Bone, Shell and (Ornamental) Stone Page 1   Page 2   Page 3

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RFBO3 A very nice drilled and grooved Only documented as being 750.00
dark steatite Charmstone from California with a
showing nice ancient polish and collector's label of
a few typical score marks "Litherland 165"
Stermer COA

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MHBO621 An awesome, stubby polished and incised Found in 1,800.00
dark green steatite pipe having 6 drilled Contra Costa Co., CA
square shell beads adorning the top rim.
It shows smoking residue on the inside of
both ends. An extremely rare offering ! Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO622 A small polished green steatite reed pipe bowl in N. California, with an 225.00
excellent condition and having pyrite inclusions  old log number written
which give it a most interesting iridescent sparkly on it of 459-5
gold appearance when turned at different angles
to a light source. A very scarce item Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO623 A small polished green-black steatite N. California, with an 350.00
reed pipe bowl having pyrite inclusions  old log number written
which give it a most interesting iridescent on it of 30-7-A
sparkly gold appearance when turned at
different angles to a light source. It's in
excellent condition. A very scarce item Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO624 A nice highly polished Found by Ernest Johnson in  450.00
mottled green steatite tube 1939 in Contra Costa Co., CA
pipe in excellent condition Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO625 A VERY Long and very rare polished Documented as being from 4,500.00
black steatite pipe having an incised lip It California's "central valley",
was published in Charles Miles Indian &   which is a combination of the
Eskimo Artifacts of North America on Sacramento Valley and the
page 218, plate 11.15, number 1 and is an San Joaquin Valley
item which one seldom sees for sale, and I
would venture to say that few museums
have such a fine example as this. It has a 
couple of small ancient nicks to the edge of
the lip, but is otherwise "all there" as made
and used Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO627 An interesting olive green and gray  Recovered in 750.00
hardstone Charmstone which still has traces Contra Costa Co., CA
of asphaltum from suspension on one side    by Ernest N. Johnson
of it's stem. This one is in perfect condition in 1939
and quite a scarce offering and is published
in Lar Hothem's Ornamental Indian
Artifacts, page 148, plate 4, number 2 Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO630 A very interesting highly polished mottled   Found by L.L. Valdivia 350.00
green steatite drilled Charmstone. Published in Marin Co., CA
in Lar Hothem's Ornamental Indian (details to buyer)
Artifacts, page 149, plate 3, row 2, number 1 Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO631 A fairly hacked-up black steatite perforated and Found by L.L. Valdivia 275.00
grooved Charmstone. It still has alot of pecking marks  in San Mateo Co., CA
all over it's surface, so the rough surface, which I called
hacked-up, may in fact simply be roughness from a
piece which was never completed. Published in Lar
Hothem's Ornamental Indian Artifacts, page 149, plate
3, row 2, number 6 also on page 158, plate 2, number 3 Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO632 A pretty scuffed-up drilled and Provenance only listed as 250.00
grooved green steatite Charmstone. California, with no further
It has chipping to the top groove, and information documented
unexplained surface scratches and
gouges which appear to be ancient Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO634 An EXTREMELY RARE set of 3 Californian Recovered in 650.00
Walnut shell gaming pieces (ancient dice), Fresno Co., CA
each having been filled with asphaltum and
having a drilled shell bead in the center.    
Attributed to the Choinumne Yokut tribe and
Published in Lar Hothem's Ornamental Indian
Artifacts, page 352, plate 3, number 1, these
are in excellent condition and almost never
offered for sale anywhere. Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO641 An EXTREMELY RARE set of 4  Found in 1,500.00
incised bone gaming pieces attributed Butte Co., CA
to the Californian Yana/Yahi triblets. 
One piece has a noticeable lengthwise
crack (photo 3) and a slight chip at 
one end, but other than that these are
intact and in great shape. Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO670 A very nice carved bone Tsagaglalal  Recovered on the 600.00
effigy having the classic rib pattern on the Columbia River near
chest. Ca. 1200 - 1500 A.D. Published Wishram, WA
in Lar Hothem's Ornamental Indian
Artifacts, pg. 131, plate 1, number 3 Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO796 A very nice, bone whistle Recovered from Gunther  275.00
which is mostly intact, as Island in Humboldt Bay, CA
made and used in 1939 by Dr. H.H. Stuart
Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO797 A fairly long and highly Recovered from Gunther 150.00
polished bone hair pin in Island in Humboldt Bay, CA
excellent condition in 1939 by Dr. H.H. Stuart
Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO798 A triple holed polished bone   Recovered from Gunther 450.00
whistle. With the exception of Island in Humboldt Bay,
a V-cut to one end (photo 4) CA in 1936 by Mr. Davis
it's in excellent condition
Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO799 A nice polished and incised Recovered from Gunther 200.00
bone pin in just excellent Island in Humboldt Bay,
condition CA in 1936 by Mr. Davis
Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO800 A very unusual drilled and polished Found in 175.00
black stone pendant. (What else Humboldt Co., CA
can one say about a rock with a
hole in it ?... it's definitely unique !) Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO677 A ground and polished green serpentine   From the 200.00
drilled bead, Ca. 100 - 1500 A.D. Published Columbia River
in Lar Hothem's Ornamental Indian Artifacts,
page 281, plate 4, number 1 Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO683 A wooden weaving spindle having From Chancaz, Peru 200.00
red, white and blue painted bands
with a black incised and painted
bead in excellent condition Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO693 A nice and very scarce Found in 200.00
ground and polished schist Klamath Co., OR
grooved pendant, published
in Lar Hothem's Ornamental
Indian Artifacts, page 130,
plate 2, number 1 Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO702 A highly polished drilled steatite Found by Carrol B. Howe, 50.00
pendant having incised dotted most likely in Oregon on
patterns on both faces. The the Columbia River
bottom is broken off Ex: Michael Hough

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SJBO1 An absolutely magnificent and HUGE animal bone  Excavated from an ancient 850.00
awl having incised geometric patterns engraved on site in Pueblo, Texas
the "handle" end of the bone. It has an anciently   during the early 1900's.
drilled hole for suspension to one side of the base,
and a very old square tin (?) tag, which appears to
be broken, wired into the hole. Additionally, it has
a black ink log number (474) marked on the inner 
channel, with an old masking tape number (6L093)
on one outer edge. This tells me that it has passed
through multiple collections. This is the absolute 
largest awl we've ever had the privilege to offer for
sale, and it's truly a museum grade artifact !

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GBBO1 An exceptional and very long red-brown From the Chumash or 850.00
drilled soapstone bead having 2 external  Canalino area of
grooves. (For the size and craftsmanship, California, most likely
and the fact that it wasn't used as a pipe, Santa Barbara County
I'm gonna go out on a limb and offer my
opinion of this piece as being a shaman's
healing tube) It is published in Charles 
Miles Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North
America, page 136, plate 5.5

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GBBO3 A reddish-brown ground and polished Provenance 250.00
slate drilled pendant having some  undocumented
surface features resembling exposure to
direct fire. It has a chip to one face
near the bottom (photo 4) and some
roughness to one edge near the stem.
Additionally it is published in Charles
Miles Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of
North America, page 136, plate 5.8

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MHBO471 A very rare fairly small  Found by Herbert Enocks 400.00
black drilled steatite Pipe, a in Contra Costa Co., CA
  little bit ragged around the    
tobacco insertion end Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO472 A scarce gray pecked hardstone Found at an ancient 325.00
Costanoan Charmstone in the site North of
shape of a plumb bob and having     San Jose, CA
an ancient nick to the suspension
stem and pecking patterns on the
base. Published in Lar Hothem's
Ornamental Indian Artifacts, pg. Ex: Peter Gallick
160, plate 3, row 2, number 2 Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO473 A very large and quite rare Green Found near Kerman 1,400.00
hardstone Yokuts double knobbed in Fresno Co., CA
Charmstone. A very nice museum quality 
piece attributed to the Pitkache-Gewacheu
tribelets of the Southern Valley Yokuts,
circa 500-1500 A.D. Published in Lar
Hothem's Ornamental Indian Artifacts, Ex: Peter Gallick
pg. 161, plate 3, number 2 Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO474 A very large and EXTREMELY Recovered near Los Banos 2,200.00
RARE museum quality fine  Creek, Los Banos, CA
  grained hardstone Charmstone Ex: Peter Gallick  
attributed to the Yokuts tribe Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO475 A very nice and scarce dark Recovered in 1,200.00
green hardstone Yokuts Lost Hills, CA
Charmstone, Museum quality.
Published in Lar Hothem's
Ornamental Indian Artifacts, Ex: Peter Gallick  
pg. 158, plate 3, number 2 Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO477 An interesting and quite rare drilled   Found by 1,200.00
and incised micaceous schist Phallic L.L. Valdivia in
  Charmstone, circa 500-1500 A.D., Sonoma Co., CA  
  attributed to the Coastal Miwok,    
  Patwin or Pomo. Published in Lar    
  Hothem's Ornamental Indian    
Artifacts, pg. 150, plate 1, number 2 Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO478 An extremely rare and Found on the Columbia 2,400.00
seldom offered for sale River, this one resembles 
  anywhere Columbia River similar pipes recovered near  
  Steatite Pipe having a The Dalles, OR  
  suspension hole drilled    
through the base Ex: Michael Hough

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