Museum Collection: Rare Art & Artifacts Day 1

The Museum Collection: Rare Art and Artifacts Day 1 presents 260 lots of ethnographic works, antiquities, and traditional carvings drawn from a wide ranging collection. Pre Columbian artifacts form a major portion of the sale, including pottery vessels, figures, and ceremonial objects from across Central and South America. These works are joined by additional material from regions including Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, and Bolivia. African art is strongly represented with carved masks, figures, and tribal sculptures, while Russian Orthodox icons and polychrome religious panels add another significant category. Spanish Colonial and Latin American devotional works, including carved santos and painted figures,...