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Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. This newly revised book presents the beautiful jewelry of the prolific Zuni Indians of New Mexico, who are known the world over for their distinctive designs. From stone, shell, inlay, and silver, Zuni craftsmen have been developing jewelry forms for more than 125 years. Contemporary makers both reflect the traditional designs and explore new styles, all shown here with many examples. The lovely inlay work for which the Zuni are world famous is shown in all of its popular forms for men and women. 90 brilliant color photographs present hundreds of carefully chosen jewelry forms with a brand new price guide to tempt and delight collectors all over Europe and America. The modern artists are identified and credited with the skillful techniques that produce such exquisite jewelry.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The arts and crafts of the second half of China's Qing Dynasty (1644 -1911) are represented, with a brief nod to the early 20th century and the Art Deco influence in Chinese design. Included are the tools of the scholar, ancestor paintings, and other new categories, in addition to Chinese furniture, basketry, and cabinetry. Newly fashionable Chinese furnishings and accessories from the 18th and 19th centuries are presented in nearly 600 full color photographs. Each piece is clearly described and set in its historical context. While appreciating the beauty of furniture designs of the late Qing dynasty, readers will be enriched by photographs of their places in ancient settings as well as in contemporary household interiors. Designers and decorators will be surprised to see how well these antique forms blend with and enhance contemporary decor. Values are also included.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Explore the stunning diversity of North American Indian and Eskimo baskets, from little-known native basketry to the more common forms. This colorful book combines manufacturing techniques, raw materials, forms, and decoration with information on native lifestyles. More than 175 regional and tribal styles are documented in an easy-to-use and beautifully illustrated format. Readers will be able to identify their own Indian baskets using this guide's standardized terminology, identification keys, glossary, maps, and bibliographies. Hundreds of baskets were photographed for this volume in color and in black-and-white. Many are from the famous and unparalleled collection of the Peabody Museum of Harvard University where the authors began their basketry research in the 1970s.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Here is a comprehensive collector's guide to bits and spurs, which combines "Working Cowboy" knowledge with "Cowboy Collectibles," providing the reader with the actual usage, background, and value information. Dozens of styles of bits and spurs, dating back to the mid-1800s, are illustrated and described in over 400 color photographs, detailed text, and diagrams. There are also chapters devoted to additional cowboy accessories, such as leather bridles, and the repair, care, and maintenance of the spurs and bits. This book is an excellent reference guide for both the beginning and serious collector, and provides valuable information for antique dealers, traders, and the modern day cowboy.

Native American Indian Zuni Jewelry by: $11.66

  

Old China / New Style: Antique Furniture b $44.96

  

Native American Indian Baskets by: Susan $26.96

  

Cowboy Bits & Spurs by: Joice Overton $35.96
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. This eye-popping book clearly and visually explores the history, types, and value ranges of Chinese snuff bottles from the 17th century to the present as no other book has. It concentrates mostly on affordable examples and explains how these can be just as important as their more expensive cousins. These small pretty objects are a reflection of the popularity of snuffing tobacco, particularly in the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, the bottles are avidly collected for their beauty, variety, and high level of craftsmanship. Here, 340 diverse bottles of stone, glass, enamels, porcelain, and other materials are shown in beautiful color photographs. Once you have read the book, you'll want to touch the bottles; and once you've touched them, you'll want to own some. The problem then will be when to stop, if ever.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The popularity of Japanese ceramics in the West caused a vast and delightful variety of wares to be made in the late nineteenth century for export. Colorful Imari porcelain in deep blue, orange-red, and gold, Fukagawa porcelain in imaginative designs, as well as the softly colored Satsuma earthenwares, are the best known of the old Japanese exports, shown here in hundreds of variations created by skilled decorators. This new edition has an updated values reference and additional items shown in each chapter, especially early Imari wares from the period c. 1700. Also presented are the exotic Sumida and Banko wares, relative newcomers to the field whose popularity has grown steadily over the last ten years. Makers' and decorators' marks, unusual shapes, design variations, and hard-to-find examples are all shown in 600 color photographs with identifying captions and concise text.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. American Southwest Indian artists working in metal, clay, wood, textiles, and paint have proudly left their individual hallmarks on their work-and until now there has not been a comprehensive source for identifying the marks. Barton Wright, the pre-eminent historian, curator, and proponent of these native crafts-people, has filled that void by collecting and organizing these hallmarks into a useful book. Compiled over many years of work with the craftspeople, and with the cooperation of one of their main organizing bodies, the Indian Arts and Crafts Association, Mr. Wright has with this book both made a useful tool for identification and left an important record of the work of these talented people. The information is alphabetically arranged with important personal data, tribal affiliation, working dates, materials used, and facsimiles of their marks. This excellent second edition features an additional forty new pages of information and marks.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Black memorabilia is still one of the hottest items being collected today, although it is growing harder and harder to find good pieces. This new book helps the collector see what is available in the market place, with full color illustrations of hundreds of items. They include kitchen items, like wall pockets, mammy memos, salt and peppers, cookie jars, and more, as well as advertising, household goods, and ephemera. Topsy dolls, bakelite and other jewelry pieces are also included in this book. Each is shown in full color and is accompanied by the current market price. Prices differ in from coast to coast and auction prices differ from shop prices. Prices are also affected by condition and availability. As this area of collecting continues to grow, more and more examples find their way into the market place. For the experienced collector or the novice, this is an invaluable reference. It definitely needs to be added to your black memorabilia library.

The Handbook of Chinese Snuff Bottles by $26.96

  

Imari, Satsuma by: Nancy N. Schiffer $44.96

  

Hallmarks of the Southwest by: Barton Wr $40.50

  

More Black Memorabilia by: Jan Lindenber $15.26
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Sandpainting has it origin in the religious tradition and practice of the Navajo people. It forms a central part of their religious chants, being a place where Earth People and Holy People come into harmony, giving healing and protection. Sandpainting is understood as being very powerful, and for many years it was deemed unwise and even dangerous not to erase the paintings when the ritual was completed. In the course of the twentieth century this attitude has modified allowing for many representations to be made, while still not violating the religious traditions. Sandpainting thus have come to be an internationally appreciated and collected art form. In this newly revised and expanded volume, over 400 sandpaintings are illustrated in full color. They range from the most traditional to the new forms that are being developed today. The sandpaintings are organized by artist, making this an important reference for collectors.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. These endearing little emissaries personify and spread the spirit of the diverse native people from across North America and into the arctic reaches of Canada. Whether made for childrens' play or as tourists' souvenirs, their colorful dress, ornamentation, and materials are enjoyed by doll collectors and Indian buffs alike. Here more than a hundred different dolls are grouped according to their geographical origins, including Iroquios, Seminole, Cheyenne, Navajo, and Eskimo Indian dolls, shown along with early photographs of the people and places they represent. Also, Skookum dolls, which were made as commercial items, are presented. Together, the dolls make an inspiring group and display the diversity of mankind. Value references are provided for some of the dolls.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. All of the beautiful American Indian jewelry shown in this book was actually for sale when the photographs were taken with the prices and ranges noted with each caption. Therefore, it will be useful to all enthusiasts of Indian arts, because it shows hundreds of pieces that are really available on today's marketplace. The 336 beautiful color photographs demonstrate the excellent craftsmanship in the jewelry and the text presents the variations of style to be exciting. Collectors, dealers, historians and travelers to the Southwest all will enjoy the concise and informative text and visual pleasure this book presents.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Aunt Jemima's familiar beaming, warm smile and laughing eyes have been associated with breakfast pancakes for generations of Americans. "Invented" in 1888 to help market a new type of pancake flour, Aunt Jemima has been represented by a good number of real women and a tremendous number of collectible products. This book displays hundred of the item available from Aunt Jemima's long history, and provides fascinating or funny glimpses into over a century of our nation's cultural history. Collectors interested in kitchen memorabilia and/or African-American history will find this book wonderfully eye-opening! Promotional items and advertisements are presented, including doll families, recipe books, kitchen utensils, menus, coloring books, and cooking set for children. The complete story of Aunt Jemima's Pancake Mix, the myth of Aunt Jemima herself, and the stories of the real women who portrayed her are all told in this delightful book. A price guide is included.

Navajo Art of Sandpainting 2nd Ed (Nativ $8.96

  

Native American Indian Dolls With Values $17.96

  

Native American Indian Jewelry on the Ma $17.96

  

Collectible Aunt Jemima Handbook & Value $13.46
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. This splendidly illustrated volume celebrates the historic silver and turquoise jewelry of the Navajo and Pueblo Indians. A classic, it presents over 300 superb objects that are usually hidden from view in museum storerooms and private collections across the United States. Larry Frank discusses the history of this jewelry from 1868, when the Navajos were restored to their homeland, to 1930, when tourist demand and mass production ended the innovative first phase of the craft. Indian Silver Jewelry contains 253 close-up photographs, 52 of them in color, of conchas, necklaces, bracelets, rings, hair ornaments, bridles, and other pieces as well as rare photographs of Indians wearing jewelry. The detailed captions invite the readers to look, compare, and discover for themselves the extraordinary beauty and vitality of Southwest Indian silver jewelry.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The cheerful design of household items which depict black people have made them collectible to a wide group today. Prompted by nostalgia and memories of warm households peopled by loving black hands, these kitchen tools with cute expressions so pleasant to have around are used as decorations in many homes. And in the collecting world, they are becoming popular. The legend which started Aunt Jemima pancakes is told and illustrated with many different variations of her image. Over 250 color photographs of spice shakers, tea sets, toys, match safes, books, ash trays, advertising cards, wall plaques, vases, etc. depict the diversity of items made with images of black people as the main design. Patent drawings of many designs are reproduced here from the archives of the U.S. Design Patents office. A price guide is included for quick references.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The beauty of traditional Zuni pottery has intrigued native as well as non-native people for generations. Zuni Pottery presents some of the finest current and all-hand-made pots and the talented young potters whose heritage has led them to this exciting art form. Recently, pottery-making at the Zuni Pueblo has been stimulated by a well-organized tribal enterprise to purchase and market Zuni arts. The Zuni Pueblo, located 150 miles west of the Rio Grande Valley on the border of Arizona and New Mexico, is the Zuni people's homeland which they feel is the center of the world, equidistant from the four oceans which surround their known world. 66 photos  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - - For centuries soldiers and woodsmen have armed themselves with the tomahawk, and for good reason. Its design is simple but extremely effective at both close and throwing ranges; it does double duty as a close-quarters weapon and a field tool, great for dispatching attackers and busting through doors; and it is durable, easily repaired and readily available without a permit or license. Tomahawks: Traditional to Tactical traces the evolution of the tomahawk as a tactical weapon. Though author David Grant examines historical and traditional designs, his primary focus is on the tactical tomahawks of today. Grant uses his firsthand knowledge of hawks to analyze the contributions of tactical pioneer Peter LaGana, creator of the legendary Vietnam Tomahawk, as well as those of the best modern masters, including Wally Hayes, J. Neilson, Daniel Winkler and Kevin McClung, among others. Dozens of photographs showcase an amazing variety of tomahawk styles, including those offerings from American Tomahawk Company, Bear Mountain Tomahawks, Graham Brothers Knives, Ranger Knives and RMJ Forge. An instructive chapter on choosing the best tomahawk for your needs and contact information for designers and manufacturers round out this indispensable guide to the modern tactical tomahawk.

Native American Indian Silver Jewelry of $22.46

  

Black Collectibles: Mammy & Her Friends $13.46

  

Native American Indian Zuni Pottery by: $8.96

  

Tomahawks: Traditional to Tactical (From $13.50
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Antique Trader Indian Arrowhead Price Guide offers extensive coverage of one of mans earliest efforts to create and manufacture objects of symmetry and beauty. Representative of a unique art form, arrowheads are as beautiful and individual as they were once functional. Often ranging in value from less than $10 to more than several thousand dollars, youll gain a collecting advantage with the tips for grading, classifying, finding and buying points. Coverage is divided into four separate time periods for easily identifying and studying specific points, 1,000 photos, and expert pricing in this wonderful guide.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Collector Bookstore Notes: This title showcases stellar Navajo and Zuni silver and turquoise, Hopi silver and Pueblo stone and shell jewelry from the Millicent Rogers Museum Collection of Native American Indian jewelry. Publishers Description: ART PATRON MILLICENT ROGERS was a passionate collector who assembled a stellar collection of Navajo and Zuni silver and turquoise, Hopi silver-work, and Pueblo stone and shell jewelry during the late 1940s and early 1950s when fine late nineteenth- and early- twentieth-century work could still be found. Her collection provided the foundation for what has become one of America's most important repositories for the aesthetic achievements of Native American jewelry makers in the Southwest. The Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, New Mexico, honors the memory and creative life of Millicent Rogers and holds the majority of her personal collection of some 3,000 pieces, assembled during the time of her residence in Taos from 1947 until her untimely death in 1953. Oil heiress and fashion icon Millicent Rogers left the glamorous world of couturiers and the pages of Vogue to establish herself in Taos and to embark, despite failing health, on a robust path both to collect Indian and Hispano arts and crafts and to champion the distinctive importance of Native culture. A famous model and clothes designer in her own right, she also possessed a gift for jewelry collecting and designing. Fine Indian Jewelry of the Southwest presents Rogers's collection through her New Mexico experience, bringing to life the Taos she discovered and showcasing the authentic, classic era jewelry that she collected at a time when Fred Harvey and others were popularizing Indian made tourist pieces. The Millicent Rogers Museum has continued to collect Indian jewelry since Millicent Rogers's death, and the book includes striking examples of contemporary Navajo and Pueblo jewelry that, along with the Rogers collection, will serve as a solid overview of Southwest Indian jewelry from prehistory to the present.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Native American Crafts and Skills, Second Edition explores the various talents Native Americans have cultivated over hundreds of years including intricate beadwork, jewelry making, and quill work as well as outdoor skills such as hunting and tanning. Through more than 200 illustrations, author David Montgomery explains step-by-step how to create all types of Native American handiwork and how to adopt various Native American outdoor skills in order to fully embrace wilderness living and survival. Learn how to: Construct a tipiCraft tools for tanningMake weaponsHunt, track, and trap animalsCreate authentic Native American clothingDiscover the basics of the Native American "kitchen" Native American Crafts and Skills, Second Edition is an authentic and valuable book for anyone who wants to share in the beauty and artistry of Native American history.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. JUST BEFORE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, Catherine Marshall Gardiner of Laurel, Mississippi, read an article about Native American baskets and found herself tempted by the possibility of collecting them. At first she planned to collect only contemporary baskets, but, she said, "the lure of old and fine work specimens soon gained the ascendancy." When she embarked on this project, she little realized that she would become one of the premier collectors of the period, often called the golden age of basket collecting. By 1923, when she donated her collection of almost five hundred baskets to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, she had amassed one of the most representative collections of North American Native basketry in the southeastern United States. Basketry is an infinitely variable medium--baskets can be simple, unadorned utilitarian objects or works of great complexity, made to be beautiful but not used. Yet even the most practical basket, well made, can be a thing of beauty wherein form follows function, design is influenced by centuries of tradition, and materials reflect the region in which the weaver is grounded. Whether fancy or practical, tiny or oversized, every basket tells a story, has a purpose, and is a work of art. More importantly, each basket comes from a pair of Native hands which created a woven treasure that would stand the test of time. A close look at the varieties of Native American basketry reveals the cultural history of the tribe of origin as well as the expression of a weaver's artistry both important parts of our nation's history. By Native Hands: Woven Treasures from the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art takes this close look at the LRMA collection of Native American baskets, which encompasses a stunning array of styles, colors, materials, and techniques. New research on the collector and the collection are presented in essays covering each major North American culture region. More than two hundred archival and contemporary photographs, many of them previously unpublished, tell the story of this important collection. A full checklist of the collection and comprehensive bibliographies from each author will aid scholars, collectors, and weavers who wish to explore this rich body of material.

Antique Trader Indian Arrowheads Price G $17.99

  

Fine Indian Jewelry of the Southwest by: $31.46

  

Native American Crafts and (Primitive Ou $13.46

  

By Native Hands (Native American Indian $26.99
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - A valuable reference for these ancient arts, takes you through the steps of the basic flint-knapping of arrowheads and scrapers to the most complex decorating and finishing techniques of painting and fletching. Also included are chapters on materials, tools, and the workplace. Along with information on the history of each implement, the construction directions also cover:digging toolsaxeskniveshide scrapersspear pointsshieldsbaskets and packschiselsharpoonshooks and linefish trapsfish netsspear throwersslingsblowgunsbolasrabbit sticksgame clubstrap and snare decoyscallsspearsdartsbowsarrows tomahawksclubsdaggerslances  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The distinctive silver jewelry crafted by the Hopi people of northern Arizona is prized by collectors all over the world. Margaret Wright's comprehensive guide, first published over thirty years ago and updated in 1998, has long been considered the best available reference on Hopi silversmithing. In addition to information on more than 300 silversmiths and their hallmarks the personal stamps that smiths use to mark their work it includes a useful written and photographic chronicle of this beautiful and popular art form. "This revised edition includes over 100 new hallmarks as it traces the history of Hopi silversmithing. From early Hopi silversmith experiences to modern jewelry and hallmarks, the book blends black and white and color illustrations with excellent reviews of Hopi history and culture." Reviewer's Bookwatch "This well-illustrated basic guide describes the history, the styles, the workmanship and even the hallmarks of Hopi silversmiths." New Mexico Magazine Copyright 1982, 1989 by Margaret Nickelson Wright University of New Mexico Press paperback edition published by arrangement with the author 2003  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Small stone tools and arrow points are among the few remaining traces of human history stretching back over 10,000 years. This convenient guide to the projectile points that can be found in the Midwestern United States is designed for use as a field reference. It provides a type name and a short description of the physical characteristics, age, and distribution for the most frequently found styles of projectile points. Each type is illustrated with a detailed drawing, and most have cross-sectional views to aid in identification. The authors provide a guide to the terminology used to describe the physical characteristics of projectile points. Here is the perfect companion to keep at hand in your search for traces of the native peoples of the Midwest.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Complete republication of rare 1942 catalog showcases goods of premier manufacturer: finely tooled saddles, Stetson hats, silver spurs, cowhide chaps, boots, leather riding suits, much more. Complete data on price, color, size, etc. Superb resource for collectors, western buffs, artists looking for Western graphic art. New Introduction. 650 illustrations.

Making Native American Tools: Arrowheads $15.26

  

Native American Indian Hopi Silver by: M $17.99

  

Native American Indian Projectile Points $11.66

  

Cowboy Clothing & Gear: Hamley Catalog o $12.99
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - - "Dr. Prucha, a professor of history at Marquette, has published a comprehensive new work on Indian peace medals. It supplies a wealth of new information on this series and represents the first significant work on this subject to be offered to the numismatist in almost half a century. This rich historical survey provides Indian peace medal collectors with a degree of comprehension of the series which was not available before." Coin World Father Pruchas excellent book...is a must both as reading and reference for all concerned with Indian policy and courses and seminars in Western History, specialists and students alike." The Historian "The history of the nations Indian policy is revealed through Indian peace medals, which are equally important to the story of American art....Prucha provides an interesting story of the peace medals and also traces the designing and producing of these historic pieces. Students of American Indian history should benefit from the new light of the authors long hours of research have thrown on a neglected aspect of early life in this country." The New York Times.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. In 1974 "Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery" was published to accompany an exhibit at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology: twenty years later there are some 80,000 copies in print. Like "Seven Families," this updated and greatly enlarged version by Rick Dillingham, who curated the original exhibition, includes portraits of the potters, color photographs of their work, and a statement by each potter about the work of his or her family. In addition to the original seven the Chino and Lewis families (Acoma Pueblo), the Nampeyos (Hopi), the Guteirrez and Tafoya families (Santa Clara), and the Gonzales and Martinez families (San Ildefonso)the author had added the Chapellas and the Navasies (Hopi-Tewa), the Chavarrias (Santa Clara), the Herrera family (Choti), the Medina family (Zia). and the Tenorio-Pacheco and the Melchor families (Santo Domingo). Because the craft of pottery is handed down from generation to generation among the Pueblo Indians, this extended look at multiple generations provides a fascinating and personal glimpse into how the craft has developed. Also evident are the differences of opinion among the artists about the future of Pueblo pottery and the importance of following tradition. A new generation of potters has come of age since the publication of "Seven Families." The addition of their talents, along with an ever-growing interest in Native American pottery, make this book a welcome addition to the literature on the Southwest.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The Zuni have traditionally used small stone carvings of animal figures as power objects and mediators between themselves and the spirit world. Any object that has special meaning can be used as a fetish. In this fascinating, informative, and beautifully illustrated guide to the fetishes of the Zuni people of New Mexico, Hal Zina Bennett explores key principles of Native American spirituality and how early Zuni teachings can benefit us all today. He provides an excellent guide to Zuni traditions and an intriguing picture of their early life, along with detailed instructions for using fetishes for mediation, reflection, and insight in modern life. He describes key fetish figures, including the Guardian of the Six Regions, their legendary meanings, and the personal qualities each figure can support and help its owner develop. In explaining the nature of fetishes and the psychological and spiritual benefits that we can gain from their use, Bennett provides illuminating cross-cultural comparisons, stimulating exercises, and journaling opportunities.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - Bows & Arrows of the Native Americans is a step-by-step guide that includes information on how to build and care for wooden bows, sinew-backed bows, composite bows, strings, arrows, and quivers. Enlightening and entertaining, this book has easy-to-follow instructions for readers who plan to make and shoot their own bows and arrows. It's a must-have text for outdoorsmen, Boy Scouts of all ages, traditional craftsmen, and historians.

Native American Indian Peace Medals In A $22.46

  

Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery (Nat $40.50

  

Zuni Fetishes - Native American Indian M $17.96

  

(Create Authentic) Bows & Arrows of the $13.46
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. A Hopi Indian will tell you that a kachina is a supernatural being who is impersonated by a man wearing a mask. Small wooden dolls carved in the likenesses of the various kachinas are used to help teach Hopi children the tribal religion and traditions. Each child receives a doll made especially for him by his male relatives. He treasures the doll and studies it so that he can learn to recognize and respect the host of spirit kachinas that people the Hopi world. Kachinas are difficult to classify because different Hopi pueblos have different ideas about their appearance and their functions. The late Dr. Harold S. Colton identified 266 different kinds of kachina dolls, and in this book he describes the meaning, the making, and the principal features of all of them. Each type of doll is pictured in a simplified line drawing. There is also an illustrated key to help the collector identify the various types.ACCLAIM: "After even a cursory glance at the book you will yearn for a kachina of your own." --Midwestern Banker "Collectors and museum curators will welcome the revised edition of this book. It remains the best single listing of Kachintihu available." --American Anthropologist "Of prime importance to collectors and all others wishing to distinguish the genuine Hopi work from the spurious dolls." --The Book Exchange "The most comprehensive study to date on the Indian deities." --El Paso Times  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - One of the most important discoveries of man was the use of the horse. In various parts of the world, man first used the horse for food and used his hide for clothing...and then tied him to burdens to be dragged. However, it was the invention of the bit that made the horse the great tool of man. First man used horses for his chariots, then men riding horse back brought order to civilization out of chaos. From the time of the Sumerian chariots, sixty centuries ago, until the coming of the railroad, the horse was man's land transportation. Not only was the bit a necessity in making the horse play an important role in the practical affairs of government, warfare, and transport, it was also essential in making the horse play a leading part in the refinements of country life.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. The 77 dolls presented in this book are a single family collection assembled during the first third of the 20th century, representing dolls from 1890-1935. Since each doll was identified by source at the time of its collecting, the book is a valuable guide for today's collectors. Included are one-of-a-kind folk dolls as well as those sponsored by cultural organizations such as the Haskell Institute.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Begun by the late Lar Hothem and completed by James R. Bennett, this co-authored identification and value guide focuses on the very popular and often ornate Indian bannerstone artifacts of ancient America. With several hundred full-color photographs representing some of America's most famous bannerstone collections, Indian Bannerstones & Related Artifacts gives collectors an in-depth look at hundreds of the most prized ancient weapon components collected in modern times, including many rare and valuable examples.

Native American Indian Hopi Kachina Doll $17.06

  

Bits: Their History, Use & Misuse by: Lo $9.99

  

Buckskin & Beads, Native American Indian $19.00

  

Indian Bannerstones & Related Artifacts $26.96
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. For twenty-one years Navajo Rugs has been the essential text for anyone interested in this fascinating art form. This second revised edition includes up-to-date photographs of all the major rug styles, a concise discussion of the history of the art, an outline of the process of making rugs from raising the wool to weaving it, and frank discussions on how to choose and care for quality rugs.  Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. To the Hopi, kachinas are the spirit essence of everything in the real world. In this highly readable and informative book you'll find a comprehensive guide to Hopi kachina dolls, including buying tips.  This is the 1989 FloJo 11.5 inch fashion doll, made to resemble Florence Griffith Joyner, a flamboyant Olympic runner in her day. She comes with a tote bag, hairbrush, and fast track running shoes. Nail decals included for you to wear. Never removed from the box, but the box is worn, has some tears, and the plastic is cracked.  This is Mattel's 1991 African American Sun Sensation Christie. She has on a shiny blue bikini and gold star earrings and a dazzling necklace. Her hair is long and fabulous! Mint in the box.

Native American Indian Navajo Rugs: The $14.35

  

Native American Indian Hopi Kachinas: Th $13.46

  

1989 FloJo African American Olympic Runn $12.50

  

Sun Sensation African American Christie, $12.50
This is Mattel's 1995 My First Tea Party Barbie. She is African American. Comes with clothes, brush, tea set. Mint in the box.  India Brass Bell Set--Set consists for 4 bells that measure 2 inches to 1 3/4 inches tall--Marked India--set of 4 is $12  Approx. 6" diameter, real butterfly wings, iridescent colors with a scenic tropical view of Rio de Janeiro, from my own collection, estate find, metal back with a hook to hang it for display. Circa early to mid 1900s, good vintage condition.  Lovely sterling silver stamped Egyptian cartouche heavily detailed pendant, about 20 years old or so, approx. 1 5/8" long with an additional 1/4" long bale. Bale is decorated too. Lovely design, nice weight, very good vintage condition.

My First Tea Party African American Barb $13.50

  

India Brass Bell Set $12.00

  

VINTAGE BUTTERFLY WING RIO DE JANEIRO SO $45.00

  

VINTAGE STERLING SILVER EGYPTIAN CARTOUC $22.00
Italy Pale Jade Rosary--This very nice Rosary is 31 inches long and the beads are pal jade and the other pieces on the rosary are silver colored and the piece is marked Italy on the back of the cross--Very good condition  From my own collection, at least 20 years old, maybe more, signed lacquered hand painted Russian box, approx. 3 1/4" by 3". Red interior, vibrant and colorful scene on top with horses and a sleigh or carriage. Excellent condition, no damage or repair. Artist signed at the botom of the painting on the top of the box.  Approx 1 3/8" tall, figural enamel on white metal brooch or pin, circa 1920s or 30s, "C" clasp, classic Popeye the Sailor Man character pin, lovely enameling, good vintage condition with some crazing to the enamel but nothing detracting. Art deco era, functional, classic, lovely.  Sweet little souvenir charm, hand painted enamel figural shield shape charm, stamped ANTIKO 800 on the back. Excellent vintage condition. According to the Wikipedia: "Obermoschel is a town in the district Donnersbergkreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Alsenz-Obermoschel. It is situated 15 km southwest of Bad Kreuznach."

Italy Pale Jade Rosary $119.00

  

VINTAGE HAND PAINTED RUSSIAN ICON STYLE $45.00

  

ANTIQUE ENAMEL POPEYE the SAILOR MAN PIN $65.00

  

VINTAGE 800 SILVER ENAMEL OBERMOSCHEL SH $15.00
Circa early to mid 1900s, Acme China porcelain MADE IN JAPAN hand painted and signed miniature plate, about 4" diameter, lovely paint job, wonderful pink flamingoes motif, superb condition, no damage or repair.  To hang on wall or display on a shelf or case, medallion, medal, plaque, metal appears to be copper, about 2 7/8" diameter. Circa 1890s or so, Victorian era, lovely raised design of the Arc de Triumph, "St. de Paris" is under the raised design. Lovely patina, great souvenir piece that is over 100 years old, I purchased it in Paris myself a few years ago. Never before offered. Sold as found, unpolished, original and excellent vintage condition.  Two bells, one is the famous Liberty Bell and the other is a 1926 150 year souvenir. Liberty Bell is copper washed, the other one has verdigris on it. Both are miniature bells, each bell a few inches high and across. Fair vintage condition, sold together, nice vintage souvenirs, priced accordingly.  Circa early to mid 1900s, probably a souvenir from out west, cool little realistic miniature gun, nearly 3 1/2" long, little leatherette holster, metal has some verdigris but the gun is still nice, opens up like a real one, possibly to put caps in as it snaps and could pop a little cap. Fair vintage condition, priced accordingly.

VINTAGE FLORIDA SOUVENIR PAINTED PINK FL $12.00

  

ANTIQUE GRAND TOUR FRENCH ARC de TRIOMPH $35.00

  

ANTIQUE METAL 1926 SESQUI CENTENNIAL & L $20.00

  

ANTIQUE MINIATURE COWBOY WESTERN REVOLVE $9.00
Apprx 4.5" by 2.5" metal souvenir dish from the Soldier's and Sailor's Monument in Indianapolis, Indiana. Circa early to mid 1900s, raised design, darkened from age, good vintage condition.  Approx 4 5/8" diameter, souvenir from the Stephen Foster Museum in White Springs Florida, lovely graphics, circa mid 1900s, nice little ashtray dish, excellent condition, no damage or repair.  Slightly under 9" by 11" print, framed sweet view of JFK and his daughter, this is a newspaper piece, I believe, but well framed and is a different image than what is usually seen. Good vintage condition, no damage or repair.  Approx 8.5" tall, tags present and intact, lovely woman is handmade, handpainted facial features, lavish costume, tag says "NISTIS" Made in Spain. Age wear, few small holes in felt, overall good vintage condition. Check out my other listings for more international souvenir dolls.

ANTIQUE SOLDIERS SAILORS MONUMENT SOUVEN $12.00

  

VINTAGE STEPHEN FOSTER MUSEUM SOUVENIR C $10.00

  

VINTAGE 1960s JOHN F KENNEDY & CAROLINE $12.00

  

ANTIQUE HANDMADE SPAIN SPANISH OLD WORLD $18.00
From a private collection, lovely 8" tall doll, appears to be celluloid, circa 1920s-40s, souvenir from eastern Europe I would guess, lovely traditional costume, lavish embroidered dress and apron, doll is finished with bloomers and little painted on shoes and socks, aged from the years but complete and in good vintage condition.  Approx 7/8" diameter, early 1900s, fair vintage condition.  Nubian? head, African, from an estate collection in Atlanta GA, about 7 1/2" tall, hand carved, carving is lovely, circa 1940s-50s in my estimation, medium colored brown wood, nice brass necklace and earrings jewelry on the woman. Sold as found, no damage or repair, lovely vintage condition.  Vintage c.1950s-60s Hawaiiana dish made from a coconut shell, scrafitto palm tree scene on the side. 4 1/4 in. diameter, 2 in. high. Has a shrinkage crack inside, no other problems. Nice retro souvenir piece!

ANTIQUE CELLULOID INTERNATIONAL COSTUMED $15.00

  

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN DELAWARE STATE SEAL PI $12.00

  

VINTAGE AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN TRIBAL FEM $22.00

  

Vintage c. 1950s-60s Hawaiiana Coconut Di $6.95
From my private collection. Depicted is a winning sports team of a group of men proudly posing with their trophy and a couple of paddles from their sport. Do you know what sport this is from? Victorian or Edwardian era, sepiatone photo 11 3/4" by 9 3/8" with a mat that is worn and in need of replacing. Matting is imprinted with the photographer's information: Alfred Greenwood 77 Standish St. BURNLEY Photo shows some discoloration as is illustrated. Price reflects condition along with its rarity.  Approx. 5.5" long, sterling silver Victorian era souvenir spoon from North Carolina, lovely detail, gold wash bowl, hand engraved scene of Asheville, sold unpolished, good vintage condition, no damage or repair.  This unique and extremely rare Black Americana "Crying Baby" on a Chamber Pot String Holder is truly one of the most unusual and yet charming string holders ever to be found! It is made of chalk and is 8" high. It has all original paint and is in very good to excellent condition - having no crack, chips or repairs. Made in Georgia in the late 1930's, this vintage string holder is incised with, "Copyright 1937". This interesting and notably extraoridinary string holder is a must for the serious collector of both Black Americana or String Holders! See the additional photos below. This string holder, like all of the other string holders we offer (unless otherwise noted), is an original and not a reproduction. Feel free to e-mail us any questions you may have concerning this item and remember - any sale is fully guaranteed!  Black Porter String Holder. 6 1/2" high. Marked, "Fredericksburg Art Pottery USA". Very rare!!! Excellent condition. "Click" on the photo to see an enlargement of this wonderful string holder. This string holder, like all of the other string holders we offer, is an original and not a reproduction. Please use the "Ask A Question" button to the right if you have any questions concerning this item and remember - all sales are fully guaranteed!

LARGE ANTIQUE SEPIA BRITISH PHOTO of SPO $125.00

  

ANTIQUE STERLING ASHEVILE MT PISGAH NC S $35.00

  

Vintage Crying Black Baby String Holder $295.00

  

Black Porter String Holder $325.00


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