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LOT 2377
Native American Klamath-Modoc Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 3/8 - 5 1/2 in. (116 grams total, 3.4-14 cm).
Including lozengiform, scaphoid and other types. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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