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

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| TPGB62 |
A semi-translucent slightly
opalescent smoky |
Lake Co., OR
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22.00 |
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obsidian Merrybell arrowhead
thoroughly |
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although somewhat crudely flaked.
This one |
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was most likely used as a hafted knife blade |
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| TPGB63 |
A fairly thick and sturdy
obsidian stemmed |
Lake Co., OR
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15.00 |
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scraper having very little
secondary |
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pressure flaking and
displaying the original |
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cortex of the host stone on
one corner of |
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the base. (the corner having the
steeper |
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and longer diagonal angle) |
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| TPGB64 |
A translucent smoky gray |
Lake Co., OR
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30.00 |
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Merrybell obsidian arrowhead, |
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thoroughly flaked with nice |
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frosty patina and a nick to the tip |
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| TPGB65 |
A nice, very well flaked
translucent obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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18.00 |
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Elko split-stem arrowhead
having hazy gray |
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diagonal banding. It
sustained an ancient impact |
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fracture to the tip, and
the reactionary energy |
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caused the loss of one tang
on the same edge |
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as the impact fracture. The other
tang also has |
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a bite out of the very tip. A neat study piece ! |
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| TPGB66 |
A fairly thick and sturdy
black obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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20.00 |
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Elko Split-stem arrowhead,
fairly well |
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flaked with heavy patina on
side B, |
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which also displays a hafting
stop. It has |
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a nick to the tip and one stem is missing. |
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| TPGB67 |
An opalescent, translucent
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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20.00 |
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Elko Eared arrowhead,
thoroughly |
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flaked but having a nick to the
tip, |
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one tang and one stem of the base. |
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| TPGB68 |
An interesting opaque black obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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12.00 |
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Buchanan "used to have"
eared |
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arrowhead. Both ears are
gone and it has |
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a nick to the tip. What is
interesting about |
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this one, is the flaking patterns
which |
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travel to a median ridge on BOTH sides ! |
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| TPGB69 |
A fairly thick
semi-translucent obsidian Elko eared |
Lake Co., OR
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10.00 |
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arrowhead which appears to
have been salvaged |
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(possibly more than once)
after sustaining an |
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impact fracture. It has a
slight "step" on once face |
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from the impact/salvage
phase. One tang was |
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anciently "worked off" while the
other tang is |
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chipped. An interesting study of a point well used. |
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| TPGB70 |
A sturdy black obsidian
Elko split-stem |
Lake Co., OR
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15.00 |
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arrowhead showing damage to
one tang |
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(which just isn't there anymore)
as well as |
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to one ear of the split stem. |
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| TPGB71 |
An opalescent,
semi-translucent obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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20.00 |
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Rose Springs side notched
arrowhead |
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having tip damage and a nick to one tang. |
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| TPGB72 |
A mostly thoroughly flaked
black obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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10.00 |
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Elko corner notched arrowhead
which |
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sustained a slight impact
fracture to the tip |
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in ancient time. One tang
is gone and the |
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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. |
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| TPGB73 |
A sturdy and well flaked
gray and black |
Lake Co., OR
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20.00 |
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obsidian Elko corner
notched arrowhead. |
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It's highly unusual in that
it has a diagonal |
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separation around the
center of this piece; |
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the section below this
diagonal separation is |
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gray obsidian, while the
section above this |
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diagonal separation,
extending to the tip, is |
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black obsidian. It has
nicks to both ears of |
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the base and is missing one tang.
Still an |
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unusual study in multi-colored obsidian traits. |
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| TPGB74 |
A thoroughly flaked black obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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10.00 |
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stemmed arrowhead have the stem |
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12/25 |
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anciently snapped off |
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| TPGB75 |
A well flaked opaque black
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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6.00 |
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stemmed arrowhead having damage
to |
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both tangs as well as a snapped stem
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| TPGB76 |
A dark obsidian pin-stemmed
perforating |
Lake Co., OR
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22.00 |
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tool which has flaking to a
steep median |
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ridge on side A, and lacks
flaking in the |
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center of side B in the
"non-working" area. |
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An interesting and different item. |
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| TPGB77 |
A slightly translucent
smoky gray obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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15.00 |
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"fast and dirty" Gatecliff arrowhead
made |
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on a flake with minimal "hurried"
retouch |
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flaking. An interesting study piece. |
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| TPGB78 |
A heartbreaker for sure, a
fairly thin black |
Lake Co., OR
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10.00 |
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obsidian arrowhead showing
very finely |
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worked serrated edges and
flat spots near the |
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stem on both faces from the
original flake's |
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surface which most likely aided
in hafting to |
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the arrow's shaft. The base is snapped off.
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| TPGB79 |
An opalescent, translucent
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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12.00 |
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stemmed arrowhead, fairly
well flaked but |
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having basal damage, which
also travels up |
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from the base towards the middle,
along |
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one edge. (last photo shows this damage) |
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| TPGB80 |
An opaque black obsidian
Elko split- |
Lake Co., OR
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15.00 |
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stem arrowhead thoroughly flaked
with |
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damage to the stem and one tang |
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| TPGB81 |
A very well worked mahogany
and |
Lake Co., OR
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20.00 |
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black obsidian birdpoint
arrowhead |
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having a nick to one tang |
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| TPGB82 |
A fairly small, very thin
black obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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20.00 |
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Desert Sierra birdpoint
arrowhead |
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showing very fine and
thorough |
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flaking patterns. It has a
bite from one |
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tang just above the notch on one
side, |
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still a fascinating little piece. |
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| TPGB83 |
A semi-translucent smoky
gray obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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12.00 |
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Rose Springs stemmed arrowhead. |
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Flaking patterns are thorough but |
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amateurish and it has a nick to one tang |
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| TPGB85 |
A very small grayish-black obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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10.00 |
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birdpoint arrowhead having
a spider |
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bite to the tip, and one missing
tang. |
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Originally a well-made piece. |
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| TPGB86 |
A very small and delicate
black obsidian Rose |
Lake Co., OR
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20.00 |
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Springs stemmed birdpoint
arrowhead made |
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on a small flake and
retaining 80% of the |
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original flake's surface on side
B. Side A is |
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thoroughly flaked. It has a nick to each tang. |
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| TPGB87 |
A very teeny tiny black
obsidian bird |
Lake Co., OR
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10.00 |
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point arrowhead
missing one tang, |
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with a nick from the remaining
tang |
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as well as to one corner of the stem
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| TPGB88 |
A neat little mahogany obsidian
Rose |
Lake Co., OR
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12.00 |
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Springs stemmed birdpoint arrowhead |
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having small nicks to the
tip, one tang and |
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one ear on the base. Flaking is
thorough on |
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side A, but side B has a 50% flake-flat |
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| TPGB89 |
A fairly crude
semi-translucent Rose Springs |
Lake Co., OR
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10.00 |
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stemmed obsidian birdpoint arrowhead. |
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Flaking is minimal and one corner
of the |
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stem's bulb has been sheared away |
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| TPGB90 |
A semi-translucent smoky
gray obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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12.00 |
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Rose Springs stemmed arrowhead. |
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Thoroughly flaked on both
sides but having a |
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nick to the tip and one tang.
Still a neat little |
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point... they don't get any smaller than this ! |
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| TPGB91 |
A very rare, although not
very artistically |
Lake Co., OR
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24.00 |
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worked GREEN obsidian Rose
Springs |
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stemmed arrowhead. I do
believe that |
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this is the very first
green obsidian piece |
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we've ever handled. Flaking
is very |
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minimal on this piece, and
obviously |
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done by a junior knapping student |
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| TPGB92 |
A fairly thin and small
blue-gray dacite |
Lake Co., OR
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20.00 |
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Rose Springs stemmed birdpoint |
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arrowhead. It appears to
have sustained an |
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impact fracture to the tip,
which threw |
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other parts out of symmetry when
it was |
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re-worked to put it back into commission. |
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| TPGB93 |
A very thin and well worked
Desert |
Lake Co., OR
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22.00 |
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Sierra black obsidian birdpoint |
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arrowhead having just the
slightest flea |
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bite to the tip. An attractive piece. |
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| TPGB94 |
An extremely interesting,
paper-thin clear, |
Lake Co., OR
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35.00 |
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milky white and black
obsidian Rose |
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Springs corner notched
arrowhead |
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thoroughly and expertly flaked.
Just a |
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fascinating little piece with lots of character ! |
to buyer |
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| TPGB95 |
A nice little smoky gray obsidian
Eastgate |
Lake Co., OR
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30.00 |
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split stem arrowhead which
has a couple of |
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very small, negligible nicks. The
flaking |
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patterns are thorough and superior. |
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| TPGB96 |
A pretty nice and unusual
mahogany and |
Lake Co., OR
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24.00 |
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black obsidian Rose Springs
stemmed |
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arrowhead which has a
slight lateral flat |
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spot along one edge near the tip
which was |
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over-looked in the flaking process |
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| TPGB97 |
A semi-translucent smoky
gray |
Lake Co., OR
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15.00 |
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obsidian Gatecliff arrowhead
having |
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thorough flaking, and a nick to the tip |
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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 |
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of the stem as well as to the tip |
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| TPGB99 |
A nice slightly opalescent
translucent |
Lake Co., OR
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15.00 |
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obsidian Eastgate split
stem arrowhead |
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showing fairly thorough,
albeit |
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amateurish flaking with a nick to
one |
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tang as well as to one ear on the stem |
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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 |
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minor flea bites to them. |
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| JFGB81 |
A very thin, flat and crude
gray |
Eastern Oregon
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12.00 |
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basalt side-notched arrowhead |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
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