Native American Pre-Columbian Tribal Fine Art
Updated August 29, 2026
This auction ended on August 25, 2026.
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| Date | August 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | TAOS Auction Co |
| Location | Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505 · more auctions in Santa Fe |
| Lots | 361 |
| Estimates | $200 – $30,000 |
What's in this auction
361 lots, mostly jewelry & watches (39), sporting goods & outdoors (16), fine art & prints (7), coins & currency (4). 361 lots have photos and 356 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $200–$30,000 across 361 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- A Delaware beaded bandolier bag — est. $20,000–$30,000
- A large Tapuanu gable mask, Satawan Atoll, Mortlock Islands — est. $15,000–$20,000
- Two early Hawaiian wrist ornaments, kupe'e palaoa — est. $10,000–$15,000
- A Hawaiian wood dagger, pahoa — est. $8,000–$12,000
- A 19th Century Delaware (Lenape) Beaded Calico Long Shirt & Legging Strips — est. $8,000–$12,000
From the auction house
Taos Auction Co.'s summer sale features a diverse selection of art and artifacts from various regions worldwide. The sale includes African and Oceanic items, featuring pieces from West Africa and Southern Africa, Polynesia (including Hawaiian, M?ori, and Fijian material), New Guinea, Australia, and Micronesia, as well as a large collection of Naga artifacts from a private collection. The auction also contains Native American works from the Eastern Woodlands, Plains, Southwest, Northwest Coast, and Alaska, including Navajo rugs, Southwest jewelry, Pueblo pottery, and New Mexican religious art. Additionally, Pre-Columbian art and Asian art from China, the Philippines, and Indonesia are in the sale. The auction also has a collection of contemporary artworks from a Santa Fe collection, this includes a unique Fritz Scholder collage. Full catalog and bidding: view on liveauctioneers .
In this auction (361 lots)
Categories: Jewelry & Watches (39) · Sporting Goods & Outdoors (16) · Fine Art & Prints (7) · Coins & Currency (4) · Toys & Collectibles (4) · Pottery, China & Glass (3)
- Lot 0001 — A small Ethiopian shield
- Lot 0002 — An Ethiopian Arussi hide shield
- Lot 0003 — A Dogon door lock
- Lot 0004 — A Bamana door lock
- Lot 0005 — Four Dogon door locks
- Lot 0006 — Three Dogon stone pestles
- Lot 0007 — Three Dogon stone pestles
- Lot 0008 — Three stone Dogon bracelets
- Lot 0009 — Three Neolithic Saharan mortars
- Lot 0010 — Two Tuareg bracelets
- Lot 0011 — Four Tenere stone bracelets
- Lot 0012 — Three Tenere stone axes
- Lot 0013 — Seven Tilemsi stone tools
- Lot 0014 — Five Tenere stone axe blades
- Lot 0015 — Seven Djenne rings
- Lot 0016 — A Djimini heddle pulley
- Lot 0017 — Four Obolo currency objects
- Lot 0018 — Four Obolo currency objects
- Lot 0019 — An Igbo iron torque
- Lot 0020 — A Nigerian copper currency knot bracelet
- Lot 0021 — A Yoruba Shango staff
- Lot 0022 — An Akan terracotta funerary head
- Lot 0023 — Two Fang torques
- Lot 0024 — A Kota anklet
- Lot 0025 — A Kongo leg rattle
- Lot 0026 — Five woven Borana baskets
- Lot 0027 — Four Chokwe arrows
- Lot 0028 — A Lobi female shrine figure
- Lot 0029 — Five Lobi shrine bracelets
- Lot 0030 — Two Dida textiles
- Lot 0031 — Two Dida textiles
- Lot 0032 — One large Dida textile
- Lot 0033 — A Hausa/Yoruba man's tunic, riga
- Lot 0034 — A Mbukushu hide skirt
- Lot 0035 — A Zulu wood food platter
- Lot 0036 — A Zulu neck rest
- Lot 0037 — A South African Neck rest
- Lot 0038 — A Nguni prestige staff
- Lot 0039 — A ritual water vessel from Nepal
- Lot 0040 — A Nepal figure
- Lot 0041 — A wooden Tibetan ritual Calander
- Lot 0042 — A Tibetan horn and copper beer container
- Lot 0043 — Two Tibetan Tsampa bowls
- Lot 0044 — An Indian metal plaque
- Lot 0045 — Four Northern Indian rattan backpacks
- Lot 0046 — A Burmese ox cart carving
- Lot 0047 — A Burmese terracotta votive
- Lot 0048 — A pair of Naga figures
- Lot 0049 — A large Naga wood figure
- Lot 0050 — Two Naga double heads
- Lot 0051 — Two quad Naga head trophies
- Lot 0052 — A large Naga wood head on necklace
- Lot 0053 — A Naga carved bone chest ornament
- Lot 0054 — Two Naga wood head ornaments
- Lot 0055 — Two Naga wood heads
- Lot 0056 — Two Naga wood figures
- Lot 0057 — Two Naga hair ornaments and armband
- Lot 0058 — A Naga headhunter basket
- Lot 0059 — A small Naga headhunter basket
- Lot 0060 — A large Naga headhunter basket
- Lot 0061 — A Naga hip ornament with wood face
- Lot 0062 — Two Naga wood figures
- Lot 0063 — A Naga wood figure
- Lot 0064 — Five Naga brass torques
- Lot 0065 — Six brass Naga arm ornaments
- Lot 0066 — Two brass wire Naga gauntlets & aluminum skull
- Lot 0067 — Three wood Naga hairpins
- Lot 0068 — A large Naga bead necklace
- Lot 0069 — Three brass Naga chest ornaments
- Lot 0070 — A large Naga bead and hair necklace
- Lot 0071 — Two bead and brass Naga necklaces
- Lot 0072 — Two Naga woven cane hats
- Lot 0073 — A wood Naga head
- Lot 0074 — Two Naga wood pipes
- Lot 0075 — A Naga shield
- Lot 0076 — A Naga shield
- Lot 0077 — A Paiwan Double Wine Cup, Linnak
- Lot 0078 — Three Annamese ceramic bowls
- Lot 0079 — Three Annamese ceramic bowls
- Lot 0080 — A green glaze Annamese ceramic bowl
- Lot 0081 — A Yi Nuosu polychrome horse shield
- Lot 0082 — A Khmer bronze buckle, pestle and arm band
- Lot 0083 — A Khmer bronze knife
- Lot 0084 — Eleven Japanese silver place-card holders
- Lot 0085 — An ancient Chinese Han ceramic pigsty
- Lot 0086 — A Philippines wood figure
- Lot 0087 — A Dayak ancestor figure
- Lot 0088 — A New Guinea stone pigment mortar
- Lot 0089 — A New Guinea stone pigment mortar
- Lot 0090 — A New Guinea stone mace head
- Lot 0091 — A Massim drum
- Lot 0092 — A Massim lime spatula
- Lot 0093 — A New Guinea food pounder, henbuk
- Lot 0094 — A New Guinea mask
- Lot 0095 — A New Ireland wood mask
- Lot 0096 — A Solomon Islands Fishing Hook Float
- Lot 0097 — A Solomon Islands canoe prow ornament
- Lot 0098 — A Solomon Islands bowl
- Lot 0099 — A Fijian neck rest
- Lot 0100 — A Fijian throwing club, I ula tavatava
- Lot 0101 — A Fijian fan, i iri
- Lot 0102 — A Cook Islands calcite pounder, Penu
- Lot 0103 — A pair of Polynesian bone fishhooks including two bone hair pins
- Lot 0104 — A Maori fern root club
- Lot 0105 — A Maori cloak pin, aurei
- Lot 0106 — A Maori child's staff, tewhatewha
- Lot 0107 — A Maori staff finial
- Lot 0108 — A Futuna Island neckrest
- Lot 0109 — A Marquesan wood bowl
- Lot 0110 — A contemporary Hawaiian calabash bowl
- Lot 0111 — A contemporary lidded Hawaiian bowl, Umeke kumauna
- Lot 0112 — A Hawaiian poi bowl, Umeke la'au puahala
- Lot 0113 — A collection of Hawaiian ephemera with wood bowl
- Lot 0114 — A Hawaiian pedestal bowl
- Lot 0115 — A Hawaiian pedestal bowl, umeke la'au
- Lot 0116 — A Hawaiian stone poi pounder, pohaku ku'i poi
- Lot 0117 — A small Hawaiian stone poi pounder, pohaku ku'i poi
- Lot 0118 — A Hawaiian stone lamp, poho kukui
- Lot 0119 — A collection of Hawaiian stone adze blades
- Lot 0120 — A Hawaiian stone adze blade, Ko'i
- Lot 0121 — A Hawaiian lidded kou bowl, umeke
- Lot 0122 — A Hawaiian canoe anchor stone, pohaku hekau
- Lot 0123 — Two early Hawaiian wrist ornaments, kupe'e palaoa
- Lot 0124 — An early Hawaiian basket, hina'i poepoe
- Lot 0125 — A Hawaiian wood dagger, pahoa
- Lot 0126 — A Hawaiian poi board, papaku'i poi
- Lot 0127 — A collection of Hawaiian fishhooks, makau
- Lot 0128 — A Micronesian comb
- Lot 0129 — Two Oceanic Fishhooks, Micronesia/Melanesia
- Lot 0130 — A Micronesian stone and bone fishing lure
- Lot 0131 — A Micronesian staff rattle
- Lot 0132 — A large Tapuanu gable mask, Satawan Atoll, Mortlock Islands
- Lot 0133 — A pair of Aborigine feather shoes
- Lot 0134 — A Mayan bowl
- Lot 0135 — A Pre-Columbian Ica cocoon vessel
- Lot 0136 — A Pre-Columbian Mayan squash vessel
- Lot 0137 — A Pre-Columbian Chancay textile doll
- Lot 0138 — A Pre-Columbian Mayan monkey effigy whistle
- Lot 0139 — A Pre-Columbian Xochupala stone bowl
- Lot 0140 — A Pre-Columbian Chorrera whistle
- Lot 0141 — A Pre-Columbian Olmec jade necklace
- Lot 0142 — A Pre-Columbian Paracas balance beam textile
- Lot 0143 — Four Pre-Columbian Las Bocas figures
- Lot 0144 — A Pre-Columbian Huehueteotl God mask
- Lot 0145 — A Pre-Columbian Paracas stirrup spout vessel
- Lot 0146 — A Pre-Columbian Veracruz standing figure
- Lot 0147 — A Pre-Columbian Colima warrior whistle
- Lot 0148 — A Pre-Columbian Las Bocas standing figure
- Lot 0149 — A Pre-Columbian Chimu Kero
- Lot 0150 — A Pre-Columbian Valdivia standing figure
- … and 211 more lots
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