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| TPGB1 |
A fairly long jet black
obsidian Archaic |
Lake Co., OR
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165.00 |
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knife blade made mostly with
percussion |
Full history |
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flaking and having nice frosty patina on side |
to buyer |
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B. Has one knick on the right edge just
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above the base and the stem is truncated,
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possibly from the original striking platform |
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| TPGB2 |
A duo-flow obsidian Archaic
knife blade |
Lake Co., OR
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125.00 |
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manufactured on a large flake and
having |
Full history |
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translucent milky white veins running
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to buyer |
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diagonally along the right edge of side A.
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Has the original rind for the base and has
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very fine secondary pressure flaking
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along all edges |
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| TPGB3 |
A gorgeous jet black
obsidian Archaic |
Lake Co., OR
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140.00 |
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Cascade knife blade very
thoroughly |
Full history |
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worked with nice secondary pressure
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to buyer |
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flaking. Has a couple of edge nicks, 1 to
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each blade edge. A very well made piece ! |
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| TPGB4 |
A fairly thin, for the
size, glossy |
Lake Co., OR
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265.00 |
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black obsidian Archaic Cascade |
Full history |
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knife, very well made, thoroughly
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to buyer |
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flaked and in excellent condition |
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| TPGB5 |
A fairly large opaque black
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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140.00 |
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Archaic Cascade knife blade
having |
Full history |
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most interesting secondary pressure
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to buyer |
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flaking to the upper 1/3rd of surface
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A. Has an ancient "gouge" from one
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edge just above the basal area |
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| TPGB7 |
A large and somewhat crude
(slightly duo-flow |
Lake Co., OR
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110.00 |
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w/ slight diagonal smoky banding
around the |
Full history |
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edges) obsidian Archaic Steamboat Lanceolate
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to buyer |
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knife blade. Has a fairly serious stack to side A,
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vertically crossing the hafting area, and has spotty |
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secondary pressure flaking around the edges. The |
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clip to the right edge at the top of the hafting area
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might have been intentional for hafting to a handle |
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| TPGB8 |
A very large, dark gray
dacite Cascade |
Lake Co., OR
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100.00 |
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knife blade made on a huge curved
flake |
Full history |
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and having very minimal secondary
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to buyer |
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edgework to side A. Side B shows much
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more percussion flaking along with minimal |
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secondary edgework. A bit of a crude
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piece, but fascinating in it's simplicity. |
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| TPGB10 |
A meaty and well used black
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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75.00 |
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hafted Cascade knife blade
showing nice |
Full history |
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and thorough flaking patterns and a slight |
to buyer |
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curvature from it's original manufacture |
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| TPGB11 |
A HUGE mostly uni-faced
tar-black |
Lake Co., OR
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75.00 |
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obsidian turtle back scraper,
most |
Full history |
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likely from the Paleo period. Overall, |
to buyer |
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a nice looking and scarce piece.
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| TPGB12 |
A fairly large tar-black
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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65.00 |
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(Nightfire ?) preform which was
used as |
Full history |
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a hafted knife blade for the interim. A
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to buyer |
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thoroughly worked and attractive piece. |
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| TPGB13 |
A fairly thin and well made
black |
Lake Co., OR
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85.00 |
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obsidian Cascade knife blade |
Full history |
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having thoroughly worked surfaces
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to buyer |
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and ancient re-sharpenings
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| TPGB14 |
An interesting and VERY
aged black |
Lake Co., OR
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40.00 |
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obsidian hafted knife blade which
was |
Full history |
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anciently sheared at the hafting area.
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to buyer |
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Has heavy duty brown patination to
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one face as a testimony to it's antiquity |
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| TPGB15 |
A nice-sized, slender black
obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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50.00 |
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hafted saw/knife blade showing
nice |
Full history |
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serrations and some usage wear. |
to buyer |
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Well flaked on both faces. |
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| TPGB16 |
A fairly large
semi-translucent obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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45.00 |
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notched knife blade made on a
huge |
Full history |
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flake with 40% of the original flakes
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to buyer |
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surface remaining on side B, other than
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this, it is fairly well flaked on both faces. |
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| JFGB87 |
A very nice, thoroughly
flaked |
Eastern Oregon
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10.00 |
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opaque black obsidian drill which |
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was most likely converted from a
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worn out Cascade dart point |
Ex: Milton Tuck
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| JFGB90 |
Oooo... a REAL
heart-breaker, |
Eastern Oregon
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20.00 |
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a glossy tar-black obsidian
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Archaic crescent knife blade |
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which was found in 2 pieces |
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and glued together in the center |
Ex: Milton Tuck
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| JFGB92 |
A thoroughly flaked
obsidian drill |
Eastern Oregon
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10.00 |
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having a nick to the tip.
This was |
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obviously transformed from some |
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sort of dart point |
Ex: Milton Tuck
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| JFGB94 |
A really beautiful and
highly unusual |
Eastern Oregon
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15.00 |
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smoky and light gray
diagonally |
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banded obsidian drill
having a slight |
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nick to the tip. Still an
outstanding |
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piece, thoroughly and intricately flaked |
Ex: Milton Tuck
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| MHFW602 |
A fairly thick white
quartzite |
Found in
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12.00 |
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Cottonwood Triangular dart |
Shasta Co., CA |
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point made by a (barely) |
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intermediate knapper
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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| MHFW603 |
An extremely small (for
type) |
Undocumented, but was in a
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20.00 |
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dark brown Monterey chert |
case of Michael's which only
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Canalino Triangular dart
point |
contained documented pieces
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from Humboldt and Shasta
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Counties, CA (My guess would |
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be Humboldt County, CA) |
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Ex: Michael Hough |
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| JAFW12 |
A very attractive
semi-translucent |
Harney Co., OR |
22.00 |
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obsidian Gatecliff dart
point, well made |
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with a spider bite to the tip and one tang |
Ex: Davidson |
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| JAFW15 |
A fairly long gray dacite
side- |
Harney Co., OR |
40.00 |
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notched blade which has
the |
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original striking platform on the
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bottom of the base and an
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ancient nick to one of the blade |
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edges near the tip (photo 4) |
Ex: Davidson |
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Discounted Group of 3:
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| DAFW356 |
A nice group of 3 varied
arrowheads |
Oregon |
All 3 for 75.00 |
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| SLFW3 |
A very attractive opaque
black obsidian |
Offered by the finder |
300.00 |
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serrated Fox Ear
arrowhead, thoroughly |
who recovered this one
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flaked on both faces and having nice
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in the Alvord Desert in
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caliche and mineral deposits on side A |
Harney Co., OR |
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| SLFW4 |
A gorgeous snow-white agate
Elko dart point |
Recovered in |
400.00 |
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having thorough flaking
patterns to both faces. It |
Owyhee Co., ID |
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has a slight spider bite to one tang and an
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interesting impact fracture which looks like a
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reverse-flute, travelling down the face of side B
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for a length of 13/16" (Photo 6) and a much
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shorter impact fracture to the face of side A
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having a length of 1/4". It's interesting to note
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that the dual impact fracture is isolated only to
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the surfaces of each face and almost left the form |
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of the tip totally intact. This one's a real beauty
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| SLFW5 |
A nice Northern
Side-notched Fox Ear |
Found by the seller in |
250.00 |
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obsidian arrowhead, fairly
thin with |
Owhyee Co., ID |
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thorough flaking patterns on both faces
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and a spider bite to the tip. Additionally |
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it has nice frosty patina on side B
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| SLFW6 |
A paper-thin
purplish-burgundy chert Eastgate |
Found by the seller in |
250.00 |
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arrowhead having very
thorough and intricate |
Owhyee Co., ID |
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flaking patterns to both faces and just a great
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overall classic form. It's "almost" perfect with
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the exception of a small ancient dip to one edge |
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at the centerline, which appears to have been
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caused by an overly aggressive pressure flake. |
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| TPGB17 |
A very attractive
semi-translucent |
Lake Co., OR
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90.00 |
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obsidian Buchanan Eared point |
Full history |
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having thorough flaking patterns
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to buyer |
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and a few ancient edge clips, most |
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likely caused by using it as a knife |
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| TPGB18 |
A somewhat semi-translucent |
Lake Co., OR
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30.00 |
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obsidian hafted Archaic knife |
Full history |
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blade having thorough flaking to
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to buyer |
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both faces and an unfortunate
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gouge to the base |
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| TPGB20 |
An interesting
semi-translucent duo-flow |
Lake Co., OR
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95.00 |
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obsidian socketed Cascade knife
blade |
Full history |
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having smoky gray and black horizontal
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to buyer |
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banding. Intricately flaked on both faces
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with some attractive ribbon flaking patterns |
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| TPGB21 |
A very thin, translucent
opalescent |
Lake Co., OR
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140.00 |
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smoky obsidian Archaic hafted
knife |
Full history |
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blade having very intricate flaking
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to buyer |
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patterns on both faces, and a flat
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angled section at the base on side B
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to facilitate a press-fit handle. Also
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has nice frosty patination to
side A |
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Type: |
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| TPGB22 |
A beautifully made
semi-translucent smoky |
Lake Co., OR
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140.00 |
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gray and black obsidian Cascade
leaf knife |
Full history |
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showing superior ribbon flaking patterns on |
to buyer |
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both sides. This is a most striking and
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classy piece, side B's flaking is better than
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side A's and side A has a ledge (steeper
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than a hinge) fracture, vertically oriented in |
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the center of the blade near the tip. Still a
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VERY outstanding piece ! |
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| TPGB23 |
A very thin opalescent
translucent |
Lake Co., OR
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150.00 |
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smoky gray and black obsidian |
Full history |
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hafted Cascade knife blade having |
to buyer |
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thorough flaking patterns to both
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faces. A most attractive piece |
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| TPGB24 |
A semi-translucent
duo-flow, smoky gray |
Lake Co., OR
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40.00 |
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and black diagonally banded
obsidian |
Full history |
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Plateau Pentagonal hafted knife blade
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to buyer |
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having a hafting stop to side A just above |
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the base. Secondary pressure flaking is
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fairly thorough, less so on side B, and is
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of an "intermediate knapper's caliper" |
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Type: |
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Price |
| TPGB26 |
A fairly thin and crudely
made black |
Lake Co., OR
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45.00 |
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basalt Archaic Big Valley Stemmed |
Full history |
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dart point. This material is impossible
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to buyer |
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to work, and from the thinness of this
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item, I can definitely say that the
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knapper was an experienced and
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determined artisan. |
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Type: |
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| TPGB34 |
A most interesting smoky
gray and black obsidian |
Lake Co., OR
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75.00 |
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Archaic Humboldt Triangular blade
made on a |
Full history |
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flake with 35% of the original flake's surface
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to buyer |
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showing vertically down the centerline of side B,
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making it "appear" like a flute. Side A has a short
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pressure flaked flute (3/8") to facilitate hafting.
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Pressure flaking is thorough but somewhat random
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and is intermediate in quality. There is a slight
stack |
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at the centerline and slightly to the left of center
on
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side A. Additionally the tip has a spider bite to it. |
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Type: |
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Price |
| TPGB45 |
A very well made and
thoroughly |
Lake Co., OR
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30.00 |
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flaked opaque black obsidian
Archaic |
Full history |
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Gatecliff dart point having what might
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to buyer |
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have been an intentional cleave to the
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base possibly for hafting purposes |
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| Item: |
Type: |
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Price |
| TPGB48 |
A VERY large, thick and
meaty dark |
Lake Co., OR
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110.00 |
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gray dacite Early Archaic Cascade |
Full history |
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knife blade. The surface is sparkly
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to buyer |
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from the crystalline host stone material, |
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and it has substantial damage to the
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base as well as to the tip. None the
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less, a most interesting study piece. |
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Price |
| SLFW7 |
A semi-translucent
Gatecliff Split-Stem |
Offered by the finder |
100.00 |
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arrowhead made on a flake
and retaining 2 |
who recovered this one
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sections of the original flake's surface on |
in the Alvord Desert in
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side B adding to about 30% of the flake's
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Harney Co., OR |
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surface remaining in total. Side A is
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thoroughly and intricately flaked, but one of |
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the stems was anciently snapped off. The
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edges both show nice, small serrations
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accomplished by an advanced knapper |
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Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| SLFW8 |
An opaque black obsidian
Elko Eared |
Offered by the finder |
100.00 |
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arrowhead made on a flake
and retaining 40% |
who recovered this one
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of the original flake's surface in the center of
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in the Alvord Desert in
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side B although the cutting edges are thoroughly |
Harney Co., OR |
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worked on this side. It has a slight curvature
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from the form of the original flake. Side A is
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thoroughly flaked, and it exhibits nice serrated
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edgework. One tang was anciently snapped off. |
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| Item: |
Type: |
Provenance: |
Price |
| DGFW56 |
A nice group of 3 obsidian
artifacts |
Recovered in |
95.00 |
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consisting of one
Excelsior-type |
Northern CA |
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knife and two corner notched
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arrowheads, one of which was re- |
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shaped into a mini drill form
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