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Indian arrowheads
and other Artifacts from the Columbia River in Washington and Oregon. |
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Artifacts from
the Columbia River areas have long been known to be made of some |
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of the absolute
best and most colorful material to be found anywhere in the world ! |
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Type: Columbia River
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| DFCR76 |
A spectacular collection of
66 varied Columbia River Arrowheads in a great |
Recovered from the |
1,200.00 |
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cross-section of the
gemstone material which is to be found nowhere else in the |
Columbia River in
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ON-HOLD
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world. This nice group was assembled during the 1950's
and has remained as a
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private collection until now. From hunting the same
areas myself, I can testify that
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this assemblage is probably the culmination of an
effort spanning many many years. |
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| JACR38 |
A nice medium-sized
off-white calcedony Merrybell Arrowhead |
Recovered from the |
60.00 |
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made on a larger flake and
retaining 40% of the original flake's flat |
Columbia River in
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surface on side B. (photo5) Side A also has a flat
section, dead
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Oregon |
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center, remaining from a percussion flake during the
initial phases of |
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it's creation. (photo 4) Still a good looking piece
with a darker gray |
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diagonal band running through it's centerline on side
B. (photo 3) |
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| TCSCR3 |
A nice burgundy chert
Eastgate Arrowhead, fairly well flaked on both faces |
Recovered from the |
75.00 |
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by an intermediate knapper.
It has a single, slight vertical "step", dead center |
Columbia River in
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on side B, from where the host stone material resisted
flaking attempts. It's
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Oregon |
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slightly asymmetrical, as made, with an anciently
over-worked,
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mis-matching barb. (left barb or tang in photo 2)
Still an attractive piece. |
Ex: Tom Lively |
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| TCSCR4 |
A fairly delicate and
attractive mottled beige and purple chert |
Recovered from the |
85.00 |
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Eastgate Arrowhead which
is well flaked on both faces by an |
Columbia River in
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intermediate knapper. It's slightly asymmetrical, as
made and
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Oregon |
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has no modern damage. |
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| TCSCR5 |
A very attractive and
delicate mottled red and burgundy agate Gunther Barbed |
Recovered from the |
150.00 |
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Arrowhead, well worked on
both faces by a very experienced knapper. It has |
Rogue River in
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very minute and intricate edge serrations and a most
unfortunate single missing
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Oregon |
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tang. It has remnants of asphaltum, which was used as
a binding agent for hafting |
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in and above both notches. This is one piece which is
worthy of restoration. |
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| TCSCR6 |
A mottled purplish-brown
agate Eastgate Arrowhead having |
Recovered from the |
95.00 |
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lighter horizontal
banding. It's thoroughly flaked on both faces |
Columbia River in
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by a very advanced knapper, but retains an 8% flat
section on
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Oregon |
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side B at and just above the hafting line, left from
the original
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host stone's surface. It has slight river polish and
is an overall
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pleasant looking piece. |
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| TCSCR7 |
A very mottled off-white,
tan and light gray agate |
Recovered from the |
40.00 |
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Eastgate Arrowhead which
is well flaked on both |
Columbia River in
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faces but has an ancient nick to the ends of each
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Oregon |
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barb as well as to one corner of the base.
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| TCSCR10 |
An interesting translucent
ice agate Gunther Barbed |
Recovered from the |
20.00 |
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Arrowhead, which is well
made by an advanced knapper |
Rogue River in
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and has very intricate edge serrations. The tips of
both barbs |
Oregon |
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as well as the end of the stem are anciently chipped
off, and
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it was broken and re-glued just above the centerline. |
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| TCSCR11 |
A fairly small and delicate
mottled light gray and burgundy |
Recovered from the |
75.00 |
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Rabbit Island Arrowhead,
well flaked on both faces by an |
Columbia River in
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experienced knapper. The barbs are asymmetrical, but
this
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Oregon |
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one is "all there" as anciently made and used. |
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| TCSCR12 |
A very small, nicely formed
purplish burgundy chert Rose Springs |
Recovered from |
35.00 |
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Bird point arrowhead which
is well worked on both faces by an |
the Dalles on the
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experienced knapper. It has a very ancient nick to the
tip of one
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Columbia River
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barb, and one corner of the stem is asymmetrical, as
made, but
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in Oregon
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this one is otherwise "all there" as it was made and
used long ago. |
Ex: Les Packer |
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| DFCR75 |
A quite rare "Beaver
tail" pattern incised creek rock. |
Benton Co., WA |
250.00 |
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These were normally used
as pendants, but this one is larger |
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than most pendants I have seen and it's lacking a
suspension |
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hole, possibly because it might not have been
finished. It has
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ancient chipping around the edges and at the base, but
is still
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quite a fascinating item seldom offered for sale.
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| RPCR2 |
A fairly large and
extremely crude red petrified wood |
Found on the Columbia River in 1951 |
100.00 |
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Knife blade which has lighter pink and white petrified
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in Kittitas Co., WA (It retains the
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"worm burrows" throughout it's surface. It shows
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original finder's label of provenance) |
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sparse flaking patterns along both edges as well as on
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the convex base. A very fascinating and unique piece. |
Ex: Perino |
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| SWCR517 |
An off-white chert Eastgate
Arrowhead having reddish hues |
Recovered on Miller's Island,
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SOLD |
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which is quite thin and
well made with through flaking |
Klickitat County, WA
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12/11 |
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patterns on both faces. It has an ancient nick to the
tip of one |
(details to buyer including site
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tang, but is otherwise completely intact as it was
made and
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map and finder's write-up) |
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used hundreds of years ago. It also has a very small
crystal
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inclusion dot on one edge, near the tip (Photos 8-11)
which
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has mineralized to a darker shade. Not a bad looking
piece. |
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| DACR761 |
An extremely rare dark
brown highly polished "reversible" |
Recovered near
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SOLD
12/7 |
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hourglass shaped stone
Paint Mortar. It has a concave |
Portland, OR
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bowl section on each end for use in
grinding/processing 2
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different paint colors by grinding up ores and plant
matter
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which was then mixed with animal fat to create the
desired |
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paint for a number of applications, such as when
creating
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pictographs. It has a few ancient usage nicks to the
rims,
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but is otherwise in the same condition as it was used
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hundreds of years ago. A rare, museum quality piece. |
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| SWCR522 |
A good-sized purplish
brown-gray chert Cascade Shouldered Knife Blade, very |
Recovered on Miller's Island,
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155.00 |
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well flaked on both faces,
although most of the flaking patterns on side B are |
Klickitat County, WA
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from the initial percussion flaking stage with fine
pressure flaking patterns around |
(details to buyer including site
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the edges, as is typical for knife blades. Side A has
a vertical 1/2" dip/depression |
map and finder's write-up) |
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in the center, below the tip, best shown in photo 5
which is a remnant left from a
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percussion strike. There is also a through-and-through
horizontal "inclusion line"
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which runs through this "dip" and is more pronounced
on side A, but is also
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notable on side B. (shown on the darker sections in
photos 2, 4 and 5 near the
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tip) It has a very small ancient "clip" to the very
tip, most likely from ancient
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usage. Still quite an attractive meaty knife blade
which has good hafting traits on
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the base and good intricate pressure flaking patterns
to it's cutting edges.
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| SWCR526 |
A slightly undersized (for
type) semi-translucent very light gray |
Recovered on Miller's Island,
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55.00 |
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and clear agate Plateau
Pentagonal hafted Knife form which was |
Klickitat County, WA
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reduced by ancient sharpenings to it's very first
stage for use as a
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(details to buyer including site
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Drill form, which accounts for it's rounded tip. It's
very well and
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map and finder's write-up) |
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thoroughly flaked on both faces by a very advanced knapper
and
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I would have to call it "intact" as anciently used. A
most interesting |
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study in the evolution and recycling of ancient hand
tools. |
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| JACR3 |
A very pleasant mottled
light brown jasper Quilomene Bar Arrowhead which has |
Recovered on the Columbia |
450.00 |
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lighter yellowish-brown
diagonal flowing bands. It's a larger example of this point |
River near the town of
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type and is well flaked on both faces with only 1
small (1/8" long), short step on |
Condon in Gilliam Co., OR |
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side B. (middle of blade to right side in photo 4) If
it weren't for the ancient
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"nibbles" to the tip, this one would have easily made
it's way to the Gem Points
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page. Still an outstanding and classic example of this
unusual shaped type.
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Ex: Vernon Immel Collection |
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| JACR4 |
A very crude and fairly
thick semi-translucent white agate Quilomene Bar |
Recovered on the Columbia |
35.00 |
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Knife form having no real
outstanding damage. The crudeness of this |
River near the town of
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ancient piece is partially owing to the difficulty in
working the material
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Condon in Gilliam Co., OR |
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chosen coupled with the obvious lack of experience on
the knapper's
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part. (And I can just hear him speaking
to me from the happy hunting
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ground, saying "gimme a break... I was only 9
when I made that one!") |
Ex: Vernon Immel Collection |
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| JACR5 |
A very attractive
semi-translucent yellow and cream colored |
Recovered on the Columbia |
275.00 |
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agate Quilomene Bar Arrowhead
which is well flaked on both |
River near the town of
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faces by an experienced (upper-) intermediate knapper.
This
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Condon in Gilliam Co., OR |
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one's a problem-free Arrowhead, and if it weren't for
the
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(slight) lack of perfect symmetry and craftsmanship,
it would
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have been a solid candidate for the Gem Points page.
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Ex: Vernon Immel Collection |
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| DACR763 |
An EXTREMELY RARE
intricately bi-facially |
Found on the
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650.00 |
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incised polished steatite
drilled pendant. Definitely |
Columbia River near
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1/8
ON-HOLD
rj |
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a one-of-a-kind offering with intricate incised
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The Dalles, OR |
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patterns on both faces as well as on 2 edges. Sure |
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wish I could read the meaning of these patterns,
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they certainly weren't just arbitrary "doodlings". |
Stermer COA |
dldabo763 |
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| DACR762 |
An EXTREMELY RARE Drilled
Stone Oil Lamp having a nicely |
Found by Ernie Cowles
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SOLD
12/7 |
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defined Sunray pattern
ground around the edges of the bowl. It |
on the Columbia River
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has 2 small drilled holes for the wick, and 2 more
drilled holes in
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near The Dalles, OR |
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one side, possibly for some sort of suspension.
Additionally it has |
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another small wick hole drilled near the upper edge on
the inside
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of the bowl, which I'm guessing was also for a wick,
although it
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lacks the partner hole, so it was probably an
abandoned effort
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after the maker realized that it's positioning wasn't
right for it's
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intended purpose. Definitely a museum piece, and we've
only
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handled one other having the sunburst pattern in the
past. |
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| DACR702 |
A nice sized mottled brown
jasper/agate Knife |
Found on the |
75.00 |
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blade showing a 1/2" long
lateral sear to one |
Columbia River
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edge leading from the tip. Still a great looking
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in Oregon |
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artifact, thoroughly flaked on both faces |
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| DACR703 |
Geeze... this one looks
just like one I found on the Columbia River... |
Recovered in
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75.00 |
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no kidding. A very sturdy
brown and red jasper Cascade Knife blade. |
Franklin Co., WA
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Thoroughly, if not somewhat crudely flaked on both
faces and having
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a diagonal crystal vein on one side just below the
horizontal centerline
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Lang
COA |
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| DACR704 |
A very nice deep mottled
purplish-brown Cascade |
Recovered from
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125.00 |
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Shouldered Knife form,
thoroughly flaked on both |
Umatilla, OR |
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faces and problem-free. Just a nice attractive piece
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Lang
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| DACR699 |
A nice fair-sized mottled
brown and black |
Found on the |
45.00 |
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jasper with sections of
agate Columbia River |
Columbia River
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Mule Ear blade which is quite asymmetrical |
in Oregon |
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| DACR716 |
A somewhat small (for type)
mottled pink, tan and |
Found on the |
45.00 |
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gray chert Columbia Mule
Ear knife form. It's missing |
Columbia River
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it's tip, and is just a so-so piece, in my humble
opinion, |
in Oregon |
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but I was never crazy about Mule Ears to begin with. |
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| DACR700 |
A mottled gray chert
Plateau Pentagonal Knife blade |
Found on the |
25.00 |
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which is all but spent
from ancient resharpenings |
Columbia River
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in Oregon |
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| DACR730 |
A teeny-weeny incised bone
tube Bead. |
Found on the |
35.00 |
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Quite an unusual item |
Columbia River
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in Oregon |
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| DACR731 |
A nice varied set of 4 bone
Gaming Pieces, |
Found on the |
30.00 |
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intact, as they were used |
Columbia River
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in Oregon |
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| DICR2 |
A yummy mottled brown and
blue-gray agate |
Found on Blalock Island
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275.00 |
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(Jackson COA calls it
Chalcedony) Archaic |
in the Columbia River,
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Knife blade, well flaked on both faces, although
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Benton Co., WA
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the flaking on side B is mostly by percussion with
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Ex: Guy Cross |
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secondary pressure flaking to the cutting edges.
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Jackson COA |
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| MHCR1485 |
A very yummy, light brown
jasper Rabbit Island Dart point |
Found by Les Packer |
35.00 |
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having heavily serrated
edgework. Flaking is thorough to |
at The Dalles, OR |
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side A, but side B retains a 20% vertical flat section
from
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the host stone's original surface. One barb was
anciently
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nicked off and it retains a flat section on the stem
from it's
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original striking platform. Still quite an attractive
piece.
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| DFCR62 |
A delicate black chert Rose
Springs Side- |
Recovered between
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20.00 |
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notched arrowhead which is
well flaked on |
Vantage and Priest Rapids
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both faces by an intermediate knapper |
on the Columbia River
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in Washington |
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| DFCR64 |
A nice semi-translucent
white gemstone agate Rabbit Island |
Recovered between
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75.00 |
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Dart point, made on a
flake it shows good and thorough |
Vantage and Priest Rapids
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pressure flaking to both faces with the exception of
10% flat
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on the Columbia River
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section just above the base on side B (photo 7) from
the
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in Washington |
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original flake's surface. The bottom of the base is
flat from the |
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original form of the host material. Just a nice little
Gempoint! |
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| DFCR65 |
A mottled gray and brown
agate Rabbit Island Dart |
Recovered between
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16.00 |
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point created by a barely
intermediate knapper. It |
Vantage and Priest Rapids
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has a single diagonal ledge running from the right
side |
on the Columbia River
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of the base in photo 4 to just above the right barb. |
in Washington |
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| DFCR71 |
A very nice,
semi-translucent orange gemstone |
Recovered between
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SOLD |
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agate Columbia Plateau
Arrowhead, very well |
Vantage and Priest Rapids
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12/11 |
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flaked on both faces but having a spider bite to the |
on the Columbia River
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tip. Still a most attractive piece in a rare material. |
in Washington |
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| DICR1 |
A very slender, delicate
purple-gray-brown Columbia |
Recovered in
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160.00 |
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River Pencil Drill made on
a flake. Side A is well worked |
Yakima Co., WA
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while side B retains 30% of the original flake's
surface in |
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a vertical line running up the center. It has the
slightest
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spider bite to the tip but is really a nice little
gem. These
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Ex: Carlson
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are somewhat scarce, because of their delicate
make-up, |
Ex: Roy Capps |
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not many survived the torrents of the Columbia River. |
Jackson COA |
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| TNPCR1 |
A very delicate, attractive
and quite scarce |
Recovered on the |
SOLD |
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white and brown agate
Klickitat arrowhead. |
Columbia River, most
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12/11 |
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The diamond base has an asymmetrical form |
likely in Washington
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and the tip of one tang was anciently nicked
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off. Still quite a nice specimen.
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| DFCR40 |
A reasonably large (for
type) very light gray chert |
Recovered on the Columbia River
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110.00 |
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Quilomene Bar dart point made by an intermediate |
near Vantage, WA during the 1960's |
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knapper. It has a nick to the tip of one barb and a
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slight nick to the tip. Still quite an attractive
piece |
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