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LOT 2381
Native American Klamath-Modoc Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 1/2 - 4 1/8 in. (133 grams total, 3.8-10.5 cm).
Including scaphoid, triangular and other types. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI 77, 75, 78, 81, 83, 88, 89, 90, 91, 95; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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