Idaho man sentenced for defacing Nez Perce pictographsBOISE, Idaho (AP) – For as many as 2,500 years, red-pigmented pictographs of animals and geometric shapes at a rock shelter along the Snake River bore silent testimony to the presence of the Nez Perce tribe and its ancestors. On Feb. 7, 2010, it took just a few minutes for three vandals armed with cans […]
Strong ethnographic art lineup at Heritage, June 2DALLAS — On Friday, June 2, Heritage Auctions presents an auction packed with gorgeous and historic objects that veteran and new collectors will appreciate as slices of our collective human and regional past. The house’s Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Signature ® Auction is shaped by a strong selection of North American Indian […]
Hindman to auction peerless Native American art collection Nov. 3DENVER – Hindman Auctions will present the Marilyn Eber Collection of Native American Art, a dedicated single-owner auction, on November 3. Denver native Marilyn Eber was an art devotee and a passionate collector of historic and contemporary Native American Art. The offering includes several outstanding lots such as artwork by Fritz Scholder, Earl Biss, Kevin […]
Cheyenne ledger drawing sets record at Heritage AuctionsDALLAS – A ledger drawing by a Southern Cheyenne artist soared to $106,250, setting a world record for a single ledger drawing and leading Heritage Auctions’ Ethnographic Art: American Indian, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Auction to $1.2 million in total sales May 29. The auction boasted sell-through rates of more than 93% by value and by […]