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Indian arrowheads and other ancient relics from
the Great Basin region

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB8 A nice opaque reddish agate Recovered in San Jauquin 55.00

Desert Delta arrowhead, well

Co., CA during the early
worked on both sides with an 1960's Ex: Norman Gee
unfortunate nick to one tang

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB9 A very thin mottled light brown Recovered in San Jauquin 50.00

combination jasper/agate Desert

Co., CA during the early
Delta arrowhead made on a flake. 1960's Ex: Norman Gee
Side A is thoroughly flaked while
side B retains 90% of the original
flakes surface

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB10 A beautiful mottled red and Recovered in San Jauquin 100.00

purple chert Columbia Plateau

Co., CA during the early
arrowhead, well worked on both   1960's Ex: Norman Gee
sides with a slight hafting stop on
side A and an unfortunate (slight)
spider bite to one barb

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFGB82 An attractive glossy black   Eastern Oregon 24.00

obsidian Elko eared arrowhead

  
  having thorough flaking patterns    
and a slight nibble off of one ear Ex: Milton Tuck

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFGB83 A very glossy black obsidian  Eastern Oregon 30.00

side-notched arrowhead made on

  
  a flake with 30% of the original    
flakes surface remaining on side B Ex: Milton Tuck

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFGB84 A very nice obsidian Atlatl Valley  Eastern Oregon 30.00

Triangular blade made on a flake

  
  with about 20% of the original    
  flakes surface remaining on side    
B. Side A is thoroughly flaked Ex: Milton Tuck

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
DBGB12 A very delicate opaque black obsidian   Recovered in San Jauquin 95.00

Rose Springs corner notched arrowhead

 Co., CA during the early
with exceptional and thorough flaking on 1960's Ex: Norman Gee
both sides, obviously made by a master
knapper. It has an unfortunate (slight)
flea bite to the tip

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB13 A semi-translucent off-white, light Recovered in San Jauquin 65.00

gray and pink agate Canalino 

Co., CA during the early
Triangular blade having a slight twist 1960's Ex: Norman Gee
caused by ancient resharpenings

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB14 A small, thin mahogany and black Recovered in San Jauquin 65.00
duo-flow obsidian Rabbit Island Co., CA during the early
arrowhead having fine serrations 1960's Ex: Norman Gee
and a serious "torking" to the edges.
A neat and interesting little point

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB15 A paper-thin, ultra-delicate yellow Recovered in San Jauquin 65.00

agate Rabbit Island dart point

Co., CA during the early
having foggy white surface areas  1960's Ex: Norman Gee
from changes in the cortex of the
host stone. It has an unfortunate
flea bite to the tip and to the stem

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB16 A fairly thin, thoroughly worked Recovered in San Jauquin 30.00
light gray chert Desert Side Co., CA during the early
notched bird point arrowhead 1960's Ex: Norman Gee
with tan banding near the
burgundy tip. A nice item.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB17 A very thin, delicate black obsidian Recovered in San Jauquin 75.00

Rose Springs stemmed bird point

Co., CA during the early
arrowhead thoroughly flaked on 1960's Ex: Norman Gee
both sides with flea bites to one
tang and to the corner of one side
of the stem. It has a very sharp tip !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB18 A beautiful and very thin light pink Personal find in 45.00

chert Rose Springs corner notched

Washoe Co., NV
dart point made on a flake with
50% of the original flake's surface
showing on side B and 15% on side  
A in an arch following the base line.
The stem was anciently sheared off.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB24 A mottled red chert Desert Delta Recovered in San Jauquin 35.00

arrowhead made on a flake with a 

Co., CA during the early
serious "bowing" caused by the shape 1960's Ex: Norman Gee
of the flake. It is somewhat crudely 
flaked with a better part of the original
flake's surface still showing on side B

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB25 A somewhat small black basalt  Recovered in San Jauquin 30.00

Pinto Basin arrowhead showing

 Co., CA during the early
minimal flaking patterns 1960's Ex: Norman Gee

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB26 An interesting black basalt Desert  Recovered in San Jauquin 30.00

Delta bird point arrowhead showing

 Co., CA during the early
minimal flaking in a most difficult 1960's Ex: Norman Gee
material to work

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DBGB27 An interesting, colorful and sturdy Recovered in San Jauquin 65.00

purplish-red chert Elko corner   

Co., CA during the early
notched arrowhead made on a large 1960's Ex: Norman Gee
flake, with side A thoroughly flaked
and side B minimally flaked, and only
around the edges leaving about 90%
of the original flake's surface
remaining on side B. An interesting
study in the "School of lazy knapping"

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB417 A gorgeous, well made semi- Lake Co., OR 45.00

translucent black obsidian Elko

  
Eared arrowhead having a "shave"  
nick to one of the stem's tangs. It is 
thoroughly flaked with a slight "step"
near the right edge (where the tan dot
appears above the hafting area) Side
B shows the rare trait of SILVER
iridescence, a trait I've only seen on
about 3 other obsidian artifacts Ex: Fred Nelson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB418 A fairly long, thin and well Lake Co., OR 40.00

made black obsidian Elko

 
corner notched hafted blade
having a hafting stop on side
A, at the hafting line (top of
the notches line) Thoroughly
flaked, and not a bad piece Ex: Fred Nelson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB419 A quite thin and well made smoky Lake Co., OR 40.00

gray obsidian Elko corner notched

 
arrowhead having an anciently re-
worked tang which also has a flea
bite, the very tip too has somewhat
smaller than a flea bite. Still a very
nice item for the price, thoroughly
flaked and attractive Ex: Fred Nelson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB420 A pretty nice opaque black Malheur Co., OR 35.00

obsidian Pinto Basin

 
arrowhead, thoroughly
flaked but missing the end
of one ear on the stem

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB421 A very thin and expertly flaked Lake Co, OR 50.00

semi-translucent white, clear

 
and black diagonally banded
obsidian Gatecliff dart point. It 
has a slight clip to one barb and
a small nick to the bottom of 
one tang on the stem. Still a very 7/8
fascinating and collectible point. Ex: Fred Nelson ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB422 A somewhat thick for type semi- Hart Mt., OR 30.00

translucent black obsidian Pinto

 
Basin arrowhead having small
nicks to one barb and to the
bottom of one tang at the stem.
There's also a flea bite to the tip 

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB423 A fairly thin translucent obsidian Christmas Valley, OR 50.00

Elko eared dart point having 

 
thorough flaking and slight nicks
on some of the appendages
(tip, 1 barb and 1 basal tang) Ex: Fred Nelson

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB425 A semi-translucent smoky gray and Lake Co, OR 40.00

black diagonally banded obsidian

 
Parman dart point thoroughly flaked
and having the basal grinding of the
earlier types. The tip shows damage,
and judging from the thinness, was
probably a chisel tip to begin with,
which would make the damage minimal

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB426 A thoroughly flaked black obsidian Oregon 35.00

Northern side notched arrowhead 

 
of the "plain jane" variety but having 8/2
no noticeable damage ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB427 A very fascinating and beautifully Deschutes Co., OR 60.00

flaked obsidian Humboldt constricted

 
base leaf point made on a flake, and 
still showing a slight curvature from the
flake, but with all of the original flake's
surface expertly pressure flaked over.
It appears to have flea bites to both
tangs of the stem area, but is still a
very outstanding item and bargain  
priced for the craftsmanship it displays

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB428 A very unusual tri-flow clear,  Found in 35.00

brown and black obsidian Elko

 Central Oregon
corner notched arrowhead made
on a flake. Side A is thoroughly
flaked while side B retains about 
40% of the original flake's surface

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DAGB438 A very sturdy and interesting mottled dark Lane Co., OR 75.00

brown and gray chert Paleo/Archaic leaf-

  
shaped pre-form which appears to have 
been used as a knife, during it's transition.
Side B shows very good and thorough  
percussion flaking, while side A only has
slight pressure flaking to some sections of 9/1
the cutting edges as well as to the tip ON-HOLD

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.

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