Appraisal: Hopi Kachina Figure, ca. 1910
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Appraisal: Hopi Kachina Figure, ca. 1910
In Did Grandma Lie?, Bruce M. Shackleford appraises a Hopi Kachina figure, ca. 1910.
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Appraisal: Hopi Kachina Figure, ca. 1910
Clip: Season 27 Episode 23 | 1m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
In Did Grandma Lie?, Bruce M. Shackleford appraises a Hopi Kachina figure, ca. 1910.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: Actually, my great-uncle is an archaeologist/optometrist.
And it came from his basement, which, he used to have all kinds of good things in his basement, so... APPRAISER: Oh... And where did he get it?
GUEST: He did it... he said that he got it from a dig somewhere in New Mexico, and that's all I really know about it.
APPRAISER: Well, it's not from New Mexico.
It's never been buried.
GUEST: Oh, my!
APPRAISER: And... (laughs) And it, and it belongs in one piece like this.
It's a Hopi kachina, and the top part's called a tableta, which had been taken off or come loose.
Originally, it had feather plumes.
It was probably made some time between 1900 and 1920, something like that.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: It's a beautiful piece.
And do you know what these are?
GUEST: I don't know enough about them, no.
APPRAISER: These are to educate the children and young people in the tribe about the beings that carry prayers to the gods, or to the heavens, in, in our culture, is what we would say.
They learn who the dancers are that come out in the plazas at these different ceremonials.
This is the way they learn how to identify them.
And so they're important to the culture.
But they are educational tools.
If I saw this one for sale, today at auction, even in this shape, with the feathers gone-- which is okay, that's not a problem-- but even with the tableta loose, probably $2,500 to $3,500.
GUEST (laughing): Oh, my gosh.
I let my kids play with this, so...
GUEST: Thank you very much, I appreciate it.
0:01:36.844,1193:02:47.295 APPRAISER: Hey, that's what I APPRAISER: Thanks, Pauline.
GUEST: That's awesome.
None of anything anybody told me was right about any of it.
Appraisal: 1873 California Gold Quartz Presentation Cane
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 44s | Appraisal: 1873 California Gold Quartz Presentation Cane (44s)
Appraisal: 1900 Mark Twain Letter
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 1m 20s | Appraisal: 1900 Mark Twain Letter (1m 20s)
Appraisal: 1903 Colt Single Action Army Revolver
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 2m 17s | Appraisal: 1903 Colt Single Action Army Revolver (2m 17s)
Appraisal: Benjamin Greenleaf Portraits, ca. 1810
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 3m 21s | Appraisal: Benjamin Greenleaf Oil Portraits, ca. 1810 (3m 21s)
Appraisal: Concord, Massachusetts Card Table, ca. 1800
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 2m 30s | Appraisal: Concord, Massachusetts Federal Card Table, ca. 1800 (2m 30s)
Appraisal: Dalzell Findlay Onyx Muffineer, ca. 1889
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 1m 2s | Appraisal: Dalzell Findlay Onyx Muffineer, ca. 1889 (1m 2s)
Appraisal: Dedham Pottery Vase, ca. 1900
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 40s | Appraisal: Dedham Pottery Vase, ca. 1900 (40s)
Appraisal: French Campaign Clock, ca. 1790
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 42s | Appraisal: French Campaign Clock, ca. 1790 (42s)
Appraisal: French Porcelain Vases, ca. 1860
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 2m 56s | Appraisal: French Porcelain Vases, ca. 1860 (2m 56s)
Appraisal: Hiratsuka Filigree & Cloisonné Teapot, ca. 1895
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 1m 16s | Appraisal: Hiratsuka Filigree & Cloisonné Teapot, ca. 1895 (1m 16s)
Appraisal: Late 19th-C. Fish Scale-decorated Anchor & Dome
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 1m 8s | Appraisal: Late 19th C. Fish Scale-decorated Anchor (1m 8s)
Appraisal: Matched-pair Diamond Ring, ca. 1910
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 2m 57s | Appraisal: Matched-pair Diamond Ring, ca. 1910 (2m 57s)
Appraisal: Oglala Sioux Winter Count
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 3m 31s | Appraisal: Oglala Sioux Winter Count (3m 31s)
Appraisal: Oil Painting Attributed to Franciabigio
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 2m 44s | Appraisal: Oil Painting Attributed to Franciabigio, ca. 1520 (2m 44s)
Appraisal: Old Hickory Chair Company Rocker, ca. 1910
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 3m 14s | Appraisal: Old Hickory Rocking Chair, ca. 1910 (3m 14s)
Appraisal: Ottoman Zarf, ca. 1875
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 3m 47s | Appraisal: Ottoman Zarf, ca. 1875 (3m 47s)
Appraisal: Renaissance-revival Poison Ring, ca. 1875
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 3m 39s | Appraisal: Renaissance-revival Poison Ring, ca. 1875, in Green Bay Hour 2. (3m 39s)
Appraisal: Ruby & Diamond Bracelet, ca. 1895
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 2m 26s | Appraisal: Ruby & Diamond Bracelet, ca. 1895 (2m 26s)
Appraisal: Windsor Chair & Passport, ca. 1815
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 2m 39s | Appraisal: Child's Windsor Chair & Passport, ca. 1815 (2m 39s)
Appraisal: Diamond & Emerald Conversion Ring, ca. 1920
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 2m 57s | Appraisal: Diamond & Emerald Conversion Ring, ca. 1920 (2m 57s)
Appraisal: Ruth & Wagner Signed Ball, ca. 1933
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Clip: S27 Ep23 | 3m 36s | Appraisal: Ruth & Wagner Signed Ball, ca. 1933, from Charleston, Hour 1. (3m 36s)
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