Donald Ellis Gallery - Dealer of historical Native American art

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Donald Ellis, the internationally pre-eminent dealer in the field of antique North American Indian art, has been servicing private collectors, corporations and museums since 1976. The gallery maintains a particular emphasis on the art of the Inuit, Northwest Coast and Eastern Woodlands cultures.

Complex Dance Mask

Portrait Mask of Dzila'qons

Bow Warrior Society Effigy Club

Pair of Parfleche Envelopes

Bayeta First Phase Chief's Blanket

Ghost Dance Shirt

Ledger Drawing attributed to Howling Wolf

Complex Dance Mask

Complex Dance Mask

Attributed to Ikamrailnguq (One Without a Sled), Yup’ik, Village of Napaskiak,
Kuskokwim River, Alaska, ca. 1890–1905

Portrait Mask of Dzila'qons

Haida, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, ca. 1820-30

Female Figure

Pre-Koniag Culture, Kodiak Island, Alaska, 500 BC - 200 AD, Uyak Lower Level

Bow Warrior Society Effigy Club

Oglala Sioux, Standing Rock, North Dakota, ca. 1860

Pair of Parfleche Envelopes

Cheyenne, Northern Plains, ca. 1890

Bayeta First Phase Chief's Blanket

Navajo, Arizona or New Mexico, ca. 1840

Hunting Coat

Montagnais-Naskapi, Quebec-Labrador, early 19th century

Ghost Dance Shirt

Arapaho, Canadian River region, Oklahoma, ca. 1890

Ledger Drawing attributed to Howling Wolf

Attributed to Howling Wolf (Ho-na-nist-to) b. 1849 d. 1927, Southern Cheyenne, Central Plains, ca. 1875-78

War Shield

Rio Grande Pueblo, New Mexico, ca. 1840

Salmon Rattle

Nuu-chah-nulth, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, ca. 1880

Complex Dance Mask

Yup’ik, Kuskokwim River, Alaska, ca. 1880

News

FRIEZE MASTERS 2019

FRIEZE MASTERS 2019

Donald Ellis Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in the eighth edition of Frieze Masters to be held in Regent’s Park, London, from October 3-6, 2019 with two VIP preview days on October 2nd and 3rd.

LEDGER DRAWINGS AT STANDARD (OSLO)

LEDGER DRAWINGS AT STANDARD (OSLO)

This fall, STANDARD (OSLO) will present the exhibition "Plains Ledger Drawings 1870-1920", a prominent collection of Native American Ledger Drawings from Donald Ellis Gallery.

Globe and Mail Feature

Globe and Mail Feature

Donald Ellis was featured in this article in the national newspaper, The Globe and Mail, concerning his role in the historically significant repatriation of this sun mask to the Kwakwaka’wakw people of Alert Bay, British Columbia.

The Pencil Is a Key

The Pencil Is a Key

Donald Ellis Gallery is excited to participate in the upcoming exhibition “The Pencil is a Key” at the Drawing Center (New York).