Selected American Indian Relics
VETTED AND PUBLISHED 12880. RARE NORTH WEST COAST JADE CELT. Pre-historic period, pre Kwakiutl culture. 5 x 2 x 0.5 inches. The blade of lustrous deep green hard stone. Chips at top and corner of blade.
Provenance: Found Lyton, British Columbia at confluence of the Fraser and Thompson rivers. Vetted as authentic by the Genuine Indian Relic Society, Inc. and published in their 2013 calendar. Copy on request. Back view.
$1000.
VETTED AND PUBLISHED 12881. RARE NORTH WEST COAST JADE CELT. Pre-historic period, pre Kwakiutl culture. 2.6 x 1.2 x 0.25 inches. The blade of lustrous deep green hard translucent jade. Small chip at top,
Provenance: Ex Nancy Avery family collection for 3 generations. Originally found Lyton, British Columbia in Fraser river deposits. Vetted as authentic by the Genuine Indian Relic Society, Inc. and published in their 2013 calendar. Copy on request. Back view.
VETTED AND PUBLISHED 12882. RARE NORTH WEST COAST JADE LABRET OR PESTLE. Pre-historic period, pre Kwakiutl culture. 2.5 x 1 x 0.75 inches. The piece of lustrous deep green hard stone. Intact. Shaped like a labret but too large possibly some type of grinder or pestle.
Provenance: Found Lyton, British Columbia at confluence of the Fraser and Thompson rivers. Vetted as authentic by the Genuine Indian Relic Society, Inc. and published in their 2013 calendar. Copy on request. Back view.
VETTED AND PUBLISHED 12883. VERY RARE NORTH WEST COAST JADE CELT. Archaic period c. 5000-3000 BC, pre Salish or Chinook culture. 6.25 x 1.75 x 0.8 inches. The blade of variegated brown and red hard stone. Small chip at top. An exceptionally rare type of which few others are known.
Provenance: Found Bellingham, Washington. purchased at an estate sale in Bellingham by the current owner. Vetted as authentic by the Genuine Indian Relic Society, Inc. and published in their 2013 calendar. Copy on request. Back view.
VETTED AND PUBLISHED 12884. RARE NORTH WEST COAST JADE CELT OR ADZE. Pre-historic period, pre Salish or Chinook culture. 4 x 2 x 1 inches. The blade of lustrous grey green hard stone.
Provenance: Found Upper Columbia river, Washington state. See 'Stone Age on the Columbia River' pg. 175, by Emory Strong for the type. Vetted as authentic by the Genuine Indian Relic Society, Inc. and published in their 2013 calendar. Copy on request. Cf. Stone Age on the Columbia River p. 175 for description. Back view.
