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Indian arrowheads and other Artifacts from the Columbia River
Artifacts from the Columbia River areas have long been known to be made of some
of the absolute best and most colorful material to be found anywhere in the world !

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHCR1346 A neat orange and red agate Eastgate arrowhead well Recovered on the  SOLD
flaked on both faces. A truly outstanding gempoint. Columbia River, most
likely in Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHCR1347 A very sweet brown burgundy agate Eastgate dart  Recovered on the 160.00
point which has a translucent tip. Flaking is well done Columbia River in
on both faces by a very experienced knapper. Oregon
Unfortunately this one has a horizontal break just
above the hafting area (red arrows and photo 7) 
where it was glued back together, almost seamlessly.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHCR1348 A fairly large (for type) translucent smoky Undocumented, most  SOLD
gray obsidian classic Rabbit Island dart likely the Columbia River
point. It's very thin and flat with thorough in Oregon
flaking on both faces and heavy caliche
deposits and mineralization on side B.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHCR1349 A light brown and red jasper One-que Found by Les Packer, 50.00
arrowhead which has an irregular base most likely on the
and a spider bite to the tip. Columbia River in Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHCR1350 A beautiful semi-translucent green agate Rose  Undocumented, most likely 300.00
Springs Corner notched arrowhead which is very from the Columbia River in
well flaked on both faces. Only it's slight lack of Oregon
symmetry kept this one from the gempoints page

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHCR1351 A semi-translucent, dirty off-white agate Rose Springs corner Undocumented, most likely  SOLD
notched arrowhead. It's well flaked on both faces, although from the Columbia River in
the flaking patterns are subdued owing to river polish. Oregon

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHCR1352 A black basalt Klickitat arrowhead, well formed and well Found in Oregon. 65.00
flaked on both faces, but having more than it's share of
pockmarks. (1 on side A just above the hafting line, and
2 on side B at the tip and at the mid-line.) The surface of
the diamond base was sheared off in ancient times.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHCR1353 An interesting burgundy chert Columbia Plateau Recovered in 120.00
arrowhead which lost one tang long ago, and Washington Co., OR
which didn't take it out of commission. It's well  by Les Packer
flaked on both faces by a very advanced knapper.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHCR1354 A very attractive semi-translucent moonstone Undocumented, most likely SOLD
agate Columbia Plateau arrowhead which is  from the Columbia River in
missing one barb. It's well flaked on both faces Washington
by a very advanced knapper. 7/3

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MHCR1355 A most attractive mottled gray-brown  Undocumented, most likely SOLD
chert Eastgate Split-stem arrowhead, well from the Columbia River in
flaked on both faces to a median ridge Washington

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
CR240 A mottled green agate Cascade Recovered on the 45.00
dart point, well flaked on both Columbia River, WA
faces in a random pattern. Ex: Favell museum 7/4 ON-HOLD mb

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
CR241 A deep red agate Cascade dart point very  Found on the Lower 30.00
well flaked on both faces in a random pattern. Columbia River in Oregon
It has chalky, granular caliche deposits to the
base on one face. An interesting piece 7/9 ON-HOLD ds

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHCR1330 A polished black steatite fish effigy pendant   Recovered on the SOLD
made from a broken steatite ring. Published Columbia River,
in Lar Hothem's Ornamental Indian Pacific NW
Artifacts, page 224, plate 2, number 2

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR85 A good set of 4 "Phoenix Era" metal Recovered from 60.00
buttons having blank faces, some  The Dalles, OR
slightly corroded but completely intact Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR86 A good set of 4 "Phoenix Era" Recovered from 60.00
metal buttons having blank faces. The Dalles, OR
One has a broken loop (photo 5)
but the others are completely intact Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR87 A good set of 4 "Phoenix Era" metal Recovered from 60.00
buttons having blank faces, some The Dalles, OR
slightly corroded but completely intact Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR88 A miniature gray dacite Humboldt Dart  Recovered from 25.00
point showing crude flaking patterns to The Dalles, OR
both faces by a novice knapper Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR89 A mottled gray, brown and black Recovered from 175.00
petrified wood Cascade Blade form, The Dalles, OR
quite thin and very well flaked on both
faces. Quite an attractive piece Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR90 An interesting red jasper Rabbit Island Dart point Recovered from 30.00
which was anciently worked down quite a bit The Dalles, OR
Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR91 A nice pair of pierced/drilled thin copper Recovered from 125.00
pendants from the post-contact era. The Dalles, OR
These are quite rare! Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR92 A very unusual and very scarce post contact Recovered from 140.00
iron arrowhead. Not to be confused with the The Dalles, OR
iron "Trade Points" which were created in 
Europe, this one is "Indian-made", most likely
from part of a European rifle Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR93 A pretty nice burgundy chert Rose Recovered from 30.00
Springs Stemmed Arrowhead showing  The Dalles, OR
mostly cursory flaking around the edges
of side B, side A is more thoroughly
flaked, although in a "rushed" fashion Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR94 A nice light mottled brown chert Recovered from 30.00
Rose Springs Stemmed arrowhead The Dalles, OR
which has a snapped base Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR95 A very thin, well formed pink chert Rabbit Island  Recovered from 30.00
Dart form, fairly well flaked on both faces, although The Dalles, OR
the flaking on side B appears to be "rushed" Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JFCR96 A semi-translucent yellow and orange Recovered from 50.00
agate Rabbit Island Dart point, well The Dalles, OR
flaked on side A and having nice edge
serrations. Side B is a different story,
where it retains about 30% of the original
host stone's cortex right in the center Ex: Charles Hall

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR39 A nice light gray, tan and burgundy chert Unclassified  Unfortunately undocumented, 250.00
Triangular dart point having a purplish hue, mostly on side although it came as part of a
B and having a single narrow flute to side A. It appears larger Columbia River case
to have lost the base/stem in ancient times and the edge
of the base was re-worked to put it back into service

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR33 A medium-sized semi-translucent white, light gray, light Recovered near the 125.00
brown and red agate Atlatl Valley Triangular knife Okanogan River, WA
form, well flaked on side B with micro flaking to one 
edge. Side A has a flat section remaining from the
original hoststone covering the entire right cutting edge 
of side B, shown in photo 5. It also has an ancient nick
to the base (photo 7) caused by an overly aggressive
pressure flaking attempt, but is still an attractive piece

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MBCR63 A monster red and greenish-brown jasper Columbia Documented only as SOLD
Plateau, VERY large (for type) Flaking patterns are very being from the Columbia
thorough and expertly done on both faces to a median River, most likely the 
ridge. An outstanding specimen with one teensy weensy upper Columbia River in
little problem... it was found in 2 pieces and seamlessly  Washington
glued back together. (The break is 3/4" from the very tip) 6/5

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
DFCR34 A very unusual semi-translucent honey-colored Recovered in 125.00
agate Rose Springs Side-notched dart point having Kittitas Co.,  WA
cursory flaking patterns made by an amateur
knapper. At first I thought that the white speckled
areas were caliche deposits, but through a 
microscopic examination these proved to actually be
different colored section in the agate hoststone itself

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
PGCR1 A fairly large for type semi-translucent honey colored Recovered on the 375.00
agate Eastgate dart point, made on a flake and retaining Columbia River
30% of the original flake's surface on the tip of side B, (No further information)
where it is only pressure flaked around the edges. Side A
has a horizontal section above the hafting area where 
crystal and weaker chert inclusions have weathered away. Ex: John Hayden

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
PGCR2 A semi-translucent white and blue agate Rabbit Recovered on the 50.00
Island arrowhead which retains 25% of a  Columbia River
flake's flat surface on side B, in the center, just (No further information)
above the stem. A nice looking little piece. Ex: John Hayden 5/25 ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
PGCR4 A mottled brown and white agate Rose Springs Recovered on the 30.00
Stemmed arrowhead made on a flake and well   Columbia River
flaked on side A but retaining 85% of the original (No further information)
flake's flat surface on side B. It has a flea bite to
the very tip, but is still quite attractive Ex: John Hayden

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
PGCR5 A very interesting light green agate Gunther Triangular Recovered on the 45.00
arrowhead which appears to have been heavily river Columbia River
polished. It has a slight lateral nick to the very tip, but (No further information)
is otherwise in good shape and quite attractive Ex: John Hayden 6/2 ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
PGCR6 A very asymmetrical tan and light brown jasper  Recovered on the 30.00
Rose Springs Stemmed arrowhead made on a flake Columbia River
and retaining 40% of the original flake's surface on (No further information)
side B. Side A is well flaked. This one is paper-thin. Ex: John Hayden

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
PGCR7 A very nice, very small and delicate lavender Recovered on the 25.00
agate Rabbit Island arrowhead which is well Columbia River
flaked on both faces. A cute little birdpoint (No further information)
Ex: John Hayden 5/25 ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
PGCR8 An ultra-small, very delicate semi-translucent tan  Recovered on the 20.00
agate Rose Springs stemmed arrowhead having a Columbia River
burgundy spot near the tip on one face (No further information)
Ex: John Hayden 5/30 ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
PGCR9 A bluish-gray dacite Rose Springs stemmed Recovered on the 20.00
birdpoint which has rough flaking patterns, Columbia River
understandable for an artifact this small (No further information)
Ex: John Hayden

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
PGCR10 A light greenish-brown jasper Rabbit Island Recovered on the 30.00
arrowhead which is thoroughly worked on Columbia River
both faces, quite a good looking artifact (No further information)
Ex: John Hayden 5/30 ON-HOLD

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
PGCR11 A very attractive mottled red and Recovered on the 75.00
burgundy agate crescent-shaped knife Columbia River
blade which is well flaked on both faces (No further information) 5/23 ON-HOLD ge

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHCR1289 A nice semi-translucent honey colored, tan Found near SOLD
and red agate Rose Springs Stemmed Hood River, Oregon
arrowhead well flaked on both faces with a  Stermer OK'd
slight nick to one barb (right side in photo 4) Ex: Michael Hough

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