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Native American Knapped Stone Artefact Collection
4th millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £124
Mainly animal subjects, some with evidence of mounting in an old collection. 190 grams total, 54-99 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Native American Stone Axehead
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Rectangular in section and tongue-shaped in profile with slightly curved edge; mounting socket towards the rear incomplete. 255 grams, 12.4 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Native American Knapped Stone Artefact Collection
4th millennium B.C.-1st millennium A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £85
Including one with inked findspot 'Jefferson Co. / Mo'; one attached to a display stand. 209 grams total, 54-83 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
North American Stone Tool Collection
Woodland Period, circa 7900-6900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Including scrapers and a triangular obsidian arrowhead. 125 grams total, 33-84 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
When the first arrowheads were developed in the Woodland culture, the bow and arrow began to replaced the spear and atlatl in hunting and warfare. The collection comprises a very interesting and old Amos type of arrowhead, This kind of tip was corner notched, with often serrated blade and the tip slightly off-center -
Native American Leaf-Shaped Stone Arrowhead Group
Early Archaic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Each lentoid in section with thick rounded end, one with slight bulb behind the point. 66 grams total, 93-95 mm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Native American Klamath-Modoc Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including barbed-and-tanged, triangular and other types. 91 grams total, 50-84 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Large Native American Carved Stone Bowl and Pestle
Woodland Period, 3rd-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Deep irregular mortar with smoothed inner face; D-section pestle with rounded ends. 5.4 kg total, 20.5-31 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Native American Anasazi Painted White Ware Jug
Circa 900-1150 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Globular in profile with two loop handles to the shoulder and flared mouth; painted with a pattern of interlocking meanders. 439 grams, 13.5 cm high
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Native American Obsidian Knife Blade Group
Early Archaic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each triangular in section and tongue-shaped in plan with thick rounded ends. 126 grams total, 11.7-12.3 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent. -
Native American Klamath-Modoc Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £111
Including lozengiform, scaphoid and other types. 116 grams total, 3.4-14 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI 73, 74, 76, 93, 96, 97, 98; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Native American Klamath-Modoc Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including leaf-shaped, barbed and other types. 102 grams total, 65-95 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Native American Stone and Obsidian Arrowhead Collection
Early Archaic Period, 8th-5th millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Mainly triangular barbed and tanged and lentoid-section triangular types. 81 grams total, 33-52 mm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.