Ethnographic & Tribal Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a Wonderful 1930's-40's Fred Harvey Era Navajo Sterling and Turquoise Bracelet. Nice Stone, Fun Stamps, Great Old Repairs inside. The marks on the bracelet include two arrows in a "V" pointing towards a Turqoise, which is Native...

ARTIFACT: This is a Beautiful old pawn Navajo silver, turquoise & coral bracelet. It is made in a heavy gauge silver with beautiful designs on it. Around the face of the bracelet, there are 2 nugget of turquoise stoned and 3 coral inlaid...

ARTIFACT: This is a Lovely Viuntage Mexican Sterling Silver(950) & Turqoise "AZTEC" Earrings. VINTAGE: Vintage. SIZE: About 1"x1(charm) CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver & Turqoise. ATTACHMENT: Hunger attached MARKINGS: TA-Ioo 950 ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a Lovely Huge TAXCO Sterling & Green Stone "Aztec" Pendant from Late 1950's. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: Approximately 4" x 3-1/2" CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Sterling silver with Green Stone. ATTACHMENT: Loop. MARKINGS: Silver...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful 1960's sterling and malachite combination brooch & pendant. It is possibly mexican made and in the shape of a half-egg. It has an almost web-like design to it, with a large malachite stone in the center. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s Zuni Tribal Police badge from New Mexico. The badge reads ZUNI TRIBAL POLICE N.M. and shows the State of New Mexico seal at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 3-5/16" height and 2-1/8" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1950s United States Indian Service Criminal Investigator badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1950s. SIZE: 1-1/4" wide by 2-1/16" high. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a "come-under" locking catch...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1910s-1920s mbira, an African musical instrument that is sometimes also called a kalimba, thumb piano or finger xylophone. This mbira has a hollow wooden body (although others can be a simple plank) with eight graduated metal...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa late 19th century Indonesian keris, or kris, with an ornate scabbard and a beautiful blade. A keris is a dagger native to Indonesia as well as a handful of neighboring countries, with an asymmetrical blade. This particular keris...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa World War II Filipino Itak ("chopper") edged weapon from the central Tagalog region of the Philippines. The weapon is accompanied by its wonderfully decorated scabbard, which shows deeply carved flowers along one side. Beveled...

ARTIFACT: This is a barong short sword from the time of the Philippine Insurrection (circa early 1900s). The barong was used by the Moro people of the Philippines. It is a single-edged sword with a leaf-shaped blade, and usually also has a curved hilt...

ARTIFACT: Great 1940's United States Indian Service Deputy Special Officer Badge of Paul A. Shaver. Shaver was commissioned to serve the US Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs on January 17th, 194This position was tasked with "enforcing...