| 151 | Small Collection of Aztec relics, brought from Mexico many years ago, by Señor Da Costa Gomez. Terra cotta figure, 4½ in.; ancient Mirrors, polished surface, convex backs, 1½ in. (2); copper Idol, 3 in.; jade Amulet, 1¼ in.; obsidian Lip ornament; green jade Ornament, perforated, 1¼ in.; polished Pendant, 1½ in.; string of polished perforated stone Beads, fine colors (7). | 15 pcs |
| 152 | Amulet. Heart-shaped, small perf.; fine green stone, jade or serpentine. 4¼ in. Rare and curious. Mexico. |
| 153 | Aztec Beads. A necklace of perforated stone pebbles varying in size from ½ to 1¼ 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, ⅝ wide, 3½ in. across. V. fine and rare. |
| 156 | Silver Chalice or Temple Cup from Ancona, near Lima, Peru, time of the Incas. Height 8½ in., width across mouth 2¾ 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 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. |
| 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. |
