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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 !

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PGCR12 A nice set of 5 birdpoints and one thumb awl Recovered on the 25.00
in an assortment of materials. A great study lot Columbia River
(No further information)

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DFCR35 A mottled gray and burgundy silicified Found near SOLD
wood Rabbit Island stemmed arrowhead Priest Rapids, WA
showing fairly good flaking patterns in a  
most difficult to work material with minutely
serrated edges. It's pretty large for the type. Stermer COA 5/23

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DFCR36 A most interesting moonstone agate Atlatl Valley Found near 50.00
Triangular knife blade having sections of white Priest Rapids, WA
and light brown, mostly on the hafting area.
Flaking patterns are good and fairly thorough
although not particularly remarkable

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DFCR37 A quite crude brown jasper Fountain Bar dart point having Found on Fountain Bar in  20.00
secondary pressure flaking to both edges on side A and a Washington, which is now
single edge on side B. Outside of the worked edges, it completely under water
retains the original flat outer layers of the hoststone.

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DFCR38 A white and light gray agate Rabbit Island arrowhead Found near 40.00
well flaked on both faces to a median ridge and Priest Rapids, WA
having a slight, 10% flat in the center of side B just
above the base. It has a nibble from the tip

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MHCR1285 A sturdy almost translucent opalescent moonstone Found by Les Packer 150.00
agate Ochoco Stemmed dart point having an impact near Hood River, Oregon
fracture to the tip, which removed a 1/8" long 
section of the face of side A at the tip, but didn't put
this one out of commission. It has a dip and a
substantial ledge just above the stem on side B
which was used to facilitate hafting as a hafting stop Ex: Michael Hough

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MHCR1288 A nicely patinated cream colored chalcedony   Found near SOLD
Eastgate arrowhead, slightly asymmetrical, but Hood River, Oregon
"all there" as it was made. Flaking patterns are
thorough on both faces to a median ridge Ex: Michael Hough

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MHCR1290 A most attractive glossy butterscotch agate Found near 75.00
Columbia Plateau arrowhead, well flaked on Hood River, Oregon
both faces but having an ancient nick to the
stem as well as to the tip of one barb. (right
barb in photo 4) Still a good looking piece Ex: Michael Hough

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MHCR1291 A fairly large and broad (for type) mottled light   Found near 550.00
brown and tan jasper-agate Quilomene Bar Dart Hood River, Oregon
point well flaked on both faces by an intermediate
knapper. It has slightly asymmetrical tangs, but it's
"all there" as it was made. A very nice piece Ex: Michael Hough

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CR239 A VERY RARE offering of a stunning, very colorful, All recovered from the SOLD
totally "clean" (no rechips, etc.) Columbia River Columbia River in
Collection in 2 wooden cases. It consists of just about Washington and Oregon
every type of gemstone material to be found on the
Columbia River and contains many exceptional and
quite rare examples of gemstone tools and arrowheads.
Additionally, it comes with logbook entries for each
piece. Higher resolution and detailed photos can be
requested from serious buyers only, please 4/5

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DACR691 An ultra-thin, extremely attractive  Recovered on 225.00
and well made mottled yellow and Sauvie's Island,
brown horizontally banded chert Oregon
Desert Sierra arrowhead. 7/4 ON-HOLD sf

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DACR693 A somewhat semi-translucent mottled brown,  Recovered on the  SOLD
red and yellow agate hafted Knife blade showing Columbia River in
advanced knapping to side A, where side B is Oregon
mostly only knapped around the edges. It has a
3/8" long lateral cut to one edge near the base
(photos 8 & 10) 6/18

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DACR696 A somewhat crude mottled burgundy, red, Recovered on the 55.00
orange, tan and brown petrified wood hand- Columbia River
held (as opposed to hafting) Cascade Knife in Oregon
blade. It's well flaked, mostly around the edges 
and has an interesting form with finger rest areas
on both faces. It has the original striking 
platform on the end of the base. (Photos 6 & 7)

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DFCR1 A very crudely made petrified wood Cold Recovered on the 30.00
Springs arrowhead dating to the Archaic Columbia River in
period between 4000 and 5000 years old. Washington
Flaking patterns are non-existent on this
"fast & dirty" point. Still an interesting study
piece in an impossible to work material 

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DFCR2 A nice sized, very sturdy semi-translucent white Recovered on the 120.00
and brown agate Cascade knife blade made on Columbia River in
a large flake and retaining the flakes percussion Washington
bulb on the stem of side B. Side B is sparsely
flaked around the edges, while side A is more
thoroughly flaked, mostly around the edges and
side A has a stack right in the center of the blade

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DFCR7 An attractive semi-translucent white, yellow Recovered on the 35.00
and burgundy agate Rose Springs corner- Columbia River in
notched arrowhead well flaked on side A Washington
with side B only flaked around the edges. 
One tang is anciently worked off and there's
a slight nick to one side of the base

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DFCR8 A fairly large (for type) VERY crudely made orange Recovered on the 20.00
agate Rose Springs corner-notched arrowhead   Columbia River in
made on a flake. Both faces retain a majority of the Washington
original flake's surface and are only pressure flaked
around the edges. The base was anciently snapped
off. To say that this was made with the fast & dirty
method would be a gross understatement

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DFCR9 A medium-sized mottled off-white,   Recovered on the 40.00
brown and gray agate Rabbit Island knife Columbia River in
form thoroughly flaked on both faces to a Washington
median ridge. A pretty nice piece

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DFCR10 A yummy horizontally banded red, Recovered on the 45.00
yellow, pink and honey colored agate Columbia River in
Rabbit Island dart point fairly well flaked Washington
on both faces in a rushed, random fashion

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DFCR17 An interesting off-white, red, blue-gray Recovered on the 30.00
and brown diagonally banded petrified Columbia River in
wood Paddle Drill. It's fairly well flaked Washington
on both faces with a large "step" on the
base (photo 6)

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DFCR18 A light green, red and tan agate Recovered on the 20.00
Cottonwood Leaf dart point, crudely and Columbia River in
hurriedly flaked on both faces. It retains a  Washington
30% section of the original host stone's rind
on the lower portion of side B. (photo 4)

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DFCR20 A fairly large (for type) and attractive black dacite Recovered on the 30.00
Rose Springs Corner-notched arrowhead, well  Columbia River in
flaked on both faces. It has a single ledge on side A Washington
leading from the edge near the tip. (Right side in
photo 4) It appears to have been coated on one
side with shellac, a practice for mounting artifacts 
from the 1940's through 1950's. (This is easily
removed with a quick acetone soaking)

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DFCR21 A black chert Desert General arrowhead, Recovered on the 22.00
well flaked on both faces. It appears to Columbia River in
have been coated on one side with shellac,  Washington
a practice for mounting artifacts from the
1940's through 1950's. (This is easily
removed with a quick acetone soaking)

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DFCR22 A semi-translucent white and pink agate Recovered on the 15.00
Cottonwood Triangular arrowhead, made Columbia River in
on a flake and retaining 50% of the flake's Washington
original surface running vertically up the
center of side B, and 10% of the original 
flake's surface in the center of side A. It has
an unfortunate nick to the edge of the base

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DFCR23 A simply GORGEOUS translucent white agate Recovered on the 120.00
Rabbit Island dart point have a reddish section  Columbia River in
on the stem. Flaking is fairly thorough on both Washington
faces, in a random fashion, with 1 surface of an
original percussion flake appearing on one
edge of side B. A very attractive piece

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DFCR24 A weird, highly river polished white, light orange and Recovered on the 20.00
tan chert Gatecliff dart point, well flaked on both Columbia River in
faces, although the river polish has subdued the  Washington
flaking patterns somewhat. It has a nasty lateral shear
to one edge near the tip caused by the weakening of
this area by an inclusion which weathered away

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DFCR26 A mottled purple and pink agate Rabbit Recovered on the 30.00
Island Arrowhead made on a flake and Columbia River in
retaining 30% of the original flake's Washington
surface on side B. Side A is well flaked

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DFCR27 A light green and tan agate Columbia Recovered on the 30.00
Plateau arrowhead which is nicely Columbia River in
formed but crudely flaked Washington

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DFCR28 A mottled burgundy and brown chert  Recovered on the 30.00
Columbia Plateau arrowhead very well flaked Columbia River in
on both faces but having an asymmetrical Washington
form and an ancient nick to the stem

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DFCR29 A light green, light brown and tan chert   Recovered on the 30.00
Columbia Plateau arrowhead reasonably Columbia River in
well flaked on both faces, less so on side Washington
B. At least it appears to be "all there"

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DFCR30 A semi-translucent tan and rose-colored Recovered on the 22.00
agate Columbia Plateau arrowhead   Columbia River in
thoroughly flaked on both faces with a median Washington
ridge on side A. The very end of one tang and
the stem were anciently chipped away

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DFCR31 A pink and off-white chert Desert Sierra   Recovered on the 10.00
arrowhead which is fairly thin and well Columbia River in
flaked on both faces but which has a nick to Washington
the tip of one tang and a circular pockmark
on the face of side B near the tip. (photo 4)

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DFCR32 A white chert Columbia Plateau arrowhead, Recovered on the 18.00
well flaked on both faces. It has a spider Columbia River in
bite to the tip, and the bottom of the basal Washington
stem is sheared off, "possibly" by design

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DFCR6 A very crude pink and cream Recovered on the 8.00
colored chert stemmed dart Columbia River in
point which must have spent Washington
considerable time in the water
as it is heavily river polished

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TRCR1 A nice orange agate, highly serrated Found on the Columbia River 200.00
Columbia Plateau arrowhead from the (no further provenance)
Classic to Historic phases, between 200 to
500 years old. Flaking patterns are cursory 
and don't match the intricate serration work.
It has a 45% flat in the center of side B
(photo 6) and a dig in the center of side A. 7/3 ON-HOLD si

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TRCR3 A semi-translucent honey and red colored agate Wallula  Found on the Columbia River 50.00
Gap Rectangular Stem arrowhead from the Developmental (no further provenance, most
through Historic phases between 200 and 1000 years old. likely in Washington)
It retains a 30% flat area on both faces from the original
host stone's surface, but is expertly flaked around the
edges by a knapper of the "only the necessary" school. It
has a nick to the tip of one tang, but is otherwise "all there".

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TRCR4 An interesting semi-translucent white and red agate  Found on the Columbia River 40.00
Wallula Gap Rectangular Stem arrowhead from the (no further provenance, most
Developmental through Historic phases between 200 likely in Washington)
and 1000 years old. This was evidently a very tough
material to work as it has a couple of dips covering 
50% of the surface on the lower half of side B. Side A
is well flaked although, due to the nature of the host
stone, the flaking patterns are somewhat subdued

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BWCR30 A very nice deep reddish Recovered on the 75.00
jasper Gold Hill dart point, Columbia River in
thoroughly flaked on both Kittitas Co., WA
faces. A most attractive piece

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BWCR31 A black river-polished basalt Recovered from the 85.00
winged Drill thoroughly flaked  Dalles, OR on the
on both faces to a median ridge Columbia River

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DACR226 Now this one's really different... A frosty Skamania Co. 40.00
off-white and orange agatized wood Snake WA
River Dart point, made on an "arching" flake
and heavily beveled on the right side to
compensate and balance a "twist" which was
evident in the original flake. Side B has 95%
of the original flake's surface showing and is 
only pressure flaked around the blade edges.
The base is sheared. Ex: Rod Brown

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