American Antiquities. Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898Norman, William B.
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American Antiquities. Auction Catalogue, January 8, 1898
Norman, William B.
Antiques -- Catalogs; United States -- Antiquities -- Catalogs
157 Silver Chalice. Without decorative ornamentation above the face;
equally fine and perfect, both marvels of workmanship of a by-gone
age, black color. 6⅞ in.
158 Pottery Jar. Traces of brown-colored pigment, from Chiriqui
graves, Colombia, S. A. 3 × 4 in.
159 KNIFE. Obsidian, oval shaped, finely flaked; when held to the
light, shows dark, cloudy lines across its surface; very showy and
rare. 5 in. Lassen Co., Cal.
160 BEADS. Stone Beads from grave, La Salle, Ill. Bead made from the
oliva shell, which is not found nearer than the Florida coast; this
specimen from Indian grave at Peoria, Ill. 2 pcs
161 Perforated stone Beads, from Lodi, Miss. 1⅜ in. 2 pcs
162 Plummet or Sinker. Blue stone. Meredith, N. H.
163 Arrow Point of remarkable shape, notched on each side; the base
runs to a sharp point, perfect. 1¼ × 2¾ in.
164 COPPER BEADS. Necklace of 24½ in. beads from Indian grave.
Memaloose Is., Oregon. Rare.
165 Copper Beads. From 1 to 6 in. in length, ¼ in. thick (20).
Flathead Indian graves. Rare lot.
166 Copper Pendant. Perforated for suspension, four notches at base.
Same locality as No. 164, rare.
167 Copper Ornaments from graves as above; one small Bracelet, two
Pendants, one long Bead with original string still in the bead. Rare.
4 pcs
168 Glass Beads. Fine necklace of the Hudson’s Bay Trading Co. beads,
from Flathead Indian grave, Memaloose Is., Oregon. Lot.
169 EARRINGS. Long earrings, each made from about 120 dentalium
shells. Brass rings for suspension, length, 14 ins., width, 1¾ in.
Very curious and rare. Oregon. 2 pcs
170 Shell Pendant or Ornament of perforated shell, small copper ball
at bottom. Indian grave, Cayuga, Co., N. Y. Very rare.
171 NECKLACE of 37 objects: glass beads, bits of copper and catlinite
or red pipe stone cut in fanciful form; of great interest and rarity.
Springport, Cayuga Co., N. Y.
173 WAMPUM TREATY BELT. This rare relic was found with three others,
by Mr. Wm. W. Adams, at the old Fleming farm, East Cayuga, Cayuga Co.,
N. Y., in 1888. One of the four is now in the British Museum; the
present ownership of the other two is unknown to me. This belt, the
fourth of the find, is 2 ft. 3 in. in length and 2½ in. wide; it
contains 1,600 beads; the outer or border row is made from red glass
beads (wampum size); inside the border are seven rows of the _genuine_
shell wampum or _Wampumpeague_ of the Colonial period; 12 fanciful
designs of dark and yellow beads at intervals in its length. Very rare
and desirable.
174 SHELL BEADS, etc. A card, 8½ × 9 in., containing an outer string
of 110 perforated shell beads, ⅜ × ½ in. in size; an inner string of
150, more or less, perforated sea-shells; another string of 15 large
and small shell beads from Spang Mound, East Tennessee; and two
splendid examples of the rotary arrow points in black flint and
yellowish chert, both perfect. Rare. Lot.
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