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LOT 2379
Native American Stone and Obsidian Arrowhead Collection
EARLY ARCHAIC PERIOD, 8TH-5TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/4 - 2 in. (81 grams total, 33-52 mm).
Mainly triangular barbed and tanged and lentoid-section triangular types. [17, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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Native American Klamath-Modoc Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £111
Including lozengiform, scaphoid and other types. 116 grams total, 3.4-14 cm
From 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. -
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 Mahogany Obsidian Arrowhead Group
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising triangular and barbed-and-tanged types with diagonal stratification in the fabric; collector's reference stickers. 67 grams total, 51-79 mm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.NAI 79, 80, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.