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| Auction Closes At: |
11:34:01 09/22/2023 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
012. Mississippian Kneeling Hunchback Female Effigy Vessel |
| Estimate: |
$8,000-$12,000 |
| Current High Bid: |
$3,525.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$3,525.00 |
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| Category: |
Ethnographic and Tribal Art
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| Sub Category: |
Native American (North America and Eskimo)
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| Culture or Country: |
Nodena culture, Missouri or Arkansas, USA.
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| Period: |
Ca. 1200 - 1400 A.D.
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| Size: |
7”H. x 5-1/2”W. |
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| Description: |
Missippian figural effigy vessel with rotund kneeling body, thin limbs, and prominent chest. Human effigy vessels of this type have been excavated from late Mississippian sites in the southeast. The majority of them are female. Most are also hunchbacks, whether male or female, and usually have a protruding backbone. Hunchback people were probably regarded as marked by the spirits to be a shaman or to hold some special position vis à vis the spirit world. Nose and left nipple restored, and a 1” area of resurfacing on her right collar bone, otherwise intact. Rare. |
| Provenance: |
Private East coast collection, inv. # JH21.B, acquired by the current collection in 1992, ex. Jonathan Holstein, The Four Corporation, Cazenovia, NY. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$55.00 |
| International: |
$125.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Mississippian Kneeling Hunchback Female Effigy Vessel
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BIDDER |
BID |
QTY |
Original Bid Time |
| 1. |
wally |
$3,525.00 |
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9/22/2023 11:26:20 AM |
| 2. |
Birdstone |
$3,500.00 |
1 |
9/22/2023 11:22:39 AM |
| 3. |
wally |
$3,475.00 |
1 |
9/22/2023 11:22:22 AM |
| 4. |
Birdstone |
$3,450.00 |
1 |
9/22/2023 11:15:30 AM |
| 5. |
wally |
$3,275.00 |
1 |
9/22/2023 11:13:44 AM |
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