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the Far Western regions which includes the Great Basin |
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| JFGB60 |
An opaque matte black
obsidian Cascade |
Recovered in |
32.00 |
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showing very nice frost patina on
side B. |
Harney Co., OR |
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The flaking patterns on this piece are quite |
Ex: John Williams |
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intricate and well done. Has a slight nick
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to the base, but is priced accordingly.
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| JFGB61 |
A fairly thin opaque black
obsidian |
Recovered in |
26.00 |
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Cascade point showing frosty |
Harney Co., OR |
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patina on both sides and having
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Ex: John Williams |
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very intricate and thorough flaking
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patterns. A nice looking gem |
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| DAGB31 |
A wicked, very thin and
well-made black |
Recovered in |
40.00 |
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basalt Cold Springs blade. This
is one of the |
Harney County, OR |
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finest basalt artifacts we've ever seen, since |
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the material is most difficult to work, and
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doesn't "flake" as chert does, but this piece
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definitely DOES have "flaking patterns" and
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must have been made by a master knapper
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12/19 |
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judging by the
delicate features
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ON-HOLD |
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| DAGB32 |
A beautiful little opaque
black |
Recovered on the |
60.00 |
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obsidian Cascade dart point. The |
Snake River, ID |
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flaking on this piece is quite striking ! |
Ex: Crandall
collection |
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| DAGB30 |
A slender black obsidian
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Recovered in |
50.00 |
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Shaniko stemmed dart point |
Lane County, OR |
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having exceptional flaking
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patterns and great patina
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| DAGB50 |
A large and sturdy black |
Recovered in
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100.00 |
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obsidian hafted knife blade with |
Harney Co., OR |
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exceptional flaking patterns and |
Ex: Jackson collection |
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most fascinating patina. A REAL |
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monster of a blade !
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| SLGB2 |
A light tan chert Linn
Coulee blade with |
Personal find from |
350.00 |
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light brown patination on one side. Very
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Owyhee Co., Idaho |
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nice flaking patterns
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| SLGB3 |
An extremely finely worked
semi-translucent |
Personal find from |
250.00 |
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black obsidian Cascade Shouldered blade.
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the Alvoid Desert |
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Has oblique transverse diagonal flaking which
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in SE Oregon |
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is totally awesome. An outstanding piece, and
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a gem in it's own right.
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| SLGB4 |
A nicely made
semi-translucent |
Duck Lake, NV |
300.00 |
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black obsidian Cascade knife
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| JFGB62 |
A mottled blue-gray chert
Shaniko |
Recovered in |
17.00 |
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stemmed blade greatly worked |
Harney Co., OR |
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down. Originally flaked to a median |
Ex: John Williams |
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ridge and very thoroughly worked |
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| JFGB65 |
A very small and delicate
semi- |
Recovered in |
10.00 |
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translucent obsidian Rose Springs |
Harney Co., OR |
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Corner notched bird point arrowhead. |
Ex: John Williams |
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Well worked for the size that the
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ancient knapper had to work with. |
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| JFGB66 |
A most interesting opaque
black obsidian |
Recovered in |
10.00 |
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Cascade point made on a flake
with about |
Harney Co., OR |
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10% of the original flake's surface showing |
Ex: John Williams |
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as a vertical plateau running directly up the |
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center of side B. Base appears to have
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been slightly sheared |
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| JFGB67 |
A SUPER paper-thin
blue-gray dacite |
Recovered in |
32.00 |
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Priest Rapids arrowhead showing |
Harney Co., OR |
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exceptional craftsmanship. This one HAD
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Ex: John Williams |
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to be a product of a knapping master for
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the difficulty in working with this type of
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material. A most attractive piece. |
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| JFGB71 |
A very thin, crudely flaked
black |
Recovered in |
9.00 |
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basalt Rose Springs stemmed |
Harney Co., OR |
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arrowhead having a flea bite to the tip. |
Ex: John Williams |
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Flaking is not half bad for as difficult as |
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this material is to work with. |
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| JFGB73 |
A (very) semi-translucent
black obsidian |
Recovered in |
15.00 |
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Elko Eared arrowhead showing an |
Harney Co., OR |
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interesting change of flaking patterns
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Ex: John Williams |
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from one side to the other. Side A is
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flaked to a median ridge where side B
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has oblique transverse flaking patterns. |
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| JFGB3 |
A translucent obsidian |
Recovered in |
SOLD |
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Cascade arrowhead
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SE Oregon |
12/4 |
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| JFGB13 |
A translucent obsidian
Merrybell Var. III |
SE Oregon Desert |
SOLD |
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arrowhead with outstanding transverse flaking
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patterns, just a gorgeous piece, even with the
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slight nicks to each side of the base |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
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| JFGB15 |
A very nice black obsidian
Rose |
SE Oregon Desert |
22.00 |
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Springs stemmed arrowhead having a |
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slight nick to one corner of the base |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
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| BEGB1 |
Archaic Dart Pair: most likely Sierra
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From an old collection |
SOLD |
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Stemmed points, each 2”, absolutely
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recovered in SW Nevada |
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clear, gem quality – slightly banded
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during the 1960's |
12/4 |
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obsidian with uniform patina. |
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| BEGB4 |
A Cascade Trio: Very nice
Cascade |
From an old collection |
90.00 |
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Knives, 2-1/2", 2-1/4" and 2-1/8”
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recovered in SW Nevada
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long, very well flaked both sides; one
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during the 1960's |
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has especially nice transverse oblique
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flaking; two have heavy alkali deposits
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on one side. Dates to Early Archaic
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8,000-4,000 B.P. |
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| BEGB5 |
A Super Humboldt Concave
Base |
From an old collection |
190.00 |
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arrowhead measuring 2-3/4" x 1";
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recovered in SW Nevada |
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very early soft hammer percussion
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during the 1960's |
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flaking w/ pressure edge retouch;
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grainy opaque grey-black obsidian.
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Dates to Early-Mid-Archaic
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(8,000-6,000 B.P.) |
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| BEGB15 |
A
nice Nevada hafted knife blade |
From an old collection |
125.00 |
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measuring: 3”
x 1-1/8”. Opaque obsidian;
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recovered in SW Nevada
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appears to have been
picked up and
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during the 1960's |
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reworked by a later
culture from an older
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fluted (Clovis?)
point. Percussion flaking
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with weathered flake
scars. |
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| BEGB20 |
A
nice slender Humboldt:
2-7/8”, |
From an old collection |
125.00 |
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rare reverse diagonal transverse
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recovered in SW Nevada
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flaking, base fluted or thinned both |
during the 1960's |
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sides; nice mottled blue/grey/black |
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obsidian; likely Mid-Archaic
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(8,000-5,000 B.P.) |
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| JFGB85 |
A mottled red purple |
Eastern Oregon
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15.00 |
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and tan pencil drill |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
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| JFGB86 |
A quite twisted thoroughly
flaked |
Eastern Oregon
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30.00 |
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opaque black obsidian awl. |
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Quite an attractive piece |
Ex: Milton Tuck
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| JFGB87 |
A very nice, thoroughly
flaked |
Eastern Oregon
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24.00 |
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opaque black obsidian drill which |
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was most likely converted from a
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worn out Cascade dart point |
Ex: Milton Tuck
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| JFGB88 |
A heavily patinated,
thoroughly |
Eastern Oregon
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22.00 |
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flaked black obsidian pencil
drill |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
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| JFGB89 |
A very nice glossy opaque
black |
Eastern Oregon
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24.00 |
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obsidian awl, thoroughly flaked |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
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| JFGB90 |
Oooo... a REAL
heart-breaker, |
Eastern Oregon
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40.00 |
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a glossy tar-black obsidian
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Archaic crescent knife blade |
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which was found in 2 pieces |
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and glued together in the center |
Ex: Milton Tuck
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| JFGB91 |
A neat black obsidian drill
showing |
Eastern Oregon
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24.00 |
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flaking patterns which start at
the |
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bottom of the neck of the drill section. |
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An interesting variety for a drill |
Ex: Milton Tuck
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| JFGB92 |
A thoroughly flaked
obsidian drill |
Eastern Oregon
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22.00 |
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having a nick to the tip.
This was |
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obviously transformed from some |
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sort of dart point |
Ex: Milton Tuck
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| JFGB93 |
A glossy opaque black |
Eastern Oregon
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20.00 |
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obsidian paddle drill, well |
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flaked and attractive |
Ex: Milton Tuck
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| JFGB94 |
A really beautiful and
highly unusual |
Eastern Oregon
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30.00 |
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smoky and light gray
diagonally |
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banded obsidian drill
having a slight |
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nick to the tip. Still an
outstanding |
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piece, thoroughly and intricately flaked |
Ex: Milton Tuck
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| DBFW48 |
A somewhat crude |
Black Rock Desert |
85.00 |
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basalt Haskett |
Washoe Co., NV offered |
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by the original finder |
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| DBFW51 |
A basalt Elko Corner notch |
Black Rock Desert |
35.00 |
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arrowhead, split-stem
variety |
Washoe Co., NV offered |
12/26 |
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by the original finder |
ON-HOLD |
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| DBFW53 |
A basalt Pinto Basin |
Black Rock Desert
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25.00 |
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dart point |
Washoe Co., NV offered |
12/26 |
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by the original finder |
ON-HOLD |
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| DBFW54 |
A basalt Northern Side |
Black Rock Desert
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35.00 |
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Notched arrowhead |
Washoe Co., NV offered |
12/26 |
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by the original finder |
ON-HOLD |
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| DBFW60 |
A well made obsidian
Cascade |
Black Rock Desert
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40.00 |
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shouldered dart point |
Washoe Co., NV offered |
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by the original finder |
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| DBFW61 |
A nicely made
semi-translucent |
Black Rock Desert |
45.00 |
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obsidian cascade blade |
Washoe Co., NV offered |
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by the original finder |
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| DBFW62 |
A nice semi-translucent
white |
Black Rock Desert
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24.00 |
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chert Desert Side Notched |
Washoe Co., NV offered |
12/19 |
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arrowhead |
by the original finder |
ON-HOLD |
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| DBFW63 |
A small black obsidian
serrated |
Black Rock Desert
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35.00 |
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Cascade blade/saw |
Washoe Co., NV offered |
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by the original finder |
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| DBFW64 |
A nicely made Desert Side
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Black Rock Desert
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35.00 |
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Notched obsidian arrowhead |
Washoe Co., NV offered |
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by the original finder |
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