Bone, Shell and (Ornamental) Stone Page 1   Page 2   Page 3

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ELBO2 A carved wood Woodland Indian pipe bowl Ex: Morning Star Gallery, NM 900.00
having an Elk and Foliage motif, circa 1860. It 
has an old vertical crack and was wired around
the base to keep it in commission

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MHBO1414 A polished and grooved stone Found in 35.00
Anasazi crescent-shaped pendant Navajo Co., AZ

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MHBO1415 A medium sized bone awl Recovered from 65.00
in excellent condition Marin Co., CA

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MHBO1416 Two old mother of pearl buttons. Found in 20.00
(Don't ask... I haven't a clue either!) Navajo Co., AZ

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MHBO1417 A varied group of 4 bone beads, one Found in SOLD
bone awl and 2 dentalium beads Navajo Co., AZ  

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MHBO1418 A nice very rare set of 2 burn-marked wood gaming Found in 100.00
(gambling) pieces Published in Lar Hothem's Ornamental Modoc Co., CA
  Indian Artifacts, page 352, plate 3, number 3    

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DFBO10 A nice pair of off-white and Recovered on Blalock SOLD
mottled gray fossilized bird bone Island, Oregon in 1962
beads in excellent condition 7/6

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DFBO11 A nice pair of off-white and Recovered on Blalock SOLD
mottled gray fossilized bird bone Island, Oregon in 1962
beads in excellent condition 7/6

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DFBO12 A tan and mottled gray fossilized Recovered on Blalock 20.00
bird bone bead which has slight Island, Oregon in 1962
chipping to one rim

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DFBO13 A nice set of 4 animal bone ring-beads. One Recovered on Blalock SOLD
was cracked and glued (photo 4), the others Island, Oregon in 1962
are intact as made. These are quite scarce 7/6

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DFBO14 A nice set of 4 polished animal Recovered on Blalock SOLD
bone ring-beads in excellent  Island, Oregon in 1962
condition. These are quite scarce 7/6

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JFBO14 A very nice set of 2 average sized bone Recovered from 40.00
awls. The one on the right side has a The Dalles, OR
spider bite to the very tip and the one on
the left has a bit of a ragged base, but for
the most part these are well preserved. Ex: Milton Tuck

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JFBO15 A very interesting drilled schist creek- Recovered in 40.00
pebble pendant in excellent condition Central California

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JFBO16 An interesting ground and Recovered in 40.00
drilled schist creek pebble Central California
pendant in excellent condition

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JFBO17 A most unusual reddish stone Recovered in 300.00
Reed Pipe bowl in excellent Lawrence Co., MO
condition for the age Ex: Charles Hall

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BO173 An ultra-delicate and very well made Found in SOLD
polished bone sewing needle. How Box Butte Co., NE
this one survived the ages, I have no
clue. This is one RARE little item. 7/4

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DFBO15 A nice group of 5 assorted Recovered on Blalock SOLD
porcelain and abalone shell beads Island, Oregon in 1962 7/6

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TABBO1 An EXTREMELY RARE one of a kind Offered for sale by the original finder  3,800.00
highly polished green, burgundy and who recovered this beauty on his own
brown serpentine Rabbit Effigy property near Grass Valley, California
recovered in Maidu-Miwok territory, (more details to buyer)
dating at least 2000 to 3000 years old

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DVBO1 A very interesting Mississippian period carved, This one was from a private museum 1,800.00
drilled and incised Conche shell pendant. run by E.G. Barnhill who excavated
It has a woodpecker's head motif and is quite many sites on private land in Florida
interesting and definitely a very scarce item! around the 1950's
Ex: Scott Young

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DFBO6 A pair of broken, incised dentalium Recovered on private 30.00
shells, priced accordingly property near the 
Columbia River, WA
during the 1960's

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DFBO7 A nice pair of slightly chipped Recovered on private 75.00
and very rare minutely incised property near the
dentalium shells Columbia River, WA
during the 1960's

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DFBO8 Two VERY long (for type) dentalium  Recovered on private 100.00
shells having extremely intricate incising property near the
geometric patterns, a very nice set Columbia River, WA
during the 1960's

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DIBO1 A most interesting animal bone Found in Kansas 210.00
Flesher having very finely cut
serrations to the working end Jackson COA

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SGBO1 A simply OUTSTANDING and quite rare   Found in 8,500.00
museum grade conch shell mask gorget. This Miller Co., GA
one is HUGE, beautiful and an extremely rare
offering. It dates to the Mississippian period
approximately 700 B.P. Jackson COA

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SGBO2 A very interesting and very rare conch shell mask     Found in 5,000.00
gorget. This one is HUGE and an extremely rare Miller Co., GA
offering. It dates to the Mississippian period 
approximately 700 B.P. It's not as perfect as it's
sister, SGBO1 above and it has a bit of a ragged
tail end with some nicks to the outer layers around
it's edges and on it's surface, which is reflected in
it's price. Still a very unique and rare offering

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GBBO11 An amazing and EXTREMELY RARE steatite Recovered in 7500.00
Sun staff disk. This one has drilled circles and Santa Barbara Co., CA
scored lines for attaching decorative shell materials,
which have decayed and disappeared with the ages,
leaving their impressions in asphaltum surrounding the 
large center hole as well as in the drilled holes. It has
asphaltum remains surrounding the large center hole,
both on the top as well as the bottom, where it was
attached to a staff, It was recovered in 3 broken pieces
and glued back together. The Native name for this item is
'oqsposinas' or 'miwalaqs'. (Thanks for the info Devlin!)
(Similar examples are published in Hudson & Blackburn's
"Material Culture of the Chumash Interaction Sphere",
Pages 235 to 239)

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TMBO1 Rare, ancient Turtle Effigy made from a Found near Santa Maria, California 4200.00
light terra cotta colored hard sandstone by Charles Adams in the early
material. From the Chumash region and 1950's Full history to buyer.
associated with pit house or settlement
type sites. Great stylization, correct for
the West Coast, and the stylization is 
much better than stone that is just incised
intaglio. Heavy patina enhances it as a
legitimate ancient authentic artifact.

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MHBO1232 Half of a Hohokam drilled Found in Pinal Co., AZ SOLD
turquoise pendant Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO1304 A very nice attractive pair of small  Recovered near 40.00
clamshell pendants. These look nice Hood River, Oregon
to dress-up an arrowhead case Ex: Michael Hough

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DABO697 A most interesting and quite scarce Recovered on the 400.00
and unique incised bone handle, most Columbia River near
likely used with a knife blade. It's as the Dalles, OR
perfect as the day it was made!

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JCBO2 An exceptional white grooved Recovered in SOLD
Charmstone/Plummet. A very Mineral Co., NV
well made and rare find! 7/1

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DFBO1 A Canine tooth pendant preform Recovered in 30.00
(undrilled) in very good condition Oklahoma

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DFBO2 A set of 3 bone awls, 2 of which Found on the 15.00
have a ragged, damaged end Columbia River

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DFBO4 A Canine tooth pendant preform Recovered in 35.00
(undrilled) having some chipping Burns, OR
to it's end as well as to the
concave inner edge (photo 3)

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RSBO2 A very nice and rare faceted (10 Recovered in 675.00
facets) 3-5/16" greenish hardstone Humboldt Co., CA
grooved Charmstone having 4 
suspension grooves and a notched top

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LEBO2 A nice assortment of various sized Recovered in SOLD
hematite Indian Game Balls in great Oldham Co., TX
condition. These are quite scarce, Offered by the finder
and we seldom get these in stock 6/23

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LEBO3 A nice assortment of various sized Recovered in SOLD
hematite and clay Indian Game Balls in Oldham Co., TX
great condition. These are quite scarce, Offered by the finder
and we seldom get these in stock 6/23

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MHBO1163 A very rare and HUGE well-used Elk Recovered in 350.00
antler wedge in very good condition. It Humboldt Bay, CA
has nice usage polish to the bit end and Ex: Davis
usage wear from striking on the butt end Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO1153 An absolutely gorgeous and quite aged Found by L.L. Valdivia  200.00
incised and highly polished bone awl in in Santa Clara Co., CA
just perfect condition (details to buyer)
Ex: Michael Hough 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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GBBO6 A very nice, highly polished brown and gray Recovered in 775.00
Charmstone, published in Carrol Howe's Butte Co., CA
"Ancient Modocs of California and Oregon" 
on page 143, figure 132. It has an unfortunate
nick to the side of one tip (Photos 7 and 9)
and a crack to the opposing end. (Photos 6
and 8) Still a rare and desirable item Ex: George Howe

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GBBO7 A dark blue-gray knobbed Found in 400.00
Charmstone, somewhat on the  Ventura Co., CA
flat side, as charmstones go and
having a dig to one face

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GBBO8 A blue-gray schist drilled Recovered in 450.00
Charmstone having a rustic Sonoma Co., CA
surface. The base is a little bit
chipped (Photo 9) and it has a
suspension groove on the end
with the hole (Photos 7 & 8)

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MHBO923 A very nice green-gray highly polished Charmstone Recovered in 350.00
in excellent condition but having 2 slight scratch Kern Co., CA
marks probably from someone's shovel and a nick
to the side of the bottom knob. Published in Lar
Hothem's Ornamental Indian Artifacts, page 159,
plate 1, number 2. Attributed to the Yokut tribe

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MHBO935 A very nice greenish-gray hardstone Recovered in 425.00
Charmstone nobbed on one end with Kern Co., CA
some chipping to the suspension stem tip.
Published in Lar Hothem's Ornamental
Indian Artifacts, page 159, plate 1,
number 4. Attributed to the Yokut tribe

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MHBO936 A rare black and sparkly gold steatite Recovered in 1,800.00
pipe having 4 slight excavation scratches Contra Costa Co., CA
and a small nick near the mouthpiece. (Details to buyer)
Other than these, it's completely intact
and in excellent condition

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MHBO947 A small black steatite reed pipe bowl Recovered in 200.00
having some scratches and a few slight Contra Costa Co., CA
nicks to both ends, but essentially intact (Details to buyer)

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