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Axes & Hard Stone Tools Page 1 Page 2 Page 3
| This page contains Axes, celts and other hard stone ancient native American |
| Indian relics. (See the flint tools page for "flaked" tools, such as drills, scrapers, |
| knife blades, etc.) |
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Type: Unfinished Hematite Plummet |
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| RPTO3 |
A hematite Plummet planform which appears to have been worked |
Undocumented, most |
45.00 |
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about 1/2 way before a section fell out from one face due to the |
likely from the |
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pecking process, causing the maker to give up on this one. An |
Ohio/Indiana areas |
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interesting study piece showing the earlier stages necessary to create |
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what is normally an exceptionally beautiful artifact in it's finished stages |
Ex: Greg Perino |
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Type: Rare Hopewell Edge Sharpened Celt |
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| RPTO4 |
A very nice and rare speckled green granite Hopewell Edge |
Recovered from |
350.00 |
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Sharpened Celt in just PERFECT condition. The craftsmanship |
Calhoun Co., IL |
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of this piece is truly superior! |
Ex: Greg Perino |
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Type: Hardstone Celt |
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| RPTO5 |
A most interesting gray hardstone Celt which retains the initial |
Found by G.P.Roland |
165.00 |
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stage pecked surface with a finished, polished bit end. It has a |
at the Clark site in Red |
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few slight scratches from close calls with farming machinery. |
River Co., TX (1978) |
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An exceptional piece! |
Ex: Greg Perino |
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| Item: |
Type: Bone Tool/Ornament polishing stone |
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| RPTO6 |
Now I have to confess that this one had me totally stumped; definitely a "what is it" |
Recovered in |
300.00 |
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piece, since I'd never handled this type of artifact in the past, and I could find NO |
NE Arkansas |
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reference to such an article in my vast library! This one's a very rare Polishing stone used |
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to complete the process of creating highly polished bone awls, hair pins and bone |
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needles. Found by "the Master" himself, Greg Perino. Definitely a one-of-a-kind artifact! |
Ex: Greg Perino |
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Admitting my own ignorance of this sort of artifact, I've been informed by an experienced |
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collector that this one is a "Sinew" stone, used to split the fibrous structure found in animal |
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sinew and tendons, as well as fibrous plants, such as the Yucca. Being such rare artifacts, |
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information about them is very limited... Thanks for the info, Matt! |
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Link for more information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rR3pISayvo |
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| Item: |
Type: Pink Speckled Granite Discoidal |
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| RPTO7 |
An absolutely perfect pink speckled granite Discoidal having |
Recovered from |
850.00 |
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an interesting quartz band running through and through |
Saint Clair Co., IL |
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Era: Woodland, 1,300 - 3,000 B.P. |
Ex: Greg Perino |
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| Item: |
Type: Bone Tool/Ornament polishing stone |
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| RPTO8 |
Now I have to confess that this one had me totally stumped; definitely a "what is it" |
Recovered in |
285.00 |
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piece, since I'd never handled this type of artifact in the past, and I could find NO |
Noel, MO |
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reference to such an article in my vast library! This one's a very rare Polishing stone used |
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to complete the process of creating highly polished bone awls, hair pins and bone |
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needles. Found by "the Master" himself, Greg Perino. Definitely a one-of-a-kind artifact! |
Ex: Greg Perino |
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Admitting my own ignorance of this sort of artifact, I've been informed by an experienced |
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collector that this one is a "Sinew" stone, used to split the fibrous structure found in animal |
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sinew and tendons, as well as fibrous plants, such as the Yucca. Being such rare artifacts, |
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information about them is very limited... Thanks for the info, Matt! |
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Link for more information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rR3pISayvo |
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Type: Bone Tool/Ornament polishing stone |
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| RPTO9 |
Now I have to confess that this one had me totally stumped; definitely a "what is it" |
Recovered from |
325.00 |
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piece, since I'd never handled this type of artifact in the past, and I could find NO |
Noel, MO |
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reference to such an article in my vast library! This one's a very rare Polishing stone used |
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to complete the process of creating highly polished bone awls, hair pins and bone |
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needles. Found by "the Master" himself, Greg Perino. Definitely a one-of-a-kind artifact! |
Ex: Greg Perino |
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Admitting my own ignorance of this sort of artifact, I've been informed by an experienced |
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collector that this one is a "Sinew" stone, used to split the fibrous structure found in animal |
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sinew and tendons, as well as fibrous plants, such as the Yucca. Being such rare artifacts, |
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information about them is very limited... Thanks for the info, Matt! |
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Link for more information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rR3pISayvo |
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| Item: |
Type: Knapping discoidal Tool |
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| RPTO10 |
A disc shaped knapping/finishing tool, |
Found by Greg Perino |
125.00 |
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found by the master himself. |
near the Port of Catoosa |
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in Rogers Co., OK |
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Ex: Greg Perino |
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| Item: |
Type: Fist Axe/Celt |
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| RPTO11 |
A most interesting, nicely polished Fist Axe/Celt in very |
Recovered from |
350.00 |
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good condition, showing ancient usage wear marks |
Rio De Jesus, Panama, |
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Central America |
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Ex: Greg Perino |
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Type: Bone Tool/Ornament polishing stone |
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| RPTO12 |
Now I have to confess that this one had me totally stumped; definitely a |
Found by Greg Perino |
400.00 |
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"what is it" piece, since I'd never handled this type of artifact in the past, |
at the Montezuma site |
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and I could find NO reference to such an article in my vast library! This |
in Pike Co., IL |
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one's a very rare Polishing stone used to complete the process of |
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creating highly polished bone awls, hair pins and bone needles. Found |
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by "the Master" himself, Greg Perino. Definitely a one-of-a-kind artifact! |
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Published in "Illinois Hopewell and Late Woodland Mounds, the |
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Excavations of Gregory Perino 1950-1975" pg. 535 Figure C. |
Ex: Greg Perino |
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Admitting my own ignorance of this sort of artifact, I've been informed by an experienced |
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collector that this one is a "Sinew" stone, used to split the fibrous structure found in animal |
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sinew and tendons, as well as fibrous plants, such as the Yucca. Being such rare artifacts, |
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information about them is very limited... Thanks for the info, Matt! |
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Link for more information: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rR3pISayvo |
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| Item: |
Type: Schist Adze |
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| DATO16 |
A very interesting, well formed schist Adze in |
Recovered from |
150.00 |
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excellent condition. |
Newport, OR |
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| Item: |
Type: Shaft Straightener |
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| DFTO4 |
A TOTALLY INCREDIBLE and completely intact "mini" multi- |
Recovered from the |
300.00 |
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purpose "pocket-sized" arrow shaft tool intended not only for working |
Columbia River areas |
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an arrow shaft, but also for grinding the hafting sections of projectile |
during the 1940's, exact |
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points as well. We've handled a lot of shaft straighteners in the past, but |
provenance unrecorded |
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this one is the smallest we've ever seen, and it's condition is just perfect. |
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| Item: |
Type: A Very RARE schist Mini Paint Palette |
Provenance: |
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| DFTO5 |
Well formed and "all there" as it was anciently made and |
Recovered from the |
425.00 |
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used, a very rare "mini" Paint Palette made from schist. |
Columbia River areas |
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during the 1940's, exact |
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provenance unrecorded |
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| Item: |
Type: Shaft Straightener |
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| DFTO6 |
A well polished, dual grooved Arrow shaft straightener made from a blue, |
Recovered from the |
175.00 |
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brown and off-white quartz-flint nodule. The bottom, longer groove in |
Columbia River areas |
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photos 1 & 2 was used to temper arrow shafts, while the more narrow top |
during the 1940's, exact |
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groove in these photos was actually an Arrowhead abrader, used to dull |
provenance unrecorded |
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the edges of arrowheads at the base so they wouldn't cut through their |
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binding, making this a most interesting, pocket-sized dual tool. |
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| Item: |
Type: RARE Incised Shaft Straightener |
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| DFTO7 |
An ultra-rare, small, pocket-sized Arrow shaft straightener, |
Recovered from the |
350.00 |
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Arrowhead abrader dual purpose tool having very unusual "tally |
Columbia River areas |
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hashmarks" in the ridge between the two working grooves. Made |
during the 1940's, exact |
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on a polished creek pebble, a most interesting, unique artifact. |
provenance unrecorded |
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| Item: |
Type: Knobbed and Grooved Medicine Grinding Pestle |
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| JFTO6 |
A rare black hardstone knobbed medicine grinding pestle in very good condition. |
Recovered from |
275.00 |
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It has a horizontal white calcium deposit band following a nature fissure in the |
The Dalles, OR |
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host material and a few nicks to the sides of the knob on the top. The knob was |
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additionally grooved, possibly for storage suspension. A most interesting piece. |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
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| Item: |
Type: Grooved Club Head |
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| JFTO7 |
An interesting, if not slightly crude Club Head. |
Recovered from |
120.00 |
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Klamath Falls, OR |
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Ex: Milton Tuck |
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| Item: |
Type: Arrowshaft Straightener |
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| JFTO8 |
A very nice, small (for type) Triple-grooved black steatite Shaft Straightener which |
Recovered from |
SOLD |
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shows normal, ancient usage wear nicks but also having an ancient cracked area to |
Northern California |
7/26 |
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one of the ridges separating the working grooves, most likely caused by a weaker |
by Charles Miles |
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section in the host stone during the process of exposing this to high heat prior to |
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use on an arrowshaft. It displays a vertical, internal crack running it's entire length, |
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also caused by ancient heating for usage, best seen in photo 1. The small missing |
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section of the ridge line in photo 1 has mineralization and calcium deposits, which |
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prove that the damage was from ancient use, and not caused recently. |
Ex: Charles Miles |
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| Item: |
Type: Grooved Club Head |
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| JFTO9 |
A most interesting gray volcanic rock Full Grooved Club Head |
Recovered from |
120.00 |
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in excellent condition. I don't think that this one was a "weapon |
Klamath Falls, OR |
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of war"... it's just too small. More likely it was used to dispatch |
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small animal catches, or for the same purposes as a small |
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hammer, most likely in the manufacturing of tools from host |
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stone material. Quite a conversation piece, actually. |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
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| Item: |
Type: Small Pestle / Pecking Stone |
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| JFTO10 |
A small paint grinding pestle which appears to have been |
Recovered from |
30.00 |
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broken in ancient times and used as a Pecking Stone instead. |
Klamath Falls, OR |
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Ex: Milton Tuck |
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| Item: |
Type: Grooved Hematite Plummet |
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| RPTO2 |
A beautifully formed, highly polished Hematite Plummet having |
Recovered from |
275.00 |
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a single suspension groove. Unfortunately, the host material had |
Mississippi Co., MO |
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inferior sections which prevented the creator from making a |
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"perfect piece". Still a VERY scarce item! |
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Period/Age: Woodland - approximately 1,000 B.P. |
Ex: Greg Perino |
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| Item: |
Type: Metate |
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| JCTO13 |
A HUGE, OUTSTANDING and Extremely Rare offering of a Large porous |
Offered by the finder who |
3,500.00 |
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Metate combined with it's original and equally HUGE Mano stone. The Metate |
recovered these in 1970 in |
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has an unusual and uncharacteristic 1/4" to 1/2" groove all around it's outer rim, |
Churchill Co., Nevada |
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and I can only surmise that this was worked into the Metate to facilitate moving |
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this 138 pound monster. The Metate measures 32-1/2" tall x 22-1/2" wide x 2- |
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1/2" thick with the Mano stone weighing in at a whopping 16 pounds and |
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measuring 18" long by 5" wide. An outstanding set and the largest we've ever |
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seen. Both were recovered together by the seller. Truly a rare, museum grade set! |
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| Item: |
Type: Arrow Shaft Straightener |
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| MHTO1601 |
A very rare, one of a kind Arrow Shaft Straightener having 2 working |
Recovered from |
1,800.00 |
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grooves, one horizontal and one diagonal. It also show signs of being |
Ventura Co., CA |
5/14 ON-HOLD jp |
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used as an arrowhead abrader on it's reverse side. One of the best we've |
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ever seen, published in "Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North America" by |
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Charles Miles, page 98, plate 3.201. This one even comes with it's own |
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free-standing miniature metal display stand. An outstanding piece! |
Ex: Michael Hough |
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| Item: |
Type: Full grooved Archaic Axe head |
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| TGRTO4 |
A nice, narrow light gray full-grooved Archaic Axe head in outstanding condition. |
Undocumented, most likely |
295.00 |
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The hafting groove shows good usage polish and as far as axes go, this one is |
mid-western in origin |
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more slender than most I've ever seen. Just a superior and atypical piece! |
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| Item: |
Type: Full-grooved Archaic Axe Preform |
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| TGRTO5 |
Now here's something you don't see everyday... a nice, hefty mottled gray granite |
Undocumented, most likely |
250.00 |
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full-grooved Archaic Axe Head PREFORM!!!... (OK, so it's actually a "Planform", |
mid-western in origin |
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but most people don't know the difference between the two.) This is one great |
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example of the stages an Axe went through during it's manufacture. The groove |
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boundary has been fully established, although it's at a stage where it is too shallow |
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for practical use. The butt end has been flattened and has a nice taper to the lower |
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lip of the hafting groove all the way around, and this section looks to be completed. |
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The ancient artisan has both faces tapered nicely towards the cutting edge, although |
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these appear to be only 80% complete. The cutting edge itself is flat and |
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unsharpened at this stage of it's development. A MOST unusual and quite rare find! |
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Type: "Killed" Mortar |
Provenance: |
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| TGRTO6 |
A very nice stone Mortar which is a little bit rough around the |
Offered by the original |
450.00 |
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edges and has slight multiple surface scratches, but is otherwise |
finder who recovered this |
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in excellent condition, as far as a 3,000+ year old mortar goes. |
one from an ancient site in |
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This one was anciently "killed" (An ancient practice of punching |
San Luis Obispo Co., CA |
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out the bottom of mortars, or otherwise breaking tools and |
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other possessions when the owner went to the happy hunting |
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grounds.) which really adds to it's special, unique character. |
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This rarity is attributed to the Chumash tribe. |
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| Item: |
Type: Metate |
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| TGRTO7 |
A very hefty, and somewhat thick (for type) Metate grinding |
Offered by the original |
475.00 |
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stone. The surface is well used and flat, with a base suitable for |
finder who recovered this |
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placement in a shallow trench for stability. Actually quite a |
one from an ancient site in |
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unique piece for the area it was found. Attributed to the Chumash |
San Luis Obispo Co., CA |
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tribe |
(more information to buyer) |
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| Item: |
Type: Pestle |
Provenance: |
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| TGRTO8 |
A well used, very long and quite large (for type) stone Pestle. It |
Offered by the original |
225.00 |
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has some surface cracking and flaking from it's great age and |
finder who recovered this |
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weathering, but is in excellent condition for this type of artifact. |
one from an ancient site in |
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Attributed to the Chumash tribe. |
San Luis Obispo Co., CA |
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(more information to buyer) |
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| Item: |
Type: Stone Mortar |
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| TGRTO9 |
A very nice hard stone Mortar in very good condition, |
Offered by the original |
400.00 |
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dating back to around 3,500 years old and attributed to |
finder who recovered this |
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the Chumash tribe. |
one from an ancient site in |
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San Luis Obispo Co., CA |
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(more information to buyer) |
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| Item: |
Type: Double-sided Mortar |
Provenance: |
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| TGRTO10 |
A very nice, interesting and quite unique double-sided grinding |
Offered by the original |
375.00 |
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Mortar having shallow dips on both faces for food processing. |
finder who recovered this |
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This one dates back to at least 3,500 years old and is attributed |
one from an ancient site in |
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to the Chumash tribe. |
San Luis Obispo Co., CA |
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(more information to buyer) |
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| Item: |
Type: Boat Anchor |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TGRTO17 |
A highly unusual and quite rare, river polished Boat Anchor |
Offered by the original |
450.00 |
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having a quite weathered vertical cordage groove and dating |
finder who recovered this |
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back more than 3,500 years. This one is attributed to the |
one from an ancient site in |
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Chumash tribe, and is quite a rare item in very good condition |
San Luis Obispo Co., CA |
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(more information to buyer) |
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| Item: |
Type: Roller Pin Mano/Pestle |
Provenance: |
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| TGRTO11 |
A quite large, very hefty "roller pin" hard stone Mano/Pestle used in |
Offered by the original |
300.00 |
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food processing more than 3,500 years ago. This one is in excellent |
finder who recovered this |
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condition for the age and is attributed to the Chumash tribe. |
one from an ancient site in |
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San Luis Obispo Co., CA |
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| Item: |
Type: Pestle |
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| TGRTO12 |
A nice medium-sized stone Pestle dating back more than |
Offered by the original |
200.00 |
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3,500 years and attributed to the Chumash tribe. |
finder who recovered this |
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one from an ancient site in |
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San Luis Obispo Co., CA |
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| MHTO1596 |
A very light greenish-gray metamorphosed sandstone pump drill fly-weight |
Recovered from |
120.00 |
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having a median ridge all the way around and a center hole which tapers |
Deer Creek Canyon |
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outwards on both sides. Quite a choice item! |
in Jefferson Co., CO |
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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| MHTO1597 |
A tan-brown and gray metamorphosed sandstone Discoidal |
Undocumented |
225.00 |
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in very good condition, but totally lacking in provenance. It |
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has 2 lines of sparse writing in black ink on one side, but I |
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couldn't make it out even with the aid of a good blacklight. |
Ex: Michael Hough |
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| JFTO3 |
Now this one's just darn cute... I know, I know, we're not supposed to call |
Recovered from |
SOLD |
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ancient artifacts "cute"... but that's what my wife said about this one, and I had to |
Central California |
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snatch it away from her before she found a plant small enough to fit into this one. |
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A most impressive VERY small, highly polished light gray steatite medicine |
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grinding bowl having blue-green specks in the hoststone. It's extremely well |
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formed with only a few minor and very small ancient usage nicks around the |
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edges. Medicine bowls are EXTREMELY rare and seldom offered for sale anywhere. |
Stermer COA |
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| JFTO4 |
A VERY long (for type) and very rare greenish-brown polished diorite |
Recovered from |
975.00 |
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double-grooved Atlatl weight in excellent condition. It has a single binding |
Tuolumne Co., CA |
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groove channel on either end, although the channel is quite encrusted with |
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caliche-like deposits on one end. The bottom is slightly concave to facilitate |
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close contact with the atlatl shaft. This is one superior example of a truly |
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rare artifact which pre-dated the bow & arrow. |
Jackson COA |
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| JFTO5 |
A somewhat rustic light gray gneiss Phallic Pestle which has a |
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750.00 |
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surface which was sufficiently pecked into shape, but which lacks |
Merced Co., CA |
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any sign of polishing, which was normally done to enhance pestles |
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of this type, leaving me to believe that this one wasn't totally |
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finished with the manufacturing stage. Quite a scarce item. |
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| VATO4 |
A highly unusual, quite unique dark green granite-like polished and drilled |
Offered by original finder, |
650.00 |
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hardstone pump drill fly-weight which was found on an ancient Archaic site. |
found in Crook Co., OR |
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The edges are just a little bit rough around the top of the hole, although these |
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have been smoothed out with aging, and the base has a couple of minor |
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weathered ancient nicks around the outer edge, but this one is essentially |
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intact as it was made and used hundreds of years ago. Definitely a most |
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rare item. |
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| VATO5 |
A highly polished green-brown hardstone medium sized Pestle which |
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350.00 |
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shows a couple of ancient usage nicks to the working end. This one is quite |
Harney Co., OR |
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refined as Pestles go; normally they don't have the highly polished surfaces |
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this one displays. A very superior example of this ancient tool type. |
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| JCTO3 |
A HUGE and quite heavy, rare grooved Ice Pick, well formed on side |
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250.00 |
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A but quite crude on side B, where it may have been sheared down it's |
Churchill Co., NV |
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length from aggressive use in ancient times. I find it VERY peculiar that |
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the ONLY samples I have ever seen of this rare artifact have ALL |
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come from the vicinities of very ancient dried-up lake beds in the desert |
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regions. Talk about global warming, this is solid proof of it! |
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A most interesting artifact. |
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| VATO1 |
A highly attractive and hefty, good sized, pitch |
From and older collection |
850.00 |
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black hardstone pestle which is nicely polished |
recovered from Harney Co., OR |
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and very uniform/symmetrical. A VERY |
(More information to buyer) |
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superior example of this nice ancient tool. |
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| VATO2 |
A fairly long and large brownish-gray granite Phallic Pestle having a |
From and older collection |
1200.00 |
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somewhat dull rustic finish and excellent symmetry. It's quite smooth |
recovered from Harney Co., OR |
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from many years of use in ancient times and retains pecking marks |
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around the grinding end on the sides. It has slight surface scratches |
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and a small (1/16" deep) nick caused by farming machinery, which is |
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typical for artifacts recovered from agricultural areas... at least for the |
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ones which survived their encounter with farming machinery. Phallic |
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Pestles are quite rare, and this one is more so because it has additional |
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diamond-shaped incised patterns under the double-ring, incised |
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groove on the Phallic end. Quite an exceptional and rare artifact. |
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| VATO3 |
A fairly long, highly polished blackish-brown |
From and older collection |
1100.00 |
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hardstone Phallic grinding Pestle with it's own |
recovered from Harney Co., OR |
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unique wavy "style". It has 2 incised grooves on |
(More information to buyer) |
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the Phallic poll end and is missing a section from |
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the grinding end from overly aggressive ancient |
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usage or pounding. (The missing section didn't |
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interfere with it's continued use, as this area is |
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heavily polished from continued use.) Quite a |
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choice piece, and Phallic Pestles are RARE! |
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| MMTO1 |
A fairly large (long) 3/4-grooved green granite |
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500.00 |
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Hohokam Axe head which is nicely polished on |
Hohokam, AZ |
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the bit end and shows typical usage wear, |
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especially to the poll end. (photos 5 & 7) |
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| MMTO2 |
A full-grooved green granite Hohokam Axe head |
Recovered in Arizona |
125.00 |
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which is well formed, nicely polished and anciently |
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battered with typical (slight) usage marks to the |
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poll end (photo 7) and missing a substantial section |
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from the bit. (photos 5 & 6) Priced accordingly. |
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| MMTO3 |
A very interesting 3/4-grooved granite Axe head planform. It |
Recovered in Arizona |
220.00 |
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has a quite shallow groove pecked into it's surface and is a |
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great study of the painstaking peck and polish process. It has |
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blue paint on both ends, probably from being stored on a |
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garage shelf too close to someone's working/painting area. (I |
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believe that this can be removed with a good acetone soaking.) |
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