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Antler Baton Taylor Co. FL
3 1/2" a5072
COMMENTS: heavy and well preserved, cut marks visible all the way around
where tine was removed, proximal end shows rounding off and heavy use from percussion.blows.
The area opposite the removed tang has been cut down and reduced a great deal. The surfaces show hand polish from being used, likely for many years, as the
wrinkles are smoothed and polished from being held to strike the stone during
knapping.
Modified Deer Cannon Bone Marion Co. FL
6 3/4" $30 order a5049
COMMENTS: This deer leg is scored lengthwise and broken in two to make bone
pins. The top and bottom pictures show the scoring goes the total
length of the distal end. This piece is from a dig site near Ocala.
Bison Molar Bison bison late 1600s, Merrick Co. NE
3 1/8" $17 order f814
COMMENTS: killed by the early Pawnee in Nebraska, recovered from
their middens. Very large buffalo.
Bison Molar Bison bison late 1600s, Merrick Co. NE
2 3/4" $15 order f815
COMMENTS: killed by the early Pawnee in Nebraska, recovered from
their middens.
Dimple Stone Paleo onward Citrus Co. FL
2 1/4" tall. $125 order a4537
COMMENTS: made from hard sandstone, the patina has
flaked in a couple of places, now has been stabilized. Well developed
dimple, good symmetry.
Antler Banner Weight various time periods, Dixie Co. FL
4 7/8" long $450 order a4518
COMMENTS: made from polished antler
Antler Banner Weight various time periods, Citrus Co. FL
4 1/2" long $600 order a4700
COMMENTS: some water erosion but no repair and complete. This banner
is unusual in that it has been worked down thinner than its original
thickness, with the hole area being the widest part. For some reason the
user wanted this banner to weigh less than the original antler blank.
There is much yet to be learned about stone and antler banner weights used in
the US.
ANTLER KNIFE HANDLE Taylor Co. FL
SOLDa
3" a4490
COMMENTS: the picture does not show it well, but hole appears gouged for a
flint stem to be inserted.
Owl Gorget Woodland Sumter Co. FL
order a4344 call for price
COMMENTS: made of green steatite, perhaps there were shell inlays in
the deep eye sockets. Recently found on private land. Extremely rare and
unusual artifact, fine example of ancient American Indian art. Beautifully
detailed and skillfully crafted. Rare opportunity to acquire a very fine
investment piece.
Hafted Knife Plains Farming tradition (Upper Republican Culture) Custer
Co. Nebraska
81/2" $3000 order a4699
COMMENTS: Bison rib handle, thin stone chert blade, appx 9th-11th century.
This knife is from the Bob Philips collection, Lexington, NE, one of the largest
in south central Nebraska. L-4 is the Ash Creek site, near Eddyville.
A small section of the bone handle the size of a fingernail has been repaired.
Hafted knives are extremely rare in the Great Plains. I have been hunting
since 1954 and have found only one. This likely because the Indians
probably used wood for handles, due to the fact that it is much easier to work,
although not as durable. This is without a doubt the finest hafted knife
from the Great Plains that I have seen, and was one of Mr. Phillips' prize
finds, it was held back by his family when the bulk of his collection was
auctioned off years ago.
Incised Stone Pendant Plains Farming tradition (Mandan or Upper Missouri River
Plains Culture) Central South Dakota
1 3/4" $600 order a4698
COMMENTS: most certainly a rattlesnake rattle motif, this is a unique
steatite pendant from the Great Plains. From the Bob Philips collection.
After reading Mr. Philips' field notes, I believe this came from the Missouri
River area of Sully Co. South Dakota, found in a midden in the late 1960s, shortly
before the newly built Oahe Dam flooded the river basin and destroyed the
tremendous number of sites in the area.
Fish Hook Taylor Co. FL
1 7/8" $75 order a4895|
COMMENTS: this hook broke where it was scored to tie the line
on. No repair nor restoration..
Fish Hook Taylor Co. FL
2 1/16" $525 order a4511
COMMENTS: no repair, no glue, slight pitting, barb good, nice groove on
top of shank, no damage.
Fish Hook Taylor Co. FL
2 1/16" $675 order a4236
COMMENTS: bone slightly pitted but looks better in case. Bone is
solid. Notch for attachment on proximal end, extremely nice and well
developed hook portion. Method of manufacture is indicated by the hole
drilled in distal end. The yellow bone in the picture above (not included
with hook) is made from
bison scapula and found in Nebraska, and illustrates the method of manufacture. This was evidently discarded as the
holes were too big and the hook portion became too narrow to be practical.
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