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Type: Cottonwood Triangle
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Provenance:
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RCFW225
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A very small and well made opaque black obsidian
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From the George & Beth Miller collection.
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24.00
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Cottonwood Triangle Arrowhead. It's thoroughly
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The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
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flaked on both faces and is in great condition
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Modoc County, California, Oregon and
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Churchill County, Nevada.
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From our experience with artifacts from
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Era: Developmental to Historic phase - 200 to 1100 years old
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these areas, we judge this one to be from
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Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
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Southeastern Oregon
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Type: Rose Springs Stemmed Arrowhead |
Provenance: |
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| RCFW160 |
A gorgeous deep red mahogany obsidian Rose |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
22.00 |
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Springs Stemmed Birdpoint Arrowhead in good |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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condition with thorough flaking on both faces |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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Era: Developmental to Classic Phase |
County, Nevada. From our experience with |
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600 to 1600 years old |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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to be from SE Oregon |
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| Item: |
Type: Rose Springs Stemmed Arrowhead |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW161 |
A very small and fascinating horizontally banded |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
24.00 |
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tri-flow obsidian Rose Springs Stemmed |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
1/11 ON-HOLD ja |
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Birdpoint Arrowhead in good condition with |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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thorough flaking on both faces |
County, Nevada as well as in Oregon. |
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From our experience with |
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Era: Developmental to Classic Phase |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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600 to 1600 years old |
to be from Northern Central Oregon near |
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the Columbia River region |
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| Item: |
Type: Pryor Stemmed Dart Point |
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| RCFW162 |
An almost fully translucent somewhat opalescent obsidian |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
30.00 |
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Pryor Stemmed dart point. It's thoroughly flaked on both |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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faces but shows traces of modern rechipping along |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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both edges of it's tip, priced accordingly |
County, Nevada as well as in Oregon. |
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From our experience with |
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Era: Archaic - 7000 to 8000 years old |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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to be from Lake County, Oregon |
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| Item: |
Type: Humboldt Constricted Base Dart |
Provenance: |
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| RCFW163 |
A somewhat small (for type) very slender semi- |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
30.00 |
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translucent obsidian Humboldt Constricted Base Dart |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
12/23 ON-HOLD rich |
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point. It's well flaked on both faces by a very advanced, if |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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not near-master knapper and it appears to have sustained |
County, Nevada as well as in Oregon. |
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basal damage which was lightly re-worked in ancient |
From our experience with |
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times and which most likely didn't hamper it's functionality |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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Era: Archaic - 5000 to 7000 years old |
to be from NE California |
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Type: Elko Corner Notched Arrowhead |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW164 |
An opaque black obsidian Elko Corner Notched |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
60.00 |
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Arrowhead, well worked on both faces by an |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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intermediate knapper with attempts at edge serrations. |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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County, Nevada as well as in Oregon. |
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Era: Archaic to Developmental Phase |
From our experience with |
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1200 to 3500 years old |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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to be from SE Oregon, most likely from |
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the Crump Lake area. |
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| Item: |
Type: Rose Springs Stemmed Arrowhead |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW165 |
A very small, delicate, fully translucent obsidian Rose Springs |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
35.00 |
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Stemmed Birdpoint Arrowhead having a snapped base. (It's |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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uncertain whether this was intentional, by it's creator or not. |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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Snapping the base, especially of smaller, hard to make arrowheads |
County, Nevada as well as in Oregon. |
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was a common practice to remove the excess stone material used |
From our experience with |
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to give a "grip" to more delicate items being manufactured.) It's |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one
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very well flaked on both faces by a master knapper, which is |
to be from SE Oregon |
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another reason I believe that the snapped base was intentional |
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Era: Developmental to Classic Phase - 600 to 1600 years old |
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Type: Desert Sierra Arrowhead |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW166 |
A nice, medium-sized (for type) light tan chalcedony |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
125.00 |
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Desert Sierra Arrowhead which is thoroughly flaked |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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on both faces and in very good condition |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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County, Nevada. From our experience with |
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Era: Classic to Historic Phase - 200 to 700 years old |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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to be from Churchill Co., NV |
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| Item: |
Type: Big Valley Stemmed Dart Point |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW167 |
A very nice, medium-sized white and orange |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
150.00 |
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agate Big Valley Stemmed Dart point which is |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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very thin and well worked on both faces. |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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County, Nevada. From our experience with |
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Era: Middle Archaic - 3500 to 4000 years old |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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to be from Churchill Co., NV |
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| Item: |
Type: Hell's Canyou Corner Notched |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW168 |
A most interesting diagonally banded orange and white |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
50.00 |
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agate Hell's Canyon Corner Notched Arrowhead |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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which is well worked on both faces but having a single |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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clipped barb. It's surfaces are nicely desert polished |
County, Nevada. From our experience with |
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Era: Developmental to Historic Phase |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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200 to 1200 years old |
to be from Churchill Co., NV |
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| Item: |
Type: Rose Springs Stemmed Arrowhead |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW169 |
A white chert Rose Springs stemmed Arrowhead |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
22.00 |
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showing cursory flaking mostly isolated around the |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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edges created by a novice knapper. |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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County, Nevada. From our experience with |
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Era: Developmental to Classic Phase |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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600 to 1600 years old |
to be from Churchill Co., NV |
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| Item: |
Type: Rose Springs Corner Notched Arrowhead |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW170 |
A small white quartzite Rose Springs Corner |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
24.00 |
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Notched Birdpoint Arrowhead, thoroughly, but |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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somewhat roughly flaked on both faces owing to |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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the difficulty in working the host material |
County, Nevada. From our experience with |
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Era: Developmental to Classic Phase |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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600 to 1600 years old |
to be from Churchill Co., NV |
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| Item: |
Type: Desert Sierra Arrowhead |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW171 |
A wicked little white quartzite Desert Sierra Birdpoint |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
22.00 |
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Arrowhead. Flaking patterns are a bit crude and non- |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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descript owing to the nature of the host material |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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County, Nevada. From our experience with |
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Era: Classic to Historic Phase |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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200 to 700 years old |
to be from Churchill Co., NV |
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| Item: |
Type: Desert Sierra Arrowhead |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW172 |
A very small and delicate Desert Sierra |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
24.00 |
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Birdpoint Arrowhead showing cursory flaking |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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patterns by a novice knapper. |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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County, Nevada. From our experience with |
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Era: Classic to Historic Phase |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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200 to 700 years old |
to be from Churchill Co., NV |
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| Item: |
Type: Desert Sierra Arrowhead |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW173 |
A very thin, delicate and interesting diagonally banded |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
45.00 |
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orange agate Desert Sierra Birdpoint Arrowhead which |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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appears to have never been completed. (Lacks one side |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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notch, and the other side notch and basal notch are very |
County, Nevada. From our experience with |
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shallow) It's well flaked on both faces by an experienced |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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knapper and shows good desert polish on both faces as well |
to be from Churchill Co., NV |
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Era: Classic to Historic Phase - 200 to 700 years old |
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| Item: |
Type: Paddle Drill |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW177 |
A nicely desert polished white |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
24.00 |
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Chalcedony Paddle Drill |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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Era: Developmental to Classic Phase |
County, Nevada. From our experience with |
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600 to 1600 years old |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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to be from Churchill Co., NV |
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| Item: |
Type: Rose Springs Corner Notched |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCFW179 |
A simple, small and delicate white chert/agate |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
20.00 |
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Rose Springs Corner Notched Birdpoint |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
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Arrowhead. It has cursory flaking on both faces |
Modoc County, California and Churchill |
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by a novice knapper. Still a cute little gem. |
County, Nevada as well as Oregon. |
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From our experience with |
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Era: Developmental to Classic Phase |
artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
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600 to 1600 years old |
to be from North Central Oregon, most likely from |
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the Columbia River area. |
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| Item: |
Type: Hafted Cold Springs Knife Blade |
Provenance: |
Price |
| DFFW32 |
An extremely thin black fine-grained basalt Cold Springs |
Recovered from |
75.00 |
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hafted knife blade, obviously well used and anciently |
SE Oregon |
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resharpened many times. |
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Era: Middle Archaic Period - 4,000 - 5,000 years old |
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| Item: |
Type: Snake River Dart Point |
Provenance: |
Price |
| DFFW33 |
A very thin and very well made obsidian Snake River Dart |
Recovered on private land |
175.00 |
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point made by an EXTREMELY experienced ancient knapper. |
near the town of White Bird, |
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It's thoroughly flaked on both faces and has a most artistic |
Idaho in Idaho County |
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vertical flute on side B to facilitate sturdy hafting. Additionally it |
during the 1930's |
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has shallow serrated edges and is just an exceptional point! |
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Era: Transitional to Classic Phase - 700 to 2,000 years old |
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| VAFW8 |
A most interesting diagonally banded iridescent gray and black |
Offered by original |
45.00 |
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obsidian Archaic (Cascade era) Preform which also functioned |
finder’s family members, |
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as a knife blade in it's interim stages. It has typical cursory but |
found in Crook Co., OR |
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thorough flaking patterns to both faces with intricate secondary |
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pressure flaking to it's edges for use as a knife. Sure wish I |
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could have seen the ancient owner turn this into it's intended |
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finished product, as the beauty of the host material is unequalled. |
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| VAFW9 |
A nice medium-sized Archaic bi-pointed Cascade obsidian Knife blade, |
Offered by original |
85.00 |
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very well flaked on both faces by an experienced knapper. It has a clean |
finder’s family members, |
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break just above it's hafting line where it was re-glued together, and it has |
found in Harney Co., OR |
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later chipping along it's edges, some from recent nicking, some from |
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ancient nicking. Not a bad "filler piece" which displays well for the money. |
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| VAFW12 |
A nice medium-sized Archaic bi-pointed Cascade obsidian |
Offered by original |
75.00 |
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Knife blade, very well flaked on both faces by an experienced |
finder’s family members, |
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knapper. It has a clean break which is very difficult to see, just |
found in Harney Co., OR |
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below the tip area where it was re-glued together. Not a bad |
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"filler piece" which displays well for the money. |
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| VAFW11 |
A fairly thin (for material) medium gray fine-grained basalt Cascade |
Offered by original |
130.00 |
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Knife blade, well worked on both faces with the exception of a 25% |
finder, found in |
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vertical flat section on side B (photos 3 & 5) left over from the original |
Crook Co., OR |
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host stone's cortex. Basalt is near impossible to work very well, but |
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the ancient knapper did a pretty good job with this one. It's a bit on |
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the rustic side, but is still a valid truly well used ancient artifact. |
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| DFFW25 |
A medium-sized (for type) Archaic obsidian Nightfire Dart point, |
Recovered from |
110.00 |
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very well flaked on both faces, basically to a median ridge by a |
Harney Co., OR |
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very advanced, experienced knapper. It has 3 pressure flaked |
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flute-like channels from the base on side A and heavy alkali |
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deposits covering one face. An interesting and most archaic piece |
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| DFFW26 |
A very meaty and very long (for type) well made black |
Recovered from |
450.00 |
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obsidian Northern Side Notched Blade form having |
Lake Co., OR |
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extremely thorough, bordering on intricate flaking patterns |
during the 1950's |
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to both faces. It has an ancient lateral shear which runs |
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from the tip down a single edge for 3/8" (photos 6 > 8 and |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
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10 > 12) but is still an impressive and exceptional piece |
Stermer COA |
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| JAFW33 |
An almost translucent smoky gray obsidian Humboldt constricted |
Recovered from |
250.00 |
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base Dart point/Knife form. It's very well and thoroughly flaked on |
Lake Co., OR |
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both faces by an advanced knapper with the exception of a small |
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8% section in the middle of side B, which shows a flatter surface |
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from the percussion flaking stage of this beauty. It has a slightly |
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twisted form from ancient resharpenings during it's use as a knife |
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blade. Quite an exceptional piece. |
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| JAFW34 |
An opaque gray-black RARE obsidian Chisel-tip Parman Dart |
Recovered from |
425.00 |
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point having quite subdued lighter vertical banding. It's thoroughly |
Lake Co., OR |
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flaked on both faces in a quite methodical manner. It's only slightly |
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asymmetrical, but is "all there" as it's ancient creator intended it to |
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be. The chisel tip itself is obviously intentional with very fine |
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pressure flaking patterns to the tip. The stem is lightly ground. Just |
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an exceptional example of this desirable type. |
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Price |
| JAFW35 |
A very good-sized semi-translucent, slightly diagonally banded |
Recovered from |
700.00 |
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obsidian Early Archaic Cascade Knife form having a "knobbed" base. |
Lake Co., OR |
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Made by a (near?) master knapper, it shows very intricate oblique |
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transverse flaking patterns coupled with flatter sections left from the |
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percussion flaking stage. Obviously a blade which the creator felt that |
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he would be using for a long time. It has what appears to be a very |
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slight ancient nick on one edge near the tip (photo 8), but is otherwise |
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"all there" as it was anciently made and used. Just an exceptional piece. |
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Provenance: |
Price |
| JAFW36 |
An ultra-thin, very delicate medium bluish-gray dacite Eastgate |
Recovered from |
45.00 |
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Arrowhead, fairly well flaked on both faces and having an |
Lake Co., OR |
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asymmetrical form |
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Type: |
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Price |
| JAFW37 |
An exceptional, very sturdy and quite large semi-translucent, slightly diagonally banded |
Recovered from |
1200.00 |
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duo-flow obsidian Early Archaic bi-pointed Cascade Knife blade. This one is very well |
Lake Co., OR |
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and thoroughly flaked on side A by a master knapper, showing indirect percussion as |
(more specifics to buyer) |
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well as secondary pressure flaking patterns. Side B shows intricate secondary pressure |
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flaking mostly around the edges with a 25% flatter section left from the percussion |
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flaking stage. (top of photo 4) This section is very interesting in that it allows the |
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viewing of underlying swirls and v-shaped patterns from the duo-flow action of the host |
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obsidian material, which is subdued in other areas of the blade by the flaking patterns. |
Ex: Alex Harding |
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It also has good alkali deposits as a testimony to it's great antiquity. |
Stermer COA |
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Price |
| MHFW1537 |
A fair-sized, very unusual diagonally banded |
Recovered in |
130.00 |
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translucent obsidian "Eccentric", well flaked on |
Pinal Co., AZ |
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both faces, seldom seen for sale anywhere! |
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Type: |
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Price |
| MMCA1 |
An absolutely OUTSTANDING and very rare offering of a |
Recovered on a private ranch |
8,900.00 |
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Cache consisting of 13 semi-translucent duo-flow obsidian |
in Mineral County, Nevada |
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Cascade Knife Blades! Most of these show very interesting and |
(More details to buyer) |
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unique patterns formed from the natural volcanic lava flow. These |
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were all recovered together from an ancient hunting/butchering |
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site. Just an EXTREMELY RARE offering! (High resolution |
Ex: Hegg Collection |
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photos available upon request - Serious buyers only, please) |
Ex: Keith Franc |
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A Note On Stockton Points
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| In this release we have another short run of Stockton points. Stockton points are rare, and are, for the most part isolated to a narrow "band" extending eastward from Contra Costa County to the Stockton area, and slightly southward into San Joaquin County in Northwestern California, and these are seldom offered for sale anywhere! |
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Provenance: |
Price |
| MMFW1 |
A very nice, slender expanding base obsidian Stockton |
Recovered in |
SOLD |
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Arrowhead having very minute serrations, the trademark of |
Napa Co., CA |
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this rare type. It was made on a larger flake and retains very |
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slight curvature from the original flake's form as well as a 25% |
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flat section running vertically up the center on side B. Both |
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faces are well flaked to a median ridge. An outstanding piece! |
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Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MMFW2 |
A extremely nice black obsidian Stockton Corner |
Recovered in |
SOLD |
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Notched Arrowhead having the typical serrated |
Napa Co., CA |
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edges for this type. The two smallest serrations at the |
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top of photo 2 on the left side show usage wear, but |
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other than that, this piece is pristine, as made |
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Price |
| MMFW3 |
A very slender black obsidian bulb-based Stockton |
Recovered in |
SOLD |
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Arrowhead having nicely serrated edges, although the |
Napa Co., CA |
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serrations are somewhat shallow in comparison to most |
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Stockton points. It's well flaked on both faces to a |
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median ridge and appears to be "all there" as it was made |
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Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| MMFW4 |
A wicked, slender expanding base Stockton |
Recovered in |
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Napa Co., CA |
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some usage wear marks to it's serrations. |
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| MMFW5 |
A quite thin nice little obsidian Corner Notched Stockton |
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dart point showing good thorough flaking patterns to both |
Napa Co., CA |
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faces, with the exception of a small section on side B at |
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the base. (photo 7) It has a very small ancient v-cut in from |
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the center of the basal edge, but is otherwise "all there" |
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| MMFW6 |
A nice black obsidian Corner Notched Stockton dart point of |
Recovered in |
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the "droopy tang" variety. The serrations on the right side in |
Napa Co., CA |
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photo 2 show usage wear/damage probably from being used |
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as a mini-saw. It was made on a flake and retains a 50% flat |
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section from the original flake's surface in the center of side B. |
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(photo 6) It has a slight spider bite to the very tip and a slight |
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lateral nick to one side at the tip, still a great, rare item |
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| MMFW7 |
A nice and quite scarce semi-translucent |
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obsidian Stockton Corner Notched dart point. |
Napa Co., CA |
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It has a lateral shear to one tang of the base as |
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well as to the tip of the first serration above the |
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base. (right side of photo 2) It has a spider bite |
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to the very tip and is well flaked on both faces |
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| GBFW39 |
A VERY stunning semi-translucent |
From a Pre-WWII |
4500.00 |
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obsidian serrated Stockton dart point |
collection found in the |
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having good and thorough flaking |
Sacramento Valley, CA |
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patterns to both faces and very |
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intricate serrated edgework. In this |
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condition, these are extremely rare ! |
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| GBFW40 |
A VERY striking black obsidian Contra |
Recovered from an old |
3500.00 |
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Costa dart point in just prefect condition ! |
mound near Sacramento, CA |
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It was made on a flake and side B retains |
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30% of the original flake's surface while |
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side A is thoroughly and expertly flaked. |
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Just an outstanding and scarce piece. |
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| FW18 |
A nice gray mouse obsidian convex |
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100.00 |
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base Stockton dart point having |
Napa Co., CA |
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thorough flaking patterns. The nice |
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thing about this rare piece is that it's |
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"all there" as it was made ! |
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| DGFW32 |
A nice black obsidian heavily |
Northern California - Purchased |
300.00 |
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serrated stemmed Stockton dart |
from an estate auction where the |
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point which has the bottom-most 5 |
documentation listing specific site |
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serrations on the right side in photo 2 |
information was lost; these came |
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non-professionally restored by epoxy |
from a HUGE Pre-World War II |
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Northern Californian collection |
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collection was packaged by the |
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finder, it is assumed that he went |
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off to war and never returned |
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| DGFW33 |
A fairly large and quite rare Christmas Tree |
Northern California - Purchased |
350.00 |
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serrated Stockton saw/knife blade having |
from an estate auction where the |
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damage to 4 serrations on the right side in |
documentation listing specific site |
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photo 2 (two which are totally missing), a |
information was lost; these came |
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nick to one side of the base and a slight nick |
from a HUGE Pre-World War II |
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to the tip (the Christmas Tree label is my own |
Northern Californian collection |
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creation, so you won't find this in the books, |
and judging by the way the |
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folks) Flaking patterns aren't very spectacular |
collection was packaged by the |
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and the host stone appears to be of lesser |
finder, it is assumed that he went |
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quality, making it very difficult to flake |
off to war and never returned |
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| DGFW30 |
A very nice, affordable semi- |
Northern California - Purchased |
250.00 |
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translucent gray obsidian mini |
from an estate auction where the |
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serrated Stockton dart point having |
documentation listing specific site |
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a nick to one side of the base |
information was lost; these came |
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from a HUGE Pre-World War II |
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Northern Californian collection |
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collection was packaged by the |
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| DGFW31 |
An interesting black obsidian corner |
Northern California - Purchased |
200.00 |
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notched serrated Stockton dart point |
from an estate auction where the |
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which has damage to one single serration |
documentation listing specific site |
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(second one up from the bottom, on the |
information was lost; these came |
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left side in photo 2) The finder labeled it's |
from a HUGE Pre-World War II |
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discovery date as 4/12/34 |
Northern Californian collection |
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collection was packaged by the |
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| GBFW22 |
A fairly long, for type, opaque |
Recovered from the |
225.00 |
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black obsidian Stockton Corner |
Hollister mound near |
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notched arrowhead / saw having |
Verona, CA in 1935 |
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somewhat battered and worn |
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serrations. Still quite a rare type |
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| GBFW24 |
A very nice square stemmed opaque |
California, NW of |
250.00 |
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black obsidian Stockton dart point |
Sacramento |
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having nicely serrated edges. Flaking |
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patterns are thorough and to a median |
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ridge on both faces. This one has an |
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un-professionally restored tip, done |
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with clear epoxy and painted over, |
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still, with a touch-up on the paint job, |
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this one gives you a chance to own a |
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very rare type at an affordable price |
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| MMFW42 |
A very nice starter collection/study lot of 6 |
Napa Co., CA |
150.00 |
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obsidian Stockton Arrowheads and tools, all |
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showing some level of the serrated edges |
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diagnostic to the Stockton assemblage, most |
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above average examples of this scarce type. |
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A nice group of 10 varied arrowheads all recovered from Washoe |
100.00 |
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County, NV This group consists of point types Elko Eared, Archaic |
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Elko Wide Notched, Martis, Youngs River Stemmed and a Bullhead |
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Dart point, all for one money. |
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| JAFW38 |
A fairly nice, well patinated semi-translucent tri-flow obsidian Northern Side- |
Recovered from |
75.00 |
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notched Arrowhead which is well flaked on both faces by an intermediate |
Lake Co., OR |
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knapper and shows good alkali and caliche deposits as a testimony to it's |
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age. It has a slight diagonal clip to the lower corner of one basal tang and a |
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slight spider bite to it's tip. Still a quite attractive and unusual piece |
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| TCSFW2 |
An unusual very light gray and rose colored chert |
Undocumented, |
30.00 |
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Sudden Series Arrowhead, well flaked on both |
most likely Arizona |
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faces by an experienced knapper. |
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| MMFW44 |
A fairly slender, well formed opaque black obsidian |
Found in |
400.00 |
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Haskett Knife blade formed by mostly percussion |
Lake Co., OR |
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flaking. It has good, if not light basal grinding 1/2 way |
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up either basal edge and shows some usage wear from |
Ex: Carrol Howe |
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fairly rugged use. This one's a pretty rare type, folks. |
Ex: Michael Hough |
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| MMFW45 |
A very attractive and well made opaque obsidian bi-pointed |
Recovered in Napa, CA |
250.00 |
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Cascade blade, created by percussion flaking to both faces. |
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It retains a short lateral flat to one edge at the base (right side |
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of photo 10) and a small section of the original host stone's |
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rind at one edge of the tip (photo 7) A superior piece! |
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| RPFW3 |
A fully trnslucent obsidian Rose Springs Corner |
Recovered near Willits, |
200.00 |
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Notched Arrowhead, very well flaked on both |
Mendocino County, CA, |
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faces by a (near?) master knapper. With the |
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exception of a little bit of irregularity on on the |
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base, this one is as near perfect as they come. |
Ex: Perino |
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