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Indian arrowheads and other ancient relics from
the Great Basin region

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB343 A nice intricately flaked Christmas Valley, OR 80.00

bi-pointed opaque black obsidian

Cascade knife blade

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB344 A nice little "compact" black Lane County, OR 60.00

obsidian Cascade knife blade

 
showing superior craftsmanship

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB345 An excellent opaque black Klamath County, OR 70.00

obsidian Humboldt dart

 
  point/blade having superior    
oblique transverse flaking patterns

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB346 A nice intricately flaked Deschutes County, OR 50.00

opaque black obsidian

 
Cascade blade having a
slight nick to the  base

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB347 A paper-thin opaque black obsidian

Bly, Oregon 

80.00

Cascade blade showing flaking

 
patterns of a master knapper and
pleasant frosty patina. A VERY old 4/16
piece, possibly Paleo ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB349 A fairly large, and well-worked  Skamania Co., WA 50.00

for the stone type, black basalt

 
Cascade blade. Is 40% flat on
side B in 2 sections, but Side
A more than makes up for this

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB350 A delicate and well worked black John Day River, 120.00

obsidian Cascade dart point

Oregon
having nice intricate flaking to a
median ridge on side A and more
intricate flaking on side B

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB352 A very thin, translucent obsidian La Pine, OR 50.00

Columbia Plateau arrowhead

 
having excellent craftsmanship,
slight serrations and a slight clip
to the stem

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB353 A VERY thin and very nicely made Eastern 35.00

black obsidian Eastgate arrowhead.

Oregon
This one's a product of a master
knapper with thorough and intricate
flaking patterns as well as nice frosty
patina. It has a clip to one ear, but it's 4/27
still a stunning point. (No pun intended) ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB354 An interesting HEAVILY river Fort Rock, Oregon 40.00

polished black dacite Stemmed

 
dart point having part of the
original striking platform on the 
stem (this is the diagonal section...
which is NOT a break)

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
DAGB356 A fairly nice, well flaked obsidian Summer Lake, 40.00

Bi-pointed blade having edge 

Oregon
usage wear and slight damage to
the bottom end.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB359 A very sturdy, somewhat thick glossy Malheur 50.00

black obsidian Cascade Shouldered

County, OR
hafted knife blade. One side is glossy
and tar-like in appearance, while the
other side shows heavy patination and 
weathering. (Always a nice combination)
The curve at the base was part of the
original manufacture for hafting of this 4/16
blade, and is not damage. ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB360 A fairly thick opaque black Harney County, OR 35.00

obsidian Shaniko Stemmed dart  

 
point... trust me... this one
WOULD have certainly "done the
job" on any game  ! The flaking on
this piece, although thorough, is
not all that remarkable.
Not a bad piece, though.

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
DAGB384 An extremely thin, delicate  N. Albany, OR 35.00

and well flaked black obsidian

 
Eastgate arrowhead.
Just a pretty little sucker ! Ex:  David Holmes

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB385 An extremely small, paper thin N. Albany, OR 35.00

and delicate black obsidian

 
Calapooya arrowhead having
thorough flaking patterns and
GREAT serrations. Definitely a 
product of a master knapper who
liked to work with "miniatures" ! Ex:  David Holmes

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB10 A semi-translucent black Recovered in 40.00

obsidian Cascade blade having

Deschutes County, OR
horizontal banding at the base

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB11 A sturdy off-white and Recovered in 50.00

gray chert Great Basin

Franklin County, WA
Coquille knife blade Lang COA

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB18 A nice jet-black opaque obsidian Recovered in 120.00

Northern Side-notched dart point

Lake County, OR
having the "Fox Ears" shape Ex: Tuck collection

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB28 A thin semi-translucent, Recovered on the 60.00

opalescent obsidian Pinto Basin 

Snake River, ID
Sloping shoulder dart point having Ex: Crandall collection
exceptional diagonal banding

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB29 A semi-translucent obsidian Recovered in  45.00

Windust dart point having

Lake Co., OR
horizontal banding at the base Ex: Mann collection
and surrounding the periphery.
A scarce point type

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB30 A slender black obsidian Recovered in 50.00

Shaniko stemmed dart point

Lane County, OR
having exceptional flaking
patterns and great patina

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB31 A wicked, very thin and well-made black Recovered in 40.00

basalt Cold Springs blade. This is one of the 

Harney County, OR
finest basalt artifacts we've ever seen, since
the material is most difficult to work, and
doesn't "flake" as chert does, but this piece
definitely DOES have "flaking patterns" and
must have been made by a master knapper
judging by the delicate features

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB32 A beautiful little opaque black Recovered on the 60.00

obsidian Cascade dart point. The 

Snake River, ID  
flaking on this piece is quite striking ! Ex: Crandall collection

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB36 A black obsidian "Fox Eared" Recovered in 35.00

Northern Side-notched dart point

Lake Co., OR
having pleasant opalescent patina

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB46 WOW !... A meaty and well Recovered in  80.00

made opaque black obsidian

Lake Co., OR
Excelsior blade having superior
flaking patterns and great patina

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB50 A large and sturdy black   Recovered in 100.00

obsidian hafted knife blade with

Harney Co., OR
exceptional flaking patterns and Ex: Jackson collection
most fascinating patina. A REAL
monster of a blade !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
GB3 A nice black obsidian Purchased as part of a 3.00
tear-drop shaped larger California collection,
projectile preform Provenance unknown

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB1 A HUGE medium gray, brown and tan flint Found on the SOLD
Kennewick Early leaf blade with an oval tan Snake River in
band paralleling the edges on one face. Has Idaho
ultra-fine edge-work all the way around the 4/10
blade on both sides. A REAL beauty !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB2 A light tan chert Linn Coulee blade with Personal find from 350.00
light brown patination on one side. Very Owyhee Co., Idaho
nice flaking patterns

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB3 An extremely finely worked semi-translucent Personal find from  250.00
black obsidian Cascade Shouldered blade. the Alvoid Desert
Has oblique transverse diagonal flaking which in SE Oregon
is totally awesome. An outstanding piece, and
a gem in it's own right.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB4 A nicely made semi-translucent Duck Lake, NV 300.00
black obsidian Cascade knife

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