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

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DHBO1 An extremely rare drilled disc shell Recovered in NW 650.00
and tube bone bead necklace California
(restrung) having 3 abalone shell 
pendants and being attributed to the
Coastal Miwok tribe. A very nice
museum quality piece.

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SABO1 A pretty nice brown hard stone double- Found in 175.00
notched Charmstone. It has an irregular  Lake Co., CA
tan vein running all around (Photos 1 - 5)
and it shows a couple shallow nick lines
from farming machinery (Photo 5)

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BO172 A nice pair of marble-sized Found in SOLD
stone game balls attributed to Calavaris Co., CA
the Miwok tribe 5/24

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MHBO1151 A gorgeous and quite aged incised and Found by L.L. Valdivia  200.00
highly polished LONG bone awl in just in Santa Clara Co., CA
perfect condition (details to buyer)
Ex: Michael Hough

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DGBO12 A very nice, quite symmetrical Recovered in 275.00
Charmstone having a couple of minor Petaluma, CA
scrapes from farming equipment

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DGBO13 A very nice drilled green steatite pendant Found in 175.00
having a "cog-wheel" style to the edges. Kern Co., CA
It has a single nick to one serration (the 
first one to the left of the suspension hole
in photo 2) but is otherwise "all there".
Attributed to the Yokut tribe

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TPBO180 An interesting brick-red volcanic rock Lake Co., OR 125.00
grooved Net Sinker. It has some
pitting to it's surface, which is normal 
for the host stone material used, and it
has chips from the two restraining
knobs on the tip. Still an unusual and Full history
pretty scarce offering to buyer

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BDBO2 A very nice and fairly rare set Found in SOLD
of 5 stone game balls in Navajo Co., AZ
various sizes and materials 6/4

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LEBO1 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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MHBO121 A green-gray stemmed Recovered north 150.00
Charmstone having of San Jose, CA
numerous surface marks
from farm machinery Ex: M. Hough

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MHBO805 A matching pair of HUGE Recovered in Humboldt Co., CA 400.00
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

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MHBO807 A very large, colorful and rare Recovered in Humboldt Co., CA 450.00
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 !

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RFBO3 A very nice drilled and grooved Only documented as being 750.00
dark steatite Charmstone from California with a
showing nice ancient polish and collector's label of
a few typical score marks "Litherland 165"
Stermer COA

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MHBO621 An awesome, stubby polished and incised Found in 700.00
dark green steatite pipe having 6 drilled Contra Costa Co., CA
square shell beads adorning the top rim.
It shows smoking residue on the inside of
both ends. An extremely rare offering ! Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO625 A VERY Long and very rare polished Documented as being from 2,000.00
black steatite pipe having an incised lip It California's "central valley",
was published in Charles Miles Indian &   which is a combination of the
Eskimo Artifacts of North America on Sacramento Valley and the
page 218, plate 11.15, number 1 and is an San Joaquin Valley
item which one seldom sees for sale, and I
would venture to say that few museums
have such a fine example as this. It has a 
couple of small ancient nicks to the edge of
the lip, but is otherwise "all there" as made
and used Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO634 An EXTREMELY RARE set of 3 Californian Recovered in SOLD
Walnut shell gaming pieces (ancient dice), Fresno Co., CA
each having been filled with asphaltum and
having a drilled shell bead in the center.    
Attributed to the Choinumne Yokut tribe and
Published in Lar Hothem's Ornamental Indian
Artifacts, page 352, plate 3, number 1, these
are in excellent condition and almost never
offered for sale anywhere. Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO670 A very nice carved bone Tsagaglalal  Recovered on the 250.00
effigy having the classic rib pattern on the Columbia River near
chest. Ca. 1200 - 1500 A.D. Published Wishram, WA
in Lar Hothem's Ornamental Indian
Artifacts, pg. 131, plate 1, number 3 Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO800 A very unusual drilled and polished Found in 50.00
black stone pendant. (What else Humboldt Co., CA
can one say about a rock with a
hole in it ?... it's definitely unique !) Ex: Michael Hough 4/26 ON-HOLD poslartrd

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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

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MHBO471 A very rare fairly small  Found by Herbert Enocks SOLD
black drilled steatite Pipe, a in Contra Costa Co., CA
  little bit ragged around the    
tobacco insertion end Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO473 A very large and quite rare Green Found near Kerman 650.00
hardstone Yokuts double knobbed in Fresno Co., CA
Charmstone. A very nice museum quality 
piece attributed to the Pitkache-Gewacheu
tribelets of the Southern Valley Yokuts,
circa 500-1500 A.D. Published in Lar
Hothem's Ornamental Indian Artifacts, Ex: Peter Gallick
pg. 161, plate 3, number 2 Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO475 A very nice and scarce dark Recovered in 700.00
green hardstone Yokuts Lost Hills, CA
Charmstone, Museum quality.
Published in Lar Hothem's
Ornamental Indian Artifacts, Ex: Peter Gallick  
pg. 158, plate 3, number 2 Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO478 An extremely rare and Found on the Columbia 850.00
seldom offered for sale River, this one resembles 
  anywhere Columbia River similar pipes recovered near  
  Steatite Pipe having a The Dalles, OR  
  suspension hole drilled    
through the base Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO1237 A fair sized quartz crystal Found on an ancient 20.00
Hohokam charmstone campsite in Navajo Co., AZ
Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO1238 A small quartz crystal Found on an ancient 20.00
Hohokam charmstone campsite in Navajo Co., AZ
Ex: Michael Hough

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MHBO1239 A fairly thick quartz crystal Found on an ancient campsite 20.00
Hohokam charmstone in Navajo Co., AZ
Ex: Michael Hough

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DFBO3 Two nice bone Awls Found on the 35.00
  Columbia River

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DFBO5 An interesting incised gray slate Recovered on the 50.00
Beaver Tail pendant preform Columbia River near
(undrilled) Vantage, WA 4/4 ON-HOLD jz

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MHBO1161 A very slender, delicate and just perfect Found by L.L. Valdivia  45.00
highly polished animal bone hair pin in Santa Clara Co., CA
(details to buyer)
Ex: Michael Hough

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MBBO70 A nice "trigger" bone awl Montezuma Co., CO 50.00
having an extremely sharp tip

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MBBO71 A fair-sized bone tube bead having Montezuma Co., CO 30.00
slight scoring lines to both ends 5/27 ON-HOLD

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MBBO72 A completely intact and Montezuma Co., CO 20.00
very sharp bone awl

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MBBO73 A fairly large, completely intact Montezuma Co., CO 40.00
bone awl, which could use a bath

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MBBO74 An unusual, somewhat sun bleached Montezuma Co., CO 30.00
bone awl in perfect condition

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MBBO78 A nice set of 3 small bone awls, Montezuma Co., CO 30.00
2 which have slight nicks to the tips

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MBBO102 A gorgeous salt water clam Found in Boulder Co., CO 35.00
shell drilled disc bead having Full, VERY detailed
very detailed provenance information to buyer

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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

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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

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MBBO105 A gorgeous somewhat small salt Found in Boulder Co., CO SOLD
water clam shell drilled disc bead Full, VERY detailed
having very detailed provenance. It information to buyer
has slight ancient nicking to the edges 5/18

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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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CFBO5 A nice pair of very Quay Co., NM 25.00
old bone Awls  

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BO169 A nice pair of marble-sized Found in 20.00
stone game balls attributed to Calavaris Co., CA
the Miwok tribe

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BO170 A nice pair of marble-sized Found in SOLD
stone game balls attributed to Calavaris Co., CA
the Miwok tribe 6/3

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BO171 A nice pair of marble-sized Found in 20.00
stone game balls attributed to Calavaris Co., CA
the Miwok tribe

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MHBO1149 A highly polished white bone Found on Silva's Island 65.00
awl in excellent condition in Marin Co., CA
by L.L. Valdivia
Ex: Michael Hough

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