Axes & Hard Stone Tools Page

This page contains Axes, celts and other hard stone ancient native American
Indian relics. (See the flint tools page for "flaked" tools, such as drills, scrapers,
knife blades, etc.)

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TO108 A medium-sized brown sandstone mortar with Recovered on private farmland 350.00
a brown egg-shaped hardstone ball mortar. It between Chowilla & Los Banos, CA
has some nicks from the farming machinery 
which unearthed the pair and the bottom of the
bowl has roughness. Still quite a rare offering

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TO109 A medium-sized gray sandstone mortar and gray Recovered on private farmland 350.00
hardstone egg-shaped ball pestle set. They both between Chowilla & Los Banos, CA
have some minor scuff and scrape marks from the
farming machinery which unearthed them, but are
quite rare offerings

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JFTO2 A very scarce reddish-gray volcanic Recovered in 325.00
rock Phallic Mortar. It has some ancient Central California
usage marks, but no modern damage (Name of finder to buyer)

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JFTO1 A very nice nipple-ended Recovered on the 425.00
Columbia River Pestle showing Columbia River in
grooves which look like "cracks"  The Dalles, OR
but are pathes where inclusions in
the host stone weathered away Ex: Milton Tuck 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TO106 A Gorgeous perfectly made near- Found next to TO107, below, SOLD
museum grade polished green banded near the town of Fair Oaks, CA
Celt. With the exception of one small (Details to buyer)
(1/2" wide x 3/8" long) chip to the 
cutting edge, it's in perfect condition. 6/10

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TO107 A nice polished gray stone Celt  Found next to TO106, above, 275.00
in excellent condition and having near the town of Fair Oaks, CA
pecking marks to the hafted end. (Details to buyer)

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DFTO1 A very nice light brown and off-white granite Recovered in 325.00
3/4-grooved Axe head from the Archaic  West Branch, MI
period. It has slight nicks to the ridges and to
the butt end, but is mostly intact with a nice
channel running through the bottom 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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DFTO2 A nice greenish-gray hardstone Recovered in 150.00
Celt from the Archaic period West Branch, MI

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JCTO1 A very old tan and gray drilled  Recovered in 275.00
cobblestone Atlatl Wrench in very good Washoe Co., NV
condition. These are quite rare, folks! 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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EWTO1 A very nice Full-grooved Early Archaic  Found in 400.00
Axe head showing good usage polish to the Marion Co., AL
bit end and having a nick to the butt end 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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RNTO1 A fairly large brown stone Metate measuring Found in Pima Co., AZ 400.00
16" long x 10" wide x 4-1/2" high near Tucson 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TO105 A nice medium-sized oval-shaped Recovered near 350.00
gray stone Mortar and Pestle set. The Los Banos, CA
  pestle is a tad on the stubby side and    
  has an old nick to the side of the top   7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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EWTO2 A nice Full-grooved Early Archaic Axe head made Found in 200.00
from a brown iron-laden stone with nice polish Itawamba Co., MS
wear. The distal end has substantial ancient damage 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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LETO1 A most interesting purple and burgundy Recovered in 35.00
hardstone loaf stone which was used to Culberson Co., TX
grind the edges and bases of arrowheads  Offered by the finder
smooth in order to prevent the arrowhead's
edges from cutting through the binding
material. Because of the technology, I
would put this one in the Archaic period 6/26 ON-HOLD

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CFTO1 A very nice and obviously well-used polished Quay Co., NM 350.00
black hardstone Archaic 3/4-grooved Axe 
head. It has ancient usage chips to the bit, but
is in overall very good condition 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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CFTO2 YIKES!... I wouldn't want to meet anyone Quay Co., NM 400.00
holding this one in a dark alley. This one's a HUGE
gray hardstone 3/4-grooved Archaic Axe head
showing ancient usage marks to the bit end.
This one is quite unique and just a fine specimen 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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CFTO5 A somewhat "squat" Early Archaic full- Quay Co., NM 250.00
grooved axe head made from a dark
brown and gray hardstone material and
having black patina on one side. Just an 
interesting piece which was worked down
in ancient times to restore it to working
condition after it sustained usage damage 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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SATO1 A most interesting egg-shaped, polished  Found in 60.00
brown stone Pecking stone. (See our museum Lake Co., CA
page for an explanation of these) This is
probably the best example we've seen of this
type of ancient tool. It displays nice pecking
marks to both ends as well as to the base of a
single face, which is typical for this tool. 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TO103 An absolutely perfect, and fairly large Recovered in Lake Co., CA, 850.00
museum grade stone metate having a  attributed to the Pomo tribe
roller-pin for a mano. This set is simply (Details to buyer)
gorgeous and fairly scarce, especially in
this condition 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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GETO5 A nice volcanic, triangular mortar  Found in 200.00
paired with a damaged mortar, still Fort Rock, OR
a good marriage, despite her flaws (Details to buyer) 6/23 ON-HOLD

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GBTO4 A very scarce gray lava rock quern stone Found in Northern California 200.00
(foot mortar) in very good condition (See in Modoc Territory
Carrol B. Howe's Ancient Modocs of
California and Oregon, page 30 for other
samples of this type as well as how they
were used) 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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GBTO5 A quite scarce two handled "horned" volcanic  Found in Northern California 200.00
rock Mano having 4 slight chip marks around in Modoc Territory
the edges to the bottom grinding area. (See
Emory Strong's Stoneage in the Great Basin,
page 218 for other samples of this type) 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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GBTO6 A very scarce gray quern stone (foot Found in Northern California 175.00
mortar) in very good condition and in Modoc Territory
quite worn down from ancient useage.
(See Carrol B. Howe's Ancient
Modocs of California and Oregon, 
page 30 for other samples of this type
as well as for how they were used) 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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GBTO7 A very rare black volcanic rock cap- Recovered in 800.00
topped Maul. With the exception of a  Humboldt Co., CA
couple of ancient nicks to the cap top's by Dr. H.H. Stuart
edges, this one's in perfect condition.
Attributed to the Yurok tribe 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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GBTO8 A very rare greenish-gray granite cap- Recovered in 775.00
topped Maul. With the exception of a Humboldt Co., CA
couple of ancient usage nicks to the by Dr. H.H. Stuart
bottom's edges, this one's in perfect 
condition. Attributed to the Yurok tribe 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TO92 Now this one would get the job done ! A  Recovered in Pinal Co., AZ  325.00
very hefty well made jet black 3/4 grooved (full detailed history to buyer)
Hohokam Hammer Head from the
Snaketown phase dating around 700 A.D. Stermer COA 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TO93 A very hefty full grooved  Recovered in 400.00
reddish volcanic stone Anasazi Delores Co., CO
Maul in great condition (full detailed history to buyer)
Ex: Jason Beasley
Stermer COA 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TO96 A very rustic brown sandstone Recovered in Merced Co., CA 550.00
mortar having a crude, nicked-up a near the town of Los Banos
bit pestle. This is a heavy sucker,
weighing in at around 35 pounds ! 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO917 A very pregnant and very rare Found By Dr. H.H. Stuart 500.00
nicely formed  hardstone Maul in Humboldt Co., CA
which has an unfortunate broken
neck which was re-glued together 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO918 A large and very rare, nicely formed Found By Dr. H.H. Stuart 600.00
hard stone Maul which has an ancient in Humboldt Co., CA
chip to one side of the top knob 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO919 A very large and very rare California 300.00
drilled sandstone Conical
Paint Blower assumed to be
used in making pictographs 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO920 A nicely polished greenish-black hardstone Recovered in 125.00
Pestle in perfect condition with the Humboldt Co., CA
exception of one minor chip to the side,
extending from the business end (Photo 4) Ex: Davis 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO921 A nice medium-sized flat- Recovered in 250.00
bottomed mortar having ancient Lassen Co., CA
usage chipping around the lip 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO926 A nicely polished green  Found by L.L. Valdivia 35 200.00
hardstone mini axe-hammer head miles east of Mazatlon,
Concepcion, Sinaloa, MX 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO932 A very small, nicely polished black Recovered in 175.00
Full Grooved mini Axe head having  Concepcion,
the usual surface scratches and a chip Sinalon, MX
from the center of the cutting edge 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO934 A nice polished green Charmstone Recovered in 200.00
having a suspension groove all the Humboldt Co., CA
way around 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO938 A small polished greenish-gray Found in Prtodelas 200.00
jade 3/4 grooved mini-axe head Canoas, Sin, MX
having damage to the cutting
edge (photos 5 & 6) 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TMTO10 A polished dark green hardstone Celt. From an Eastern Montana 225.00
Shows great form. Sometimes referred collection. Provenance
to as a Angled-polled Celt. Basically a  undocumented, but believed
pure celt form, one side is nearly straight. to be from Eastern Montana
The other side extends outward, being or North Dakota
somewhat angled or excurvate. One
very thin ancient flake off of the small
end. This form is not common. 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TMTO11 YEOW !... A 26+ " Salmon Packer Pestle. Columbia River or 5750.00
Absolutely a museum piece in perfect condition Klamath Country in origin
having a high degree of polish and a remarkable (Full provenance to buyer)
size. It is made from a dense black igneous rock
called diorite. Used to pack fish into baskets for
cache storage so it is a river campsite find. These
date in the 500-3500 year old range as part of the
development of late archaic pithouse dwellings, fish 
weirs and the ramping up of a fishing driven lifestyle
and economy especially among the Salishian and
Athabascan Indians 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TMTO14 Rare Zoomorphic Carved Mortar, made From Central California - found in 4250.00
from a gray volcanic rock. 11" x 11" in the early 1900's along the Poso
size it weighs a hefty 52 pounds. Very Slough. (Full provenance to buyer)
large mortar incised with a pattern that is
believed to symbolize a snake. Chumash
in origin, it was found by the same family
who found the turtle effigy, TMBO1 on
the Bone & Shell page Davis COA G10 !!! 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO896 An extremely rare pecked and polished Recovered on the 1600.00
hardstone Pestle having the original Columbia River in
buffalo/bison (?) horn handle, probably from a Yakima Co., WA
buffalo. A similar one is published in Charles (details to buyer)
Miles Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North
America, page 47, plate 1.261, number 4 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO897 A very nice and LARGE Recovered by   1800.00
pecked and polished Dr. H.H.Stuart
knobbed pestle on Gunther Island
14-3/8" long by 2-1/16" in diameter in Humboldt Bay, CA 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO899 A very large steatite Cooking   Found by Dr. H.H. Stuart 1400.00
Bowl having some edge nicks and on Gunther Island in
a crack to one end, but still being Humboldt Bay, CA
intact. A very rare item 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO900 A very rare and nicely Found by Dr. H.H. Stuart 1400.00
polished black steatite on Gunther Island in
Cooking Bowl having some Humboldt Bay, CA
edge nicks but still intact Ex: Charley Mitchell 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO901 Now this one's cute !... a smaller brown Recovered from Trinidad 650.00
and black highly polished steatite Cooking in Humboldt Co., CA
Bowl with a short handle. It has typical
bruises here and there, but is still intact.
A very rare item ! 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TO90 A nice black granite-like ovular stone Found on the Olympic 125.00
shaft straightener having flecks of white   Peninsula in Washington
throughout. It has one groove on each
side for straightening and tempering arrow
shafts. A superior example of this rare tool 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TO86 A fine grained gray basalt flaked double Recovered in the 150.00
axe head having all the proper traces of Nevada Desert
use wear and excellent mineralization as
a testimony to it's antiquity. Quite a
scarce item, and the first one we've
handled in more than 20 years 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TO87 A fine grained gray basalt flaked combination axe Recovered in the 130.00
and hammer head having all the proper traces of Nevada Desert
use wear and excellent mineralization as a
testimony to it's antiquity. This one was probably
used to knock out better flint material from
outcrops at a quarry site and is quite a scarce item 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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TO89 Now here's a BIG hunk of stone with a story to tell... A very Recovered in 300.00
unique, one of a kind pitted stone Canoe Anchor which was Klamath Co., OR  
later modified for use by a female as a food processing mortar,
having cupules on both ends !... Now when I first saw this, I Ex: Vern Emmil
immediately knew it was the result of an ancient divorce, where 
she got everything from a poor fisherman husband and used it to
her advantage... but when my wife, who is of Asian heritage
looked at this piece, she disagreed with my theory and went on
to explain that if the ancient woman had divorced her husband,
the cupules would have been placed right over the anchor
grooves, vindictively erasing her husband's hard work, but 
since the mortar cupules were placed on the ends, she surmised
that this ancient woman lost her husband whom she deeply
loved and wanted him to be a daily memory in her life as she
did her mundane chores. My wife further explained that the
ancient woman probably was thinking of the very first time her 
husband took her out onto the lake in his canoe on a starlit night
and she remembered how the stars shown bright in his eyes as
he lowered this anchor over the side of the canoe and lovingly...
well, I just had to stop her right there... I mean, YUCK !...
gag me with a spoon...and besides, I like my story better...
you decide ! 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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GBTO2 A very neat little notched Undocumented, most 30.00
orange-brown stone net sinker likely Northern California
Ex: Charles Miles 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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MHTO819 An extremely rare Ram's head effigy paint From the Hohokam 500.00
bowl carved from red lava stone. It's in culture in Arizona
perfect condition and comes with a gray (Pestle unknown, and
slate pestle, which might not be ancient,  probably modern)
and which (with some sense of humor on
Michael Hough's part, I'm sure) was  
arbitrarily paired with this bowl. Published
in Lar Hothem's Ornamental Indian
Artifacts, page 131, plate 2 Ex: Michael Hough

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MHTO618 A fairly large and well made Recovered in 3,000.00
green and yellow Steatite Humboldt Co., CA
stone bowl. Museum grade ! (details to buyer)
Ex: Michael Hough 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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DGTO2 A most interesting pair of arrow shaft Recovered in 180.00
straighteners made from salvaged remnants   Santa Barbara Co., CA
of 2 stone bowls. One is made from black (Chumash Territory)
steatite and the other is made from a schist
which has a substantial amount of mica
content. Both display a curvature on their
undersides from the interior of the original
bowls. Definitely a story written in stone !

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GETO3 A HUGE (and quite heavy) gray stone boat  Found in 175.00
Anchor having a nice round and round groove for Fort Rock, OR
securing a larger canoe. It might just be my  (Details to buyer)
imagination but it also looks like the maker "might"
have pecked a face into the smaller knobbed end 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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CFTO3 A somewhat crude, full-grooved Quay Co., NM 150.00
Archaic basalt Axe head. It has nice 
usage polish to the bit, and ancient usage
traces to the butt end. A very old relic 7/20 ON-HOLD sl

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DATO451 A crudely shaped gray basalt Found on the 22.00

double notched Net weight

Columbia River
in Oregon

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