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

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB48 A VERY large, thick and meaty dark Lake Co., OR 110.00

gray dacite Early Archaic Cascade

Full history
knife blade. The surface is sparkly  to buyer
from the crystalline host stone material,
and it has substantial damage to the
base as well as to the tip. None the
less, a most interesting study piece.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLFW7 A semi-translucent Gatecliff Split-Stem   Offered by the finder 80.00
arrowhead made on a flake and retaining 2 who recovered this one
sections of the original flake's surface on in the Alvord Desert in
side B adding to about 30% of the flake's Harney Co., OR
surface remaining in total. Side A is 
thoroughly and intricately flaked, but one of
the stems was anciently snapped off. The
edges both show nice, small serrations
accomplished by an advanced knapper

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BEGB5 A Super Humboldt Concave Base From an old collection  85.00
arrowhead measuring 2-3/4" x 1"; recovered in SW Nevada
very early soft hammer percussion during the 1960's
  flaking w/ pressure edge retouch;    
  grainy opaque grey-black obsidian.    
  Dates to Early-Mid-Archaic    
  (8,000-6,000 B.P.)    

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BEGB15 A nice Nevada hafted knife blade From an old collection  90.00
measuring:  3” x 1-1/8”. Opaque recovered in SW Nevada
obsidian; appears to have been picked during the 1960's
  up and reworked by a later culture from an older fluted (Clovis?) point. Percussion flaking with weathered flake scars.    

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BEGB20 A nice slender Humboldt: 2-7/8”, From an old collection 70.00
rare reverse diagonal transverse   recovered in SW Nevada
flaking, base fluted or thinned both during the 1960's
  sides; nice mottled blue/grey/black    
  obsidian; likely Mid-Archaic    
  (8,000-5,000 B.P.)    

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JSGB6 A translucent smoky-clear obsidian with outstanding Offered by the finder, who 120.00

gray diagonal banding... The surface flaking on this

recovered this piece in
piece is extremely intricate and just awesome. It has Shasta County, CA
a nibble off of the tip, but the ultra-thinness of this
point makes up for that slight flaw !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB37 A small very attractive opaque black Personal find in 15.00
obsidian Elko split stemmed birdpoint Owyhee Co., Idaho
having interesting flaking patterns, good
patination and a small clip to one ear of
the stem

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB39 A light gray opalescent chert Elko Ex: Favell Museum, 10.00
arrowhead having nice flaking and Oregon  
good patination. A most attractive
neat little piece

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SWGB223

2 Black obsidian triangular

Malheur Co., OR 9.00
pre-forms heavily patinated Personal finds

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB8 A nice translucent black obsidian Personal find in the 60.00
triangular blade having exceptional and Alvord Desert, OR
pronounced flaking patterns (Direct
percussion and pressure flaking)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB42 A small opaque black obsidian Ex: Favell Museum, 10.00
Gatecliff arrowhead with nice flaking Oregon
and a very small flea-bite from the tip
as well as from the base

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB13 A very thin black obsidian Humbolt Personal find from 80.00
basal-notched arrowhead having the Alvord Desert
nice frosty patination on 1 side in Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB14 An attractive black opaque obsidian Personal find from 95.00
Humbolt arrowhead with a needle tip the Alvord desert
and a slight ancient clip to one ear at in Oregon
the base. Has very nice patination

Item:   Type:   Provenance:   Price
JFGB43   An interesting semi-translucent   SE Oregon Desert   39.00
black obsidian Cascade knife
    blade with very intricate flaking        
    patterns and exceptional patination        

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB29 A nice and thin jet black obsidian Personal find in the 25.00
Northern Side-notched arrowhead Alvord Desert in  
Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB30 A nicely flaked opaque black obsidian Personal find in the 20.00
Wendover arrowhead, shiny on one side Alvord Desert in
and moderately patinated on the other. Oregon
Flaking is to a median ridge, has a slight
clip to one edge on the base

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB32 A very small opaque black obsidian Fox Personal find in 15.00
Eared Elko birdpoint with a clip on one Owyhee Co., Idaho
ear. A nicely aged piece !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW1 A fairly thin, semi-translucent Recovered from 35.00
slightly diagonally banded  Crump Lake, OR
obsidian Humboldt hafted blade Ex: Watkins
Ex: Hines

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB55 A meaty black obsidian hafted knife Lake Co., OR 20.00
blade thoroughly flaked on side A

with 25% of a flake flat in the center

Full history
of side B. One stem ear is missing. to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLFW8 An opaque black obsidian Elko Eared Offered by the finder 80.00
arrowhead made on a flake and retaining 40% who recovered this one
of the original flake's surface in the center of  in the Alvord Desert in
side B although the cutting edges are thoroughly Harney Co., OR
worked on this side. It has a slight curvature
from the form of the original flake. Side A is
thoroughly flaked, and it exhibits nice serrated
edgework. One tang was anciently snapped off.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DGFW56 A nice group of 3 obsidian artifacts Recovered in 95.00
consisting of one Excelsior-type Northern CA
knife and two corner notched
arrowheads, one of which was re-
shaped into a mini drill form

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB19 A small opaque black obsidian  Personal find from 60.00
Humbolt arrowhead, very thin and well the Alvord desert in
made with an intricate flaking pattern Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DGFW58 An attractive group consisting of 2  Recovered in 95.00
obsidian corner notched arrowheads Northern CA
and 5 drilled clamshell beads

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB51 A fairly large and well made obsidian Lake Co., OR 30.00
side notched hafted blade. The flaking
patterns on this one are thorough and
totally fascinating with the exception of
the stem, which is mostly flat on both

sides, for hafting. The stem itself has 2

Full history
semi-circular clips. (damage) to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLFW9 A very small opaque black Offered by the finder  40.00
obsidian Eastgate bird point, who recovered this one
thoroughly flaked on both faces in the Alvord Desert in
Harney Co., OR

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB43 A semi-translucent, slightly opalescent Lake Co., OR 35.00

smoky gray and black obsidian

Full history
Archaic Shaniko Stemmed dart point to buyer
having very good flaking patterns, 
shallow edge serrations all around and
a flea bite to the tip. It also has nice
frosty patina on side B, and reflects
rainbow colors on a number of small
sections when angled to the light.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB36 A very nice semi-translucent vertically Lake Co., OR 40.00

banded smoky gray and black

Full history
obsidian Archaic Cascade dart point to buyer
having superior oblique transverse
flaking patterns to BOTH sides, with 
the patterns meeting at a median ridge
on side A. (side B is level, and well
flaked) A very well formed item
having an unfortunate nick to 1 ear.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB35 A translucent diagonally banded smoky Lake Co., OR 25.00
 

gray and black obsidian Archaic Atlatl

Full history
Valley Triangular blade made on a large to buyer
flake and retaining only a slight amount of
the original flakes surface at the hafting 
area. The base still has the original angled,
flat "cleaving" platform and the base itself
is slightly ragged through ancient usage.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB28 A triangular obsidian pre-form which  Lake Co., OR 35.00

appears to have been used in it's interim

Full history
stage as a combination knife/scraper  to buyer
tool. A nice little piece with descent and
thorough flaking patterns.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB457 A small, crudely made black Calapooia River, OR 25.00

obsidian Rose Springs dart

 
point made on a flake with very   
little effort to add the "finishing
touches". Obviously made by a
"layman" to the knapping trade.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB355 A nice, slender, fairly thin and Eastern Oregon 35.00
  well-worked for the hoststone    
  type, black basalt Cold Springs    
  dart point. Basalt doesn't really    
  flake very well, but the knapper's    
  patience and superior talent sure    
show in this one

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB383 An extremely thin and well N. Albany, OR  35.00

worked black obsidian

 
Calapooya arrowhead
having slight serrations Ex:  David Holmes

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB11 A sturdy off-white and Recovered in 40.00

gray chert Great Basin

Franklin County, WA  
Coquille knife blade Lang COA

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW3 A fairly thin, well worked obsidian Found in 35.00
Rose Springs Sloping Shoulder Warner Valley, OR
dart point in excellent condition

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW5 A fairly thin black obsidian Pinto Recovered in 30.00
Basin dart point having a nick to Lake Co., OR
one stem, one tang and the tip.
Thoroughly flaked except in the
center of both faces just above
the hafting area, where original 
percussion flaking surfaces remain

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DWFW6 A stunning translucent obsidian Recovered in 40.00
Wendover mini-saw blade/dart Warner Valley, OR
point having very attractive,
minute edge serrations and
subtle diagonal banding. It has
an unfortunate nick to one ear 
of the base (Left ear in photo 2)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB62 A semi-translucent slightly opalescent smoky Lake Co., OR 22.00
obsidian Merrybell arrowhead thoroughly 

although somewhat crudely flaked. This one

Full history
was most likely used as a hafted knife blade to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB63 A fairly thick and sturdy obsidian stemmed Lake Co., OR 15.00
scraper having very little secondary
pressure flaking and displaying the original
cortex of the host stone on one corner of

the base. (the corner having the steeper

Full history
and longer diagonal angle) to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB64 A translucent smoky gray Lake Co., OR 30.00
Merrybell obsidian arrowhead,

thoroughly flaked with nice

Full history
frosty patina and a nick to the tip to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB66 A fairly thick and sturdy black obsidian Lake Co., OR 20.00
Elko Split-stem arrowhead, fairly well  
flaked with heavy patina on side B,

which also displays a hafting stop. It has

Full history
a nick to the tip and one stem is missing. to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB67 An opalescent, translucent obsidian   Lake Co., OR 20.00
Elko Eared arrowhead, thoroughly

flaked but having a nick to the tip,

Full history
one tang and one stem of the base. to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB21 A black obsidian Cascade Personal find from 20.00
arrowhead having a tip-nick and the Alvord Desert
good flaking patterns in Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB22 A slightly semi-translucent black Personal find from the 15.00
obsidian Cascade arrowhead Alvord desert in Oregon
having a truncated base

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB23 A very interesting black obsidian Pinto Personal find from 60.00
Basin knife blade having very fine the Alvord desert in
edge-work on both sides. Appears to Oregon
be a dart point, anciently converted to
a cutting tool with very sharp edges

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB24 A very thin, glossy opaque black Personal find from the 60.00
obsidian Pinto Basin arrowhead,  Alvord desert in
originally made on a flake but beautifully Oregon
retouched with direct pressure flaking.
The basal notch is very deep and
exhibits exceptional craftmanship

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB25 A thin opaque black obsidian small Personal find from 50.00
Humbolt knife blade having nice the Alvord desert in
patination and excellent flaking patterns Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAFW705 A drastically worked-down burgundy and green Franciscan Undocumented, but Franciscan 40.00
chert Wahmuza Knife blade. It's sturdy and thoroughly chert is a California specific
flaked on both faces although without any spectacular lithic, so I'd place this one as
flaking pattern. Just a well-used work-horse of a blade, coming from NE California
which, judging from the width of the base, must have been
HUGE in it's prime, and having more than one color in a
single artifact made from Franciscan chert is a bit unusual

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW335 If they ever hold a fast & dirty competition, this Lake Co., OR 5.00
one would take first place hands down! A (Full history to buyer)
mostly uni-faced smoky gray obsidian stemmed
arrowhead found on an early Archaic site

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW363 An Early Archaic obsidian Preform, found in Lake Co., OR 10.00
an area having associated Cascade points. (Full history to buyer)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPFW364 An Early Archaic obsidian Arrowhead Preform showing the Lake Co., OR 5.00
beginning of pressure flaking patterns to only 1 edge/face. (Full history to buyer)
Good as a study piece and recovered from an area having
associated Cascade points.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB17 A thin oval gray basalt knife Personal find in 40.00
having nice patination Owyhee Co., Idaho

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