcarver familiar with both Dutch Rococo design and Surinamese iconography, and a painter with knowledge, whether first- hand or through other visualisations, of the Paramaribo waterfront. In the production of this Gesamtkunstwerk, only the name of the clockmaker is known: Nicloaas Weylandt (circa 1700-1754), who had a business situated on the Nieuwendijk near the Haarlemmersluis in Amsterdam from 1742 until his death. The case is made of imported timbers from Surinam; Rio-palisander and snakewood. A very similar clock-case, veneered in walnut, is illustrated in J. Zeeman, De Nederlandse staande klok...

Northern Plains pipe tomahawk. File burnt shaft decorated with brass tacks. Great patina on shaft and blade. Shaft 26"L so could be used on horseback. Exceptional piece for a handma...

Vintage 1970s Hopi Katsina Figure - Kachina Doll, circa 1970s Measures: 7" wide x 6" deep x 14" high The doll shows a few minor losses and cracks - Please review all images ...

Native American Cochiti drum with sides painted in red, white and blue with black stripes. Made of wood and hide. Period: Early 20th century Origin: So...

This large pole was “donated to a church on the northern tip of Vancouver Island for a fundraiser” sometime around 1905. The pole is carved in a folk-art style that is correct for the period. The imagery on this pole is quite fascinating and includes a large bird whose wings form the face of a composite creature holding what appears to be a whale or fish. Below that is what appears to be a Sisiutl, or three-headed sea serpent. Under the Sisiutl is a pair of animal heads flanking the pole, perhaps wolves, over a colonial bald eagle. This pole is a large and early Nuu-chah-nulth totem carving...

Chief William George Jeffrey (British Columbia, 1899-1995) Eagle Feast Bowl, circa 1970s 19 inches wide by 12 ¼ inches deep by 6 ¼ inches tall

This Polynesian Tiki figure, carved from dark hardwood, depicts a human-like spirit with both hands covering its mouth, symbolizing silence, secrecy, a...

Fine rare Native American Huron Birch bark and moose hair card case with very fine floral decoration Circa 1850 Size 4 x 2.75 x 0.5 inches  10 x 7 x  1.5 cm

Cheyenne bow and three matching arrows. All with iron trade points and blood grooves. Bow has original gut string. 1953 collection tag "Bow North Cheyenne River Agency- styles." Beau...

Puyallup Tribe (Tacoma, Washington) Powwow drum on stand with beaters. Used by Jumping Gray Squirrel. A used piece with great sound. Add glass and would function as a coffee table. F...

Salish TOTEM depicting a human wearing a potlatch hat perched between the ears of an eagle at top, a human face in relief for the birds eyes, a small humanoid/bird figure standing at...

Tobacciana trade sign carved by Samuel Robb, New York, Circa 1885. Figure holds a knife and bundle of cigars with tobacco boxes. Retains original base. Total height from floor is 74"...

Eastern woodland crooked knife. Solid handle having an exquisite hand chipped carved American Folk Art style geometric design. The blade is hand forged i...

Native American pipe tomahawk with incised and file burnt handle. Eight holes for drops, scalloped haft. This piece used for smoking rather than fighting. This piece was kept for sev...

A splendid and rare Amazon indigenous wamara wood Macana war-club Southern-Guyana or Northern Brazil, Wapitxana group of the Aruak peoples, 18th century, possibly earlier Measure: H. 43 cm The deep patina of the club present, and the residue on the part where it was held, attest to its great age. This unusually large Macana is decorated with several incised whitened anthropomorphic and human figures, a decoration only found on one other documented club in the British Museum, which is illustrated in: Hjalmar Stolpe, Amazon Indian...

Chief Don Lelooska large carved and brightly painted totem. Came from a private collection in Utah. Inscribed "Lelooska." 85"H x 13" x 15 5/8" Don Lelooska (Don Smith, Native Americ...

Siberian Eskimo people were introduced to tobacco in the 17th century, acquiring it from European traders in exchange for furs. Pipes based on European models, such as this example, ...

Rare, good sized Totem Model. Untouched, original non commercial paint.

This is a very rare example of a mid 19th century Amish childs toy figure. Carved delicately from a lighter weight wood and has been cared for lovingly for the past two centuries . ...

This large hand-crafted basket is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Canada and date to approximately 1970 and done in the period indigenous Canadian...

This pair of vintage snowshoes makes for a wonderful cabin or lake house wall decoration. Made in Canada with bentwood frames and rawhide webbing. Pl...

Mid 19th century pony club. Stylized ball headed club of tiger maple. Patina from use. Well made, a great addition to any handmade indigenous weaponry collection. Size: 26"L Family ...

Chippewa pictorial canoe. Fully slated, having four grouse, four rabbits and leaf design. Bark varies in color from a light tan to a mid-tone brown. Circa 1930. Minor damage to one r...

Nicely made and displayed. Signed by the artist on the base. Kachina figures are believed to act as messengers between humans and the spirit world. Would be a great addition to any...

Native American Osage tacked and green ochre gun stock dance club with forged point moved over from earlier weapon. Red and green pigment paint. Collected from an Oklahoma family in ...