|
|
|
Bone Tools & Weapons (Functional) Page 1
| This page contains Native American Indian Tools and Weapons made from animal bones. It includes such items as Harpoons, Bone Arrowheads, Wedges, Awls, Pressure flaking tools, Sewing needles as well as other "functional" bone tools; For "Ornamental" Bone, Shell and decorative Stone items, please see our Bone & Shell pages. |
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Bone Awl |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RPBT4 |
A very nicely formed, medium-sized |
Recovered from the Pit |
75.00 |
| |
polished bone awl in excellent condition. |
River in Northeastern CA |
|
| |
|
Ex: Greg Perino |
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: RARE Bone Punch Set (Compound Awl) |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RPBT5 |
An EXTREMELY RARE compound bone punch/awl set in |
Recovered from |
300.00 |
| |
absolutely perfect condition. This is the first one of it's kind that |
Gila Co., AZ |
|
| |
we've handled, as a set, that is. |
Ex: Greg Perino |
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Bone Nodena Spike Points (Arrowheads) |
Provenance: |
| RPBT6 |
Two small polished bone Arrowheads, priced separately. |
Both recovered from |
| |
Published in Perino Vol. 1, pg. 273 |
Crittenden Co., AR at |
| |
A - 85.00 |
the Barton Rand Site |
| |
B - 50.00 |
Ex: Greg Perino |
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Bone Awls |
Provenance: |
| RPBT7 |
Two nicely polished bone awls priced separately. |
Both recovered from a cave |
| |
Each in perfect condition. |
in Tecolote, New Mexico |
| |
A - 75.00 |
|
| |
B - 65.00 |
Ex: Greg Perino |
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Bone Awl |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RPBT8 |
A very nice polished bone awl, preserved |
Recovered from a cave |
125.00 |
| |
in perfect condition as a cave find. |
in Tecolote, New Mexico |
|
| |
|
Ex: Greg Perino |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
| MHBT1570 |
A nice assortment of polished bone tools and ornamental pieces: |
All recovered from |
| |
PLEASE specify the item number AND the letter designator when ordering |
an ancient site near |
| |
A - A nicely polished birdbone ornamental tube. Many of these were hair |
San Jose, CA |
| |
ornaments. - 45.00 |
Ex: Michael Hough |
| |
B - A very RARE Baculum (Penile bone, most likely from a Bear) bone |
|
| |
pressure flaking tool - 125.00 |
|
| |
C - A highly polished bone Awl showing roughness to the base where it was |
|
| |
most likely press-fitted into some sort of wooden handle - 45.00 |
|
| |
D - A very nice, highly polished bone Awl in just perfect condition - 45.00 |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
| MHBT1571 |
A nice assortment of polished bone tools and ornamental pieces: |
All recovered from the same |
| |
PLEASE specify the item number AND the letter designator when ordering |
ancient site in Marin Co., CA |
| |
A - A nicely polished bone Awl showing "smoothed over" ancient usage |
Ex: Michael Hough |
| |
wear marks, but "all there" - 40.00 |
|
| |
B - A very long and slender polished bone Awl which has a spider bite to |
|
| |
it's working tip - 40.00 |
|
| |
C - A short (for type) bi-pointed polished bone Hair Pin (most likely for an |
|
| |
adolescent's use) in perfect condition - 40.00 |
|
| |
D - A very highly polished bone Awl having "smoothed over" ancient usage |
|
| |
wear marks, but "all there" - 40.00 |
|
| |
E - A nicely polished bone Awl having the natural bone internal patterns on |
|
| |
one face. This one is "all there" - 30.00 |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MHBT1572 |
An EXTREMELY LARGE Whale Tooth which was most |
Recovered from |
120.00 |
| |
likely fashioned for use as a pressure flaking tool. It has slight |
an ancient site in |
|
| |
usage wear marks to the tip and a fairly ragged base where it |
Humboldt Bay, CA |
|
| |
was most likely mounted into a wooden handle. There is |
|
|
| |
ancient loss of some surface layers along a single edge, |
|
|
| |
shown in photo 4. Quite an interesting and very scarce item. |
Ex: Michael Hough |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MHBT1573 |
A fairly long polished bone Gouge which was recovered |
Recovered from |
120.00 |
| |
in 4 separate pieces, fitted back together with a resin fill |
an ancient site in |
|
| |
and shellacked over for preservation by it's finder |
Humboldt Bay, CA |
|
| |
|
Ex: Michael Hough |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MHBT1574 |
A very scarce polished bone cooking Spoon/Scoop. It's
|
Recovered from |
110.00 |
| |
a bit on the ragged side with a long vertical crack down |
an ancient site in |
|
| |
it's center from aging. This one was shellacked over for |
Humboldt Bay, CA |
|
| |
preservation by it's finder and is quite a unique find. |
Ex: Michael Hough |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MHBT1575 |
A set of 4 slightly damaged polished bone Awls, 2 of which |
All recovered from |
35.00 |
| |
were recovered in 2 broken pieces and glued back together |
an ancient site in |
|
| |
(1 & 3) and one which is a broken Awl tip (#4) |
Humboldt Bay, CA |
|
| |
|
Ex: Michael Hough |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MHBT1576 |
A nice medium-sized Elk Antler Wedge which shows ancient |
Recovered from |
200.00 |
| |
usage wear at both ends, but essentially "all there" as it was |
an ancient site in |
|
| |
anciently used. A fairly scarce item which has a thin layer of |
Humboldt Bay, CA |
|
| |
shellack to act as a preservative, applied by the finder |
Ex: Michael Hough |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| VAPN3 |
A very unusual, seldom seen for sale polished bone Net Gauge |
Provenance for this piece is unfortunately |
350.00 |
| |
having a triple-drilled handle. I examined the "open hole" |
undocumented but judging from the material, I |
|
| |
microscopically and can't really tell if the third (bottom) hole was |
would bet my bottom dollar that it's from the |
|
| |
left "open" intentionally, by design, or if this was anciently nicked. |
Pacific Northwest, most likely Alaska. It has an |
|
| |
I'm betting on it being anciently nicked, although the rest of this |
interesting little story about how it (re-) arrived |
|
| |
old tool is completely intact and in pristine condition. |
in the United States from a European collector |
dlpn |
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RPBT2 |
A very unusual carved, beveled and polished animal |
Only documented as |
100.00 |
| |
bone Knife/Dagger blade in very good condition, as |
being recovered in Kansas |
|
| |
it was made and used hundreds of years ago. |
Ex: Perino |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MMBT1 |
A nice bone "tool set" which was recovered on a site |
Napa Co., CA |
SOLD |
| |
predominately having Stockton dart points and tools. |
|
4/6 |
| |
This set includes a very nice "trigger" Pressure flaking |
|
|
| |
tool (which is a very choice piece), a bone awl and a |
|
|
| |
slightly damaged double-holed bone bead. |
|
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| DABT710 |
A nice large and sturdy drilled antler Digging |
Found on the |
175.00 |
| |
Stick handle in excellent condition, although a |
Columbia River |
|
| |
former owner applied a mixture of Acetone and |
in Oregon |
|
| |
Duco Cement to preserve it's structural integrity, |
|
|
| |
a practice which even archaeologists use with |
|
|
| |
most bone and shell artifacts. This is a very |
|
|
| |
scarce item, seldom offered for sale anywhere. |
|
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| DABT711 |
A very nice, fully intact drilled and polished antler Digging |
Found on the |
300.00 |
| |
Stick Handle in excellent condition, although a former |
Columbia River |
|
| |
owner applied a mixture of Acetone and Duco Cement to |
in Oregon |
|
| |
preserve it's structural integrity, a practice which even |
|
|
| |
archaeologists use with most bone and shell artifacts. This |
|
|
| |
is a very scarce item, seldom offered for sale anywhere. |
|
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| DABT712 |
A very broad, somewhat thin (for type and purpose) |
Recovered on the |
50.00 |
| |
Whalebone wedge. It's a tad bit ragged on the ends |
Coast in N. Oregon |
|
| |
from the battering it sustained while doing it's job in |
|
|
| |
ancient times, which is typical. It was treated with a |
|
|
| |
mixture of Acetone and Duco Cement to preserve it's |
|
|
| |
structural integrity, a practice which even |
|
|
| |
archaeologists use with most bone and shell artifacts. |
|
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| DABT720 |
A very slender, medium-sized Whalebone Wedge in excellent |
Recovered on the |
75.00 |
| |
condition. The butt end is not chewed-up like most wedges |
Coast in N. Oregon |
|
| |
are. It was treated with a mixture of Acetone and Duco |
|
|
| |
Cement to preserve it's structural integrity, a practice which |
|
|
| |
even archaeologists use with most bone and shell artifacts. |
|
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MABT5 |
A nice study/filler lot of 7 slightly damaged to |
Recovered in Yolo Co., CA |
50.00 |
| |
broken shaped bone Sweat Scrapers and Sweat |
Ex: Museum display items |
|
| |
Scraper partials (used in ancient sweat lodges) |
(details to buyer) |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| DIBT1 |
A most interesting animal bone |
Found in Kansas |
210.00 |
| |
Flesher having very finely cut |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
serrations to the working end |
Jackson COA |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| DABT697 |
A most interesting and quite scarce |
Recovered on the |
250.00 |
| |
and unique incised bone handle, most |
Columbia River near |
|
| |
likely used with a knife blade. It's as |
the Dalles, OR |
|
| |
perfect as the day it was made! |
|
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MHBT927 |
A unique animal scapula bone Seed Head |
Recovered in |
85.00 |
| |
Thresher which is missing the very end. |
N. San Jose, CA |
|
| |
Quite a rare item which comes with full |
(Details to buyer) |
|
| |
history. Attributed to the Costanoan tribe |
Ex: Pete Gallic |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MBBT70 |
A nice "trigger" bone awl |
Montezuma Co., CO |
50.00 |
| |
having an extremely sharp tip |
|
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MHBT961 |
A nice, completely |
Recovered from Gunther |
12.00 |
| |
intact bone awl |
Island in Humboldt Bay, |
|
| |
|
CA by Dr. H.H. Stuart |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| DFBT2 |
A set of 3 bone awls, 2 of which |
Found on the |
15.00 |
| |
have a ragged, damaged end |
Columbia River |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MHBT1463 |
A fairly small (for type) well used polished |
Found by L.L. Valdivia |
30.00 |
| |
bone Wedge having quite a bit of chipping |
on a private ranch north |
|
| |
from the pounding it took during it's use |
of San Jose, CA |
|
| |
|
(details to buyer) |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| DFBT16 |
A nice set of 3 polished bone |
Recovered on private property along |
45.00 |
| |
awls in excellent condition! |
the Snake River in Washington |
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MBBT76 |
A medium-sized bone awl, |
Montezuma Co., CO |
30.00 |
| |
completely intact as it was made |
|
|
| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| JFBT14 |
A very nice set of 2 average sized bone |
Recovered from |
40.00 |
| |
awls. The one on the right side has a |
The Dalles, OR |
|
| |
spider bite to the very tip and the one on |
|
|
| |
the left has a bit of a ragged base, but for |
|
|
| |
the most part these are well preserved. |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
|
End of Bone Tools page 1
Count 21
|
