American Antiquities Part 3

120 Arrow Points. Specimens from Willamette River, Oregon, of these beautiful productions; jasper, moss agate, obsidian, etc., rare.

12 pcs

121 FISH HOOKS. Black flint; desirable and rare. 2 pcs

122 Arrow Point. Black flint, rotary, hollow base, finely notched, bevelled and serrated edge, a perfect and choice specimen of this prototype of the modern revolving rifle ball. Bowling Green, Ky.

123 Arrow Point. Rotary, light-colored flint, as last, except base is square; perfect and rare. Bowling Green, Ky.

124 Arrow Points. Rotary, gray chert. Perfect, as last, but smaller.

2 pcs

125 Arrow Points. Clouded chalcedony; fine and perfect specimens from Clear Water Harbor, west coast of Florida, rare. 3 pcs

126 Arrow Point. Crystal, narrow, serrated edges, said to be poisoned.

California.

127 Arrow Point. Thin copper, triangular in shape, Iroquois; small fish-line stone Sinker. Fleming, Cayuga Co., N. Y. 3 pcs

128 FISH SPEAR. Copper, rounded base, two perforations at base.

1 3? in. Highest rarity. Ontonagon River, Mich.

129 Another. Copper, rounded base with three perforations. 1 2 in.

Ontonagon River, Mich.

130 Fish Hooks of copper; small copper arrow head, Phoenicia, Syria.

3 pcs

131 COPPER CHISEL. Ancient copper tool found at Prairie-du-Chien, Wis.; sharp cutting edge, sides turned up, gouge form, excessively rare, 1? in. wide, 2 long, 1 thick.

OBJECTS IN HEMAt.i.tE, ETC.

On account of its density and the fine polish it takes, hemat.i.te was a favorite material with the ancient artificer.

Next to copper, hemat.i.te is the scarcest material employed by the pre-historic workman.

132 AXE. Hemat.i.te, deeply grooved, edge polished and of great weight.

Very rare. 2 in. thick, 3 wide, 3 long. Pulaski Co., Mo.

133 CELT. Brown hemat.i.te, polished, edge slightly broken, very rare.

Pike Co., Ill.

134 Celt. Edge perfect and sharp, very rare. Pike Co., Ill.

135 Mammal or Cone. Brown hemat.i.te, fine and perfect, base 2? in., 2 in. high. Very rare. Pike Co., Ill.

136 Plummets, (so called). Brown hemat.i.te, oblong, with small groove around the top, beautiful polish, exceedingly rare. St. Clair and Pike Co., Ill. 2 pcs

137 Plummets. Same as last, but made from white limestone; also a rare relic. 1? 4 in. Illinois. 2 pcs

138 Bone awl, made from deer's horn, pointed end, 1 6 in.; another, resembles a needle. 2 in. Mound in Arkansas. 2 pcs

139 Animal (Fox?) carved in bone, ? 2 in.; also carved duck 1 in.

long; each with perforation, curious. Alaska. 2 pcs

140 Relics from mound, Clay Co., N. C. Two bear's teeth, four human teeth, sh.e.l.ls, etc. Lot.

141 Pearl Sh.e.l.ls. Perforated in process of making into fish-hooks, fine iridescent color on one side. San Miguel Island, Cal. 3 pcs

142 Pearl Sh.e.l.l Ornaments. San Miguel Island, Cal. 5 pcs

143 Whetstones. Very hard stone, narrow and with pointed ends. Scarce and desirable. S. W. California. 4 pcs

144 BIRD CALL. Terra cotta, black, turtle-shaped with head and flippers, round hole in back, two smaller ones at the side. Curious and rare object from Indian grave near Los Angeles, Cal.

145 TERRA COTTA FIGURES. Male and female Idols in red terra cotta.

Decorated in various pigments; old fractures newly mended. Height 15 and 14 in. Found in ancient water conduit near Mojave, Hackberry, Ariz. V. rare and curious. 2 pcs

146 BONE WHISTLE. Made from human thigh bone, the large hole at one end plugged with a black, pitchy substance. Rare and curious. Santa Barbara, Cal.

The four following lots, domestic utensils of the ancient Cherokees, are from a mound at Edgefield, S. C, dug up by Mr. William I. Scott, of Augusta, Ga., in 1895.

147 PIPE, so called, but may be a lamp. Wide bowl surrounded by nine projecting stems, each perforated and reaching into the bowl. Total width 4 1 in. Steat.i.te or soapstone, rare and curious.

148 CUP. Steat.i.te, with handle and spout; rare. 3 4 in.

149 CUP. Steat.i.te, with handle. 4 2 in. Rare.

150 DIPPER or SPOON. Short handle. Steat.i.te, perfect and rare. 3 in.

MISCELLANEOUS.

151 Small Collection of Aztec relics, brought from Mexico many years ago, by Senor Da Costa Gomez. Terra cotta figure, 4 in.; ancient Mirrors, polished surface, convex backs, 1 in. (2); copper Idol, 3 in.; jade Amulet, 1 in.; obsidian Lip ornament; green jade Ornament, perforated, 1 in.; polished Pendant, 1 in.; string of polished perforated stone Beads, fine colors (7). 15 pcs

152 AMULET. Heart-shaped, small perf.; fine green stone, jade or serpentine. 4 in. Rare and curious. Mexico.

153 AZTEC BEADS. A necklace of perforated stone pebbles varying in size from to 1 in., green and mottled colors, fine polish. Rare to excess. 38 pcs. Lot

154 ARROW POINTS. Five fine arrow points and four flakings, obsidian.

Mexico. Fine and rare. 9 pcs

155 NECK ORNAMENT. Aztec, of obsidian, semi-lunar, small perf. at each end for suspension, ? wide, 3 in. across. V. fine and rare.

156 SILVER CHALICE or Temple Cup from Ancona, near Lima, Peru, time of the Incas. Height 8 in., width across mouth 2 in. Very thin silver, hammered from one piece of metal; centre of cup bears impress of a human face with ears and prominent nose; fanciful zig-zag ornamentation or crown above. In absolutely perfect condition and of the highest rarity, color black from oxidation.

157 Silver Chalice. Without decorative ornamentation above the face; equally fine and perfect, both marvels of workmans.h.i.+p of a by-gone age, black color. 6? in.