Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
11 July 1927
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/716
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ras) ~?> A fine Adze, 93 in. long; and another, with very fine polish 2 /-/~ on the blade; both New Zealand 2 Three others, smaller; all New Zealand 5 2/ = oo A fine Chisel, 7 in. Jong; and a curious oval Knife, rare, both Z M5] Oo l- of jade; from New Zealand 2 aarti A small jade Chisel; an Ear Pendant, in jade; two Adzes pe Co Coft § and three other Implements; all New Zealand A polished Axe of crystalline stone, and a Chisel in quartzite ; both from Brazil, rare 2 Three fine waisted Axes, in actinolite; Pueblos Indians of @ 4 (04, eS. Gg bs Taos, rare 3 An Axe Amulet in diorite, one face is carefully carved to #7 LL represent the human figure, the other is perforated for * suspension ; from Central America, extremely rare A polished Axe with pointed butt in hard crystalline material, Tortuga; an Axe with deeply cut notches on the sides; 3 / ny - fA- 6 another with winged projection at the butt, both from Ecuador ; and a perforated axe Pendant; from Quito ; rare EA 4 A socketed copper Chisel, 9 in. long; a star-shaped perforated | ri stone Hammer, both from Peru; a Burnisher in crystal: afd | and a blunt ended Axe, both from Mexico 4 Four finely chipped discoidal Flint Implements; from Cass af 0/ “ Ws Co., Lllunois, rare 4 Three others of similar form, but of finer work; from Illinois 3 Qy “4 A very fine flint Hoe, the edge slightly glazed by use, 10 i. long, from Tennessee; another with highly polished edge, 4 ji o/ ~ yf we J from New York; and a similar implement with pointed oe he butt, L/linois 3 A very fine flat Adze with pointed butt and glazed edge, ry th jel Missouri; a chipped flint Adze and Knife, from Trenton, — New Jersey; and a fine Lance Head, Dakota es Leads : Three chipped Adzes, and a large Knife, from Illinois; a beg curious shell Adze, Florida, rare; and a Knife, from Trenton 6
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