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

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

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was most likely used as a hafted knife blade to buyer

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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

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and longer diagonal angle) to buyer

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TPGB64 A translucent smoky gray Lake Co., OR 30.00
Merrybell obsidian arrowhead,

thoroughly flaked with nice

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frosty patina and a nick to the tip to buyer

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TPGB65 A nice, very well flaked translucent obsidian Lake Co., OR 18.00
Elko split-stem arrowhead having hazy gray 
diagonal banding. It sustained an ancient impact
fracture to the tip, and the reactionary energy 
caused the loss of one tang on the same edge

as the impact fracture. The other tang also has

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a bite out of the very tip. A neat study piece ! to buyer

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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

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

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TPGB67 An opalescent, translucent obsidian   Lake Co., OR 20.00
Elko Eared arrowhead, thoroughly

flaked but having a nick to the tip,

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one tang and one stem of the base. to buyer

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TPGB68 An interesting opaque black obsidian Lake Co., OR 12.00
Buchanan "used to have" eared  
arrowhead. Both ears are gone and it has
a nick to the tip. What is interesting about

this one, is the flaking patterns which

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travel to a median ridge on BOTH sides ! to buyer

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TPGB69 A fairly thick semi-translucent obsidian Elko eared Lake Co., OR 10.00
arrowhead which appears to have been salvaged
(possibly more than once) after sustaining an 
impact fracture. It has a slight "step" on once face
from the impact/salvage phase. One tang was

anciently "worked off" while the other tang is

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chipped. An interesting study of a point well used. to buyer

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TPGB70 A sturdy black obsidian Elko split-stem  Lake Co., OR 15.00
arrowhead showing damage to one tang

(which just isn't there anymore) as well as

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to one ear of the split stem. to buyer

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TPGB71 An opalescent, semi-translucent obsidian Lake Co., OR 20.00

Rose Springs side notched arrowhead

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having tip damage and a nick to one tang. to buyer

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TPGB72 A mostly thoroughly flaked black obsidian Lake Co., OR 10.00
Elko corner notched arrowhead which
sustained a slight impact fracture to the tip
in ancient time. One tang is gone and the 

other is missing it's tip. The stem of side B

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is flat and un-worked as an aid for hafting. to buyer

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TPGB73 A sturdy and well flaked gray and black Lake Co., OR 20.00
obsidian Elko corner notched arrowhead.
It's highly unusual in that it has a diagonal
separation around the center of this piece; 
the section below this diagonal separation is
gray obsidian, while the section above this
diagonal separation, extending to the tip, is
black obsidian. It has nicks to both ears of

the base and is missing one tang. Still an

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unusual study in multi-colored obsidian traits. to buyer

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TPGB74 A thoroughly flaked black obsidian  Lake Co., OR 10.00

stemmed arrowhead have the stem

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anciently snapped off to buyer ON-HOLD

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TPGB75 A well flaked opaque black obsidian Lake Co., OR 6.00

stemmed arrowhead having damage to

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both tangs as well as a snapped stem to buyer

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TPGB76 A dark obsidian pin-stemmed perforating Lake Co., OR 22.00
tool which has flaking to a steep median
ridge on side A, and lacks flaking in the 

center of side B in the "non-working" area.

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An interesting and different item. to buyer

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TPGB77 A slightly translucent smoky gray obsidian Lake Co., OR 15.00
"fast and dirty" Gatecliff arrowhead made

on a flake with minimal "hurried" retouch

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flaking. An interesting study piece. to buyer

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TPGB78 A heartbreaker for sure, a fairly thin black Lake Co., OR 10.00
obsidian arrowhead showing very finely 
worked serrated edges and flat spots near the
stem on both faces from the original flake's

surface which most likely aided in hafting to

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the arrow's shaft. The base is snapped off. to buyer

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TPGB79 An opalescent, translucent obsidian Lake Co., OR 12.00
stemmed arrowhead, fairly well flaked but
having basal damage, which also travels up

from the base towards the middle, along

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one edge. (last photo shows this damage) to buyer

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TPGB80 An opaque black obsidian Elko split- Lake Co., OR 15.00

stem arrowhead thoroughly flaked with

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damage to the stem and one tang to buyer

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TPGB81 A very well worked mahogany and Lake Co., OR 20.00

black obsidian birdpoint arrowhead

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having a nick to one tang to buyer

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TPGB82 A fairly small, very thin black obsidian Lake Co., OR 20.00
Desert Sierra birdpoint arrowhead
showing very fine and thorough  
flaking patterns. It has a bite from one

tang just above the notch on one side,

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still a fascinating little piece. to buyer

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TPGB83 A semi-translucent smoky gray obsidian Lake Co., OR 12.00
Rose Springs stemmed arrowhead.

Flaking patterns are thorough but

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amateurish and it has a nick to one tang to buyer

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TPGB85 A very small grayish-black obsidian   Lake Co., OR 10.00
birdpoint arrowhead having a spider

bite to the tip, and one missing tang.

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Originally a well-made piece. to buyer

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TPGB86 A very small and delicate black obsidian Rose  Lake Co., OR 20.00
Springs stemmed birdpoint arrowhead made
on a small flake and retaining 80% of the

original flake's surface on side B. Side A is

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thoroughly flaked. It has a nick to each tang. to buyer

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TPGB87 A very teeny tiny black obsidian bird Lake Co., OR 10.00
point  arrowhead missing one tang,

with a nick from the remaining tang

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as well as to one corner of the stem to buyer

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TPGB88 A neat little mahogany obsidian Rose Lake Co., OR 12.00
Springs stemmed birdpoint arrowhead
having small nicks to the tip, one tang and 

one ear on the base. Flaking is thorough on

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side A, but side B has a 50% flake-flat to buyer

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TPGB89 A fairly crude semi-translucent Rose Springs Lake Co., OR 10.00
stemmed obsidian birdpoint arrowhead.

Flaking is minimal and one corner of the

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stem's bulb has been sheared away to buyer

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TPGB90 A semi-translucent smoky gray obsidian Lake Co., OR 12.00
Rose Springs stemmed arrowhead. 
Thoroughly flaked on both sides but having a

nick to the tip and one tang. Still a neat little

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point... they don't get any smaller than this ! to buyer

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TPGB91 A very rare, although not very artistically  Lake Co., OR 24.00
worked GREEN obsidian Rose Springs
stemmed arrowhead. I do believe that
this is the very first green obsidian piece
we've ever handled. Flaking is very

minimal on this piece, and obviously

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done by a junior knapping student to buyer ON-HOLD

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TPGB92 A fairly thin and small blue-gray dacite Lake Co., OR 20.00
Rose Springs stemmed birdpoint 
arrowhead. It appears to have sustained an
impact fracture to the tip, which threw

other parts out of symmetry when it was

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re-worked to put it back into commission. to buyer

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TPGB93 A very thin and well worked Desert Lake Co., OR 22.00
Sierra black obsidian birdpoint 

arrowhead having just the slightest flea

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bite to the tip. An attractive piece. to buyer

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TPGB94 An extremely interesting, paper-thin clear, Lake Co., OR 35.00
milky white and black obsidian Rose
Springs corner notched arrowhead

thoroughly and expertly flaked. Just a

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fascinating little piece with lots of character ! to buyer ON-HOLD

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TPGB95 A nice little smoky gray obsidian Eastgate  Lake Co., OR 30.00
split stem arrowhead which has a couple of

very small, negligible nicks. The flaking

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patterns are thorough and superior. to buyer

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TPGB96 A pretty nice and unusual mahogany and Lake Co., OR 24.00
black obsidian Rose Springs stemmed
arrowhead which has a slight lateral flat 

spot along one edge near the tip which was

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over-looked in the flaking process to buyer

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TPGB97 A semi-translucent smoky gray Lake Co., OR 15.00

obsidian Gatecliff arrowhead having

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thorough flaking, and a nick to the tip to buyer

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TPGB98 A fairly thin, slightly opalescent Lake Co., OR 18.00
translucent obsidian Eastgate
arrowhead. It has thorough 
flaking to both faces, but has nick

damage to one tang, one corner

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of the stem as well as to the tip to buyer

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TPGB99 A nice slightly opalescent translucent  Lake Co., OR 15.00
obsidian Eastgate split stem arrowhead
showing fairly thorough, albeit

amateurish flaking with a nick to one

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tang as well as to one ear on the stem to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TPGB100 A paper-thin and very small translucent Lake Co., OR 8.00
obsidian stemmed birdpoint arrowhead. 

The stem is snapped, and both tangs have

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minor flea bites to them. to buyer

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JFGB81 A very thin, flat and crude gray Eastern Oregon 12.00

basalt side-notched arrowhead

Ex: Milton Tuck

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