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Ancient
Indian arrowheads and Artifacts from the Columbia River |
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Artifacts from
the Columbia River areas have long been known to be made of some |
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of the absolute
best and most colorful material to be found anywhere in the world ! |
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| BWCR6 |
An interesting
semi-translucent mottled gray, |
Recovered on the |
95.00 |
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brown and red agate Mule
Ear knife blade. |
Klickitat River in
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This one is thoroughly flaked on both faces
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by an advanced knapper and was
greatly
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worked down from ancient resharpenings
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| BWCR7 |
A nice mottled off-white,
light gray and |
Recovered on the |
85.00 |
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burgundy agate Mule Ear
hafted knife blade |
Klickitat River in
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thoroughly flaked on both faces by an
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Washington |
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advanced knapper. It has an ancient nick to |
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one cutting edge just above the horizontal
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centerline (photo 2), still an attractive piece
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| MHCR1003 |
Kind of a ho-hum mottled
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Recovered on the |
20.00 |
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gray and burgundy chert |
Columbia River, WA |
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Desert General arrowhead
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made by a novice knapper |
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| MHCR1006 |
A very pretty mottled pink,
orange and |
Recovered from |
SOLD |
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red chert Columbia Plateau
arrowhead |
The Columbia River, WA |
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made on a flake and retaining 30% of
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the original flake's surface on side B.
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Quite a unique piece |
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| MHCR1009 |
A nice little gray chert
Eastgate Split |
Found on the |
40.00 |
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Stem arrowhead. Thoroughly
flaked |
Columbia River
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on side A, but retaining 30% of a
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by Les Packer |
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flake's original surface on side B. It
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appears to be "all there" as made
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| MHCR1011 |
A very nice dark gray with
white speckles |
Found on the |
85.00 |
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chert Dagger arrowhead in
almost perfect |
Columbia River
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condition. It is missing a single tang (which
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by Les Packer |
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was very small to start with) which was
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anciently lost. Flaking patterns are thorough
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and very well done on both faces by a near- |
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master knapper
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| MHCR1012 |
A horizontally banded
mottled blue, |
Recovered from |
50.00 |
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gray and white chert
Priest Rapids |
The Dalles, OR |
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dart point having a spider bite to one
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tang. It's thoroughly flaked on both
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faces, but the flaking patterns are only |
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of an intermediate knapper's style
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| MHCR1014 |
A gorgeous translucent,
opalescent |
Found by Les Packer |
SOLD |
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moonstone agate Klickitat
arrowhead |
at The Dalles, OR |
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having a honey colored cast. Flaking |
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is very thorough on both faces, done |
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by a near-master knapper. It appears |
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to be as perfect as the day it was
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made; just an outstanding piece
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| KGCR109 |
A fairly thin and delicate
tan chert |
John Day Rapids, OR |
100.00 |
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Columbia Plateau arrowhead |
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having a partial brown horizontal
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band near the tip. One tang
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appears to have been anciently
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sheared off and salvaged.
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Ex: Ralph Groom |
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| DACR367 |
A small and very thin red
chert |
Jackson
County, |
24.00 |
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Gunther arrowhead having |
S.
Oregon |
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small bites from all 3 lower
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appendages. Thoroughly
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flaked with tannic river staining |
Ex: Lloyd Butcher |
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| DACR369 |
A gorgeous, fairly large
(for type) |
Jackson
County, |
24.00 |
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mottled light pink and white chert |
S.
Oregon |
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Gunther barbed arrowhead. Well
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made, but having a missing tang |
Ex: Lloyd Butcher |
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| DACR373 |
A mottled red and burgundy
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Columbia River, |
30.00 |
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chert hafted Cascade blade, |
Oregon |
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having shallow notches |
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| DACR375 |
A nice, slightly thick,
mottled |
Columbia River |
35.00 |
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grayish-brown Cascade knife |
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blade
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| DACR377 |
A quite small and
interesting |
Sandy River, OR |
30.00 |
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mottled red, purple, white and
blue |
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chert Cascade blade with a flat
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hafting area at the base on side B |
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| DACR2 |
A sturdy and well-worked
down blue |
Recovered on the |
40.00 |
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moonstone agate Plateau
Pentagonal |
Snake River in Idaho |
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knife blade, anciently re-sharpened
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Ex:
Crandall collection |
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almost to it's final stage as a knife. On second
examination, this one actually could be a Gunther Preform
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6/1 ON-HOLD |

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| DACR5 |
A rustic medium brown and
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Recovered on the |
30.00 |
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burgundy chert Columbia Mule |
Columbia River |
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Ear blade almost worked down
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to a drill form
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| DACR9 |
A glossy mottled brown and
red |
Recovered in |
SOLD |
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jasper Plateau Pentagonal knife |
Skamania County, WA |
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blade well used in ancient times
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| DACR13 |
A very nice, sturdy and
well made |
Recovered on the |
75.00 |
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mottled purple, burgundy, medium |
Snake River in Idaho |
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brown and white jasper hafted Cascade |
Ex:
Crandall Collection |
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knife blade having very fine edgework
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5/14 ON-HOLD |

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| MHCR370 |
A beautiful translucent |
Recovered in
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125.00 |
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moonstone agate Snake
River |
Benton Co., WA |
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dart point made on a flake
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by Les Packer |
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having curvature from the
host |
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flake as well as 30% of
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original flake's surface
on side B. |
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It has a small nick to the
tip, but |
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is otherwise in excellent condition |
Ex: Michael Hough |
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| KGCR66 |
A mottled tan and light
gray chert |
The Dalles, OR |
75.00 |
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Rabbit Island dart point,
thoroughly |
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flaked and well made with a nick to |
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one ear and a tick bite to the tip
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| DACR571 |
An attractive
semi-translucent |
Recovered in the
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22.00 |
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moonstone agate Rabbit
Island |
Willamette Valley near
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arrowhead having 2 diagonal
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Sweet Home, OR |
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pink bands near the tip. Both
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tangs and the tip have nicks
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| MHCR724 |
A semi-translucent yellow
and brown agate |
Found by Les Packer |
SOLD |
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Rose Springs Stemmed
arrowhead, made |
on the Hood River in
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on a flake with 20% of the original flake's
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Oregon |
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surface showing on side B, in the center
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near the tip. The remainder of the surfaces
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are thoroughly flaked by an intermediate
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knapper. It has a slight nick to one corner |
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of the stem as well as to the tip of one tang.
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Still a pretty nice looking point
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Ex: Michael Hough
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| MHCR727 |
A very thin translucent ice
agate Rabbit |
Found by Les Packer |
SOLD |
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Island dart point having a
yellowish cast. |
on the Hood River in
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Thoroughly flaked by a near-master
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Oregon |
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knapper, It is missing about 30% of one side |
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of the stem, which, due to an imperfection in |
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the host stone was probably lost while the
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point was being manufactured but didn't
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prevent this one from being put into service |
Ex: Michael Hough
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| MHCR734 |
A very slender and delicate
brown |
Found by Les Packer |
100.00 |
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jasper Dagger point well
flaked by an |
on the Columbia River |
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advanced knapper but having a narrow
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near The Dalles, OR |
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vertical flat line running down the center
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of side A from the original flake's surface |
Ex: Michael Hough
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| MHCR735 |
A paper-thin mottled brown,
tan and |
Found by Les Packer |
60.00 |
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gray agate Columbia
Plateau |
on the Columbia River
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arrowhead originally made on a
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near The Dalles, OR |
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flake but having all of the original
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flake's surface removed through
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masterful secondary pressure flaking |
Ex: Michael Hough
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| MHCR736 |
A beige, tan and brown
agate |
Found by Les Packer on |
25.00 |
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Columbia Plateau
arrowhead, |
the Columbia River near
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thoroughly flaked on both faces but
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The Dalles, OR |
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having a nick to the tip, a spider
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bite to the tip of one tang and a
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slight stack on side B near the tip |
Ex: Michael Hough
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| MHCR737 |
A fairly thin mottled brown
jasper |
Found by Les Packer on |
35.00 |
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Columbia Plateau
arrowhead, |
the Columbia River near
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well flaked on both faces.
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The Dalles, OR |
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Ex: Michael Hough
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| MHCR739 |
A very thin white, gray and
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Found by Les Packer on |
18.00 |
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orange chert Rabbit Island |
the Columbia River near
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arrowhead well flaked on
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The Dalles, OR |
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both faces but having |
Ex: Michael Hough
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MODERN RECHIPPING |
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to both sides of the very tip |
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| JDCR7 |
An interesting mottled red,
white and |
Found on the |
18.00 |
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burgundy chert Desert
General arrowhead |
Columbia River |
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which has been beat up in ancient times.
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Side B is mostly flat, with minimal flaking to |
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the periphery of the edges and tip. It also
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appears to have been anciently re-based,
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most likely after sustaining damage from a
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"missed shot". Flaking is of a beginner
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knapper's caliper, still a colorful point |
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| JDCR8 |
A delicate blue-gray
chalcedony Rabbit |
Found on the |
12.00 |
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Island arrow point, made
on a flake, and |
Columbia River |
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retaining 40% of the flake's original flat
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surface on side B, and having an overt flat on |
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35% of side A's surface, in the center, where |
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pressure flaking was only done around the
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edges. It has a nick to the tip and to one tang |
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| SWCR444 |
A fairly large, somewhat
crudely |
Found at the Quinton site,
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made Snake River hafted knife |
upstream of the Dalles, OR |
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blade. Flaking patterns are a bit |
on the Columbia River |
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on the crude side and it has a |
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clip to the end of one ear as well |
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as a chip from the opposing ear |
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| DACR143 |
An attractive
semi-translucent |
Columbia River, OR |
35.00 |
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moonstone agate Plateau |
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Pentagonal blade having slight |
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curvature which is more |
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pronounced near the tip |
Ex: Beatrice Morehead |
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| KGCR72 |
A very yummy
semi-translucent |
Franklin Co., WA |
SOLD |
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orange agate (agatized
wood ?) |
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Columbia River knife blade. An
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interesting and quite attractive piece |
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| DWCR1 |
An attractive medium brown
jasper |
Found on the |
35.00 |
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Rabbit Island arrowhead.
Thoroughly |
Columbia River, WA |
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flaked and expertly made but with a
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spider bite to each tang
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| DWCR2 |
A fairly nice tan chert
Rose Springs |
Recovered on the |
40.00 |
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Corner notched dart point,
made |
Lower Columbia River
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on a flake and retaining almost all
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in Washington state |
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of the original flake's surface on
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side B, with the exception of
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pressure flaking around the
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periphery. Side A shows more
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thorough flaking patterns, although |
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they appear to have been done by |
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an intermediate knapper.
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| DACR155 |
A nice group of 3 varied
Columbia
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Columbia River, OR |
60.00 for all 3 |
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River arrowheads |
Ex: Beatrice Morehead |
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| SLCR1 |
A very thin, small and
delicate |
Warner Valley, OR |
35.00 |
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red chert Columbia Plateau |
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bird point arrowhead missing |
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the tip of one tang |
Ex: F. Metler |
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| SLCR3 |
An interesting dark
rootbeer agate |
Warner Valley, OR |
100.00 |
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Eastgate arrowhead made on a
flake by a |
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knapper "in training" and showing 20% of |
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the original flakes surface on side A and
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all of the original flakes surface on side B, |
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with the exception of the edges which
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have retouch flaking all the way around |
Ex: F. Metler |
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| DACR63 |
A nice glossy translucent
"foggy" ice |
Malheur Co., OR
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30.00 |
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agate Plateau Pentagonal knife
blade. |
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Has one "internal" fracture line running
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diagonally from the point of hafting
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about 35% of the width of the blade;
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this most likely occurred as a result of
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ancient re-sharpening, still a most
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attractive piece in a scarce material |
Ex: Sharon Briggs
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| DACR139 |
An attractive tan and red
jasper Elko Corner
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Columbia River, OR |
20.00 |
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Notched arrowhead with a flat to
side B
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covering about 25% of the surface on the
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basal stem. Tip appears to have
MODERN |
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RE-CHIPPING and the
arrowhead itself has |
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gone through ancient re-cycling as evidenced |
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by the asymmetrical shape |
Ex: Beatrice Morehead |
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| DACR187 |
A very thin mottled gray
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From the |
30.00 |
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off-white chert Columbia |
Columbia River |
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Plateau arrowhead |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
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| DACR191 |
A very thin
semi-translucent moonstone |
From the |
30.00 |
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agate Rose Springs side notched |
Columbia River |
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arrowhead having black and reddish |
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inclusions. Made on a flake with side A |
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being thoroughly and intricately worked, |
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and side B retaining about 45% of the |
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original flake's surface in the center but |
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with micro-flaking around the edges |
Ex: Milton Tuck |
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| DACR436 |
A quite thin
semi-translucent |
From the |
35.00 |
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smoky-gray obsidian Piqunin |
Columbia River, OR |
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arrowhead having very broad
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and flaring basal tangs.
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Thoroughly flaked on both faces |
Ex: Tuck |
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| DACR437 |
A duo-flow mahogany
obsidian |
From the |
30.00 |
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Columbia Plateau arrowhead having |
Columbia River, OR |
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streaks of black. Appears to have
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slight ancient damage to the tip and
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a spider bite off of one tang.
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Ex: Tuck |
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