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| DFFW5 |
A nice opaque obsidian
Parman |
Harney Co., OR |
95.00 |
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having slight basal
grinding. |
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Stermer COA |
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| DFFW7 |
A fairly thin, hastily made
fine grained |
Found in Lake Co., OR,
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60.00 |
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black basalt Owl Cave
Knife form. |
from an older 1960's collection |
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Stermer COA |
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| GEFW2 |
An opaque obsidian stemmed
Knife form having |
Found in S. OR |
25.00 |
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a snapped base. Flaking
patterns are thorough to |
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both faces, but not particularly well done |
Ex: Gerry Wolff |
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| TPFW338 |
A river polished Cascade
Knife form, well |
Lake Co., OR
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30.00 |
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flaked on both faces to a
median ridge, |
(Full history to buyer) |
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although the flaking patterns are just slightly
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subdued from the river polish. |
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| MMFW12 |
A nice set of 3 slightly
damaged |
From an older collection |
50.00 |
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obsidian Cascade dart
points |
which was recovered from
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Modoc Co., CA and
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Washoe Co., NV
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Ex: Thelma Billman |
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| DFFW10 |
The odd couple, a pairing
of a black |
Both found in Burns, OR,
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45.00 |
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obsidian Lake Mohave with a gray dacite |
from an older 1960's collection |
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Archaic Corner notched dart points both of
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which have been banged around a bit |
(2)
Stermer COA's |
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| MMFW21 |
A nice medium-sized trio of
Early Archaic |
From an older collection
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60.00 |
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Pinto Basin obsidian dart
points in better than |
which was recovered from
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10/22
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average grade. A great starter set. |
Modoc Co., CA and
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Washoe Co., NV
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Ex: Thelma Billman |
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| TPFW323 |
A nice group of 3
Cascade-era obsidian dart |
Lake Co., OR
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30.00 |
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points having slightly
damaged bases |
(Full history to buyer) |
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| MMFW24 |
A nice pair of Archaic
Cascade era hafted |
From an older collection |
30.00 |
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obsidian knife blades. The
larger blade was |
which was recovered from
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made on a flake and shows good traits of the
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Modoc Co., CA and
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flake-tools technology |
Washoe Co., NV
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Ex: Thelma Billman |
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| MMFW25 |
A nice cross-section of 4
varied obsidian Bird |
From an older collection |
35.00 |
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Point arrowheads and 1
gray chert Bird point |
which was recovered from
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(1st point in photo 1). A great starter set. |
Modoc Co., CA and
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Washoe Co., NV
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Ex: Thelma Billman |
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| MMFW26 |
A very nice cross-section
of 4 Archaic |
From an older collection which was |
50.00 |
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Pinto Basin obsidian dart
points in better |
recovered from Modoc Co., CA and
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than average condition. |
Washoe Co., NV with one piece labeled |
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as being found in Mendocino Co., CA |
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Ex: Thelma Billman |
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| TPFW322 |
A nice pair of well made,
slightly damaged |
Lake Co., OR
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35.00 |
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obsidian Far Western
Arrowheads |
(Full history to buyer) |
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| TPFW324 |
A nice pair of well made,
slightly damaged |
Lake Co., OR
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20.00 |
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obsidian corner-notched
arrowheads |
(Full history to buyer) |
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| GEFW3 |
A fast & dirty opaque black
obsidian |
Recovered in |
20.00 |
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Scraper/Knife
blade/Perforator combination |
Paradise Valley, ID
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tool having cursory flaking patterns |
Ex: Chris Craft |
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| FW5 |
A fairly large (for type)
black obsidian |
Found in |
SOLD |
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Mendocino Concave Base
blade, |
Napa Co., CA |
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anciently re-sharpened down from a
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much longer specimen and having an
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irregular form to the tip from these re- |
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sharpenings. It displays nice, multiple
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basal thinning flutes on both faces |
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| GEFW1 |
A fast & dirty opaque black
obsidian Uni-faced |
Recovered in |
15.00 |
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Flake Knife blade having
minimal pressure |
Paradise Valley, ID
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flaking to one edge near the tip |
Ex: Chris Craft |
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| SLGB10 |
A shiny pitch-black opaque
obsidian |
Personal find |
125.00 |
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Shaniko stemmed arrowhead having
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from the Alvord |
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exceptional oblique flaking patterns, base
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Desert, OR |
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is damaged, has nice early basal grinding
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| MHFW586 |
A fairly crude and banged
up |
Found in |
SOLD |
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Franciscan chert Malaga
Cove |
Humboldt Co., CA |
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Leaf dart point who's
redeeming |
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factor is simply the
alternating |
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bands of green and
burgundy. |
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The base is snapped off
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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| SLGB3 |
An extremely finely worked
semi-translucent |
Personal find from |
215.00 |
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black obsidian Cascade Shouldered blade.
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the Alvord 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 |
215.00 |
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black obsidian Cascade knife
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| SLGB26 |
A most interesting
fish-tailed opaque |
Personal find from |
75.00 |
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glossy black obsidian Pinto Basin
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the Alvord desert in |
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Sloping Shoulder arrowhead having
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Oregon |
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oblique transverse flaking and basal
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grinding. An Outstanding piece !
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| SLGB27 |
A very thin opaque black
obsidian |
Personal find in the |
65.00 |
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Pinto Basin Sloping Shoulder dart
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Alvord Desert in |
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point having an intricate flaking pattern
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Oregon |
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| TPGB98 |
A fairly thin, slightly
opalescent |
Lake Co., OR
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18.00 |
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translucent obsidian
Eastgate |
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arrowhead. It has thorough |
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flaking to both faces, but
has nick |
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damage to one tang, one corner |
Full history |
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of the stem as well as to the tip |
to buyer |
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| SLGB6 |
A blue-gray fine-grained
dacite |
Duck Lake, NV |
215.00 |
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Cascade knife, beautifully made and
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exhibiting quite a bit of usage wear and |
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ancient re-sharpening. A REAL beauty ! |
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| SLGB2 |
A light tan chert Linn
Coulee blade with |
Personal find from |
305.00 |
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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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| DAFW476 |
A medium gray dacite
Shaniko |
Warner Valley, OR |
45.00 |
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Stemmed dart point which
is heavily |
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river polished. It has hafting stops
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on both faces and an honest to
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goodness, intentional chisel tip |
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| TPGB53 |
A fairly thin, well flaked
opaque black |
Lake Co., OR
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22.00 |
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obsidian corner notched
arrowhead |
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having a chip to the tip and to
one tang. |
Full history |
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The base has been snapped. |
to buyer |
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| SLGB11 |
A nice black opaque
obsidian Shaniko |
Personal find from the |
80.00 |
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stemmed arrowhead. Base is snapped.
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Alvord Desert, OR |
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Still an attractive piece
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| JCFW2 |
An average black obsidian |
Recovered in |
35.00 |
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Humboldt Constricted Base
dart |
Churchill Co., NV |
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point having a laterally sheared
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tang and some edge nicks |
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| TPGB100 |
A paper-thin and very small
translucent |
Lake Co., OR
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8.00 |
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obsidian stemmed birdpoint arrowhead. |
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The stem is snapped, and both
tangs have |
Full history |
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minor flea bites to them. |
to buyer |
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| TPFW326 |
An interesting pair of
Archaic period Obsidian Planform |
Lake Co., OR
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20.00 |
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Arrowheads. (Planform = "type" has been
decided by the |
(Full history to buyer) |
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knapper, but is lacking all of the refining touches,
such as
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pressure flaking) |
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| TPFW327 |
A nice pair of "mini" Pinto
Basin obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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12.00 |
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Arrowheads having slight
damage |
(Full history to buyer) |
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| TPFW328 |
A nice medium-sized pair of
slightly damaged |
Lake Co., OR
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20.00 |
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Archaic-era obsidian
Arrowheads |
(Full history to buyer) |
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| BYFW4 |
A very nice trio of
obsidian Humboldt- |
Offered by the original finder
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20.00 |
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Triangular dart points
from the Archaic |
who found these on his
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period, between 5,000 and 7,000 years old. |
ranch in Harney Co., OR
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(details to buyer) |
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| JCFW36 |
A very nice black obsidian
Cascade dart |
Recovered in |
40.00 |
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point made on a flake and
retaining 20% of |
Pershing Co., NV |
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the original flakes surface as a vertical flat
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section on side B. (where the letters "HS"
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appear in photo 4) It's thoroughly flaked on |
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side A and has a slender impact fracture to |
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the tip, which was anciently re-worked
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around the edges to put it back into service |
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| JSGB2 |
A black basalt early Yana
side- |
Offered by the finder, who
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30.00 |
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notched arrowhead, nicely |
recovered this piece in |
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patinated and showing signs of
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Shasta County, CA |
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heavy weathering |
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| JSGB5 |
A shiny (on 1 side) black
obsidian |
Offered by the finder, who
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65.00 |
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early Yana corner-notched |
recovered this piece in |
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arrowhead with heavy brown
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Shasta County, CA |
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deposits/patination on 1 side and an |
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interesting diagonal flaking pattern |
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| SLGB16 |
A semi-translucent white
agate Atlatl |
Personal find in |
60.00 |
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Valley Triangular arrowhead which
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Owyhee Co., Idaho |
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appears to be anciently re-based
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| SLGB18 |
An opaque black obsidian
Pinto |
Personal find from the |
40.00 |
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Sloping Shouldered arrowhead
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Alvord desert in Oregon |
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with nice basal grinding and flaking |
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to a median ridge. Has an ancient
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nick to the tip and nice patination
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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 |
Full history |
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translucent milky white veins running
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to buyer |
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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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| TPGB5 |
A fairly large opaque black
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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140.00 |
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Archaic Cascade knife blade
having |
Full history |
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most interesting secondary pressure
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to buyer |
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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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| 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 |
Full history |
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likely from the Paleo period. Overall, |
to buyer |
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a nice looking and scarce piece.
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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 |
Full history |
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anciently sheared at the hafting area.
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to buyer |
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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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| MHFW603 |
An extremely small (for
type) |
Undocumented, but was in a
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12.00 |
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dark brown Monterey chert |
case of Michael's which only
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Canalino Triangular dart
point |
contained documented pieces
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from Humboldt and Shasta
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Counties, CA (My guess would |
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be Humboldt County, CA) |
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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Discounted Group of 3:
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| DAFW356 |
A nice group of 3 varied
arrowheads |
Oregon |
All 3 for 55.00 |
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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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