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the Far Western regions which includes the Great Basin |

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| MHFW1114 |
A mahogany obsidian |
Found by |
20.00 |
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Cascade knife blade |
Carrol B. Howe |
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having a snapped base
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in SE Oregon |
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| SLFW2 |
A fairly long black
obsidian Wahmuza |
Offered by the finder who |
400.00 |
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blade having nice oblique
transverse |
recovered this one in
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flaking patterns with a nick to the very tip |
Owyhee Co., ID |
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and slight usage wear sections to both
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Rogers
COA
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blade edges. Quite a nice looking piece |
(Folded
multiple times) |
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| MHFW779 |
A fairly nice burgundy-red
chert Martis |
Found in |
65.00 |
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knife blade which retains
about 20% of |
Humboldt Co., NV |
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the original host stone's rind on side B.
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It has a concave dip to one edge just
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above the centerline (photo 5) from an
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overly aggressive percussion strike, still
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a very attractive artifact
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Ex: Michael Hough
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| MHFW777 |
A fast and dirty
semi-translucent creamy |
Found in |
55.00 |
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white and yellow agate
corner notched knife |
Churchill Co., NV |
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blade made on a large flake and having
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secondary pressure flaking only to the
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periphery of the blade's edges. One tang has
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been sheared off at a diagonal angle. Still a
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fascinating example of ancient technology
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Ex: Michael Hough
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| DAFW513 |
A nice medium sized opaque
black |
Warner Valley, OR |
35.00 |
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obsidian Pinto Basin Knife
form having |
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a serious gouge from the cutting edge
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near the tip and a stack on side A just
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to the right of center (Photo 4). Still an
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interesting and "different" artifact |
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| DAFW531 |
An attractive smoky gray
obsidian |
Warner Valley, OR |
65.00 |
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Cascade dart point having
nicely |
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serrated edges. The bottom of the base
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has some roughness to it, as the original
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host stone's cortex remains on this area.
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Still a nice point in great condition |
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| SLGB11 |
A nice black opaque
obsidian Shaniko |
Personal find from the |
100.00 |
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stemmed arrowhead. Base is snapped.
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Alvord Desert, OR |
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Still an attractive piece
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| SLGB10 |
A shiny pitch-black opaque
obsidian |
Personal find |
150.00 |
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Shaniko stemmed arrowhead having
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from the Alvord |
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exceptional oblique flaking patterns, base
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Desert, OR |
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is damaged, has nice early basal grinding
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| SLGB8 |
A nice translucent black
obsidian |
Personal find in the |
75.00 |
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triangular blade having exceptional and
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Alvord Desert, OR |
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pronounced flaking patterns (Direct
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percussion and pressure flaking)
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| MHFW586 |
A fairly crude and banged
up |
Found in |
15.00 |
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Franciscan chert Malaga
Cove |
Humboldt Co., CA |
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Leaf dart point who's
redeeming |
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factor is simply the
alternating |
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bands of green and
burgundy. |
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The base is snapped off
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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| SLGB3 |
An extremely finely worked
semi-translucent |
Personal find from |
250.00 |
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black obsidian Cascade Shouldered blade.
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the Alvord Desert |
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Has oblique transverse diagonal flaking which
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in SE Oregon |
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is totally awesome. An outstanding piece, and
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a gem in it's own right.
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| SLGB4 |
A nicely made
semi-translucent |
Duck Lake, NV |
300.00 |
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black obsidian Cascade knife
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| BEGB4 |
A Cascade Trio: Very nice
Cascade |
From an old collection |
90.00 |
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Knives, 2-1/2", 2-1/4" and 2-1/8”
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recovered in SW Nevada
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long, very well flaked both sides; one
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during the 1960's |
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has especially nice transverse oblique
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flaking; two have heavy alkali deposits
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on one side. Dates to Early Archaic
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8,000-4,000 B.P. |
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| SLGB26 |
A most interesting
fish-tailed opaque |
Personal find from |
95.00 |
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glossy black obsidian Pinto Basin
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the Alvord desert in |
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Sloping Shoulder arrowhead having
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Oregon |
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oblique transverse flaking and basal
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grinding. An Outstanding piece !
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| SLGB27 |
A very thin opaque black
obsidian |
Personal find in the |
85.00 |
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Pinto Basin Sloping Shoulder dart
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Alvord Desert in |
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point having an intricate flaking pattern
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Oregon |
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| SLGB37 |
A small very attractive
opaque black |
Personal find in |
20.00 |
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obsidian Elko split stemmed birdpoint
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Owyhee Co., Idaho |
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having interesting
flaking patterns, good
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patination and a small clip to one ear of
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the stem |
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| SLGB39 |
A light gray opalescent
chert Elko |
Ex: Favell Museum, |
15.00 |
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arrowhead having nice flaking and
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Oregon |
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good patination. A most attractive
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neat little piece
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| SLGB42 |
A small opaque black
obsidian |
Ex: Favell Museum, |
15.00 |
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Gatecliff arrowhead with nice flaking
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Oregon |
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and a very small flea-bite from the tip
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as well as from the base |
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| SLGB45 |
A jet black obsidian Rose
Springs |
Ex: Favell Museum, |
15.00 |
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arrowhead having a fairly nice flaking
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Oregon |
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pattern |
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| SLGB46 |
A very attractive black
obsidian Rose |
Ex: Favell Museum, |
20.00 |
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Springs arrowhead having an interesting
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Oregon |
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shape as well as flaking patterns. The stem |
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on side B has a gouge mark, but this is
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just the way it was made, often these were |
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used for hafting purposes |
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| SLGB48 |
A very small, thin and
narrow semi- |
Ex: Favell Museum, |
20.00 |
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translucent obsidian Rose Springs
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Oregon |
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arrowhead with nice oblique transverse
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flaking. A most interesting piece !
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| SLGB50 |
An anciently salvaged,
reworked translucent |
Ex: Favell Museum, |
15.00 |
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black obsidian arrowhead. Appears to have
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Oregon |
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sustained a lateral impact fracture which was
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anciently re-sharpened. Slight clip to the
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remaining ear, which I think happened at the
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same time with the impact fracture. A piece
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with a story for sure. |
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| SWGB223 |
2 Black obsidian triangular
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Malheur Co., OR |
9.00 |
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pre-forms heavily patinated |
Personal finds |
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| BEGB5 |
A Super Humboldt Concave
Base |
From an old collection |
190.00 |
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arrowhead measuring 2-3/4" x 1";
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recovered in SW Nevada |
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very early soft hammer percussion
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during the 1960's |
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flaking w/ pressure edge retouch;
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grainy opaque grey-black obsidian.
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Dates to Early-Mid-Archaic
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(8,000-6,000 B.P.) |
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| BEGB15 |
A
nice Nevada hafted knife blade |
From an old collection |
125.00 |
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measuring: 3”
x 1-1/8”. Opaque obsidian;
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recovered in SW Nevada
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appears to have been
picked up and
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during the 1960's |
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reworked by a later
culture from an older
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fluted (Clovis?)
point. Percussion flaking
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with weathered flake
scars. |
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| BEGB20 |
A
nice slender Humboldt:
2-7/8”, |
From an old collection |
125.00 |
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rare reverse diagonal transverse
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recovered in SW Nevada
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flaking, base fluted or thinned both |
during the 1960's |
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sides; nice mottled blue/grey/black |
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obsidian; likely Mid-Archaic
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(8,000-5,000 B.P.) |
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| DWFW2 |
A fairly well made burgundy
Franciscan |
Recovered in |
30.00 |
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chert Gunther Triangular
saw/knife |
Yakima, WA |
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blade. It has a nick to one blade edge at |
(I believe that this was traded
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the centerline, one tang is chipped off
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from Northern California,
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and it also has a slight nick to the tip.
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a great distance to travel !) |
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Flaking patterns are thorough and
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superior for this difficult to work material |
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| SLGB13 |
A very thin black obsidian
Humbolt |
Personal find from |
100.00 |
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basal-notched arrowhead having
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the Alvord Desert |
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nice frosty patination on 1 side
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in Oregon |
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| SLGB14 |
An attractive black opaque
obsidian |
Personal find from |
120.00 |
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Humbolt arrowhead with a needle tip
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the Alvord desert |
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and a slight ancient clip to one ear at
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in Oregon |
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the base. Has very nice patination
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JFGB43 |
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An interesting
semi-translucent |
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SE Oregon Desert |
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39.00 |
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black obsidian Cascade knife
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blade with very intricate flaking |
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patterns and exceptional patination |
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| SLGB29 |
A nice and thin jet black
obsidian |
Personal find in the |
35.00 |
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Northern Side-notched arrowhead |
Alvord Desert in |
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Oregon |
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| SLGB30 |
A nicely flaked opaque
black obsidian |
Personal find in the |
30.00 |
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Wendover arrowhead, shiny on one side
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Alvord Desert in |
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and moderately patinated on the other.
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Oregon |
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Flaking is to a median ridge, has a slight
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clip to one edge on the base |
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| SLGB32 |
A very small opaque black
obsidian Fox |
Personal find in |
20.00 |
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Eared Elko birdpoint with a clip on one
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Owyhee Co., Idaho |
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ear. A nicely aged piece ! |
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| DWFW1 |
A fairly thin,
semi-translucent |
Recovered from |
35.00 |
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slightly diagonally banded |
Crump Lake, OR
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obsidian Humboldt hafted blade |
Ex: Watkins
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Ex: Hines |
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End of the Far West
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