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Indian arrowheads and other ancient relics from
the Great Basin region

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB270 A very meaty and well made dark gray Lane Co. OR 450.00

fine-grained dacite Paleo Windust point.

 
This is a classic example for the type,
showing superior flaking technique and
having 2 shallow flutes with the
accompanying hafting stops on side B. It
also shows signs of desert polish as well.
A very desirable item. Ex: Cockrell

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB271 A very thin and thoroughly flaked Central Oregon 160.00

burgundy chert Early Eared Archaic

 
blade/dart point showing superior
flaking technique and nice basal thinning Davis COA

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
STGB7 An outstanding translucent and banded Found in Lake Co., Oregon SOLD

greenish gem obsidian bi-pointed knife

(Where else ?... they got all
blade, having excellent weathering, the nice stuff !)
patina and perfect symmetry. The  Ex: Kirkpatrick, Pawlakos
percussion flaking patterns on this piece
are most fascinating as is the minute 5/3
pressure flaking around the edges Jackson COA

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
STGB10 A SUPER attractive broad, semi- Found by Milton Tuck near 275.00

translucent obsidian Bi-pointed knife

Crump Lake, Oregon
blade having stunning diagonal Ex: Berreth, Hardie, Pawlakos 4/12
banding when held to a light source Jackson COA ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
STGB13 A VERY large semi-translucent fully Found in Oregon, it comes 575.00

diagonally banded obsidian Early

with a Jeb Taylor letter of
Leaf knife blade from the Early provenance
Archaic period displaying extremely Ex: Gene Favell
intricate surface flaking patterns. It's
all there and it's a REAL beauty ! Jackson COA

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB5 A medium gray fine-grained dacite Personal find in the SOLD
Haskett Type. Very narrow for type. An  Alvoid Desert, OR
interesting piece still having a small section 4/10
of the original striking platform on the base

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB6 A blue-gray fine-grained dacite Duck Lake, NV 250.00
Cascade knife, beautifully made and 
exhibiting quite a bit of usage wear and
ancient re-sharpening. A REAL beauty !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB7 A very thin reddish  chert leaf knife Found at Hammett, ID 300.00
blade having sparkling micca inclusions on the Snake river
through-out both surfaces, and darker
red veins throughout the piece. A real
beautiful ancient artifact.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB8 A nice translucent black obsidian Personal find in the 75.00
triangular blade having exceptional and Alvoid Desert, OR
pronounced flaking patterns (Direct
percussion and pressure flaking)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB10 A shiny pitch-black opaque obsidian Personal find 150.00
Shaniko stemmed arrowhead having from the Alvoid
exceptional oblique flaking patterns, base Desert, OR
is damaged, has nice early basal grinding

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB11 A nice black opaque obsidian Shaniko Personal find from the 100.00
stemmed arrowhead. Base is snapped. Alvoid Desert, OR
Still an attractive piece

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB12 A light burgundy-red jasper Shaniko Personal find from 70.00
stemmed arrowhead having an anciently the Alvoid Desert,
damaged and re-worked section near Oregon
the tip along 1 edge and a slight clip on
one corner of the stem. A nicely aged
arrowhead having basal grinding

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB13 A very thin black obsidian Humbolt Personal find from 100.00
basal-notched arrowhead having the Alvoid Desert
nice frosty patination on 1 side in Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB14 An attractive black opaque obsidian Personal find from 120.00
Humbolt arrowhead with a needle tip the Alvoid desert
and a slight ancient clip to one ear at in Oregon
the base. Has very nice patination

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB15 A black obsidian Humbolt Personal find from the 85.00
arrowhead having very interesting Alvoid desert in Oregon
oblique transverse flaking patterns

Item:   Type:   Provenance:   Price
JFGB45   An attractive and well made black   SE Oregon Desert   27.00
flint corner notched arrowhead. Ex: Milton Tuck
    Very thin and well made        

Item:   Type:   Provenance:   Price
JFGB43   An interesting semi-translucent   SE Oregon Desert   69.00
black obsidian Cascade knife
    blade with very intricate flaking        
    patterns and exceptional patination        

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB26 A most interesting fish-tailed opaque Personal find from 95.00
glossy black obsidian Pinto Basin the Alvoid desert in
Sloping Shoulder arrowhead having Oregon
oblique transverse flaking and basal
grinding. An Outstanding piece !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB27 A very thin opaque black obsidian Personal find in the 85.00
Pinto Basin Sloping Shoulder dart Alvoid Desert in
point having an intricate flaking pattern Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB28 An interesting opaque glossy black obsidian Pinto Personal find in the 95.00
Basin Sloping Shouldered dart point having basal  Alvoid Desert in
grinding and caliche deposits near the tip. Oregon
Lenticular in cross-section. Tip has a flea-bite.
The narrow ears at the base are in perfect
symmetry and the parallel flaking to a median
ridge is superior. A quite outstanding gem !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB29 A nice and thin jet black obsidian Personal find in the 35.00
Northern Side-notched arrowhead Alvoid Desert in 4/24
Oregon ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB30 A nicely flaked opaque black obsidian Personal find in the 30.00
Wendover arrowhead, shiny on one side Alvoid Desert in
and moderately patinated on the other. Oregon
Flaking is to a median ridge, has a slight 4/24
clip to one edge on the base ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB32 A very small opaque black obsidian Fox Personal find in 20.00
Eared Elko birdpoint with a clip on one Owyhee Co., Idaho
ear. A nicely aged piece !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB33 A small "waxy" black obsidian Fox Eared Personal find in 20.00
Elko birdpoint anciently re-sharpened to Owyhee Co., Idaho
give it a shape with "style". Nicely patinated

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB35 A jet black opaque obsidian Hell's Personal find in 20.00
Canyon arrowhead having nice Owyhee Co., Idaho
patination and weathering. Has an
ancient clip to one side of the stem

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB37 A small very attractive opaque black Personal find in 20.00
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, 15.00
arrowhead having nice flaking and Oregon
good patination. A most attractive
neat little piece

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB42 A small opaque black obsidian Ex: Favell Museum, 15.00
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
SLGB45 A jet black obsidian Rose Springs Ex: Favell Museum, 15.00
arrowhead having a fairly nice flaking Oregon
pattern

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB46 A very attractive black obsidian Rose Ex: Favell Museum, 20.00
Springs arrowhead having an interesting  Oregon
shape as well as flaking patterns. The stem
on side B has a gouge mark, but this is 
just the way it was made, often these were
used for hafting purposes

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB48 A very small, thin and narrow semi- Ex: Favell Museum, 20.00
translucent obsidian Rose Springs Oregon
arrowhead with nice oblique transverse
flaking. A most interesting piece !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SLGB50 An anciently salvaged, reworked translucent Ex: Favell Museum, 15.00
black obsidian arrowhead. Appears to have Oregon
sustained a lateral impact fracture which was
anciently re-sharpened. Slight clip to the
remaining ear, which I think happened at the
same time with the impact fracture. A piece
with a story for sure.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SWGB96

Crude gray-brown

SE Oregon / CA border 10.00
  chert crescent knife    

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
GB8

Semi-translucent black obsidian

Churchill Co., NV 25.00
  Gatecliff arrowhead having   4/24
  HEAVY river-polish   ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SWGB223

2 Black obsidian triangular

Malheur Co., OR 10.00
pre-forms heavily patinated Personal finds

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SWGB63

Medium-sized dark gray

SE Oregon / CA border 20.00
fine-grained basalt Archaic
  Cascade blade    

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