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| TPGB1 |
A fairly long jet black
obsidian Archaic |
Lake Co., OR
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165.00 |
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knife blade made mostly with
percussion |
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flaking and having nice frosty patina on side |
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B. Has one knick on the right edge just
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above the base and the stem is truncated,
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possibly from the original striking platform |
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| TPGB2 |
A duo-flow obsidian Archaic
knife blade |
Lake Co., OR
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125.00 |
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manufactured on a large flake and
having |
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translucent milky white veins running
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diagonally along the right edge of side A.
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Has the original rind for the base and has
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very fine secondary pressure flaking
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along all edges |
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| TPGB3 |
A gorgeous jet black
obsidian Archaic |
Lake Co., OR
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140.00 |
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Cascade knife blade very
thoroughly |
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worked with nice secondary pressure
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flaking. Has a couple of edge nicks, 1 to
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each blade edge. A very well made piece ! |
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| TPGB4 |
A fairly thin, for the
size, glossy |
Lake Co., OR
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265.00 |
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black obsidian Archaic Cascade |
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knife, very well made, thoroughly
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flaked and in excellent condition |
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| TPGB5 |
A fairly large opaque black
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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140.00 |
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Archaic Crescent knife blade
having |
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most interesting secondary pressure
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flaking to the upper 1/3rd of surface
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A. Has an ancient "gouge" from one
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edge just above the basal area |
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| TPGB7 |
A large and somewhat crude
(slightly duo-flow |
Lake Co., OR
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110.00 |
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w/ slight diagonal smoky banding
around the |
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edges) obsidian Archaic Steamboat Lanceolate
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knife blade. Has a fairly serious stack to side A,
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vertically crossing the hafting area, and has spotty |
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secondary pressure flaking around the edges. The |
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clip to the right edge at the top of the hafting area
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might have been intentional for hafting to a handle |
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| TPGB8 |
A very large, dark gray
dacite Cascade |
Lake Co., OR
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100.00 |
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knife blade made on a huge curved
flake |
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and having very minimal secondary
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edgework to side A. Side B shows much
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more percussion flaking along with minimal |
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secondary edgework. A bit of a crude
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piece, but fascinating in it's simplicity. |
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| TPGB9 |
An extremely rare and large
heavily serrated |
Lake Co., OR
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840.00 |
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obsidian Crescent hafted knife
blade showing |
Full history |
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expert secondary pressure flaking work to both
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faces above the hafting line. The stem below the
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hafting line was pretty much left alone, after the
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initial percussion flaking, and the original striking
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platform remains on the base. A most interesting
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and scarce ONE OF A KIND, item.
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| TPGB10 |
A meaty and well used black
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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75.00 |
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hafted Cascade knife blade
showing nice |
Full history |
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and thorough flaking patterns and a slight |
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curvature from it's original manufacture |
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| TPGB11 |
A HUGE mostly uni-faced
tar-black |
Lake Co., OR
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75.00 |
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obsidian turtle back scraper,
most |
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likely from the Paleo period. Overall, |
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a nice looking and scarce piece.
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| TPGB12 |
A fairly large tar-black
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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65.00 |
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(Nightfire ?) preform which was
used as |
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a hafted knife blade for the interim. A
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thoroughly worked and attractive piece. |
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| TPGB13 |
A fairly thin and well made
black |
Lake Co., OR
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85.00 |
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obsidian Cascade knife blade |
Full history |
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having thoroughly worked surfaces
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and ancient re-sharpenings
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| TPGB14 |
An interesting and VERY
aged black |
Lake Co., OR
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40.00 |
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obsidian hafted knife blade which
was |
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anciently sheared at the hafting area.
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Has heavy duty brown patination to
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one face as a testimony to it's antiquity |
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| TPGB15 |
A nice-sized, slender black
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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50.00 |
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hafted saw/knife blade showing
nice |
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serrations and some usage wear. |
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Well flaked on both faces. |
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| TPGB16 |
A fairly large
semi-translucent obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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45.00 |
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notched knife blade made on a
huge |
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flake with 40% of the original flakes
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surface remaining on side B, other than
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this, it is fairly well flaked on both faces. |
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| TPGB17 |
A very attractive
semi-translucent |
Lake Co., OR
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90.00 |
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obsidian Buchanan Eared point |
Full history |
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having thorough flaking patterns
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and a few ancient edge clips, most |
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likely caused by using it as a knife |
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| TPGB18 |
A somewhat semi-translucent |
Lake Co., OR
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30.00 |
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obsidian hafted Archaic knife |
Full history |
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blade having thorough flaking to
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both faces and an unfortunate
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gouge to the base |
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| TPGB19 |
A fairly thin GRAY obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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110.00 |
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Plateau Pentagonal knife blade |
Full history |
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showing thorough and detailed
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to buyer |
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flaking patterns to both faces.
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A superior piece. |
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| TPGB20 |
An interesting
semi-translucent duo-flow |
Lake Co., OR
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95.00 |
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obsidian socketed Cascade knife
blade |
Full history |
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having smoky gray and black horizontal
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to buyer |
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banding. Intricately flaked on both faces
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with some attractive ribbon flaking patterns |
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| TPGB21 |
A very thin, translucent
opalescent |
Lake Co., OR
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140.00 |
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smoky obsidian Archaic hafted
knife |
Full history |
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blade having very intricate flaking
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to buyer |
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patterns on both faces, and a flat
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angled section at the base on side B
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to facilitate a press-fit handle. Also
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has nice frosty patination to
side A |
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| TPGB22 |
A beautifully made
semi-translucent smoky |
Lake Co., OR
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140.00 |
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gray and black obsidian Cascade
leaf knife |
Full history |
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showing superior ribbon flaking patterns on |
to buyer |
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both sides. This is a most striking and
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classy piece, side B's flaking is better than
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side A's and side A has a ledge (steeper
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than a hinge) fracture, vertically oriented in |
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the center of the blade near the tip. Still a
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VERY outstanding piece ! |
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| TPGB23 |
A very thin opalescent
translucent |
Lake Co., OR
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150.00 |
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smoky gray and black obsidian |
Full history |
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hafted Cascade knife blade having |
to buyer |
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thorough flaking patterns to both
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faces. A most attractive piece |
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| TPGB24 |
A semi-translucent
duo-flow, smoky gray |
Lake Co., OR
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40.00 |
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and black diagonally banded
obsidian |
Full history |
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Plateau Pentagonal hafted knife blade
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to buyer |
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having a hafting stop to side A just above |
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the base. Secondary pressure flaking is
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fairly thorough, less so on side B, and is
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of an "intermediate knapper's caliper" |
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| TPGB26 |
A fairly thin and crudely
made black |
Lake Co., OR
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45.00 |
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basalt Archaic Big Valley Stemmed |
Full history |
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dart point. This material is impossible
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to buyer |
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to work, and from the thinness of this
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item, I can definitely say that the
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knapper was an experienced and
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determined artisan. |
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| TPGB27 |
A smoky gray and black
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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110.00 |
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Shaniko Stemmed dart point
showing |
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an attempt at serrations to both
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to buyer |
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edges, thoroughly and intricately
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flaked on both faces it shows a slight
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(1/2") and narrow impact fracture to
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side B's face from the tip, which didn't |
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appear to hinder this items "re-use". |
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| TPGB28 |
A triangular obsidian
pre-form which |
Lake Co., OR
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35.00 |
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appears to have been used in it's
interim |
Full history |
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stage as a combination knife/scraper
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to buyer |
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tool. A nice little piece with descent and |
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thorough flaking patterns. |
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| TPGB29 |
A very interesting black
obsidian paddle |
Lake Co., OR
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35.00 |
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drill, glossy black on side A
with frosty |
Full history |
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patina on side B, along with a section of
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to buyer |
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the original cortex, dead center. The tip |
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shows slight ancient usage damage in
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the form of a small clip. |
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| TPGB30 |
A pretty nice and fairly
thin black |
Lake Co., OR
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90.00 |
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obsidian bi-pointed Archaic
Cascade |
Full history |
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leaf blade having nice flaking patterns to |
to buyer |
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side A. Side B's flaking patterns are
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more hap-hazzard. Side A has two
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slight, small stacks, both in the center of
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the blade. One end has a spider bite to
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the tip, but still quite an attractive item. |
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| TPGB31 |
A fairly large, broad and
well made |
Lake Co., OR
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110.00 |
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semi-translucent smoky gray and
black |
Full history |
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obsidian Quilomene Bar blade in an early
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stage form. The flaking patterns are quite |
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random, but thorough. I don't know what |
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to say about the "short ear"... I think that
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it was an "oopsie" which occurred during |
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the notching process and didn't interfere
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with the hafting, rather than use damage. |
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| TPGB32 |
A fairly thin iridescent
gray obsidian (duo- |
Lake Co., OR
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30.00 |
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flow, smoky and dark gray swirl
patterns |
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when held up to the light) Quilomene Bar
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dart point, thoroughly flaked with the
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exception of a 15% original cortex flat
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spot on side B. Both tangs appear to have |
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been clipped, one a bit more severely than |
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the other. Flaking patterns are random. |
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| TPGB33 |
A fairly thick (for type)
blue-gray dacite |
Lake Co., OR
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100.00 |
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Paleo Crescent. Flaking is
somewhat sparse |
Full history |
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and both faces have a median ridge, side
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to buyer |
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A's being more pronounced. One ear has an |
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ancient clip. The form is a nice variation
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away from the normal Crescent forms, and,
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this one would have made one heck of a
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dangerous slashing weapon. |
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| TPGB34 |
A most interesting smoky
gray and black obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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75.00 |
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Archaic Humboldt Triangular blade
made on a |
Full history |
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flake with 35% of the original flake's surface
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to buyer |
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showing vertically down the centerline of side B,
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making it "appear" like a flute. Side A has a short
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pressure flaked flute (3/8") to facilitate hafting.
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Pressure flaking is thorough but somewhat random
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and is intermediate in quality. There is a slight
stack |
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at the centerline and slightly to the left of center
on
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side A. Additionally the tip has a spider bite to it. |
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| TPGB35 |
A translucent diagonally
banded smoky |
Lake Co., OR
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25.00 |
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gray and black obsidian Archaic Atlatl |
Full history |
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Valley Triangular blade made on a large
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to buyer |
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flake and retaining only a slight amount of
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the original flakes surface at the hafting
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area. The base still has the original angled, |
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flat "cleaving" platform and the base itself
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is slightly ragged through ancient usage.
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| TPGB36 |
A very nice
semi-translucent vertically |
Lake Co., OR
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40.00 |
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banded smoky gray and black |
Full history |
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obsidian Archaic Cascade dart point
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to buyer |
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having superior oblique transverse
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flaking patterns to BOTH sides, with
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the patterns meeting at a median ridge |
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on side A. (side B is level, and well
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flaked) A very well formed item
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having an unfortunate nick to 1 ear. |
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| TPGB37 |
Now this one's a real
beauty. A most
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Lake Co., OR
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75.00 |
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unusual semi-translucent smoky
gray
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Full history |
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obsidian Archaic Cascade Shouldered
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to buyer |
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dart point having thorough flaking patterns
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on both faces, side A is to a median ridge
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while side B is level. The tip has an ancient
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impact fracture which left a very narrow
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channel which extends straight down from |
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the tip for about 1/2". Quite a unique piece |
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for the uncommon material.
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| TPGB38 |
A very thin
semi-translucent off-white |
Lake Co., OR
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120.00 |
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and tan colored chert Archaic Atlatl |
Full history |
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Valley Triangular knife blade. Both sides |
to buyer |
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are thoroughly flaked but it has a bit of a
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ragged base, which was anciently
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"retouched", possibly for use as a graver. |
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Quite a delicate and attractive piece. |
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| TPGB39 |
A nice compact black
obsidian Archaic |
Lake Co., OR
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25.00 |
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Big Valley Stemmed dart point
thoroughly |
Full history |
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flaked on both surfaces with the exception |
to buyer |
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of a 10% original flake-flat on side B.
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Flaking patterns are decent, but
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unremarkable and it has a flea bite to the
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tip. Still a nice and very old little dart point. |
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| TPGB41 |
An interesting "sparkly"
gray dacite |
Lake Co., OR
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25.00 |
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Archaic Parman dart point.
Flaking |
Full history |
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patterns on side A are somewhat
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to buyer |
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subdued, but are well defined on side |
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B, especially around the edges. The
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irregular shape is "as made" with no
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damage other than a slight, diagonal
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impact fracture to the tip. I love the
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crystalline sparkly surface this one has |
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| TPGB42 |
A semi-translucent
diagonally |
Lake Co., OR
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30.00 |
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banded smoky gray and black |
Full history |
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obsidian Archaic Gatecliff dart
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to buyer |
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point, thoroughly flaked with a very |
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11/13 |
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small lateral cleave right at the tip. |
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| TPGB43 |
A semi-translucent,
slightly opalescent |
Lake Co., OR
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35.00 |
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smoky gray and black obsidian |
Full history |
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Archaic Shaniko Stemmed dart point
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to buyer |
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having very good flaking patterns,
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shallow edge serrations all around and |
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a flea bite to the tip. It also has nice
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frosty patina on side B, and reflects
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rainbow colors on a number of small
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sections when angled to the light. |
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| TPGB44 |
A jet black opaque obsidian
Archaic |
Lake Co., OR
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35.00 |
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Parman dart point having thorough
and |
Full history |
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intricate flaking patterns to both sides.
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to buyer |
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The base has 2 small "clips", one
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diagonally on the edge of the stem's
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ear, and the other on side A leading
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upward from the base for about 3/32".
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Not bad condition, considering it's age. |
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| TPGB45 |
A very well made and
thoroughly |
Lake Co., OR
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30.00 |
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flaked opaque black obsidian
Archaic |
Full history |
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Gatecliff dart point having what might
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to buyer |
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have been an intentional cleave to the
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base possibly for hafting purposes |
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| TPGB46 |
A very nice and thoroughly
flaked |
Lake Co., OR
|
35.00 |
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blue-gray dacite Archaic Gatecliff |
Full history |
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dart point. Quite an attractive piece
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to buyer |
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which is "all there". |
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| TPGB47 |
An interesting translucent
smoky gray |
Lake Co., OR
|
25.00 |
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obsidian Archaic Gatecliff dart
point made |
Full history |
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on a flake and showing some curvature
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to buyer |
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from the original flake. Side A is 95%
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worked, while side B shows about 40%
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of the original flake's surface. The base is
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nicked, but other than that, it's "all there". |
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| TPGB48 |
A VERY large, thick and
meaty dark |
Lake Co., OR
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110.00 |
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gray dacite Early Archaic Cascade |
Full history |
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knife blade. The surface is sparkly
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to buyer |
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from the crystalline host stone material, |
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and it has substantial damage to the
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base as well as to the tip. None the
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less, a most interesting study piece. |
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| TPGB49 |
A VERY large, meaty and
well made gray dacite bi-pointed |
Lake Co., OR
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275.00 |
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Early Archaic Cascade knife
blade. It has a beautiful glossy, |
Full history |
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weathered surface and with the exception of a lighter
gray
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to buyer |
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section near the base on side B, which I can't
explain, this
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piece is perfect ! After microscopic examination, I
think that |
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this beauty tumbled around in a water source, which
gave it
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a pleasant polished surface, before being slammed into
an
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object which dislodged a section from the lighter gray
area.
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This damage happened anciently, as there are still
substantial |
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mineral deposits in sections of this lighter area.
From an
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older collection, you just don't see Cascade knives
this large |
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being found in our time ! A REAL beauty for sure ! |
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Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TPGB50 |
A GORGEOUS and meaty gray
dacite bi- |
Lake Co., OR
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350.00 |
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pointed Early Archaic Cascade
knife blade |
Full history |
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having a glossy river polished surface. This one
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to buyer |
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must have set in the ground for an extended
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period of time, as it picked-up a single serious
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and quite substantially sized calcite "hitch-hiker"
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deposit on side B near the base. This deposit
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also has river polish. This artifact is in perfect
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condition and thoroughly flaked in the tradition
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of the times. Quite a rare piece ! |
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