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Native American Art
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, Chicago · 24 Sep 2026
This sale ended on 24 September 2026. The page is kept for reference.
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About this sale
This sale offered 275 lots, listed under Pottery, China & Glass and Sporting Goods & Outdoors. It closed on Thursday 24 September 2026. Freeman’s has 8 other upcoming sales on Auction Eagle.
Highlights from this sale
A selection of lots from the catalog.
Lot 1Alexander Gardner (1821-1882) Studio Portrait of Dirt Face, Ma-Ka-Teh-Kon. Washington, DCca 1870Estimate $800 - $1,200
Lot 2Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Good Buffalo, Ta-Tan-Kah-Nua-Sh-Tah. WashingtonEstimate $800 - $1,200
Lot 3Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Studio Portrait of One Afraid of the EagleEstimate $800 - $1,200
Lot 4Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Lone Wolf, Blackfeetca 1870Estimate $800 - $1,200
Lot 5Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Portraits of Cayote AND Ear of Corn, Lone Wolf'sEstimate $1,000 - $1,200
Lot 6Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) High Wolf, Oglala Lakota, 1872Estimate $700 - $1,000
The auction house’s description
Freeman’s is honored to offer selections from the Larry Ness Native American Photography Collection, documenting Native peoples, their communities, and history through the camera. Complementing this historical record, the sale features beadwork, pottery, and textiles from across North America, highlighted by the Late Classic “Claflin?? Serape. The auction also brings together property from a distinguished group of private collections and estates, including the Estate of Colin McCullough, Baskets of Time Gallery, The Bernice Abrams Collection, the Estate of Matthew and Jane Newman, the Collection of Gary L. Fogle, Gary Cook, Laura Nuckolls Collection, Lucy Norton, the Mrs. Susan Gadpaille Collection, Dr. Deane and Susan Penn, John Benson of Minneapolis and Fort Collins, Colorado, the R. Thomas Snyder Collection, Michigan, Robin Alpher Collection, and the Ronny and Dorris Smithee Collection, Oklahoma City.
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Catalog Lots
275 lots in Native American Art.
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Lot 1
Alexander Gardner (1821-1882) Studio Portrait of Dirt Face, Ma-Ka-Teh-Kon. Washington, DCca 1870
$800 - $1,200
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Lot 2
Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Good Buffalo, Ta-Tan-Kah-Nua-Sh-Tah. Washington
$800 - $1,200
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Lot 3
Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Studio Portrait of One Afraid of the Eagle
$800 - $1,200
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Lot 4
Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Lone Wolf, Blackfeetca 1870
$800 - $1,200
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Lot 5
Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Portraits of Cayote AND Ear of Corn, Lone Wolf's
$1,000 - $1,200
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Lot 6
Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) High Wolf, Oglala Lakota, 1872
$700 - $1,000
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Lot 7
Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Portraits of Sioux and Cheyenne Taken
$1,000 - $1,500 -
Lot 8
Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Walking Crane and White Eyes, Sioux Leaders, 1872
$1,000 - $1,500 -
Lot 9
Alexander Gardner, Attributed (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Dull Knife and Lame Wolf, Northern
$1,000 - $1,500 -
Lot 10
Alexander Gardner AND William Henry Jackson (Scottish-American, 1821-1882; American, 1843-1942)
$1,000 - $1,500 -
Lot 11
Alexander Gardner (Scottish-American, 1821-1882) Imperial Photograph of Bird and Long Foot
$600 - $800 -
Lot 12
Yankton Sioux Delegation in Washington, DC ca 1860s
$500 - $700
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Frequently Asked Questions
When and where was the Native American Art?
Native American Art was held on Thu, Sep 24, 2026 · 11:00 am (ET) in Philadelphia, Chicago, Illinois by Freeman’s.
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This is an online-only auction, so you bid through the live catalog.
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