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Bone, Shell and
(Ornamental) Stone Page 2
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This page contains
Native American Indian "decorative" and ornamental relics made from bone, shell
and stone materials. This includes bannerstones as well as gorgets and stone
effigy items. |
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Please Note: For more
bone and shell items which were specifically used as necklaces, please see our
"Indian beads" page. For bone items used
as weapons, such as Harpoons, Bone Arrowheads as well as bone tool items, such
as Wedges, Awls and Pressure flaking tools, please see our
Bone Tools pages. |
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Also CALIFORNIA
CHARMSTONES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE NEW CHARMSTONE PAGES |
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| BMBO1 |
A rare and attractive green
banded slate |
Recovered in
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750.00 |
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banner stone, measuring
4-3/16 x 2-7/16 |
Warren county, Ohio
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Tom Davis gave this one a grade of G5. |
Davis
COA |
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TPBO180 |
An interesting brick-red
volcanic rock |
Lake Co., OR
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125.00 |
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grooved Net Sinker. It has
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pitting to it's surface, which is normal
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for the host stone material used, and it |
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has chips from the two restraining
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knobs on the tip. Still an unusual and
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pretty scarce offering |
to buyer |
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MHBO805 |
A matching PAIR of HUGE
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Recovered in Humboldt Co., CA |
700.00 |
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drilled abalone shell
pendants
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in 1939 by Dr. H.H. Stuart |
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which are very colorful and in
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great shape.
Published in Lar
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Hothem's Ornamental Indian
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Artifacts, page 345, plate 2 |
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MHBO807 |
A very large, colorful and
rare |
Recovered in Humboldt Co., CA |
350.00 |
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matching pair of drilled
abalone |
in 1939 by Dr. H.H. Stuart |
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shell "earings", published in Lar
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Hothem's Ornamental Indian
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Artifacts, page 345, plate 1.
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These are truly museum grade pieces ! |
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| GBBO3 |
A reddish-brown ground and
polished |
Provenance
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250.00 |
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slate drilled pendant
having some |
undocumented
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surface features resembling exposure to |
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direct fire. It has a chip to one face
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near the bottom (photo 4) and some
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roughness to one edge near the stem.
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Additionally it is published in Charles
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Miles Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of
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North America, page 136, plate 5.8
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| DGBO11 |
A fairly thick (for type)
green and |
Recovered in
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500.00 |
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gray polished steatite ear
spool in |
Sacramento Co., CA |
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very good condition, but having a |
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few dings on the outer face.
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(photo 5) Still, quite a rare item |
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GBBO1 |
An exceptional and very
long red-brown |
From the Chumash or |
850.00 |
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drilled soapstone bead
having 2 external |
Canalino area of
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grooves. (For the size and craftsmanship, |
California, most likely
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and the fact that it wasn't used as a pipe,
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Santa Barbara County |
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I'm gonna go out on a limb and offer my
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opinion of this piece as being a shaman's
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healing tube) It is published in Charles
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Miles Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North |
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America, page 136, plate 5.5
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| MHBO1416 |
Two old mother of pearl
buttons. |
Found in |
15.00 |
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(Don't ask... I haven't a
clue either!) |
Navajo Co., AZ |
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| MHBO1304 |
A very nice attractive pair
of small |
Recovered near |
25.00 |
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clamshell pendants. These
look nice |
Hood River, Oregon |
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to dress-up an arrowhead case
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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| DFBO1 |
A Canine tooth pendant
preform |
Recovered in
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20.00 |
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(undrilled) in very good
condition |
Oklahoma |
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| DFBO4 |
A Canine tooth pendant
preform |
Recovered in |
25.00 |
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(undrilled) having some
chipping |
Burns, OR |
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to it's end as well as to the
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concave inner edge (photo 3) |
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DFBO6 |
A pair of broken, incised
dentalium |
Recovered on private
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20.00 |
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shells, priced accordingly |
property near the
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Columbia River, WA |
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during the 1960's |
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DFBO7 |
A nice pair of slightly
chipped |
Recovered on private
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45.00 |
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and very rare minutely
incised |
property near the
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dentalium shells |
Columbia River, WA
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during the 1960's |
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| ACBO50 |
A very crusty duo, 1 being
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Recovered on private farmland near
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50.00 |
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drilled charmstone, the
other |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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being a net-weight ring |
1950's through 1960's
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(More information to buyer)
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| MHBO1453 |
A nice set of 4 canine
teeth undrilled |
Recovered in |
SOLD |
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pendants (probably preform stage) |
Santa Clara Co., CA |
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| MHBO1437 |
An abalone shell pendant
having a |
Recovered in |
40.00 |
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single hole in the body
and a cracked |
Humboldt Co., CA |
1/29
ON-HOLD
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edge at the top of the suspension hole.
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Quite a colorful and attractive piece. |
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| ACBO37 |
A nice pair of small |
Recovered on private farmland near
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30.00 |
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stone game balls |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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1950's through 1960's
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(More information to buyer)
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| ACBO38 |
A nice group of 3 fairly
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Recovered on private farmland near
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75.00 |
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large stone Gameballs |
Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
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1950's through 1960's
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Ex: Leon Taylor |
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| LSBO41 |
A neat little ovular white
drilled |
Undocumented, from a |
50.00 |
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stone pendant. This one
doesn't |
New Mexico Collection |
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appear to be all that old,
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probably from the late 1800's |
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| LSBO43 |
A neat little white with
reddish |
Undocumented, from a |
50.00 |
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hues drilled stone pendant.
This |
New Mexico Collection |
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one doesn't appear to be all that
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old, probably from the late 1800's |
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DFBO5 |
An interesting incised gray
slate |
Recovered on the
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40.00 |
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Beaver Tail pendant
preform |
Columbia River near
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(undrilled)
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Vantage, WA |
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| GBBO10 |
A slightly battered,
somewhat crudely |
Found in |
175.00 |
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made banded slate Gorget
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Jackson Co., OK |
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excellent mineralization as testimony
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to it's antiquity. Not a bad filler piece
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| DABO721 |
A very aged Canine Tooth
Pendant which |
Found on the |
20.00 |
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has some damage,
especially to one end |
Columbia River
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in Oregon |
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| DABO722 |
A very nice iridescent
drilled triangular Shell |
Found on the |
40.00 |
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Pendant which is missing
sections from the surface |
Columbia River
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on side B, although it still retains it's full form. |
in Oregon |
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| DABO726 |
A most interesting Knobbed
Bone Pendant which, |
Found on the |
65.00 |
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from the usage wear, was a
functioning item, possibly |
Columbia River
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used as a "Marrow Scoop" in ancient times |
in Oregon |
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| DABO727 |
A fairly rustic drilled
Antler Pendant which is |
Found on the |
50.00 |
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pretty much "all there" as
it was made and |
Columbia River
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worn in ancient times |
in Oregon |
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| DGBO8 |
A pretty nice
double-drilled and |
Recovered in
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175.00 |
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highly polished green and
tan |
Sacramento, CA area |
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unknown host stone pendant
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having wavy horizontal lines
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which have an iridescent quality |
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(It resembles Tiger Eye) |
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| MHBO959 |
A light brown unfinished
pierced but |
Recovered on the
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10.00 |
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not drilled stone pendant preform |
Columbia River in
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having surface nicks along 2 edges
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Washington
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| MHBO683 |
A wooden weaving spindle
having |
From Chancaz, Peru |
25.00 |
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red, white and blue
painted bands |
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with a black incised and painted
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bead in excellent condition
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Ex: Michael Hough
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DFBO8 |
Two VERY long (for type)
dentalium |
Recovered on private
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65.00 |
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shells having extremely
intricate incising |
property near the
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geometric patterns, a very nice set
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Columbia River, WA
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during the 1960's |
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MBBO103 |
A gorgeous salt water clam
shell drilled |
Found in Boulder Co., CO |
30.00 |
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disc bead having very
detailed provenance. |
Full, VERY detailed
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It has ancient nicking to the edges |
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MBBO104 |
A gorgeous salt water clam
shell |
Found in Boulder Co., CO |
35.00 |
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drilled disc bead having
very |
Full, VERY detailed
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detailed provenance. It has
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ancient nicking to the edges |
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SABO2 |
A bluish-black schist
pendant |
Quay Co., NM |
40.00 |
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having a single drilled
hole and |
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slight ancient chipping along the
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straight edge. Quite a strange item |
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