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

This page contains Native American Indian "decorative" and ornamental relics made from bone, shell and stone materials. This includes bannerstones as well as gorgets and stone effigy items.
Please Note: For more bone and shell items which were specifically used as necklaces, please see our "Indian beads" page. For bone items used as weapons, such as Harpoons, Bone Arrowheads as well as bone tool items, such as Wedges, Awls and Pressure flaking tools, please see our Bone Tools pages.
Also CALIFORNIA CHARMSTONES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE NEW CHARMSTONE PAGES

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
RPBO13 A very nice and quite varied group of 12 drilled stone and shell All recovered from various 300.00
pendants and beads with one adolescent's ear spool, which is unspecified ancient sites in
quite a rarity in itself. New Mexico
Ex: Greg Perino

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFBO18 A HIGHLY unusual, rare and unique diamond-pattern inscribed Recovered from 395.00
Drilled Charmstone showing traces of suspension lines leading Central California
from the drilled suspension hole. Inscribed or etched stone
material from this region is very rare. Jackson COA dlcs

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SGBO1 A simply OUTSTANDING and quite rare   Found in 5500.00
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

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO1526 A very attractive, highly polished black steatite ring Only documented as being recovered 185.00
(pendant?) which is slightly asymmetrical with a small from the Columbia River in the Pacific
section which was chipped, probably during it's  Northwest (Washington is assumed)
manufacture as this section is polished over as well. Dated
to 1200-1500 A.D., it is published in Lar Hothem's
Ornamental Indian Artifacts, page 224, plate 2, number 4

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DVBO2 A nice gray stone Sea Lion Effigy from Reported from the mouth of 1400.00
the Yurok tribe, most likely from the the Klamath River, N. CA
historic period (Est. mid to late 1800's) Ex: Dr. Allen Heflin Collection

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFBO17 A quite rare "Beaver tail" pattern incised creek rock. Benton Co., WA 250.00
These were normally used as pendants, but this one is larger   
than most pendants I have seen and it's lacking a suspension
hole, possibly because it might not have been finished. It has
ancient chipping around the edges and at the base, but is still
quite a fascinating item seldom offered for sale. dlcr75

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
RPBO1 An interesting lot of 4 reed sections, some of which Recovered in a cave on 120.00
were fire-treated and which were all intended for use private property in Oregon
to join sections of a compound arrow. Quite a rare
and unique group. These would make an excellent Ex: Dickson
addition to any perishables collection. Ex: Perino

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
RPBO3 A well worked dark greenish-gray stone, classified as a Recovered from 60.00
"Boatstone" by Greg Perino. It shows nice grinding and the Arkansas River,
polishing all around it's periphery as well as on side B.  Vian Bottoms, OK
Side A also has ancient polishing but retains an abundance
of pitted marks from the host stone's original surface. Ex: Perino

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DIBO2 YIKES!... An absolutely GORGEOUS Museum-quality Only documented as 2,600.00
green and black circular banded glacial slate Expanded being from Ohio
Center Gorget. It's highly polished all the way around and 
is the best example we have seen of this scarce type. Tom
Davis gives this one a well deserved G10 grade. Gorgets 
of this caliper are seldom seen for sale anywhere. Davis COA (G10)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
TABBO1 An EXTREMELY RARE one of a kind Offered for sale by the original finder  3800.00
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

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO1449 A deep burgundy-brown steatite  Recovered in 300.00
Ear spool having a single slight nick Contra Costa Co., CA
to one rim. (Left side of photo 3)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO1450 A beautiful black hematite Ear spool having Recovered in 650.00
a single decorative abalone shell disc Contra Costa Co., CA
mounted on one face. A very scarce item.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO1451 A very large mottled green and black Recovered in 750.00
steatite Ear spool having a highly polished Contra Costa Co., CA
face. A very rare item in excellent condition.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SGBO2 A very interesting and very rare conch shell mask     Found in 3000.00
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

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
BMBO1 A rare and attractive green banded slate Recovered in 750.00

banner stone, measuring 4-3/16 x 2-7/16

Warren county, Ohio
  Davis COA (G5)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO805 A matching PAIR of HUGE Recovered in Humboldt Co., CA 700.00
drilled abalone shell pendants in 1939 by Dr. H.H. Stuart
which are very colorful and in
great shape. Published in Lar
Hothem's Ornamental Indian
Artifacts, page 345, plate 2

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO807 A very large, colorful and rare Recovered in Humboldt Co., CA 350.00
matching pair of drilled abalone in 1939 by Dr. H.H. Stuart
shell "earings", published in Lar
Hothem's Ornamental Indian
Artifacts, page 345, plate 1.
These are truly museum grade pieces !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
GBBO3 A reddish-brown ground and polished Provenance 250.00
slate drilled pendant having some  undocumented
surface features resembling exposure to
direct fire. It has a chip to one face
near the bottom (photo 4) and some
roughness to one edge near the stem.
Additionally it is published in Charles
Miles Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of
North America, page 136, plate 5.8

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DGBO11 A fairly thick (for type) green and   Recovered in 500.00
gray polished steatite ear spool in Sacramento Co., CA
very good condition, but having a
few dings on the outer face.
(photo 5) Still, quite a rare item

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
GBBO1 An exceptional and very long red-brown From the Chumash or 850.00
drilled soapstone bead having 2 external  Canalino area of
grooves. (For the size and craftsmanship, California, most likely
and the fact that it wasn't used as a pipe, Santa Barbara County
I'm gonna go out on a limb and offer my
opinion of this piece as being a shaman's
healing tube) It is published in Charles 
Miles Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North
America, page 136, plate 5.5

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO1416 Two old mother of pearl buttons. Found in 15.00
(Don't ask... I haven't a clue either!) Navajo Co., AZ  

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO1304 A very nice attractive pair of small  Recovered near 25.00
clamshell pendants. These look nice Hood River, Oregon  
to dress-up an arrowhead case Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFBO1 A Canine tooth pendant preform Recovered in 20.00
(undrilled) in very good condition Oklahoma

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFBO4 A Canine tooth pendant preform Recovered in 25.00
(undrilled) having some chipping Burns, OR
to it's end as well as to the
concave inner edge (photo 3)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFBO6 A pair of broken, incised dentalium Recovered on private 20.00
shells, priced accordingly property near the   
Columbia River, WA
during the 1960's

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFBO7 A nice pair of slightly chipped Recovered on private 45.00
and very rare minutely incised property near the  
dentalium shells Columbia River, WA
during the 1960's

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
ACBO50 A very crusty duo, 1 being a Recovered on private farmland near 50.00
drilled charmstone, the other Alpaugh in Tulare Co., CA during the
being a net-weight ring 1950's through 1960's
(More information to buyer)
Ex: Leon Taylor

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO1437 An abalone shell pendant having a Recovered in 45.00
single hole in the body and a cracked Humboldt Co., CA  
edge at the top of the suspension hole.
Quite a colorful and attractive piece.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
LSBO41 A neat little oval white drilled Undocumented, from a 50.00
  stone pendant. This one doesn't New Mexico Collection
appear to be all that old,
probably from the late 1800's

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
LSBO43 A neat little white with reddish Undocumented, from a 50.00
  hues drilled stone pendant. This New Mexico Collection
one doesn't appear to be all that
old, probably from the late 1800's

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFBO5 An interesting incised gray slate Recovered on the 40.00
Beaver Tail pendant preform Columbia River near
(undrilled) Vantage, WA

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
GBBO10 A slightly battered, somewhat crudely Found in 175.00
made banded slate Gorget having Jackson Co., OK
excellent mineralization as testimony
to it's antiquity. Not a bad filler piece

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DABO721 A very aged Canine Tooth Pendant which Found on the 20.00
has some damage, especially to one end Columbia River
in Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DABO722 A very nice iridescent drilled triangular Shell  Found on the 40.00
Pendant which is missing sections from the surface Columbia River
on side B, although it still retains it's full form. in Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DABO726 A most interesting Knobbed Bone Pendant which, Found on the 65.00
from the usage wear, was a functioning item, possibly Columbia River
used as a "Marrow Scoop" in ancient times in Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DABO727 A fairly rustic drilled Antler Pendant which is Found on the 50.00
pretty much "all there" as it was made and Columbia River
worn in ancient times in Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DGBO8 A pretty nice double-drilled and Recovered in 175.00
highly polished green and tan Sacramento, CA area
unknown host stone pendant
having wavy horizontal lines
which have an iridescent quality
(It resembles Tiger Eye)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO959 A light brown unfinished pierced but Recovered on the 10.00
not drilled stone pendant preform Columbia River in
having surface nicks along 2 edges Washington
(photo 4)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHBO683 A wooden weaving spindle having From Chancaz, Peru 25.00
red, white and blue painted bands
with a black incised and painted
bead in excellent condition Ex: Michael Hough

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFBO8 Two VERY long (for type) dentalium  Recovered on private 65.00
shells having extremely intricate incising property near the  
geometric patterns, a very nice set Columbia River, WA
during the 1960's

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MBBO103 A gorgeous salt water clam shell drilled  Found in Boulder Co., CO 30.00
disc bead having very detailed provenance. Full, VERY detailed  
It has ancient nicking to the edges information to buyer

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MBBO104 A gorgeous salt water clam shell Found in Boulder Co., CO 35.00
drilled disc bead having very Full, VERY detailed  
detailed provenance. It has information to buyer
ancient nicking to the edges

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
SABO2 A bluish-black schist pendant Quay Co., NM 40.00
having a single drilled hole and
slight ancient chipping along the
straight edge. Quite a strange item

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