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
175 String of Shell Beads, from burial mound, Ga.; another string of
very small perforated shell-money from the South Sea Islands. Mounted,
rare. 2 pcs
176 Mounted colored Shells, shell discs. Georgia. 2 pcs
177 String of small thin perforated Beads, too numerous to count, with
one large flat bead 1⅜ in. diameter. Total length of string about
28 in. Rare. San Miguel Island, Cal. Lot.
178 String of six enormous perforated shell beads, two are 1½ in. long
and broad, from Lake Creek Mound, Tenn. String of 23 flat perforated
shell discs, Tennessee River, near Nashville. 2 pcs
179 Shell Hair Pins. Two very fine examples of these rare relics made
from the columella of the Conch Shell or strombus, one 7, the other
6½ in. long; small string of 31 Shell Beads; string of 11 Beads; also
on the card a fine Spear Head of dark stone, 4¾ in. long. Choice and
rare lot, all from Georgia. All mounted. 5 pcs
180 Shell Beads. String of large perforated Beads; string of 40 beads,
from mound near Cartersville, Ga. Rare. 2 pcs
181 BONE or porcelain Beads from Indian grave, Rocky Mountains. String
of 42 oblong polished beads; another, smaller size, all very fine and
rare. 2 pcs
182 Bone and Shell Necklace, one of each, very handsome. Georgia. 2
lots
183 Shell Necklace of 21 perf. beads, 22 in. in length. Very choice.
Mound near Hardin, Calhoun Co., Ill.
184 Curious Necklace of 56 perf. shells, each ground flat, about
20 in. in length; fine example from burial site, mouth Illinois River,
Lincoln Co., Ill.
185 Shell Ornaments. One large perf. shell; two fine semi-lunar neck
ornaments, ⅜ × 4 in. long. Fine iridescence. California. 3 pcs
186 Stone Beads. Sixteen polished, perforated stone beads, greenish
color, two very large. Rare. Santa Barbara, Cal.
187 Shell Beads. Three strings of Shell Beads. Fine and perfect
specimens. New Madrid Co., Mo.; Calhoun Co., Ill. and mound, Calhoun
Co., Ill. 3 pcs
188 Crinoid Beads, etc. Strings Crinoid and shell beads from grave,
Calhoun Co., Ill., burial mound, Pike Co., Mo. and San Miguel, Cal.
5 pcs
189 Bone Beads. Five bone beads, ⅜ to 1¼ in. (human?). Stanley, Ark.
5 pcs
190 Shell and Glass. One small string fresh water shells, two strings
of red and blue, long glass beads. Surface finds, Cayuga Co., N. Y.
Rare. 3 pcs
191 Wampum and Baldrick beads. String of 112 pcs _genuine_ wampum, in
blue and white variety, exceedingly rare; another string of 16 pcs,
shell baldrick beads, one 4½ in. in length. All perforated, exceeding
fine and rare lot, from graves, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 2 pcs
192 OBSIDIAN. Core from which knives have been chipped, 2½ × 3½ in.
Fine and scarce specimen. Mexico.
193 TOMAHAWK. Iron, time of French and Indian wars; Seneca Falls,
N. Y. 6 in. length, width of blade 3½ in. Fine and rare.
EFFIGY PIPES, ETC.
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