Work Clothes Quilt
"Bars"
Denim & Cotton
Gee's Bend Area
C. 1950
74" H x 59" W

Navajo Geometric Rug
Germantown Yarn
C. 1890's
68" x 68"
Illustrated: Rainbow Yarn
Navajo Weavings Germantown Yarns P. 46,47
Exhibited: Lancaster PA Quilt and Textile museum
Mar 2009-Dec. 2009

Water Wheel Whirligig Construct
Circa 1900
68" H x 36" W x 18" D
Figures: 12-14"H
Wheel: 30" Diameter
New York
Painted Pine, Iron and Tin
Original Paint

Bill Traylor (1854-1945)
Man Flying with pig on Leash and Dog
gouache on cardboard
8" H x 14" L
Circa 1939
Montgomery, AL

Bill Traylor (1854-1945)
Man Pointing to the Sky
with Owl on Complex Basket Form
Bill Traylor (1854-1949)
Montgomery, Alabama
1939-42
Crayon and Pencil on Cardboard
15"H x 9" W

Bill Traylor (1854-1945)
2 Cats Jumping on Man
Bill Traylor (1854-1949)
Montgomery, Alabama
1939-1942
Crayon and pencil on Cardboard
15”H x 9”W

Rare Liberty Figure
Circa 1860
Great Lakes Origin
Original Painted Surface
with Gold Leaf Accents
65”H x 24”W x 2½”D
Excellent Form and Condition

Relief carved to allow for placement
in the interior of a great lakes
steamer ship’s pilot house.
A companion piece is in the collection of the New York State Historical
Association.

Illustrated, American Folk Sculpture, Robert Bishop, Pg.84

Monkey Temperance Jug
American Figural Pottery
Slip Glazed Stoneware
Circa 1870
New York State Origin
12”H x 8½”W x 9”D

This piece was used in a fraternal lodge in New York State. This
multi-functional piece was used as
a holder for matches and as a
physical reminder that the lodge brothers, who often held meetings
in the local tavern, were at risk
of becoming fools or “acting like
a monkey.”

Pair of Portrait Busts of Man and Woman
Early 19th Century
American School
New England Origin
Carved Wood, Painted, Varnish
11.5”H each


Horse Weathervane
Made by the Rochester Iron Works
New Hampshire
Circa 1870
Weathered Painted Surface
Cast Iron
14”H x 18”L x 4”D

Horse and Sulky Weathervane
Attributed to Cushing
Circa 1880
Copper, Cast Iron, Paint
with Natural Weathered Patina
41”L x 18”H x 5”D

Leather and Paper Assemblage
in Diorama Construction
Early 20th Century
Artist Unknown
Illinois
43”L x 30”H x 4”D

Amish Seed Chest
Circa 1880
Pennsylvania Origin
29"H x 50"W x 16.5"D
Original Paint and Decoration
Top open measures 50"W x 27"D

Egyptian Style Mummy Case
Made by R.K. Cook
1925
Lansing, Michigan
Carved and Painted Wood, Ivory
Signed with Stamp
11.5”L x 6”D x 5”H

Egyptian Style Mummy Case
1925
Lansing, Michigan Origin
Carved and Painted Wood, Mixed Media
26”L x 8½”D x 7¾”H
Illustrated, 1976,
Michigan Folk Art Pg.96
Made by R.K. Cook
Signed with Stamp

3 Muses Relief Carving
Carved and Painted Pine
Wisconsin Origin
Circa 1900
30"H x 18.5"W x 3.5"D

Shorebirds
Set of 5 Silhouette Yellow Leg Decoys
Circa 1900
Metal Tack Eyes with Original Paint
Sawcut Soft Wood
6" x 13.5" each

Navajo Medicine Man
36"H x 12"W x 5"D
Original Paint on Carved Wood
C. 1960
Charlie Willeto (1897-1964)

Tree of Life
Artist Unknown
38"H x 52"L x 15"D
Duluth, Minnesota
Circa 1890
Carved Oak, Maple and Ash

Show Figure, Circa 1870
New York
Artist Unknown
66"H x 34"W x 25"D
Carved pine with original paint and pigmented varnish
"Welcome" incised into base
ex. collection: Mclean Family, Mclean Virginia
Bath Sheeba
Signed: E.V. Strefkerk
1745
40"H x 37.5"W
Albany County, N.Y.
Oil on Canvas


Lion
“Flourished" by I.B.Carolus
Dixon Ill 1885”
Ink on Paper
20" x 27” (framed 29" 1/2 x 36”)
Logging Tableau
Northern Michigan Origin
Circa 1900
Carved & Painted Wood
30”H x 36”L x 18”D


Haida Child’s Ceremonial Robe
Bear Image
Circa 1900
Wool,Pearl Buttons
36”H x 43”W