|
|
|
| Indian arrowheads and other ancient relics from |
| the Far Western regions which includes the Great Basin |
| FOR THE BEST OF THE BEST FAR WESTERN COLLECTION, PLEASE BE SURE |
| TO VISIT OUR CACHES & COLLECTIONS PAGE WHERE THE FAMOUS |
| CHENOWETH / GAFFNEY COLLECTION (AS DOCUMENTED IN MANY |
| PUBLICATIONS) IS BEING OFFERED FOR SALE!!! |
 |
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Provenance: |
|
Price |
| GBFW43 |
All Recovered from a private ranch in the town |
|
|
| |
of Hornbrook in Siskiyou County, California |
|
|
| |
A - Ice Agate Gunther Barbed - spider bite to one barb |
A - |
45.00 |
| |
B - Ice Agate Gunther Barbed - minus the shorter tang |
B - |
35.00 |
| |
C - White chert Gunther Barbed - excellent condition |
C - |
110.00 3/10 ON-HOLD ge |
| |
D - Ice Agate Gunther Barbed - spider bite to one barb |
D - |
40.00 |
| |
E - Ice Agate Gunther Barbed - stem and 1 barb damaged |
E - |
30.00 |
| |
F - Ice Agate Gunther Barbed - stem and barbs nicked |
F - |
25.00 |
| |
Era: Developmental to Historic Phase - 200 to 1000 years old |
|
|
| |
PLEASE Specify the item number AND LETTER when ordering! |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Provenance: |
|
Price |
| GBFW44 |
All Recovered from a private ranch in the town |
|
|
| |
of Hornbrook in Siskiyou County, California |
|
|
| |
A - Obsidian Gunther Barbed - slight flat, side B |
A - |
65.00 |
| |
B - Obsidian Gunther Barbed - translucent diagonally |
B - |
125.00 |
| |
banded duo flow |
|
|
| |
C - Smoky Obsidian Gunther Barbed - Base and barb nicks |
C - |
20.00 |
| |
D - Obsidian Gunther Barbed - barbs nicked, flat on side B |
D - |
18.00 |
| |
Era: Developmental to Historic Phase - 200 to 1000 years old |
|
|
| |
PLEASE Specify the item number AND LETTER when ordering! |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Provenance: |
|
Price |
| GBFW45 |
All Recovered from a private ranch in the town |
|
|
| |
of Hornbrook in Siskiyou County, California |
|
|
| |
A - Obsidian Desert General - tip and 1 tang spider bites |
A - |
22.00 |
| |
B - Translucent Obsidian Gunther Barbed - base & barb |
B - |
15.00 |
| |
nicked, side B flat |
|
|
| |
C - Obsidian Gunther Barbed - base & tip nicked |
C - |
30.00 SOLD |
| |
D - Obsidian Gunther Barbed - Very thin, both barbs & |
D - |
30.00 |
| |
base nicked |
|
|
| |
E - Rare silver iridescent Obsidian Gunther Barbed - |
E - |
85.00 3/9 ON-HOLD ge |
| |
slight base & barb nicks |
|
|
| |
F - Dacite Gunther Barbed - missing one tang |
F - |
24.00 SOLD |
| |
Era: Developmental to Historic Phase - 200 to 1000 years old |
|
|
| |
PLEASE Specify the item number AND LETTER when ordering! |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Provenance: |
|
Price |
| GBFW46 |
All Recovered from a private ranch in the town |
|
|
| |
of Hornbrook in Siskiyou County, California |
|
|
| |
A - Gray Obsidian Gunther Barbed - spider bite to one barb |
A - |
20.00 |
| |
B - Translucent Obsidian Gunther Barbed |
B - |
40.00 |
| |
C - Translucent Obsidian Gunther Barbed, slight barb nicks |
C - |
24.00 |
| |
D - Tri-flow mahogany Obsidian Desert Delta - 1 barb nick |
D - |
40.00 |
| |
E - Mouse Obsidian Gunther Barbed - serrated edges |
E - |
22.00 |
| |
F - Paper-thin iridescent Obsidian Gunther Barbed |
F - |
85.00 3/9 ON-HOLD ge |
| |
G - Obsidian Gunther Barbed - 1 barb nicked |
G - |
22.00 |
| |
Era: Developmental to Historic Phase - 200 to 1000 years old |
|
|
| |
PLEASE Specify the item number AND LETTER when ordering! |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Provenance: |
|
Price |
| GBFW47 |
All Recovered from a private ranch in the town |
|
|
| |
of Hornbrook in Siskiyou County, California |
|
|
| |
A - Jasper Gunther Barbed - Stem snapped |
A - |
110.00 3/9 ON-HOLD ge |
| |
B - Jasper Gunther Barbed - Stem snapped, serrated edgework |
B - |
65.00 |
| |
C - Jasper Gunther Barbed - Barbs nicked |
C - |
40.00 |
| |
D - Jasper Gunther Barbed - base & barb nicked |
D - |
30.00 3/9 ON-HOLD cs |
| |
Era: Developmental to Historic Phase - 200 to 1000 years old |
|
|
| |
PLEASE Specify the item number AND LETTER when ordering! |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Provenance: |
|
Price |
| GBFW48 |
All Recovered from a private ranch in the town |
|
|
| |
of Hornbrook in Siskiyou County, California |
|
|
| |
A - Jasper Gunther Barbed - salvaged Drill form |
A - |
45.00 3/10 ON-HOLD bw |
| |
B - Jasper Gunther Barbed - barbs nicked |
B - |
24.00 |
| |
C - Jasper Gunther Barbed - barbs nicked |
C - |
24.00 |
| |
D - Jasper Gunther Barbed - barbs nicked |
D - |
24.00 |
| |
E - Jasper Gunther Barbed - short stemmed |
E - |
30.00 3/10 ON-HOLD bw |
| |
Era: Developmental to Historic Phase - 200 to 1000 years old |
|
|
| |
PLEASE Specify the item number AND LETTER when ordering! |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Provenance: |
|
Price |
| GBFW49 |
All Recovered from a private ranch in the town |
|
|
| |
of Hornbrook in Siskiyou County, California |
|
|
| |
A - Burgundy Jasper Gunther Barbed - Classic form, |
A - |
75.00 |
| |
slight flat on side B |
|
|
| |
B - Jasper Gunther Barbed - paper-thin, 1 barb slight nick, |
B - |
75.00 3/9 ON-HOLD ge |
| |
serrated edgework |
|
|
| |
C - Long, red Jasper Gunther Barbed - thoroughly flaked |
C - |
120.00 3/9 ON-HOLD ge |
| |
D - Red & tan Jasper Gunther Barbed - serrated edgework, |
D - |
120.00 3/9 ON-HOLD ge |
| |
slight flat side B |
|
|
| |
Era: Developmental to Historic Phase - 200 to 1000 years old |
|
|
| |
PLEASE Specify the item number AND LETTER when ordering! |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Provenance: |
|
Price |
| GBFW50 |
All Recovered from a private ranch in the town |
|
|
| |
of Hornbrook in Siskiyou County, California |
|
|
| |
A - Green Jasper Gunther Barbed |
A - |
24.00 |
| |
B - Jasper Gunther Barbed - well flaked, slight barb nicks |
B - |
40.00 |
| |
C - Burgundy Jasper Gunther Barbed - well flaked |
C - |
50.00 |
| |
D - Deep burgundy Jasper Gunther Barbed - barb nicks, |
D - |
35.00 |
| |
serrated edgework, side B 50% flat |
|
|
| |
Era: Developmental to Historic Phase - 200 to 1000 years old |
|
|
| |
PLEASE Specify the item number AND LETTER when ordering! |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Calapooya |
Provenance: |
Price |
| JFFW13 |
A very thin and delicate translucent honey-colored agate Calapooya bird |
Recovered from the |
20.00 |
| |
point arrowhead, made on a small flake and retaining 50% of the original |
Rogue River in Oregon |
|
| |
flake's flat surface on side A, where it's only knapped around the edges, |
|
|
| |
and 75% of the original flake's flat surface on side B where it is also only |
|
|
| |
knapped around the edges. It has very fine edge serrations and must have |
|
|
| |
been created by a very experienced (and patient) ancient knapper. |
|
|
| |
Era: Developmental to Historic Phase - 200 to 1000 years old |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Ano Nuevo Dart Point |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW8 |
Here's a Dart point which is more than 100 times rarer than a Folsom and which is MUCH more |
Recovered from |
2,000.00 |
| |
isolated in it's distribution pattern. It's not the biggest nor the longest one which we've ever |
San Mateo, California |
|
| |
handled BUT it IS the MOST complete, pristine and undamaged example of this ultra-rare point |
|
|
| |
that we've ever handled, definitely a G10! A gorgeous brown Monterey chert Ano Nuevo Dart |
|
|
| |
point which is expertly and thoroughly worked on both faces. It has a thin circular vein on side B, |
|
|
| |
which is typical for the "layered" traits of Monterey chert. The apiculate tip is completely intact, |
|
|
| |
which is quite rare for this type and the base retains a small section of the outer cortex of the |
|
|
| |
original host material. Definitely a CHOICE artifact, which is rarely offered for sale anywhere. |
Ex: Michael Hough |
|
| |
Era: Developmental to Classic Phase - 600 to 1600 years old |
Stermer COA |
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Vandenberg Contracting Stem Knife Form |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW2 |
A gorgeous and very long "pure" Monterey chert Vandenberg Contracting |
Recovered from Pebble Beach, |
1,000.00 |
| |
Stem Knife form which is thoroughly flaked on both faces by a very |
Monterey County, California, |
|
| |
advanced knapper and has very minute pressure flaking patterns along one |
Additional information to buyer |
|
| |
edge on side A (left side in photo 1) as well as an apiculate needle tip. It has |
|
|
| |
a small crescent shaped lateral usage dig to one edge, just above the hafting |
|
|
| |
line (left side in photo 1), but is otherwise "all there" as it was anciently made |
|
|
| |
and used. (Monterey chert is normally "layered" with chalky white sections, |
|
|
| |
but this one doesn't have the "layering", and is "pure" dark brown Monterey |
|
|
| |
chert, an unusual feature for this host material) A very outstanding specimen! |
|
|
| |
Era: Archaic to Developmental Phase - 1500 to 5000 years old |
Stermer COA |
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Diablo Canyon Side Notched Knife Form |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW3 |
An outstanding semi-translucent speckled Monterey chert Diablo Canyon |
Recovered from |
1,000.00 |
| |
Side Notched Knife Form which is well flaked on both faces by an |
Monterey County, CA |
|
| |
intermediate knapper. It's a good-sized piece made from a most unusual |
|
|
| |
type of speckled Monterey chert which closely resembles agate. |
|
|
| |
(Jackson types this one as a Merrybell type 2) |
Jackson COA |
|
| |
Era: Archaic Period - 5500 to 8000 years old |
Stermer COA |
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Rossi Square Stemmed Knife Form |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW4 |
An interesting green and light brown Franciscan chert Rossi |
Recovered from Pacific Grove, |
175.00 |
| |
Square Stemmed Knife Form which is thoroughly flaked on |
California in Monterey County |
|
| |
both faces by an intermediate knapper. The flaking patterns |
Offered for sale by the original |
|
| |
are slightly subdued from weathering over the ages. Quite a |
finder |
|
| |
nice piece which was manufactured with a flat basal edge |
|
|
| |
Era: Archaic to Transitional Phase - 2000 to 4000 years old |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Gold "Pixie Dust" Obsidian Pluvial Lakes Knife Form |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW5 |
Now I thought that I had seen every type of obsidian which ever existed, and there |
Recovered from the Big Sur |
SOLD |
| |
are MANY strange and rare types, but this is a new one to me. A very broad and |
Region in California. Offered |
4/22 |
| |
well made Pluvial Lakes Knife Form having gold "pixie dust" embedded in it's |
for sale by the original finder |
|
| |
contents. It's actually a quality of many types of iridescent obsidian, caused by |
|
|
| |
minute "bubbles" being trapped within the obsidian lava flow, and mostly what I've |
|
|
| |
seen in the past was a silver iridescence, but this one has an unmistakable gold |
|
|
| |
iridescence, which appears only when this piece is angled to a light source. This |
|
|
| |
one is VERY intricately flaked on both faces by a very advanced knapper. It has a |
|
|
| |
few more recent nicks along one edge, the cause of which I can't imagine, possibly |
|
|
| |
caused by improper storage. The base was snapped off in ancient times and the |
|
|
| |
tips of both barbs were also nicked, probably at the same time as the snapping of |
|
|
| |
the base. Still a very desirable and amazing piece! |
|
|
| |
Era: Early Archaic Period - 8000 to 9000 years old |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Cascade Shouldered Hafted Knife Blade |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW6 |
A fairly thick and sturdy opaque black obsidian Cascade Shouldered Hafted |
Recovered from the Big Sur |
150.00 |
| |
Knife Blade which is well flaked on both faces by an intermediate knapper. |
Region in California. Offered |
|
| |
This piece displays the knapper's knowledge of creating a tapered base for |
for sale by the original finder |
|
| |
press-fitting into a bone or wooden handle. (see photo 2) Not a bad piece. |
|
|
| |
Era: Early Archaic Period - 4000 to 8000 years old |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Vandenberg Contracting Stem Dart Point |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW7 |
A very stubby and quite thick blue-gray (vaguely) diagonally banded obsidian |
Recovered from the Big Sur |
100.00 |
| |
Vandenberg Contracting Stem Dart point, and I use the term "dart point" very |
Region in California. Offered |
|
| |
loosely because this one has been anciently re-sharpened down to almost nothing |
for sale by the original finder |
|
| |
on MANY occasions and displays Archaic left-hand beveling on both faces, which |
|
|
| |
is a trait observed only with knife blades. It's hard to imagine this one being a |
|
|
| |
"Knife blade", but that's my conclusion after studying this specimen. The only flaw I |
|
|
| |
can see with this one is that the very tip of one barb has been nicked, (Right side |
|
|
| |
barb in photo 1) otherwise, it's "all there" as it was created by a novice knapper. |
|
|
| |
Era: Archaic to Developmental Phase - 1500 to 5000 years old |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Malaga Cove Leaf |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW9 |
A fairly small and quite thin blue and green Franciscan |
Recovered from private |
75.00 |
| |
Chert Malaga Cove Leaf dart point which is only |
property in Santa Barbara |
|
| |
sparsely flaked on both faces by a novice knapper. |
County, CA (Chumash |
|
| |
|
Territory). Offered for sale |
|
| |
Era: Developmental Phase - 700 to 1500 years old |
by the original finder |
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Malaga Cove Leaf Knife Blade |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW10 |
A fairly large (for type) Malaga Cove Leaf Knife form made |
Recovered from |
150.00 |
| |
from a mottled off-white and red speckled chert. The flaking |
Lake Tulare, |
5/1 ON-HOLD to |
| |
style is a bit crude with multiple ledges on side A, and side B |
King County, CA |
|
| |
was worked mostly by percussion flaking. It has pressure |
|
|
| |
flaking around the cutting edges on both faces with a single, |
|
|
| |
more recent nick to one edge on side A above the horizontal |
|
|
| |
centerline. (left side in photo 1) Still a worthy piece. |
|
|
| |
Era: Developmental Phase - 700 to 1500 years old |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Silver Lake Knife Blade |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW11 |
A very fine-grained basalt Silver Lake knife blade which is a bit on |
Recovered from Soda |
100.00 |
| |
the crude side, apparently created by an ancient knapper who was |
Lake, CA in Kern |
|
| |
just in a hurry. From it's atypical form, it most likely doubled as a |
county. Offered for sale |
|
| |
shaft scraper as well as a knife. One thing is obvious, it was used |
by the original finder |
|
| |
for an extended period of time and was anciently re-sharpened |
|
|
| |
many times to put it back into service. An interesting artifact. |
|
|
| |
Era: Paleo to Archaic Period - 7,000 to 11,000 years old |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Panoche Arrowhead |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW12 |
A pink chert Panoche Side Notched Arrowhead which has |
Recovered from Los Banos, CA. |
40.00 |
| |
thorough, but subdued flaking to both faces. It has a single, more |
Offered for sale by the original finder |
|
| |
recent facial nick from the barb on side A. (left side in photo 2) |
|
|
| |
Era: Historic Period - 200 to 300 years old |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Pinto Basin Dart Point |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW13 |
A VERY thick black obsidian Pinto Basin Dart point which, for it's |
Recovered from Point Sal in |
75.00 |
| |
thickness was most likely a Knife blade, anciently re-sharpened |
Santa Barbara County, CA. |
|
| |
down to about 1/3rd of it's original size. It's thoroughly flaked on |
(Chumash Territory) Offered for |
|
| |
both faces, mostly in a random pattern fashion. |
sale by the original finder |
|
| |
Era: Archaic Period - 2,650 to 8,000 years old |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Malaga Cove Leaf Knife Blade |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW14 |
A very thin and slender green Franciscan chert Malaga Cove Leaf Knife |
Recovered from private property |
100.00 |
| |
Blade, originally made on a large flake and retaining the general "flat" |
in Santa Barbara County, CA |
|
| |
characteristics of the flake's form on side B, although both faces have been |
(Chumash Territory). Offered for |
|
| |
thoroughly flaked. Side A shows ancient re-sharpening through pressure |
sale by the original finder |
|
| |
flaking around it's edges and the base is flat from it's original manufacture. |
|
|
| |
Era: Developmental to Classic Phase - 600 to 1600 years old |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Contra Costa Dart Point |
Provenance: |
Price |
| TMKFW15 |
A very scarce black obsidian Contra Costa Dart point which |
Recovered from San Mateo, CA. |
100.00 |
| |
is well flaked on side A, but has a 20% vertical flat section in |
Offered for sale by the original finder |
|
| |
the center of side B, remaining from the flake's surface that it |
|
|
| |
was made from. Quite an attractive piece, actually. |
|
|
| |
Era: Archaic to Developmental Phase - 1,500 to 2,500 years old |
|
|
 |
| Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo |
| |
| Item: |
Type: Cascade Bi-pointed Dagger/Knife |
Provenance: |
Price |
| RCBB1 |
A very good sized opaque black obsidian Bi-Pointed Cascade |
From the George & Beth Miller collection. |
1500.00 |
| |
hafted Dagger/Knife blade which is well worked on both faces by an |
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in |
|
| |
extremely experienced knapper, although the flaking patterns on side |
Modoc County, California, Oregon and |
|
| |
B are mostly hidden by heavy caliche encrustation. It shows signs of |
Churchill County, Nevada. From our experience |
|
| |
ancient re-sharpening to the hafting line along one edge and is "all |
with artifacts from these areas, we judge this one |
|
| |
there" as it was anciently made and used. A most impressive artifact. |
to be from one of the dried-up lake beds in Lake |
|
| |
Era: Archaic Period - 4,000 to 8,000 years old |
County, Oregon, Possibly Crump Lake |
|
| |
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection |
|
dlbb |
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Elko Split-stemmed Arrowhead
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW180
|
A VERY thin and delicate, well formed brown obsidian
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
40.00
|
|
|
Elko Split Stem Arrowhead having black speckles. It's
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
fairly well flaked on both faces with slight serrations along
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
both edges. It's essentially "all there" as it was anciently
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
made and used
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic to Developmental Era - 1200 to 3500 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Modoc County, California
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Cascade Shouldered Dart Point
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW183
|
A most attractive opaque black obsidian Cascade Shouldered Dart point
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
200.00
|
|
|
thoroughly flaked on both faces by a very advanced knapper, to a median
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
ridge on side A with side B being more flat, but equally as well flaked. It
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
appears to have a very slight ancient nick to one corner of the base (right
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
side in photo 6) and a somewhat "hooked" needle tip. A most attractive
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
and sturdy dart point from the earliest Archaic period with nice cloudy
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
patina on side B, which obscures none of the detailed flaking patterns
|
Lake County, Oregon
|
|
| |
Era: Early Archaic Period - 4,000 to 8,000 years old |
|
|
| |
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection |
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Gatecliff Dart Point
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW186
|
A very attractive opaque black obsidian Gatecliff Dart
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
85.00
|
|
|
point, very well flaked on both faces by an intermediate
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
knapper. It has the typical caliche deposits to side B as a
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
testimony to the many years it spent in a dried up lake bed
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic Period - 3,000 to 5,000 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Lake County, Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Eastgate
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW188
|
A very thin, fully translucent, somewhat opalescent obsidian
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
24.00
|
|
|
Eastgate Arrowhead which is thoroughly flaked on both faces by an
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
advanced knapper, but shows signs of a "rushed flaking job" on
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
side B. The very bottom of the base was anciently snapped off and
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
it has a slight "dip" to one edge almost at the halfway line (left side in
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
photo 2) which appears to have been caused by the knapper
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
himself. Still not a half bad specimen and priced accordingly
|
Lake County, Oregon
|
|
| |
Era: Developmental to Classic phases - 400 to 1,500 years old |
|
|
| |
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection |
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Eastgate Split Stem Arrowhead
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW189
|
A fairly thin black obsidian Eastgate Split Stem Arrowhead
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
22.00
|
|
|
well flaked on both faces by a novice knapper. It has a small
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
ancient clip to one ear of the stem but is otherwise "all there"
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Developmental to Classic phases - 400 to 1,500 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Desert General Arrowhead
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW190
|
A very thin HIGHLY river polished off-white and brown chert
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
22.00
|
|
|
Desert General Arrowhead which was made on a flake with
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
sparse flaking patterns on both faces which are all but obscured
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
from the river polishing. From the beating it must have taken in a
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
river to obtain this degree of polish, it's amazingly still intact
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Classic to Historic phase - 200 to 700 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Parman Knife Form
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW191
|
A nice and sturdy opaque black obsidian Parman Knife form
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
75.00
|
|
|
which is well flaked on both faces but not in any impressive
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
pattern by a novice knapper. It shows signs of being anciently
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
resharpened repeatedly, and was probably at least twice as
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
long when it was originally made. A most ancient piece!
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic Period - 9,000 to 10,500 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Lake County, Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Shaniko Stemmed Knife Form
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW192
|
A most interesting semi-translucent horizontally banded blue and
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
130.00
|
|
|
smoky gray marble obsidian Shaniko Stemmed Knife form which is
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
well knapped on side A by an intermediate knapper, but retains a 5%
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
flat section just below the tip. (photo 4) Side B is more intricately
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
flaked around the edges but retains a flat section from the original host
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
stone's surface running from the very base to just below the tip.
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
(photo 5) Quite a fascinating, unique and attractive piece, actually.
|
South Central Oregon
|
|
| |
Era: Archaic to Woodland Period - 2,300 to 3,500 years old |
|
|
| |
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection |
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Elko Eared Arrowhead
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW193
|
A fairly thin, semi-translucent obsidian Elko Eared Arrowhead
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
20.00
|
|
|
which is thoroughly flaked on both faces in a random pattern
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
by a (somewhat) experienced knapper. It has an ancient clip to
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
the very tip of one barb (left barb in photo 2) Unfortunately the
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
tip shows signs of modern re-chipping/tampering to this
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
most ancient piece, so it's priced accordingly
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic to Developmental phase - 1,200 to 3,500 years old
|
Lake County, Oregon
|
|
| |
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection |
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Humboldt Constricted Base Dart Point
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW194
|
A very unusual and quite thick, for it's size, opaque black obsidian Humboldt
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
75.00
|
|
|
Constricted Base Dart point having a needle tip and interesting edge serrations.
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
Flaking patterns are thorough on both faces by an experienced knapper, to a
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
median ridge on side A and to a diagonally "angled" ridge on side B. I'm always
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
VERY suspicious of ANY artifact which has serrated edges, as this can often
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
indicate a fake artifact or one which has been modernly "altered" or "enhanced"
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
(a sin in my book) so, these get my special attention to my normal 3-point
|
Lake County, Oregon
|
|
| |
inspection. I'm happy to say that this one passed all the tests! |
|
|
| |
Era: Archaic Period - 5,000 to 7,000 years old |
|
|
| |
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection |
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Humboldt Triangular Dart Point
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW199
|
An interesting mottled burgundy, gray and brown jasper Humboldt
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
75.00
|
|
|
Triangular Dart point. It's fairly well flaked on both faces but in
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
more of a cursory style by an intermediate knapper. It has good
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
mineralization and desert polish as a testimony to it's great antiquity
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic Period - 5,000 to 7,000 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Churchill County, Nevada
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Humboldt Constricted Base Knife Form
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW202
|
A very exceptional opaque black obsidian Humboldt Constricted
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
150.00
|
|
|
Base Hafted Knife form which is thoroughly flaked on both faces
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
by a very advanced knapper. It has a very small nick to the tip
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
which appears to be much more recent than from the days it was
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
first made. Still a near perfect specimen, and most attractive!
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic Period - 5,000 to 7,000 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Southern Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Cody Knife Blade
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW203
|
A VERY exceptional fine-grained black dacite Cody hafted
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
200.00
|
|
|
knife form having exceptional flaking patterns to both faces by an
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
experienced knapper. The base is flat, as it was anciently made
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
from the outer layer of the original host material. It shows good
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
desert polish and mineralization and is just an attractive piece.
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic Period - 8,000 to 10,000 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Churchill County, Nevada
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Pinto Basin Dart/Knife Form
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW204
|
A good, sturdy opaque black obsidian Pinto Basin
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
150.00
|
|
|
dart/knife form which is thoroughly flaked on both faces
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
by an advanced knapper. An outstanding artifact!
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic Period - 2,650 to 8,000 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Southern Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Cascade Dart Point
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW205
|
A semi-translucent obsidian Cascade Dart point which has a most
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
85.00
|
|
|
unusual subdued blue-gray diagonal band in the center (center of
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
photo 4) It's thoroughly flaked on both faces by an experienced
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
knapper but has a flat section on the base (photo 5). Additionally
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
it has good mineralization and Alkali deposits on side B.
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic Period - 4,000 to 8,000 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Lake County, Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Elko Eared Dart Point
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW208
|
A fairly thick, little runt of an Elko Eared Dart point, thoroughly
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
20.00
|
|
|
flaked on both faces by a (barely) intermediate knapper. Made
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
from semi-translucent smoky gray obsidian it has a small stack,
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
slightly offset to the right of the centerline in the middle of side A
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
It also has a slight ancient nick to one barb (left side in photo 4)
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic to Developmental phase - 1,200 to 3,500 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Lake County, Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Elko Eared Arrowhead
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW209
|
A VERY thin opaque black obsidian Elko Eared Arrowhead, well flaked
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
35.00
|
|
|
on both faces by an experienced knapper. It has a most interesting needle
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
tip and a slight ancient nick to one basal stem (left side in photo 5)
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
Amazingly, one face is TOTALLY clean, as if it was just made
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
yesterday, and the other face shows the typical, albeit slight alkali residue
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
from sitting on the edge of a dried-up lakebed for hundreds of years
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic to Developmental phase - 1,200 to 3,500 years old
|
Lake County, Oregon
|
|
| |
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection |
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Northern Side Notched Arrowhead
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW210
|
A medium-sized (for type) semi-translucent smoky gray
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
40.00
|
|
|
obsidian Northern Side Notched Arrowhead having
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
somewhat subdued diagonal duo-flow banding. It's
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
thoroughly flaked on both faces, although not in any
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
particularly impressive pattern. Still a worthy ancient piece
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Archaic Period - 3,000 to 9,000 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Southern Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Rose Springs Corner Notched Arrowhead
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW213
|
A fairly thin and slender tri-flow black, clear and mahogany
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
125.00
|
|
|
obsidian Rose Springs Corner Notched Arrowhead which is
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
thoroughly flaked on both faces by an experienced knapper. This
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
one is "all there" and just an exceptional point, worth the money
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Developmental to Classic phase - 600 to 1600 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Southern Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Rabbit Island Dart Point
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW216
|
A most interesting reddish mahogany obsidian Rabbit Island Dart Point
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
25.00
|
|
|
which shows an EXTREMELY HIGH degree of river polish to both faces
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
as well as to the edges all around. The river polish somewhat subdues the
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
flaking patterns which are thorough on both faces, made by an experienced
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
knapper. I can't imagine how many hundreds of years this one spent being
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
tossed around in the water in order to display such marvelous polishing.
|
these areas, we judge this one to be most
|
|
|
|
Era: Transitional to Classic Phase - 700 to 2000 years old
|
likely from Southern Oregon
|
|
| |
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection |
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Rose Springs Side-notched Arrowhead
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW217
|
A somewhat slender opaque black obsidian Rose Springs Side-notched Arrowhead
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
22.00
|
|
|
which is well flaked on both faces but only by a novice knapper who was very close
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
to graduating into the class of an intermediate knapper. The base appears to have
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
been "re-based" (re-worked due to damage sustained in use) during ancient times.
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
Just an OK piece, priced reasonably (additionally it has white paper backing stuck to
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
side B from being glued in a display frame. This comes off easily with an overnight
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
soaking in plain warm water and by using a toothpick to pry up the paper backing)
|
Lake County, Oregon.
|
|
| |
Era: Developmental to Classic Phase - 600 to 1600 years old |
|
|
| |
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection |
|
|
|
|
|
Click on the Photo set above for an enlarged photo
|
|
|
|
Item:
|
Type: Eastgate
|
Provenance:
|
Price
|
|
RCFW218
|
A fairly thin black basalt Eastgate Arrowhead having a somewhat
|
From the George & Beth Miller collection.
|
22.00
|
|
|
atypical form and which is well worked on both faces, and trust
|
The Millers mostly hunted ancient sites in
|
|
|
|
me, basalt doesn't normally "flake" very well. It's just a "tad" crude
|
Modoc County, California, Oregon and
|
|
|
|
in form and the face of the basal stem on side B shows ancient
|
Churchill County, Nevada.
|
|
|
|
chipping or "digs". Not a bad piece and reasonably priced.
|
From our experience with artifacts from
|
|
|
|
Era: Developmental to Classic Phase - 400 - 1500 years old
|
these areas, we judge this one to be from
|
|
|
|
Details about the George & Beth Miller collection
|
Lake County, Oregon
|
|
End of Far West Page 1
Count 46
|
