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Indian arrowheads and other ancient relics from
the Far Western regions which includes the Great Basin

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MHFW1357 A nice mottled brown chert Elko Split- Undocumented, most likely 120.00
stem arrowhead, well flaked on both from the Columbia River in
faces and trouble-free. Oregon

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MHFW1358 A fairly thin, very well made black obsidian Elko Undocumented, most SOLD
Split-stem Arrowhead, thoroughly flaked by an likely from SE Oregon
advanced knapper. It has oblique transverse 
flaking patterns on side A and a similar attempt on
side B with some random flaking disguising this
attempt. It has just the slightest flea bite to the
very tip, but is otherwise "all there" as it was made

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1359 A delicate tan chert Eastgate  Documented only as 35.00
Arrowhead, well flaked on both being from Oregon
faces with mis-matched barbs

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MHFW1361 A nice, sturdy convex based obsidian Found in SOLD
Stockton Arrowhead, a bit cruder than most Nuns Canyon, CA
but an affordable example of this rare type

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MHFW1362 A nice and fairly large (for type) mottled light gray, red and Found in 65.00
off-white Elko Split-stem Hafted Knife form, well flaked on Humboldt Co., NV
both faces but having a substantial stack above the hafting
area on side A. (photo 7) It has nicely serrated edges but
was unfortunately diagonally snapped in 2 and glued back
together with some restoration as well (red arrows)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1363 A very well made and meaty translucent, opalescent tri- Found in SOLD
flow obsidian Rose Springs Corner-notched Knife form.   Humboldt Co., NV
It has percussion flaking scars in the center of both faces,
with very minute pressure flaking all along the edges
extending towards the centerline of each face. A very
well made and attractive piece which isn't without it's
flaws. The bottom of the base was snapped off in ancient
times and is missing and it also has a small lateral fracture
running from the tip down one edge for 3/16". (Because
of this fracture's location, it's almost not noticeable)

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1364 A very nice and varied group of Humboldt dart  All found by "Val" in SOLD
points in various materials (The first one on the Churchill Co., NV
left side in row 2 has a fire-pop mark just to
the left of center on side B, see photo 3) 

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1365 A semi-translucent diagonally banded duo-flow  Found in  SOLD
obsidian Humboldt dart point, well flaked with Mineral Co., NV
nice serrations. It has a nick to the tip of one (details to buyer)
auricle, but is still a superior piece

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MHFW1366 A very thin and delicate semi-translucent obsidian Rose From Humboldt Co., NV SOLD
Springs Corner-notched Arrowhead having very
thorough and minute pressure flaking patterns on both 
faces. Created by a very advanced knapper, it is missing
the very bottom of the base from a lateral fracture

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1367 A mottled gray and tan quartzite Eastgate Arrowhead, well   Found in 40.00
formed and well flaked on side A, while side B's flaking is Churchill Co., NV
cruder and selective. It has traces of the asphaltum used to (details to buyer)
bind this to it's shaft along one edge of the hafting area

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1368 A nice and quite narrow mottled brown jasper  Found in 20.00
Rose Springs Corner-notched arrowhead which Churchill Co., NV
is almost worked down to a drill form. It's well  (details to buyer)
flaked on both faces and has nice desert polish.
Unfortunately it has an ancient nick to one barb.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1369 A very nice, quite thin and well made semi-  Found in SOLD
translucent white and yellow agate Rose Springs Navajo Co., AZ
Corner-notched arrowhead well flaked on both
faces but having an ancient nick to one tang

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1370 A very nice and quite thin mottled red jasper Elko Found in 65.00
Corner-notched Arrowhead. It's very well flaked Navajo Co., AZ
on both faces but has an ancient nick to one barb 
and a slight lateral fracture to one ear of the base
as well as a spider bite to the very tip.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1371 An off-white chert Elko Corner-notched Found in SOLD
arrowhead well flaked on both faces and  Navajo Co., AZ
having very finely serrated edgework as well
as a tick bite to the very tip

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MHFW1372 An exceptional black obsidian Stockton dart point, thoroughly  Recovered in 800.00
and expertly flaked on both faces with nice, complete serrations. Contra Costa Co., CA
This one appears to be problem free and "all there" as it was
anciently made, and a very rare example as such. 7/3 ON-HOLD ss

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1373 A very thin and quite long (for type) semi- Recovered in 175.00
translucent obsidian Desert General Arrowhead. Contra Costa Co., CA
Flaking is thorough to both faces and expertly 
executed. Obviously created by a master knapper 7/3 ON-HOLD ss

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1374 A very flat opaque black obsidian Stockton Arrowhead Recovered in SOLD
made on a flake and only sparsely pressure flaked Contra Costa Co., CA
around the edges by a very advanced knapper. A very
rare piece which is "all there" as it was made.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1375 A very nice, finely serrated opaque black obsidian Stockton Recovered in 350.00
Arrowhead well flaked on both faces and "all there" as it was Contra Costa Co., CA
made. Knapping patterns are superior, but the ancient knapper 
had particular problems with the base, which has knapping "steps"
from quite a few attempts at basal thinning. Still a very rare type 7/3 ON-HOLD ss

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1376 A somewhat crudely made black obsidian Stockton arrowhead  Found in SOLD
which has flaking to a median ridge on both faces and shallower Nuns Canyon, CA
serrations than are normally seen on Stockton types

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1377 A somewhat flat, very worked down Elko Eared Recovered in SOLD
Arrowhead which came from a site known for it's Contra Costa Co., CA
Stockton points.

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MHFW1378 A semi-translucent obsidian Stockton point Recovered in 100.00
which is fairly encrusted with mineral Contra Costa Co., CA
deposits. The serrations appear quite worn,
most likely from it's use as a saw. 7/3 ON-HOLD ss

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1379 A nice pair of well made serrated Recovered in 100.00
obsidian Stockton points Contra Costa Co., CA 7/3 ON-HOLD ss

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1380 A nice trio of Hohokam blades and dart points in Recovered from SOLD
a nice selection of differing materials at a bargain  Navajo Co., AZ
price. (the first one is made from petrified wood)

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MHFW1381 A very nice little group of 10 Hohokam Desert  Recovered from 150.00
arrowheads in a wide assortment of materials. These Navajo Co., AZ
would make a great Arrowhead collection starter set

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MHFW1382 A very nice little group of 7 medium sized Hohokam Recovered from 100.00
Desert arrowheads in a wide assortment of exotic Navajo Co., AZ
materials. These would make a great Arrowhead
collection starter set 7/20 ON-HOLD dk

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1383 A very delicate, well worked semi-translucent  Undocumented, SOLD
obsidian Eastgate Arrowhead, which looks to most likely SE Oregon
be "all there" as it was made

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MHFW1384 A nice translucent obsidian Eastgate Recovered in 30.00
Arrowhead well flaked on both Klamath Co., OR
faces by an advanced knapper

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1385 A very delicate light brown jasper Rose Springs Unfortunately, SOLD
Drill form, well made but having a nick to one completely undocumented
barb as well as a clip to one corner of the base

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1386 A well made semi-translucent duo-flow obsidian Undocumented, most 150.00
Gunther Arrowhead having very fine edge serrations likely Shasta Co., CA 7/5 ON-HOLD ge

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1387 An interesting purple chert Eastgate Arrowhead Undocumented, SOLD
made on a flake and retaining the original flake's flat western states
surface in the center of each face. It's well flaked all
around the edges and has nice minute serrations  

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1388 A nice pair of Arrowheads Undocumented, SOLD
in differing materials western states  

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MHFW1389 A nice pair of well made Found by Carrol Howe SOLD
obsidian Eastgate Arrowheads most likely in Oregon  

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1390 A mottled brown and reddish brown chert Columbia Recovered in 30.00
Plateau Arrowhead created by a near-master knapper. It  Mendocino Co., CA
has a chip to one side of the base and a spider bite to the tip

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1391 A fairly large (for type) Ultra-thin, expertly made light tan Recovered in 75.00
and white chert Gunther barbed Arrowhead. It has a nick Humboldt Co., CA
to the tip of one tang and to the base as well. It also has
heavy-duty river polish 7/8 ON-HOLD gb

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1392 A very thin olive green Franciscan chert Gunther Barbed Recovered in 350.00
Arrowhead, expertly flaked by a master knapper and   Humboldt Co., CA
having just unbelievably fine serrations to both edges. It has
good river polish and I honestly cannot tell if it sustained an
ancient nick to one barb, or if that's just the way it was
made, as this section is smoothed over from the river polish

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1393 A most attractive glossy green Franciscan chert  Recovered in 75.00
Gunther Barbed arrowhead. Flaking patterns on Humboldt Co., CA
this one look to be rudimentary and "rushed".

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1394 A nice pair of green and blue Franciscan Recovered in SOLD
chert Arrowheads having slight damage Humboldt Co., CA  

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1395 A semi-translucent green Franciscan chert   Recovered in 75.00
Gunther Barbed Arrowhead which has a spider Humboldt Co., CA
bite to the tip of one barb. Flaking patterns look
"rushed" and not especially well executed

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
MHFW1396 A very thin pinkish-white chert Gunther Barbed Recovered in 40.00
Arrowhead which is well shaped but the flaking patterns Humboldt Co., CA
are extremely subdued owing to the nature of the host 
stone. It has a spider bite to the very tip of the shorter tang.

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JCFW69 A nice glossy black dacite Elko Split  Found in 40.00
Stem arrowhead well flaked on both Pershing Co., NV
faces but having a "hooked tip" from
an overly aggressive pressure flake

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JCFW70 A very sturdy brown and gray chert Found in SOLD
Humboldt Triangular dart point well Pershing Co., NV
flaked on both faces to a median ridge 7/3

Item: Type: Provenance: Price
JCFW71 A very thin and interesting black dacite Found in SOLD
Northern Side Notched arrowhead well Pershing Co., NV
flaked on both faces by a novice knapper 7/3

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