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| JCFW72 |
A pretty wicked
asymmetrical black obsidian |
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20.00 |
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Pinto Basin serrated Saw
blade. Flaking |
Pershing Co., NV |
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patterns are of the fast & dirty type and
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there's a spider bite to the end of one stem |
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| JCFW73 |
A very unique
semi-translucent diagonally banded
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duo-flow obsidian
Elko Corner Notched |
Pershing Co., NV |
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Arrowhead thoroughly and expertly flaked on both |
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faces with a slightly asymmetrical base caused from |
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ancient damage. The basal edge has nice grinding.
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| JCFW74 |
A very nicely formed,
expertly flaked semi-translucent,
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75.00 |
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diagonally banded obsidian
Humboldt Constricted |
Humboldt Co., NV |
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Base dart point. It appears to have a slight ancient nick
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to one ear of the base, but is otherwise "all there" with |
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nice flaking patterns to a median ridge on both faces. |
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| JCFW75 |
A most interesting opaque
black obsidian Elko Eared dart point |
Found in |
65.00 |
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having a most attractive
"tar-like" surface. It's quite sturdy, made |
Humboldt Co. NV |
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on a flake it retains slight curvature from the
original flake's form. |
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It's well worked on both faces with 2 pressure flaking
flute
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channels on the base of side A. Somehow it sustained a
lateral
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fracture from the tip of one ear as well as one corner
of one
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stem of the base. (right side in photo 2) Still an
attractive piece
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made by a knapper
who knew what he was doing. |
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| JCFW76 |
A semi-translucent, vaguely
diagonally banded |
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30.00 |
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heavily patinated obsidian Wendover |
Pershing Co., NV |
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Arrowhead. It's fairly well flaked on both faces
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and shows pleasant weathering to side A. Side
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B retains a 10% flat area from the original flake's |
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surface, shown to the right side of photo 6. |
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| JCFW77 |
A pink and cream colored
chert Elko Corner |
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20.00 |
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Notched Arrowhead, made on
a flake and |
Churchill Co. NV |
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retaining substantial curvature from the original
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flake's form. The basal stem is quite chopped-up, |
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but the color of this point still gives it a certain
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amount of charm. Priced accordingly |
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| JCFW78 |
A slightly broad mottled
brown chert
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24.00 |
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Elko Wide Notched Arrowhead |
Washoe Co., NV |
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created in a somewhat fast & dirty
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fashion by a somewhat novice knapper |
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| JCFW79 |
An expertly formed fine
grained basalt Elko Corner |
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SOLD |
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Notched Saw/Dart point.
Flaking patterns are thorough |
Pershing Co., NV |
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on both faces, executed by a very advanced knapper.
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A most pleasing point which shows nice desert polish. |
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| JCFW80 |
A very nice translucent
obsidian Humboldt |
Found in |
75.00 |
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Basal Notched Dart point
well flaked on |
Pershing Co. NV |
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both faces by an advanced knapper and
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having a slight ancient nick to the tip |
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| JCFW81 |
A sturdy translucent
obsidian
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40.00 |
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Elko Split Stem dart point |
Churchill Co. NV |
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fairly well flaked on both faces |
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| JCFW82 |
A most interesting opaque
black obsidian Beaver-tailed |
Found in |
150.00 |
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Parman dart point, made on
a large flake and retaining |
Churchill Co. NV |
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50% of the original flake's flat surface on side B.
Side A
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is thoroughly flaked. It shows traces of having been
used |
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as a knife blade and retains a small flat section from
the
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original striking platform on the bottom of the base. |
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| JCFW83 |
A fairly long (for type),
well formed, expertly and |
Found in |
120.00 |
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thoroughly flaked on both
faces opaque obsidian Cascade |
Pershing Co. NV |
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dart/knife form. It has an ancient lateral fracture to
one
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edge on the side of the basal area (7/16") and has a
bit of
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a ragged base. Still a pleasant piece which displays
well |
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| JCFW84 |
A semi-translucent mousy
gray obsidian |
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75.00 |
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Humboldt Triangular dart
point having |
Humboldt Co. NV |
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thorough oblique transverse flaking
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patterns and heavy desert polish. One
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ear of the base was anciently damaged. |
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| JCFW85 |
A fully translucent
obsidian
Elko Corner |
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15.00 |
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Notched arrowhead which has been around |
Pershing Co., NV |
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the block a few times and is priced accordingly |
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| JCFW86 |
A very nice, highly
desert-weathered dark brown |
Found in |
SOLD |
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chert Cascade dart point
which has nice oblique |
Humboldt Co., NV |
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transverse flaking patterns, which are somewhat
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subdued by the weathering affects over many years.
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The basal area has a small ancient nick to each corner |
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| JCFW87 |
An off-white, tan and light
gray chert
Humboldt |
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SOLD |
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Constricted Base Blade, thoroughly and well flaked on |
Washoe Co. NV |
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both faces but having a slight ancient nick to one auricle
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and a spider bite to the very tip. Still a great desert piece. |
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7/3 |

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| JCFW88 |
A black obsidian
Humboldt triangular dart point, |
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SOLD |
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thoroughly flaked on both faces with some vertical steps |
Churchill Co., NV |
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in the middle of side A. It has slight nicks to both auricles |
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7/3 |

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| JCFW89 |
A fairly large and somewhat
broad (for type), |
Found in |
150.00 |
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opalescent translucent
obsidian Elko Corner Notched |
Washoe Co., NV |
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Knife form, thoroughly flaked on both faces but with
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vertical steps on each face near the centerline where |
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the host stone was resistant to clean flaking |
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| JCFW90 |
A medium brown jasper Elko
Knife form which |
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50.00 |
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has roughness to each
basal edge. Flaking is |
Churchill Co, NV |
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thorough to both faces by an intermediate
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knapper. A good looking fair-sized piece. |
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| JCFW91 |
A fairly large and broad
(for type) very thin semi- |
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translucent obsidian Elko
Eared dart point having |
Churchill Co., NV |
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incredibly deep notches. The stem is nicked-up a
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bit and it has an ancient nick to the very tip |
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7/3 |

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| JCFW92 |
A semi-translucent, vaguely
horizontally banded obsidian |
Found in |
SOLD |
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Humboldt Triangular dart
point, very well flaked on both |
Pershing Co., NV |
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faces by an advanced knapper. It has minute ancient
nicks |
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to the very tips of the auricles, but is otherwise in
excellent |
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condition with a very sharp needle-tip |
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7/4 |

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| JCFW93 |
A nice, sturdy
semi-translucent obsidian
Northern side |
Found in |
40.00 |
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Notched Fox Eared Arrowhead. It has a slight ancient |
Humboldt Co., NV |
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nick to the top of one ear in line with the bottom of the
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side-notch (left side in photos 1 & 2) but is still a very
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attractive and well made piece |
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| JCFW94 |
An ultra-thin,
semi-translucent brown and white agate Eastgate |
Found in |
125.00 |
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Arrowhead, well flaked on
both faces but with patterns typical |
Churchill Co., NV |
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of an intermediate knapper. (Or just a
very cautious advanced
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knapper who was afraid of snapping this ultra-thin
piece) It has
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an old, slight lateral impact fracture to the tip
running down one
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edge for about 1/8" and a very small nick to the
center of one
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tang. Still an attractive piece showing superior
craftsmanship |
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| JCFW95 |
A very sturdy,
semi-translucent, vertically banded duo-flow
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Found in |
50.00 |
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obsidian
Humboldt Constricted Base dart point. Flaking is |
Pershing Co., NV |
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fairly thorough to both faces but in a random pattern
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indicative of a novice knapper |
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| JCFW96 |
A very Archaic
semi-translucent obsidian
Humboldt |
Found in |
125.00 |
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Constricted Base dart point well flaked on both faces by an |
Humboldt Co., NV |
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intermediate knapper. The form and patina all indicate that
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this one is an earlier example of this type. Any basal tangs
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which this one might have had were long lost in ancient times |
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| JCFW97 |
A fairly thin opaque
obsidian
Northern Side Notched |
Found in |
20.00 |
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Arrowhead having an ancient clip to one side of the base. |
Churchill Co., NV |
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Flaking patterns are of the fast & dirty type, although it has 2 |
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nice pressure flaking flute channels from the base on one side |
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| JCFW98 |
A fairly long and sturdy
opaque obsidian Wendover |
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45.00 |
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Knife form having a nicked-up base and tangs. |
Humboldt Co., NV |
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| JCFW99 |
A fairly thin iridescent,
silvery-black obsidian Cold |
Found in |
24.00 |
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Springs Arrowhead. It
shows good desert weathering, |
Churchill Co., NV |
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but the knapper really fought with a stubborn host
stone, |
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leaving steps in the center of both faces, where, in
the
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battle for knapping clean flakes, the host stone won |
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| JCFW100 |
A nice, sturdy
semi-translucent obsidian
Elko Corner |
Found in |
110.00 |
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Notched Knife/Saw blade, well flaked on both faces, |
Washoe Co., NV |
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just not by a particularly accomplished knapper |
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| JCFW101 |
A good-sized opaque
obsidian
Alberta Knife blade, well |
Found in |
225.00 |
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flaked on both faces with usage wear marks to the cutting |
Churchill Co., NV |
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edges and an ancient nick to the tip. Still a pretty attractive
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piece. It has nice basal grinding as testimony to it's antiquity
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but the bottom of the base was snapped off in ancient times
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leaving a lateral shear mark to the bottom of the base. |
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| JCFW102 |
A fairly crude iridescent
silver-black dacite
Northern |
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22.00 |
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Side Notched arrowhead, crudely flaked with heavy |
Pershing Co., NV |
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desert polish to it's surfaces |
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| JCFW103 |
A most interesting black
fine-grained basalt Wendover |
Found in |
SOLD |
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Blade form. Flaking
patterns are very subdued owing to |
Washoe Co. NV |
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the nature of the host stone as well as to desert
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weathering of the surfaces. A nice piece for the
money. |
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| JCFW104 |
A very slender, almost
translucent smoky gray |
Found in |
60.00 |
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obsidian Humboldt
Constricted base dart point/Saw |
Churchill Co., NV |
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having very fine edge serrations. Well flaked on
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both faces although the flaking patterns are
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somewhat subdued owing to desert polish. It has a
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recent nick to one edge (middle of photo 7) |
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| JCFW105 |
A nice, sturdy worked down gray basalt
Chilcotin |
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24.00 |
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Plateau Knife Blade well
flaked on both faces and |
Washoe Co., NV |
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having desert polish and some nicks and dings |
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| JCFW106 |
A nice mottled off-white,
gray and tan
Humboldt Constricted |
Found in |
60.00 |
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Base Blade form. It has a circular chip from the face of side |
Churchill Co., NV |
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B near the tip and the base was broken and glued about 3/8" |
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from the basal edge |
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| JCFW107 |
A very nice and quite
symmetrical semi-translucent smoky
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Found in |
125.00 |
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gray obsidian
Northern Side Notched Arrowhead made |
Churchill Co., NV |
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on a flake and retaining some curvature from the original
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flake's form. Both faces are well flaked with the exception
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of a 10% flat remaining from the original flake's surface in
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the center of the hafting area on side B |
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| JCFW108 |
A fairly sturdy, desert
polished obsidian
Elko Corner Notched |
Found in |
120.00 |
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blade form. It's well flaked on both faces with minute |
Churchill Co., NV |
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secondary pressure flaking along the curved cutting edge. |
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| JCFW109 |
A fairly large, meaty smoky
gray obsidian |
Found in |
150.00 |
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Humboldt Triangular Knife
blade form, crudely |
Pershing Co., NV |
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flaked on both faces and showing river polish |
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| JCFW110 |
A good looking, very sturdy
obsidian Cordilleran |
Found in |
225.00 |
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knife blade, well flaked
on both faces and showing |
Churchill Co., NV |
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good desert polish |
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| JCFW111 |
An attractive and quite
aged off-white chert
Elko Corner |
Found in |
50.00 |
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Notched dart/saw blade. It has a slight nick to one barb (left |
Pershing Co., NV |
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side in photos 1 & 2) and a spider bite to the tip. Flaking
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patterns on this one appear to have been somewhat "rushed" |
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| JCFW112 |
A highly attractive
semi-translucent obsidian
Humboldt |
Found in |
125.00 |
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Triangular dart point, well flaked on both faces to a |
Pershing Co., NV |
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median ridge and having a slight tick bite to the very tip.
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The symmetry of this one is superior |
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| JCFW113 |
Now this goofy little point
has a lot of character. A semi- |
Found in |
40.00 |
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translucent, fairly thin,
vaguely diagonally banded obsidian |
Churchill Co., NV |
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Rose Springs Side Notched dart point thoroughly flaked
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on both faces, although side B is "flat". It has a
flea bite to |
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the very tip, but is otherwise "all there" as it was
made.
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| JCFW114 |
A fairly large (for type)
off-white chert Elko Corner Notched |
Found in |
40.00 |
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dart point, thoroughly
flaked on both faces although the |
Churchill Co., NV |
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ancient knapper hit some rough spots in the center of
side B,
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where he left a couple of vertical steps. It has a
slight flea bite |
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to the very tip, and one tang was cracked and
professionally
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re-attached. Not a bad looking piece for the money |
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| JCFW115 |
A fairly meaty mousy gray
obsidian Rose Springs |
Found in |
35.00 |
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Side Notched arrowhead
created by a novice |
Churchill Co., NV |
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knapper who didn't cover his percussion flake scars
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very well with follow-up percussion finish |
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| JCFW117 |
A fairly thin, well worked
black basalt
Wendover dart |
Found in |
110.00 |
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point/blade well flaked on
both sides, at least as well |
Washoe Co., NV |
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as basalt can be flaked.
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| JCFW118 |
A fairly long (for type)
semi-translucent obsidian
Elko |
Found in |
250.00 |
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Corner Notched knife/saw blade showing nicely |
Churchill Co., NV |
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serrated edges and worn serrations as well. It's well and |
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thoroughly flaked on side A but side B has a vertical dig |
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which wasn't touched in the knapper's efforts. |
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