CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, 11 ITEMS TOTAL1stitem: Confederate States of America Oath of Allegiance, Department of East Tennessee, Office Provost Marshal. Inscribed "Greeneville Augt. 26th" with printed "1863", top right,...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN DOUBLE NOTCHED STONE AXEHEADPre-Columbian double notched stone war axe head. Multiple plough gouges. Rare form. Possibly Mississippian. Possibly ceremonial.
Keywords: Pre-Columbian, Prehistoric,...
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5 COLIMA OBSIDIAN BLADES IN RIKER CASEPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine collection of 5 stone spear blades hand-knapped from sizeable pieces of lustrous, black obsidian. The largest blade presents...
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TAIRONA GREENSTONE AXE HEADPre-Columbian,Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A nice example of a sweeping axe head that is hand-carved from mottled grass green stone with beautiful dark gray, beige, and...
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18TH C. HAWAIIAN STONE FINISHING ADZEBLADENorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th century CE. A petite example of an adze blade, hand-carved from dark brown-gray stone, used for creating finer details or smoothing...
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6 COLIMA OBSIDIAN PECTORALS & MANY WHITESHELL BEADS**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A magnificent ensemble of over 100 hand-carved shell beads and 6 hand-knapped...
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HUARI LLAMA BONE DRUG SPOON W/ BIRD& CRUSTACEANSPre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A stunning hand-carved spoon made from the leg bone of a camelid, likely a llama with zoomorphic...
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MASSIVE / SPECTACULAR OLMEC JADE CELTPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. A spectacular and massive celt made from a beautiful jade stone. This celt is an ancient tool, shaped like an axe...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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RARE MINIATURE EGYPTIAN OBSIDIAN PESESH-KEFAMULETAncient Egypt, First Intermediate Period, 8th to 9th Dynasty, ca. 2181 to 2140 BCE. Perhaps one of the most unique and unusual Egyptian artifacts, a hand-carved black...
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MASSIVE ARCHAIC EASTERN WOODLAND STONEFULL GROOVE AXENative American, southeastern United States, western North Carolina, Caney Fork Township, Eastern Woodland, Late Archaic period, ca. 2000 to 1000 BCE. An impressive...
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ANCIENT ALASKAN BERING SEA BONE DRILLEDPENDANTNative American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A fine marine mammal or caribou bone pendant incised...
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NATIVE AMERICAN OREGON OBSIDIAN SILVERSHEEN SPEAR HEAD...Native American, Northwestern United States, likely Oregon, Columbia River Region, Chinookan peoples, ca. 9th to 19th century CE. This a large piece of...
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RARE / GORGEOUS OLMEC BLUE JADE CELTPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A rare, hand-carved ceremonial jade celt (hand axe) with a muted blue-green coloration and an elegant presentation....
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IMPRESSIVE MAYA JADE CELTPre-Columbian,southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful example of a hand-carved jadeite celt of soft sage, pistachio, and forest green hues....
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19TH C. MAORI WOOD HOE KOWHAIWHAI MOTIFS,ABSTRACT TIKI...**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori culture, likely Te Arawa people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A superb wooden paddle known...
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RARE 19TH C. CENTRAL ASIAN BRONZE CEREMONIALSUGAR AXE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Near East / Central Asia, Iraq & Afghanistan, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An incredibly rare and beautiful tool known as a sugar...
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20TH C. POLYNESIAN TONGAN RUBBING STAMP/ KUPESI**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, Polynesia, Tonga, ca. 20th century CE. A rare example of a rubbing stamp known as a kupesi, used as a template for creating...
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RARE MAYA OBSIDIAN ANTHROPOMORPHIC FIGURES(PR)**Originally Listed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, probably Central Lowlands, Maya, Classic to Late Classic Period, ca. 300 to 900 CE. An incredibly...
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CHAVIN STONE JAGUAR MORTAR FOR CEREMONIALHALLUCINOGENS...**Originally Listed At $1800**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin / Cupisnique, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fantastical stone metate or mortar stone, carved...
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19TH C. COOK ISLANDS WOOD ADZE HANDLE(RUATANGAEO)**Originally Listed At $1000**
Oceania, Polynesia, Southern Cook Islands, Mangaia Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful openwork adze handle of...
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16TH C. PRE-CONTACT HAWAIIAN STONE POIPOUNDERNorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Lahaina, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 16th to 18th century CE. A finely preserved poi pounder of a bell-shaped form pecked and polished...
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GROUPING OF 3 TRIBAL NECKLACES AND LEATHERBOXLot includes 3 ornamental sipattals made of shell, beads, fiber, metal -ceremonial decorative chest pieces of Isneg people of Philippines, some missing beads and shells,...
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GROUPING OF 3 TRIBAL NECKLACES AND LEATHERBOXLot includes 3 ornamental sipattals made of shell, beads, fiber, metal -ceremonial decorative chest pieces of Isneg people of Philippines, some missing beads and shells,...
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TAINO CARVED STONE TOOL Ceremonial double-bladedblackstone axe head, with face at one end on one side, 5 1/4" x 9" x 1 1/2"....
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19TH C. CARVED TUSK TIP CEREMONIAL KNIFELuba Kongo Ivory 10" figural tool with carved head, cross hatched butt, warm brown patina, age shrinkage cracks, chipped tip. 10" long.
Collected in the 1960's....
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ASSORTED ETHNOGRAPHIC ARTICLES Includinga ceremonial hammer, a carved bone axe head, a jade and wood agricultural tool, three wood articles, a Christian themed folding blade knife, a betel chopper with bone handle...
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TRADITIONAL PERSIAN 5PC. DECORATIVESERVING GROUP: PERSIAN SILVER TOOLED LID, COPPER PLATE, 12 3/4"L X 3"D (SPOON), 6 1/2"H X 7 3/4"DIAM. (FOOTED BOWL)Traditional Persian 5pc. decorative serving group: Persian...
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ARCHAIC BRONZE 'TAOTIE' MASK
LATE SHANGTO WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY ????? ???????modelled in the form of a taotiemask detailed with large bulging eyes, prominent nostrils and curled horns(1)16.2cm wide; 382gProvenance:...
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* (ENGLAND) ASHMOLE ELIAS The InstitutionLaws and Ceremonies of the most Noble Order of the Garter. London: Printed by J. Macock for Nathanael Brooke 1672. Folio 3/4 calf over marbled boards spine tooled and lettered...
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IVORY & ROSEWOOD CEREMONIAL GAVEL ORCHINKER: Unique presentation quality gavel or ships tool called a ''chinker'' with checkered rosewood handle with ivory tip. Silvered collars with hard rubber tip on one side,...
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RUSSIAN BRASS SAMOVAR AND TRAY AND ANM.C. LILLEY SWORD Of typical form with wood and brass swing handles and teapot on a square footed base with waste bowl and shaped tray H: 21 1/2 in and a ceremonial sword...
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*A Japanese Album of Sixty PaintingsEdo period 18th century the sheets depicting various scenes including Daoist ceremonies battles and a horse trapped in a spider's web all contained in a tooled and gilt leather...
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Six pieces including: usik Inuit toolfabricated from a whale penile bone some discoloration 21'' l.; wooden indigenous war club some holes 21'' l.; modern blue and white ceremonial indigenous rattle stylized...
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