The Coe Collection of American Indian Art at the Met

Currently on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Coe Collection of American Indian Art features works given and bequeathed to the Museum during the past decade by Ralph T. Coe of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Comprised of some forty objects made in natural materials from stone to animal hide, the installation presents a wide range of Native American objects that come from different times and places, and from numerous distinct peoples.

For more information, visit the exhibition's official website.

Leadership shirt  -  Plains Indian  -  19th century

Basket with feathers  -  Pomo, California  -  Early 20th century

Mosquito mask  - Tlingit, Alaska  -  19th century

Mask depicting a noblewoman  -  Richard Davidson (Haida, b. 1946), British Columbia

Information and images courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Skinner Auction Results - September 23, 2007

Skinner held an American Indian and Ethnographic auction in Boston this morning. Bidding was strong and many items exceeded their estimates.

The star of the auction was a Plains beaded war shirt pictured above(lot 166) estimated at $150,000-$200,000 which fetched $303,000 (includes buyer's premium).

Among the African items, some notable prices were:

Lot 64 - Fang figure $22,325 (est. $5,000-$7,000) pictured above
Lot 69 - a Lega male figure $22,325 (est. $5,000-$7,000).

Daniel
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