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LOT 2378
Native American Klamath-Modoc Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 1/2 - 3 3/4 in. (102 grams total, 65-95 mm).
Including leaf-shaped, barbed and other types. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
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.
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