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Native American Stone Arrowhead and Tool Collection
1st millennium A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including obsidian and other pointed and bladed tools. 40.2 grams total, 29-62 mm
56 Anasazi (Pueblo Indian) from the old Tonto Basin near Globe, Arizona, USA. 61 & 62 Atlati points from Oklahoma and Wyoming, USA. 71 from Pinto Basin, Central Utah, USA. 72 from Four Corners Region, New Mexico, USA. 92 Klamath/Modoc? Acquired from Wayne Bonner. 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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Large Native American Knapped Banded Jasper Notched Arrowhead
Circa 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Triangular in plan with spurs to the rear, banded pattern in the jasper; inked label 'NAI94'. 41.1 grams, 88 mm
Found Tuscon, Arizona. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI94; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Native American Stone Arrowhead Collection
Paleoindian Period, circa 11,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Including leaf-shaped, triangular, and other types, with inked '34' legend. 32 grams total, 18-34 mm
Found Illinois/Indiana, USA. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI34; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Native American Knapped Stone Hand Axe
Archaic Period, 5000-2000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Lentoid in section and tongue-shaped in plan; with collector's label 'Native American hand Axe / Burlington Lincoln Missouri / Archaic Period / 5000 BC-2000 BC'. 105 grams, 11.4 cm
From Burlington Lincoln, Missouri, USA. Acquired from Ancient Wonders, UK. 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. Accompanied by an old identification card. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Native American Stone Arrowhead and Tool Collection
Susquehannock Indians, circa 1200 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Mainly subtriangular types with inked legends. 16.2 grams total, 21-32 mm
Found Plymouth Flats, Lucerne County, Pennsylvania, USA. Acquired from Wayne Bonner. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI6,8,9,10,14, 15; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The Susquehannock Indians are now an extinct tribe, first mentioned by John Smith who explored the upper reaches of Chesapeake Bay in 1608. They were active in the fur trade and established close trading relationships with European settlers. -
Native American Stone Spear Point
Paleoindian Period, circa 11,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Slender and keenly pointed, lentoid in section; possibly Clovis-type. 88 grams, 16.5 cm
Found Missouri, USA. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI104; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
African Slave Trade Manilla Currency Bracelet
18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Penannular round-section bracelet with clubbed ends. 85 grams, 58 mm
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Dogon Kanaga Wooden Mask
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
The upper part made from timber laths joined with twine and with painted sections; the head carved with carination and two sockets with square holes, hollow to the reverse with transverse mounting bar; applied woven fabric mantle and open netting to reverse. 2.6 kg, 102 cm high
Private collection, UK. Acquired at auction on the UK art market. London, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
African Silver-Gilt Chain Section
19th-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Fully articulated chain formed from cast links with six radiating arms, each arm terminating in a domed rosette. 390 grams, 17 cm
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
African Slave Trade Manilla Currency Bracelet Group
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Group of two penannular round-section bracelets with clubbed ends. 29 grams total, 58-84 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. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Fijian Root Ula Throwing Club
Circa 18th-9th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Carved wooden ula club-missile with short handle and dense ironwood globular head carved from the root of the tree; handle piered to take a suspension loop. 575 grams, 41 cm
Acquired in Cambridgeshire, UK, in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
African Slave Trade Bronze Manilla Bracelet Group
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: one large with keeled body and incised decoration to the terminals; the other with a hinged round-section body and clubbed terminals. 981 grams total, 58-91 mm wide
Acquired from Morthets Auctions, Yorkshire, 2009. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.