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LOT 2382
Native American Polished and Grooved Stone Axehead
CIRCA 1000 A.D.
5 1/2 in. (549 grams, 14 cm).
With broad D-shaped blade and gusset to the shank; ol collector's label 'NAI'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a Kidlington, UK, collection.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI 101; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Native American Knapped Stone Artefact Collection
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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. -
Native American Klamath-Modoc Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £98
Including scaphoid, triangular and other types. 133 grams total, 3.8-10.5 cm
From 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.
