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

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW590 A fairly crude green Franciscan Found in 15.00
chert Diablo Canyon Side Humboldt Co., CA
Notched arrowhead having R5
quite ragged edges Ex: Michael Hough

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MHFW591 A most interesting green Found in 25.00
Franciscan chert McGillivray Humboldt Co., CA R5
Expanding stem arrowhead Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW592 A fairly thin green Franciscan  Found in 12.00
chert Gunther barbed arrowhead Humboldt Co., CA R5
having nicks to all appendages Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW593 A fairly thick, somewhat Found in 40.00
crudely made mottled green Humboldt Co., CA
Franciscan chert McGillivray R5
Expanding stem arrowhead Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW594 A fairly thin pink Franciscan chert  Found in 30.00
Steamboat Lanceolate dart point Humboldt Co., CA R5
having a slight nick to the tip Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW595 A dark brown Franciscan  Found in 25.00
chert McGillivray Expanding Humboldt Co., CA R5
stem arrowhead Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW596 A dark brown Franciscan  Found in 30.00
chert McGillivray Expanding Humboldt Co., CA R5
stem arrowhead Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW597 A fairly thin, well made and interesting Found in 75.00
reddish-burgundy Franciscan chert Humboldt Co., CA
Malaga Cove Leaf hafted blade R5  12/26 bd
having light green veins Ex: Michael Hough ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW598 A fairly thin "different" mottled green Found in 25.00
and light brown Franciscan chert Humboldt Co., CA
Canalino Triangular dart point having
a nick to the tip and one tang. It is 
different from the standpoint that it has
a fairly large stack which acted as a
hafting stop, but the knapper shows
his thinning skills in all other areas of
the arrowhead, which leads me to R5
believe that the stack was intentional Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW601 A very nice olive green uni- Found in 35.00
faced Franciscan chert Shasta Co., CA
Malaga Cove serrated leaf  R5 12/26 bd
mini-saw in excellent condition Ex: Michael Hough ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW602 A fairly thick white quartzite  Found in 22.00
Cottonwood Triangular dart Shasta Co., CA
point made by a (barely) R5
intermediate knapper Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW603 An extremely small (for type) Undocumented, but was in a 24.00
dark brown Monterey chert  case of Michael's which only
Canalino Triangular dart point contained documented pieces
from Humboldt and Shasta 
Counties, CA (My guess would R5
be Humboldt County, CA)
Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW604 A nice little semi-translucent,  Found in 24.00
horizontally banded obsidian Shasta Co., CA R5
Humboldt dart point Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW515 A huge, thick and somewhat on Found by L.L. Valdivia 225.00
the crude side mottled gray at Ano Nuevo in
low-grade chert bi-pointed San Mateo Co., CA
knife blade, most likely used in R5  12/26  aa
butchering ocean mammals Ex: Michael Hough ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW11 An interesting and sturdy blue-gray Harney Co., OR 55.00
dacite notched knife blade which was
anciently worked-down to a high degree Ex: Davidson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW12 A very attractive semi-translucent  Harney Co., OR 22.00
obsidian Gatecliff dart point, well made
with a spider bite to the tip and one tang Ex: Davidson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW13 A very nice semi-translucent slightly Harney Co., OR 40.00
opalescent obsidian Humboldt Constricted
base dart point made on a flake and
retaining 5% of the original flake's surface
on side A, in the center near the base and 
30% of the original flake's surface on side
B, dead center but offset slightly to the left 
side. It has good flaking patterns, nice basal
thinning and a small nick to one ear Ex: Davidson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW14 A very nice gray dacite Cascade  Found in Catlow Valley, 75.00
knife blade made on a large flake Harney Co., OR
and retaining 20% of the original  
flake's surface in the center of side
B. The tip was anciently salvaged
along one edge after sustaining a
lateral fracture (along the edge)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW15 A fairly long gray dacite side- Harney Co., OR 40.00
notched blade which has the
original striking platform on the
bottom of the base and an 
ancient nick to one of the blade
edges near the tip (photo 4) Ex: Davidson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW21 An interesting semi-translucent clear and Harney Co., OR 20.00
black horizontally banded obsidian Rose
Springs Stemmed arrowhead made on a
flake and retaining 45% of the original
flakes surface on side A near the base 
(photo 5) and about 75% of a percussion
strike on side B (photo 4). A neat study
in "fast and dirty" manufacture Ex: Davidson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW22 A super interesting semi-translucent, opalescent Harney Co., OR 50.00
obsidian Cascade flake blade, made on a large flake
and having the most WICKED banding and swirl
patterns from the way the obsidian flowed while in 
molten form. It maintains a curvature with a twist from
the original form of the flake and it has the percussion
bulb on side B at the base. Flaking on side B is
minimal being mostly around the edges. Side A has
more thorough flaking patterns although it retains
about 25% of the original flake's surface at the base.
The base itself is a bit crude and ragged, having never
been worked to it's final form. A great example of
"fast and dirty" technology with a beautiful host stone Ex: Davidson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW23 A medium sized opaque black Harney Co., OR 90.00
obsidian Cascade knife blade of 
the "fast and dirty" school, made by
an (barely) intermediate knapper.
Not bad for a pocket knife, though. Ex: Davidson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW29 A sturdy, semi-translucent obsidian Offered by the finder 40.00
Humboldt Basal Notched dart point,  who recovered this
well flaked on both sides but showing one in Lake Co., OR
damage to the tip and both tangs

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW8 A gorgeous translucent, opalescent  Harney Co., OR 45.00
obsidian Eastgate dart point, very thin and
well flaked on both sides, and showing
slight ancient salvage traces to one ear Ex: Davidson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW9 A very scarce semi-translucent, Lake Co., OR SOLD
slightly opalescent obsidian Elko
Eared dart point with a double tip ! 
It's missing one ear and has a nick to
the opposing ear and a flea bite to 12/27
one tip. Well flaked on both faces Ex: Immel 

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW25 A very thin, very well made semi- Harney Co., OR 35.00
translucent, opalescent obsidian  
Elko arrowhead having a slight tint
of green when held up to the light.
It is well flaked on both faces and
it's only flaw is a missing barb

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JAFW16 A nice semi-translucent, opalescent  Harney Co., OR 45.00
obsidian Elko having thorough flaking
patterns with nice basal thinning and
a slight hafting stop on side B. Ex: Davidson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW1 A fairly thin, semi-translucent Recovered from 35.00
slightly diagonally banded  Crump Lake, OR
obsidian Humboldt hafted blade Ex: Watkins
Ex: Hines

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW2 A fairly well made burgundy Franciscan Recovered in  30.00
chert Gunther Triangular saw/knife  Yakima, WA
blade. It has a nick to one blade edge at (I believe that this was traded
the centerline, one tang is chipped off from Northern California,
and it also has a slight nick to the tip. a great distance to travel !)
Flaking patterns are thorough and 
superior for this difficult to work material

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW3 A fairly thin, well worked obsidian Found in 35.00
Rose Springs Sloping Shoulder Warner Valley, OR
dart point in excellent condition

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW4 A beautiful little semi-translucent  Recovered from 30.00
honey colored agate Rose Springs Crump Lake, OR
Stemmed dart point having good
flaking patterns on both faces and
a slight ancient nick to one 1/6
shoulder. A most attractive piece Ex: Busby ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW5 A fairly thin black obsidian Pinto Recovered in 30.00
Basin dart point having a nick to Lake Co., OR
one stem, one tang and the tip.
Thoroughly flaked except in the
center of both faces just above
the hafting area, where original 
percussion flaking surfaces remain

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW6 A stunning translucent obsidian Recovered in 40.00
Wendover mini-saw blade/dart Warner Valley, OR
point having very attractive,
minute edge serrations and
subtle diagonal banding. It has
an unfortunate nick to one ear 
of the base (Left ear in photo 2)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW7 A very thin and well worked Recovered from 35.00
almost translucent obsidian the Great Basin
Emigrant dart point which
appears to be "all there" as it  
was made. An excellent example
of a somewhat scarce point type Ex: Cockrell

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW8 An ultra-thin iridescent mottled BLUE Recovered in 35.00
obsidian Rose Springs Stemmed arrowhead Warner Valley, OR
made on a flake but having the surfaces 
thoroughly and expertly pressure flaked. It has
slight nicks to the tip, one ear and one corner
of the base, but for the material, this is a rare
item and the first blue obsidian piece we've 
ever offered ! (Under a microscope, it strongly
resembles the blue Coshocton flint from Ohio)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW9 A jet black obsidian Pinto Basin hafted Recovered in 40.00
knife having a gangsta' lean from Warner Valley, OR
prehistoric re-sharpening. Originally made   
on a flake, both surfaces are thoroughly
flaked with the exception of 15% of side
B, which retains the original flake's surface 12/26
in the center above the hafting line ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW408 A nice semi-translucent obsidian Recovered in SOLD
Wintu arrowhead having fine Shasta Co., CA 12/28 
serrations and a needle tip Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW409 A nice almost translucent obsidian Recovered in SOLD
Wintu arrowhead having fine Shasta Co., CA
  serrations and a needle tip. It retains    
  a slight curvature, mostly at the tip   12/28 
from the original flake Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW410 A fairly large, for type, semi- Recovered in SOLD
translucent gray/mouse obsidian Shasta Co., CA
  Wintu arrowhead having fine   12/28 
serrations and a needle tip Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW411 A nice gray-black obsidian  Recovered in 200.00
Wintu arrowhead having fine Shasta Co., CA
serrations and a needle tip Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW412 A nice gray-black obsidian Wintu    Recovered in SOLD
arrowhead having fine serrations Shasta Co., CA
  and a needle tip. It was made on    
  a flake and retains curvature from    
  the original flake's form as well as    
  30% of the original flake's (flat)   12/28
surface on side B Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
KGFW6 An interesting light lavender chert Recovered in 50.00
Columbia Plateau arrowhead  Prosser, WA
made by an intermediate knapper by Forest Glaspell

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
KGFW38 A very nice, thin and well made  Recovered in 150.00
mottled light gray "mouse" obsidian Redding, CA
Gunther arrowhead having some in the 1950's
very wicked serrations. Just an by Joe Hickman
outstanding and attractive piece

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
KGFW40 A jet black opaque obsidian Recovered from 150.00
Gunther arrowhead, well Klamath Lake, OR
made and thoroughly flaked in the 1970's
with a slight clip to one tang Stermer COA

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
KGFW59 A fairly small gray "mouse" Recovered from the 40.00
obsidian Gunther birdpoint Rogue River, OR 
arrowhead made by an by Joe Hickman
intermediate level knapper in the 1950's

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
KGFW68 A very thin, fully translucent  Recovered in 80.00
  obsidian Gunther, thoroughly flaked Agnes, OR
by an advanced knapper and in the 1960's
having very nice edge serrations. by Joe Hickman
The stem was anciently snapped
and each tang has a minor tick bite

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
KGFW69 A very thin, fairly large (for type)  Recovered in 80.00
semi-translucent, diagonally banded Agnes, OR
gray obsidian Gunther. Very well in the 1960's
worked by an advanced knapper by Joe Hickman

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
KGFW70 A fairly thin, semi-translucent tan, Recovered on 75.00
white, red and honey colored agate Miller Island, OR
Columbia Plateau arrowhead, made
on a flake with 50% of the original
flakes surface remaining on side B 
and 25% remaining on side A. It has
a slight tick bite to one tang

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
KGFW102 A paper-thin semi-translucent Recovered from 100.00
white, orange and brown Alder Creek near
patterned agate Columbia Grandview, WA
Plateau arrowhead. It is
thoroughly flaked by an
advanced knapper, but has an
unfortunate clip to one tang

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
KGFW118 A fairly large blue-gray dacite Recovered in 80.00
Columbia Plateau arrowhead, Burns, OR
made on a flake and retaining 
50% of the original flake's surface
on side B. Side A is thoroughly
flaked but there is slight, ancient
damage to all appendages

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