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

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1068 A nice translucent, slightly opalescent Recovered in 35.00
obsidian Humboldt Knife form  Churchill Co., NV
thoroughly flaked on both faces by an by L.L. Valdivia
upper-intermediate knapper. It has a
slight nick to the very tip

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1069 A semi-translucent smoky gray Recovered in SOLD
obsidian Buchanan Eared dart point Churchill Co., NV
made on a flake and retaining  by L.L. Valdivia
curvature from the original flake's form. 11/5
It has a small edge nick right at the tip

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1070 A nice off-white chert Recovered in 30.00
Humboldt-type dart point Churchill Co., NV
having thin reddish-brown by L.L. Valdivia
veins

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1071 A semi-translucent black obsidian Rose  Recovered in 30.00
Springs Corner-notched arrowhead well Churchill Co., NV
flaked on side A by a (barely) by L.L. Valdivia
intermediate knapper, but retaining about
50% of the surface of an earlier
percussion flake on side B. It also has a
spider bite to the very tip

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1073 A nice semi-tranlucent moonstone agate Found in 24.00
Desert General arrowhead thoroughly Churchill Co., NV
flaked on both faces by an beginner by L.L. Valdivia
knapper. It has a second notch to one
side of the base which appears to be
intentionally made. It's also missing a
small circular section of the surface on
side B near the tip (Photo 4)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1074 A semi-translucent clear and brown Found in 20.00
agate worked-down Buchanan Eared  Churchill Co., NV
dart point made on a flake and retaining by L.L. Valdivia
20% of the original flake's surface on 
side B in the center. It has a nick to one 1/2
tang and a spider-bite to the tip ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1078 A fairly thin and broad opaque black obsidian Elko Recovered in SOLD
Eared dart point. It is thoroughly flaked on both Lake Co., OR
faces by an upper-intermediate knapper, but the
host stone had a problem area which left a slight
3/16" ledge on side A to the left of the blade, just 
above the hafting area (photo 2) Additionally it has
a slight nick which "squared off" the very tip
(photos 6 & 7)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW855 A semi-translucent, slightly horizontally Lake Co., OR 45.00
banded obsidian Rose Springs Stemmed 
arrowhead having thorough flaking patterns
and nice patina and alkali deposits

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW856 A fairly large black obsidian Pinto Lake Co., OR 45.00
Basin blade form, missing one ear
from ancient re-sharpenings and
having an unusually thick body
near the tip. Flaking is thorough,
but not especially note-worthy

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW858 A fully translucent, opalescent obsidian Lake Co., OR 35.00
Rose Springs Stemmed arrowhead having
a darker obsidian flow from one edge at
the hafting line. Flaking is thorough although  
the patterns aren't really exceptional. It has
a spider bite to one tang and it has a lateral
shear which follows the entire bottom of
the stem, bargain priced accordingly

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW860 A yummy, very light orange and tan chert Humboldt Co., NV 150.00
Gypsum Cave knife form, anciently
re-sharpened to the point of removing all   
traces of it's tangs. Flaking patterns are
pretty thorough, although not really in any
exceptional pattern. Just a nice and very
old work-horse piece which displays well

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW864 A pretty  nice mottled off-white, tan and light Recovered in 45.00
blue chert Big Valley Stemmed knife form Washoe Co., NV
thoroughly flaked but having a sheared base

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW475 A deep bluish-gray dacite worked- Warner Valley, OR 125.00
down Windust knife form, thoroughly
flaked with basal grinding

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW476 A medium gray dacite Shaniko  Warner Valley, OR 75.00
Stemmed dart point which is heavily
river polished. It has hafting stops
on both faces and an honest to
goodness, intentional chisel tip

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW477 A vertically banded semi-translucent Warner Valley, OR 35.00
obsidian Parman dart point having a
snapped base and a SERIOUS
impact fracture running about 1-1/4" 
down the face of side B from the tip.
Flaking is thorough on both faces

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW479 A greatly worked-down black Warner Valley, OR 20.00
obsidian Cascade knife blade,
thoroughly flaked but having a
substantial ledge near the base
on side A (Photos 2 and 5)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW484 A pretty attractive semi-translucent Warner Valley, OR 40.00
obsidian Cascade knife blade
having heavy duty desert polish

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW485 A sturdy semi-translucent Warner Valley, OR 30.00
obsidian Mayacmas dart point
having thorough flaking patterns
and a spider bite to the tip

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW486 A nice black basalt pencil Warner Valley, OR 22.00
Drill which is "all there"

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW490 A semi-translucent smoky gray Warner Valley, OR 30.00
obsidian Cascade dart point having
good flaking patterns and alkali
deposits and a 10% flat on side B
at the base from the original host
stone's surface

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW494 A mahogany and black obsidian Warner Valley, OR 20.00
(strongly resembling petrified wood) 
Pinto Basin dart point having nicks to
the tip of both stems

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW496 A nice iridescent obsidian Warner Valley, OR 30.00
Columbia Plateau dart point
which has a nick to the tip of
one tang and a snapped base 1/5 ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW499 A fairly nice black obsidian Warner Valley, OR 35.00
Rose Springs Stemmed dart
point

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW500 A greatly worked-down Warner Valley, OR 30.00
Humboldt Basal notched
blade

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW501 An opalescent, almost translucent obsidian Warner Valley, OR 30.00
Desert Delta knife blade which has been
quite worked-down in ancient times

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW502 A very thin and well flaked Atlatl Valley Warner Valley, OR 30.00
Triangular blade having excellent frosty
patina, nice oblique transverse flaking 
and an unfortunate lateral fracture to one
edge near the tip

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW505 A nice semi-translucent diagonally Warner Valley, OR 35.00
banded obsidian Humboldt
Constricted base dart point. It has an 
angled lateral fracture at the tip, which
makes the edge look "hooked".
Flaking is thorough but quite shallow 

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW506 An opalescent, almost translucent Warner Valley, OR 35.00
obsidian Pinto Basin dart point 
having thorough and excellent flaking
patterns and a nice patina to boot

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW507 A nice mousey gray dacite Northern Warner Valley, OR 35.00
Side Notched arrowhead thoroughly
flaked on both faces, although the 
flaking is somewhat subdued owing to
the properties of the host stone 
material. The tip of one tang is missing
and it has a small nick to the tip

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW512 A very thin, somewhat broad for Warner Valley, OR 30.00
the size black and mahogany 
obsidian Rabbit Island arrowhead,
well flaked on both faces but
having nicks to both tangs as well
as to one side of the base

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW513 A nice medium sized opaque black  Warner Valley, OR 35.00
obsidian Pinto Basin Knife form having
a serious gouge from the cutting edge
near the tip and a stack on side A just
to the right of center (Photo 4). Still an
interesting and "different" artifact

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW514 A fairly large (for type) and apparently Warner Valley, OR 35.00
re-cycled, after receiving an impact
fracture which affected one tang as well
as 1 side of the base Northern Side
Notched dart point. It has nicks to both
tangs and a spider bite to the tip. Flaking
patterns are good and thorough on both
faces

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW515 A very sweet semi-translucent, horizontally Warner Valley, OR 40.00
banded obsidian Humboldt Constricted
Base dart point originally made on a flake 
and retaining slight curvature from the flake's
form on side B. It also retains about 5% of 
the original flake's surface on side B, running
vertically beneath the hafting line. The very 
tip of one tang is missing, but it's still a very
attractive piece for the banding alone

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW516 A nice, sturdy and well flaked Humboldt Warner Valley, OR 35.00
Constricted Base dart form having an
ancient nick to one tang, a slight nick at the   
tip and a short lateral shear (1/8") to the
same edge as the nicked tang, just above
the centerline. Opposite this shear is a nick
at the same exact level to the opposite 
edge, this almost appears as if this one was
found by a later culture and a lame effort
was made to add notched to both edges

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW517 A very old opaque black obsidian Pinto Basin Warner Valley, OR SOLD
dart point well flaked on side A, but having
some rough areas on side B which resisted
clean flaking. Both edges are nicely serrated
but the very tip is missing and one stem was
anciently sheared. It has heavy alkali 11/4
encrustation as testimony to it's antiquity

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW531 An attractive smoky gray obsidian Warner Valley, OR 65.00
Cascade dart point having nicely
serrated edges. The bottom of the base
has some roughness to it, as the original
host stone's cortex remains on this area.
Still a nice point in great condition

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW549 At first I didn't think that this one was real Warner Valley, OR 85.00
because the surfaces are so clean, so we sent it
off to Ben Stermer for an opinion and it came
back with his blessing. A nice blue-gray dacite
Parman knife form in excellent condition,  
although it has been drastically worked down in
ancient times. It has nice wind and sand polish to
it's surfaces which slightly subdued the thorough
flaking this one displays, A very nice piece

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW550 A very archaic and somewhat worked  Warner Valley, OR 30.00
down Cascade knife form having excellent
mineralization, patina and thorough flaking
patterns at a bargain price for the age

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW556 An interesting red jasper Recovered in the 35.00
Northern corner-notched knife Willamette Valley near
form, anciently re-sharpened Sweet Home, OR
many times. An attractive artifact

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW559 A very thin black obsidian Rose Recovered in the 30.00
Springs Stemmed arrowhead  Willamette Valley near
having serrated edges and thorough Sweet Home, OR
flaking patterns to both faces

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW565 A nice deep red jasper Rose Recovered in the 35.00
Springs Stemmed arrowhead Willamette Valley near
having very thorough flaking Sweet Home, OR
patterns to both faces. Just a
sweet little piece

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW568 A light tan chert Cascade drill Recovered in the 20.00
form thoroughly flaked, Willamette Valley near
although not in any Sweet Home, OR
particularly outstanding way

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW569 A very thin brown obsidian Rose Springs Recovered in the 24.00
Stemmed arrowhead thoroughly and Willamette Valley near
expertly flaked on both faces with nicks  Sweet Home, OR
to both tangs as well as to one corner of
the base. Still an attractive piece
displaying superior craftsmanship, and
brown obsidian items are quite scarce

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW573 A most interesting mahogany and purple Recovered in the 24.00
chert Rose Springs Corner Notched Willamette Valley near
arrowhead which sustained a lateral impact Sweet Home, OR
fracture which removed about 30% of one
side. The broken edge was then anciently
re-worked to salvage this point and to put it
back into service. Just a totally fascinating
example of this ancient practice to a piece
which was too pretty to let go

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW574 A paper thin, very delicate and extremely well Recovered in the 24.00
made black obsidian Columbia Plateau  Willamette Valley near
arrowhead having a short (1/16") lateral shear Sweet Home, OR
to one edge starting at the very tip (right side 
of photo 2). It has minute nibbles from the tips
of both tangs and one corner of the base was
nicked off but it's still a charmer, for the
intricate work that went into making it

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