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

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFFW12 A GORGEOUS and HEAVILY Recovered in 450.00
patinated obsidian Archaic knife blade. Klamath Co., OR
It is thoroughly flaked on both faces
and retains a slight curvature from the
original blank. Just an exceptional item Ex: Milton Tuck

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FW18 A nice gray mouse obsidian convex Found in 200.00
base Stockton dart point having Napa Co., CA
thorough flaking patterns. The nice 
thing about this rare piece is that it's
"all there" as it was made !

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DGFW32 A nice black obsidian heavily Northern California - Purchased 300.00
serrated stemmed Stockton dart from an estate auction where the
point which has the bottom-most 5   documentation listing specific site
serrations on the right side in photo 2 information was lost; these came 
non-professionally restored by epoxy from a HUGE Pre-World War II
Northern Californian collection 
and judging by the way the
collection was packaged by the
finder, it is assumed that he went
off to war and never returned

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DGFW33 A fairly large and quite rare Christmas Tree Northern California - Purchased 350.00
serrated Stockton saw/knife blade having from an estate auction where the
damage to 4 serrations on the right side in documentation listing specific site
photo 2 (two which are totally missing), a information was lost; these came 
nick to one side of the base and a slight nick  from a HUGE Pre-World War II
to the tip (the Christmas Tree label is my own Northern Californian collection 
creation, so you won't find this in the books,  and judging by the way the
folks) Flaking patterns aren't very spectacular collection was packaged by the
and the host stone appears to be of lesser finder, it is assumed that he went
quality, making it very difficult to flake off to war and never returned

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MHFW850 A pretty nice and fairly long heavily river Lake Co., OR 125.00
polished blue-gray dacite Parman
Thoroughly flaked with nice oblique 
transverse patterns, slightly subdued on side
A from the river polish. It has some ancient
lateral chipping to one side of the tip

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FW5 A fairly large (for type) black obsidian Found in 40.00
Mendocino Concave Base blade, Napa Co., CA
anciently re-sharpened down from a
much longer specimen and having an
irregular form to the tip from these re-
sharpenings. It displays nice, multiple
basal thinning flutes on both faces

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FW8 A semi-translucent slightly iridescent blue-gray Found in 20.00
and black obsidian Cascade blade having a Napa Co., CA
nick to the base and a spider bite to the tip.
It's well flaked on both faces

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FW10 An extremely worked-down gray  Found in 10.00
mouse obsidian Cascade blade which Napa Co., CA
was converted to a probable Graver

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FW20 A small pair of slightly beat-up and Found in 30.00
worked-down obsidian Stockton Napa Co., CA
arrowheads, priced to sell

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FW24 A slightly under-sized gray-black Found in 65.00
obsidian Excelsior blade fairly well Napa Co., CA
flaked on both faces, with a small 
section of the original striking platform
on the base and a few shallow ledges
to the left of center on side A

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
FW28 A blue-gray dacite Stemmed Drill which  Found in 20.00
was probably the result of working down Napa Co., CA
a fuller knife blade form. It has flaking to 
a median ridge on both faces and is not a
half bad piece, although it appears to
have an ancient shear to the very tip

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FW29 A nicely made opaque black obsidian  Found in 90.00
Excelsior knife blade, thoroughly flaked Napa Co., CA
with remnants of the original striking
platform on the end of the base. The
point of the tip was slightly, anciently
blunted from use

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
FW30 A pair of black obsidian artifacts consisting of a Found in 15.00
Cottonwood Triangular knife form which has a Napa Co., CA
hafting stop on the base and a very serious lateral
impact fracture running for 3/4" from the tip. The
smaller item is a very interesting study in recycling; it
was a large dart point which sustained a major
impact fracture before being converted into a scraper

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DGFW30 A very nice, affordable semi- Northern California - Purchased 250.00
translucent gray obsidian mini  from an estate auction where the
serrated Stockton dart point having documentation listing specific site
a nick to one side of the base information was lost; these came 
from a HUGE Pre-World War II
Northern Californian collection 
and judging by the way the
collection was packaged by the
finder, it is assumed that he went
off to war and never returned

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DGFW31 An interesting black obsidian corner Northern California - Purchased 200.00
notched serrated Stockton dart point  from an estate auction where the
which has damage to one single serration documentation listing specific site
(second one up from the bottom, on the  information was lost; these came 
left side in photo 2) The finder labeled it's from a HUGE Pre-World War II
discovery date as 4/12/34 Northern Californian collection 
and judging by the way the
collection was packaged by the
finder, it is assumed that he went
off to war and never returned

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DGFW47 A nice translucent, opalescent Recovered in 120.00
obsidian Northern Side Notched  Modoc Co., CA
dart point having the Fox Ear form.
It shows nice mineralization as a
testimony to it's antiquity but has a
nick to one basal ear.

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MHFW841 A very nice, fairly thin blue-gray dacite Lake Co., OR 25.00
Northern Side-notched arrowhead
having fairly thorough flaking patterns
with an unfortunate nick to the tip.
Unusually well flaked for this material

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MHFW844 A very nice, sturdy and thoroughly flaked Warner Valley, OR 150.00
Cascade knife form. It's made mostly
using percussion flaking with secondary
pressure flaking to the cutting edges
causing slight beveling on both sides

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW847 A fairly large and well made Lake Co., OR 110.00
opaque black obsidian Big Valley
Stemmed hafted knife blade,
thoroughly flaked and showing
excellent patina. It does have a
slight twisting of the blade edges
caused by ancient re-sharpenings

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW848 A blue-gray dacite Big Valley Lake Co., OR 20.00
Stemmed hafted knife blade which
has un-even ancient re-sharpenings   
to the blade edges, a spider bite to
the tip and a snapped base. Flaking
patterns are fairly thorough, but just
mediocre in style

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW849 A fairly thick gray and black Lake Co., OR 55.00
horizontally banded obsidian Parman
knife form which is totally missing one
shoulder from ancient re-sharpenings. 
Flaking is fairly thorough but not really
exceptional. It has good basal grinding
and, unfortunately, a snapped base

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1293 The odd couple, a pair of desert Found in Arizona SOLD
points in gray-brown chert and
translucent obsidian Ex: Michael Hough

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SAFW3 A very attractive and well made blue- Lake Co., CA 30.00
black dacite Archaic preform. Both faces
are thoroughly flaked by an advanced
knapper, it has a slight nick to one edge
just above what would have become the
hafting area (left side of photo 5)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
RCFW104 A fairly small mottled light gray Rose  From the late George Miller collection 20.00
Springs Stemmed arrowhead well flaked all assembled from Modoc Co., CA
on both faces, just not remarkably so. It and Churchill Co., NV (Comes with a
has very slight ancient damage to one detailed write-up about the finder and
tang and to one corner of the stem, his collection)
which didn't put it out of commission

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TPFW120 A very thin and delicate diagonally Lake Co., OR 20.00
banded duo-flow obsidian corner
notched birdpoint. The base was Full history
snapped off in ancient times to buyer

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TPFW144 A very thin and beautifully formed smoky Lake Co., OR 30.00
gray obsidian Tear-drop Preform. I'd call 
this one created by an advanced knapper,
and I would have liked to have seen the Full history
completed product to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW157 A very interesting Archaic hafted Cascade knife Lake Co., OR 40.00
blade/dagger having good flaking patterns and
showing a step to each edge where it was
anciently resharpened to the hafting area. It has
a more recent nick to one face, from the edge
below the hafting area (photo 6) and the tip of
the base also has a nick (photo 7). Additionally Full history
it has nice frosty patina on both faces to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW158 A very yummy black obsidian Cascade Lake Co., OR 50.00
Hafted knife blade showing good and
thorough flaking patterns by an upper-
intermediate knapper, with the
exception of angled flat areas left on Full history
the base to facilitate hafting to a handle to buyer

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TPFW159 A semi-translucent obsidian Cascade Knife  Lake Co., OR 45.00
blade having thorough flaking patterns to
both faces by an upper-intermediate
knapper. It has attractive smoky gray
diagonal banding, a nick to one side of the 
base and a slight nick to the tip. Still a good
old piece which shows traces of the Full history
Archaic period's beveled re-sharpenings to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW160 A semi-translucent obsidian Archaic Knife Lake Co., OR 50.00
blade having vague diagonal banding. It's
fairly thick and sturdy with a major step
on side B near the left edge in the center 
of photo 1 above. It has a few nicks to the Full history
edges and one nick from the base to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW161 A fairly narrow black obsidian Lake Co., OR 40.00
Cordilleran knife blade having
good flaking patterns to both 
faces, but an ancient nick from the Full history
tip as well as from the base to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW162 A fairly thick Archaic Atlatl Valley Lake Co., OR 35.00
Triangular hafted knife blade having
cursory flaking patterns with a few larger
flat areas as shown in the photos above.
About the best thing I can say about this Full history
piece is that it doesn't have any damage to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW163 A very interesting crescent-shaped Lake Co., OR 50.00
obsidian Cascade hafted knife blade
showing good flaking patterns by an
intermediate knapper. It has a diagonal Full history
step to side A, shown in photo 7 above to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW164 A semi-translucent obsidian Cascade Lake Co., OR 35.00
Shouldered knife blade well flaked on
both faces with an ancient nick to the Full history
basal area (photos 6 & 7) to buyer

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TPFW165 A fairly large and broad black obsidian Lake Co., OR 95.00
Cascade knife blade which has a good 
mixture of percussion and pressure flaking
patterns to both faces. It has a fair-sized  
nick (7/16" long) to one edge at the base
(photos 7 & 8) and must have been a real Full history
work-horse in it's day to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW166 A fairly broad Archaic Cascade obsidian Lake Co., OR 40.00
knife blade showing an interesting mixture
of percussion and pressure flaking on both
faces. It has slight usage wear marks and
retains the outer cortex of the original host Full history
stone at the tip of it's base to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW168 A medium-sized black obsidian Early Archaic     Lake Co., OR 100.00
Cordilleran knife blade having thorough flaking
patterns with the exception of one slight section
in the center of side B, which retains the original
surface from a percussion flake (photo 5) It has
a slight, ancient nick to the base, which may Full history
have been "as intended" by it's maker to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW169 A VERY well made black obsidian Cascade Lake Co., OR 120.00
knife blade well flaked on both faces by an
advanced knapper. It retains a small section 
of the original striking platform at the bottom Full history
of the base. A very attractive piece to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW170 A good looking and well used blue-gray Lake Co., OR 50.00
dacite Cascade Knife blade made with
mostly percussion flaking and having an
ancient nick to one edge above the basal Full history
area (left side of photo 4) to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW172 A jet black obsidian Cascade knife  Lake Co., OR 50.00
blade made by a novice knapper. It has
2 nicks to the base on a section which
appears to have been the original
striking platform, which would have
been hidden below the hafting line. Still Full history
an Archaic piece well worth the price to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW173 A nice, sturdy obsidian Early Archaic Lake Co., OR 50.00
Cascade Knife Blade having mostly
percussion flaking patterns with finer  
pressure flaking on side B near the tip area.
It has a nick to the tip and an ancient lateral
nick to one edge of the base (Photos 7 & Full history
9) still quite an attractive piece to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW174 A very interesting black obsidian Cascade Shouldered  Lake Co., OR 100.00
knife/dagger blade, originally made on a large flake, it retains
55% of the original flake's surface on side B, where it is only
pressure flaked around all edges. Side A retains a small
(5/16") section of the cortex of the original host stone. It has
some usage wear marks to the edges but is pretty much "all
there", as made and used. Definitely a most fascinating study Full history
in ancient weapons manufacturing technology. to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW175 A somewhat fast & dirty smoky gray Lake Co., OR 50.00
obsidian Cascade knife blade made on a  
large flake and mostly just percussion flaked.
It has a slight step near the tip, where it must Full history
have lost a flake during use. (photo 9) to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW178 A well used jet black opaque obsidian   Lake Co., OR 50.00
Cascade knife blade which had many
ancient re-sharpenings which altered it's
form into a dagger shape. Even though it
was created by a novice knapper, he
must have been a good hunter to have Full history
used this blade as much as it indicates to buyer

Count 44

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