January Monthly Auction
Jan 2, 2022
3330 Branchwood Drive Quincy, IL 62301, United States
Native American Artifact Auction
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LOT 334C:

1 1/4"Reed, from Southwestern United States, Ex Thunderbird Native American Museum, NJ

Sold for: $50
Start price:
$ 10
Estimated price :
$15 - $10,000
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sales tax: 6.25% On commission only
Auction took place on Jan 2, 2022 at Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc
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1 1/4"Reed, from Southwestern United States, Ex Thunderbird Native American Museum, NJ
1 1/4" Reed, from Southwestern United States, Ex Thunderbird Native American Museum, NJ
 Dorothy Middleton Nelson was the founder, curator and proprietor of the Thunderbird Museum on Mt. Laurel Road during the 1930s through the 1960s. At one time it held one of the largest collections of Native American artifacts (nearly 50,000) in North America.
 Photo credit: "Dorothy’s Dream: Dorothy Middleton and her Indian Artifact Museum" by O. Kirk Spurr PhD
For nearly fifty years Dorothy Middleton Nelson made her collection of Indian archaeological and ethnological materials–reputedly the fourth largest private collection in North America at the time.