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Indian arrowheads and other ancient relics from
the Far Western regions which includes the Great Basin

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BWFW1 A nice semi-translucent obsidian   Found by SOLD
Early Archaic Eden point showing Sam Shaver
intricate, although not expert level, of Vale, OR
flaking on both faces to a median
ridge. The sides of the stem are lightly
ground. It has nice caliche deposits
as a testimony to it's antiquity Ex: D. Imler 2/18

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BWFW2 A fairly large and very sturdy attractive mahogany Fort Rock, OR SOLD
obsidian Early Archaic Cordilleran Knife blade.
Thoroughly flaked on both faces it has 2 slight 
steps on side B and a small, thicker section near
the tip of side A. It has a slight usage wear
indentation to one edge near the base (right side
of photo 1) where it might have doubled as a
spokeshave. Overall a large and desirable piece. Ex: Daryl Baker 2/18

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BWFW3 A medium-sized, well made opaque black Recovered from the 120.00
obsidian Archaic McGillivray Expanding Stem  Modoc Area in
Knife form. It has nice oblique flaking to a median Northern CA
ridge, mostly on side A. The oblique flaking is
present, mostly near the tip area of side B

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BWFW4 A nicely weathered opaque black obsidian  Recovered from 245.00
Cascade Knife Blade. It's quite broad and the Modoc Area
shows mostly percussion flaking to both  in Northern CA
faces with more detailed pressure flaking
to the edges, which is slightly subdued,
most likely as a result of desert polishing

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BWFW5 A most attractive, deep smoky gray and  Recovered in SE Oregon SOLD
black horizontally banded obsidian Early
Archaic Cordilleran Knife Blade. It's
thoroughly flaked on both faces with a Ex: Eugene Kautz
slight ancient nick to the tip of the base Stermer COA 2/18

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BWFW6 A very unusual and quite slender for type, Recovered in 95.00
black obsidian Archaic Cascade Knife Klamath, OR
blade. It is thoroughly flaked on both
faces with very attractive patination on
side B and a small usage wear section to
one edge at the centerline of the blade Stermer COA

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BWFW7 A slightly iridescent obsidian Desert Sierra  Recovered near 185.00
Arrowhead showing perfect symmetry and Bend, OR
thorough flaking patterns to both faces. 
A superior example of this desert type.

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MBFW91 A paper-thin blue-green Franciscan Shasta Co., CA 150.00
chert Corner Notched arrowhead   
  thoroughly flaked but not without it's    
  problems. It has a sheared stem, a     
  nick to the tip and is missing the very    
  tip of one tang. Still a scarce item as    
Franciscan chert "anything" is rare Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MBFW96 A most interesting horizontally banded  Undocumented but 70.00
mahogany and black obsidian duo-flow most likely Oregon
Elko Eared dart point having good  
flaking patterns to both faces and an
unfortunate clip to one tang. It also has
a very sharp needle-tip Ex: Daryl Baker

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VSFW1 When I first saw this one, my first thought was, "it can't be real", Undocumented, but 200.00
but with a thorough microscopic examination, I proved myself  most likely from the
to be wrong. A VERY unusual, unique and quite large (for type) desert areas of Nevada
snowflake obsidian Desert Delta dating to the Classic to 
Historic phases between 200 and 500 years old. It's well flaked
on both faces but retains a small section (less than 5%) of the
original hoststone's rind in line with the notches in the center of
side B. (photo 5) The snowflake patterns are formed in a
diagonal linear fashion. This is the first arrowhead we've seen 
made from this material.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
RSFW1 A very unusual and sturdy 3" long iridescent gray Recovered in 125.00
and black obsidian stemmed Scraper / Knife  Humboldt Co., CA
blade showing good alkali deposits from age and
ancient damage to the tip from aggressive usage

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FW34 A nice, thoroughly and expertly Recovered from an unspecified 100.00
flaked black obsidian Cascade dig site in Northern California
knife blade by a UCSF Anthropology
professor around 1950

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FW35 A nice pair of obsidian tools, 1 Recovered from an unspecified 24.00
uni-faced scraper and 1 Cascade dig site in Northern California
dart point by a UCSF Anthropology
professor around 1950

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MHFW1186 A translucent, slightly horizontally  Found by L.L. Valdivia SOLD
banded obsidian Early Leaf knife in Dixie Valley, NV
form, thoroughly flaked on both
faces by an advanced knapper

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1187 A very attractive, diagonally banded Recovered in 1939 from SOLD
brown and black obsidian Wendover Contra Costa Co., CA
dart point, thoroughly and expertly
flaked on both faces.
Just a great artifact!

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MHFW1189 An OUTSTANDING extremely   Recovered in 1939 from SOLD
thin and expertly made semi-  Contra Costa Co., CA
translucent obsidian Big Valley
Stemmed dart point having
thorough ribbon flaking on both
faces by a master knapper. It has a
very minor nick to one corner of the
base, but is otherwise "all there"

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MHFW1190 A very nice, fully translucent, Recovered in 50.00
opalescent obsidian Rose Springs Warner Valley, NV
corner notched dart point, 
thoroughly flaked on both faces by
an upper-intermediate knapper

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DAFW658 An interesting and quite scarce Multnomah Co., OR 50.00
black basalt Fountain Bar dart point 2/18 ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW665 An attractive horizontally banded Fort Rock, OR 30.00
obsidian hafted oval knife blade/scraper.
The basal stem is anciently broken off.
Still a good looking piece

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DAFW676 A nice yellowish-tan and light Malheur Co., OR 60.00
brown agate Atlatl Valley
Triangular dart point

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW107 A white quartzite Rose Springs Lake Co., OR 20.00
Corner Notched arrowhead Full history
having a pinkish hue to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW108 A very unusual combination of black and Lake Co., OR 20.00
brown obsidian Elko corner-notched
arrowhead, thoroughly flaked on both
faces but having a small nick from one
edge near the tip as well as one missing Full history
ear of the base to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW110 A really beat-up, semi-translucent Lake Co., OR 5.00
moonstone agate Merrybell Var II
arrowhead. It has ragged edges, 
probably from being tossed around in
a river and a serious frontal facial
fracture from the surface on side A at
the tip (Missing section is 1/4" from Full history
the tip on the surface of side A) to buyer 2/10 ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW112 An attractive brown and black obsidian Lake Co., OR 5.00
Eastgate Split Stem birdpoint which is
missing both of it's tangs and as if that 
isn't enough, it has an impact fracture to Full history
the tip as well. Poor little thing to buyer 2/10 ON-HOLD

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TPFW138 An interesting obsidian Archaic Lake Co., OR 20.00
hafted knife blade which has
somewhat subdued flaking patterns Full history
and a small nick to the very tip to buyer

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TPFW139 A fairly slender obsidian Cascade Lake Co., OR 18.00
dart point which retains a flat 20%
section of the host stone's rind on
side A, just to the right of the vertical Full history
centerline (photos 1,2 and 5) to buyer

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TPFW140 A nicked-up (tip and base) Lake Co., OR 15.00
obsidian Cascade Shouldered
dart point having flaking to a Full history
median ridge on side A to buyer 3/4 ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW142 A fairly sturdy, slightly serrated semi- Lake Co., OR 24.00
translucent Cascade blade which
appears to have sustained ancient
damage to the base which was Full history
somewhat salvaged in ancient times to buyer

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TPFW143 A semi-translucent obsidian Lake Co., OR 20.00
Cascade blade which is Full history
missing the end of the base to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW145 A semi-translucent obsidian Cascade Lake Co., OR 18.00
Knife blade having vague horizontal 
banding. It has a couple of chips to the Full history
cutting edges as well as to the base to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW147 A semi-translucent obsidian Cascade  Lake Co., OR 30.00
Knife blade, thoroughly flaked on both
faces and having a slightly twisted form 
from ancient re-sharpenings. It retains a
very small section (1/4") of the original Full history
host stone's rind on the end of the base to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW148 A fairly thick black obsidian  Lake Co., OR 30.00
Cascade blade which has a
lateral flat section along one
edge leading from the tip for Full history
1/8" and a nick to the base to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW149 A pretty nice semi-translucent diagonally Lake Co., OR 40.00
banded obsidian Cascade knife blade
showing good and thorough flaking patterns
and having a slight ledge on side B which
acted as a hafting stop. It has a slight ancient Full history
nick from the base to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW150 A very unusual black obsidian Cascade Lake Co., OR 35.00
knife having a crescent form and
diagonal gray banding. It's thoroughly
flaked on both faces, just not by a Full history
particularly advanced knapper to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW151 A very interesting opaque black Lake Co., OR 30.00
obsidian Atlatl Valley Triangular 
Hafted Knife blade having slightly
ragged cutting edges and a nice Full history
hafting stop to side B to buyer

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TPFW152 An interesting semi-translucent  Lake Co., OR 30.00
obsidian Cascade blade which has two
larger flakes removed from side B just
above the base and which appear to
be the start of adding notches to this Full history
piece, most likely by a later culture to buyer

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TPFW153 An unusual gray dacite Cascade  Lake Co., OR 20.00
hafted knife blade which appears
to have ancient damage to the
base as well as to the tip, which Full history
didn't affect it's functionality to buyer

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TPFW154 A fairly crude, fast and dirty Cascade  Lake Co., OR 24.00
blade which has cursory flaking patterns Full history
and a very under-worked basal area to buyer

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TPFW156 A semi-translucent obsidian Atlatl Lake Co., OR 50.00
Valley socketed dagger, crudely but
thoroughly flaked and having HEAVY 
river polishing which really adds to it's Full history
eye-appeal to buyer

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TPFW176 A definite heart-breaker. A nice broad Lake Co., OR 20.00
vertically banded semi-translucent
obsidian Archaic stemmed knife blade, 
which lost it's stem in ancient times.
Flaking appears to have been hastily
done with a 30% flat section in the Full history
center of side B. (See photo 5 above) to buyer

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GBFW39 A VERY stunning semi-translucent  From a Pre-WWII 4500.00
obsidian serrated Stockton dart point collection found in the
having good and thorough flaking Sacramento Valley, CA
patterns to both faces and very
intricate serrated edgework. In this
condition, these are extremely rare !

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GBFW40 A VERY striking black obsidian Contra Recovered from an old 2500.00
Costa dart point in just prefect condition ! mound near Sacramento, CA
It was made on a flake and side B retains
30% of the original flake's surface while
side A is thoroughly and expertly flaked.
Just an outstanding and scarce piece.

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MHFW1128 An interesting mottled light blue-  Found in 15.00
gray chert Hell's Canyon Corner Humboldt Co., NV
notched arrowhead created by a
(barely) intermediate knapper Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1145 An ugly, rhyolite-type Found in 8.00
Gatecliff dart point which Humboldt Co., NV
is really crude Ex: Michael Hough

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BDFW1 A fairly nice mottled gray and off- Found in 30.00
white chert Cottonwood Leaf, most Navajo Co., AZ
likely used as a mini-saw blade
judging from the worn serrations

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DGFW59 A very meaty burgundy and green Franciscan  Found in 55.00
chert stemmed knife blade having thorough flaking Kern Co., CA
to both faces but 2 stubborn steps on side B 
where the hoststone resisted flaking just below the
centerline. The base was anciently snapped off 1/5 ON-HOLD

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GBFW41 A nice group of 3 obsidian Recovered in 60.00
Canalino Triangular dart points, Kern Co., CA
the largest one at the bottom is (details to buyer)
made from iridescent obsidian

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GBFW42 A nice group of 3 varied Recovered in 60.00
obsidian dart points Kern Co., CA
(details to buyer)

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RCFW16 A fairly thin and quite attractive semi- From the late George Miller collection 35.00
translucent obsidian preform, which  all assembled from Modoc Co., CA
appears to have been used as a knife and Churchill Co., NV (Comes with a
blade during it's transition. It is detailed write-up about the finder and
thoroughly flaked on both faces but his collection)
has an ancient spider bite to the tip. 1/4 ON-HOLD

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RCFW21 A beautiful iridescent silver and black obsidian From the late George Miller collection 75.00
Parman dart point having thorough flaking   all assembled from Modoc Co., CA
patterns to both faces executed by a (barely) and Churchill Co., NV (Comes with a
advanced knapper. Flaking patterns on side A detailed write-up about the finder and
travel to a median ridge, while side B has a  his collection)
flatter working surface. It has the neatest shade
of gray when turned to the light. (photo 5) 1/4 ON-HOLD

Count 47

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