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Indian arrowheads and other Artifacts from the Columbia River
Artifacts from the Columbia River areas have long been known to be made of some
of the absolute best and most colorful material to be found anywhere in the world !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR567 A most interesting semi-translucent Recovered in the 35.00
yellow and amber agate Gatecliff  Willamette Valley near
arrowhead having a flat form to side Sweet Home, OR
B and a convex form to side A.
Made on a flake, it retains 20% of 
the original flake's surface on side B.
Quite an attractive piece, actually

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR126 An attractive dark brown   Columbia River, OR 35.00

agate Snake River Dart point.

  
Approximately 25% of side B Ex: Blake
remains un-worked

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR687 A most attractive diagonally banded Recovered on the 175.00
mottled brown, gray and pinkish- Columbia River
brown agatized wood Merrybell in Oregon
Var. II dart point. Flaking patterns
are as well as can be expected from
this most difficult material to work.  4/3 ON-HOLD ge

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR688 A mottled light brown chert Shaniko Recovered on the Columbia 60.00
Stemmed hafted knife form which has River west of the Dalles, OR
had one ear anciently removed from
resharpenings. Flaking patterns are
subdued owing to the nature of the host
stone and it has the original striking
platform on the end of the base. It also
has reddish coloration to the stem

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR692 A mottled brown petrified wood  Recovered on the 55.00
Cascade Knife / Drill form, mostly Columbia River near
knapped only around the edges,  Arlington, OR
as most petrified wood pieces are

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR694 A nice semi-translucent white, tan Recovered on the SOLD
and mottled brown Agate Cascade Columbia River near
Knife form, somewhat crudely flaked the Dalles, OR
owing to the difficulty of working the
host stone material 6/7

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR695 A nicely weathered motteled gray chert   Recovered on the 35.00
Cascade Knife blade well flaked on both Columbia River
faces by a (barely) intermediate knapper in Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR3 An attractive blue and gray chert Recovered on the 24.00
Merrybell arrowhead thoroughly but Columbia River in
somewhat crudely flaked on both Washington
faces with an ancient nick to the tip

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR4 An attractive orange, honey colored and Recovered on the 22.00
brown agate Wallula Gap arrowhead which   Columbia River in
has a snapped base and a spider bite to the Washington
tip. It was made on a flake and retains 50%
of the original flake's surface on side B

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR5 A small and delicate light gray chert Recovered on the 18.00
Rose Springs side-notched arrowhead Columbia River in
thoroughly flaked on both faces. One Washington
tang is missing from ancient resharpening

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR11 A purple and dark gray chert  Recovered on the 20.00
winged Drill thoroughly flaked on Columbia River in
both faces with a nick to the tip Washington

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR12 A somewhat rustic white, burgundy Recovered on the 20.00
and lavender chert Rose Springs Columbia River in
stemmed arrowhead Washington

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR13 A very rustic black basalt Rose Springs stemmed Recovered on the 20.00
arrowhead having sparse flaking patterns. It Columbia River in
appears to have been coated on one side with  Washington
shellac, a practice for mounting artifacts from the
1940's through 1950's. (This is easily removed
with a quick acetone soaking)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR14 A nice, slightly curved obsidian Pencil Drill, Recovered on the 15.00
thoroughly flaked on both faces. It appears to have Columbia River in
been coated on one side with shellac, a practice for Washington
mounting artifacts from the 1940's through 1950's.
(This is easily removed with a quick acetone soaking)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR15 An off-white and mottled gray chert Rose Recovered on the 8.00
Springs stemmed arrowhead, made on a Columbia River in
flake and retaining slight curvature from the Washington
flake's form as well as 75% of the original
flake's surface on side B. It has a lateral
fracture running from where one barb used
to be, all the way down the edge to the
bottom of the stem. A good "filler" piece

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR16 A well made, small and thin tan chert Recovered on the 15.00
Rose Springs stemmed arrowhead Columbia River in
which is missing one barb Washington

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
RSCR1 A fairly broad, 3-3/4" long semi-translucent honey Recovered in Oregon, 175.00
agate Early Leaf Knife blade. (Archaic period, most likely from the
5,000 to 8,000 years old.) It's fairly well flaked on  Columbia River area
both faces and has diagonal banding. The host stone
had many crystal inclusions which appear to have
dropped off from some sections over the ages. It
shows good usage wear and has a more recent clip
to the bottom end (photo 10)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR586 A nice brown chert Wallula Gap Willamette Valley, 35.00
rectangular stem arrowhead Linn Co., OR
having a clip to the stem

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR599 A brown chert Eastgate dart Willamette Valley, 35.00
point having a nick to the tip Linn Co., OR 5/23 ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR651 A light brown chert hafted Arlington, OR 75.00
knife blade having very
shallow notches Ex: Tuck

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR652 An interesting semi-translucent  The Dalles, OR 75.00
brown and honey-colored agate
Desert General dart point having
a nick from a basal edge which 
was most likely a flaw in the host
stone which fell away Ex: Tuck

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR656 A brown chert Wildcat Columbia River, Oregon 55.00
Canyon hafted knife form Ex: Tuck

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR673 A very nice bluish-white agate Jackson Co., OR 75.00
Gunther Barbed arrowhead
which unfortunately has a 
broken tang which was re-glued Ex: Phillips 6/18 ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR678 An attractive burgundy jasper From the 60.00
Buchannan Eared knife form which is   Columbia River,
almost uni-facially worked. It was made Oregon
on a flake and was only pressure flaked
around the edges on side B. Side A is
more thoroughly flaked

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SWCR515 A little obsidian knife that was held    Recovered on the 40.00
between ones fingers (not halfted) when Columbia River in
processing game (most likely salmon or Kittitas Co., WA
waterfowl). Sharp and functional, as made
a very long time ago. Obsidian is not
found naturally along the Columbia River,
so this material was obtained through 
trade or some other means, probably from
SE Oregon or maybe Idaho

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BWCR17 A nice light brown jasper Columbia Recovered on the SOLD
Plateau arrowhead showing no signs Columbia River in
of damage, but created by a novice  Washington
knapper, as the flaking patterns are a
little bit hurried 5/23

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BWCR19 A mottled brown, tan and gray agate Recovered on the 75.00
Columbia Plateau arrowhead having a Columbia River in
spider bite to the tip and lateral shears  Washington
to both tangs, which are missing. Flaking
is thorough on both faces executed by
an upper-intermediate knapper

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BWCR22 A very nice, thin and delicate  Recovered on the 75.00
burgundy chert Columbia Plateau Columbia River in
arrowhead having very good and   Washington
thorough flaking patterns to both
faces by a very advanced knapper.
The very tip of one tang is missing.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BWCR23 A fairly large, for type mottled Recovered on the 45.00
lavender, brown, orange and red Columbia River in
jasper Eastgate dart point. Flaking  Washington
is thorough on both faces, although
there is a slight "step" on each face

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BWCR24 A very nice semi-translucent honey     Recovered on the 55.00
colored agate Eastgate arrowhead having Columbia River in
good, thorough flaking patterns on both Washington
faces by an intermediate knapper, which
travel to a median ridge on both faces. The
base has a nick to one corner and it also
has a slight (1/8") lateral fracture to one 
edge at the very tip. Still an attractive piece

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BWCR25 A fairly nice light brown jasper- Recovered on the 95.00
agate Klickitat arrowhead which has   Columbia River in
vertical flat sections on both faces Washington
with pressure flaking confined mostly
to the edges. It's quite a delicate and
thin example of this scarce type.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BWCR26 A most interesting and colorful mottled Recovered on the 45.00
tan, red and black petrified miniature  Columbia River in
Columbia Mule Ear. It has an ancient nick Washington
to the tip and was most likely, greatly
worked down from it's original size

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR657 A mottled light brown and blue-gray agate Recovered on the 75.00
Atlatl Valley Triangular knife blade. It's Columbia River, Oregon
thoroughly flaked on both faces by an
intermediate knapper, but does have 2  
slight "steps" on side A where the hoststone
resisted flaking. It has a tick bite to the very
tip, but is still a very good looking artifact Ex: Tuck

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SWCR508 A nice set of three finger tools including two Recovered on the 45.00
  thump-nail scrapers and one drill or awl.  Columbia River in  
These types of tools represent or illustrate Kittitas Co., WA
how chips or fragments created when 
breaking up large cobbles that can not be
used for arrowheads or larger knives are
not wasted, but utilized to make smaller
tools to process food (such as salmon) or 
to make other “household” necessities. The
type of material includes jasper and agate,
which were commonly used in this region.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SWCR499

A very nice brown and black

Found along the Columbia 40.00
Columbia Mule Ear. It is in good River in Cowlitz County,
condition with the exception of a   WA. Additional details
minor spider bite to one ear. It is has including finder and exact 
slight curve and is 80 percent worked location found provided to
on Side A and 50 percent on Side B buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR81 A nice, delicate light brown chert The Dalles, OR 35.00
Wallula Gap Rectangular Stem
arrowhead, thoroughly flaked but 
having a shallow step running vertically
up the centerline on side B (photo 6) Ex: Hanning

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR554 A semi-translucent amber,  Recovered in the 40.00
brown, yellow, red and white Willamette Valley near
agate Big Valley Stemmed Sweet Home, OR
dart point having a snapped
base and missing one tang

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR555 A fairly thick and gorgeous purplish- Recovered in the 40.00
red, burgundy and brown-yellow chert Willamette Valley near
greatly worked down rectangular Sweet Home, OR
stemmed knife blade which has no
damage. Quite an attractive piece

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR562 A very thin and delicate semi-translucent  Recovered in the 35.00
white with yellow and pinkish hues agate Willamette Valley near
Dagger arrowhead which has a very Sweet Home, OR
short (1/16") and unusual surface shear
to one face from the tip

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DACR566 A nice mottled burgundy chert Recovered in the 30.00
Rabbit Island arrowhead, Willamette Valley near
thoroughly flaked on both faces Sweet Home, OR

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