with Tim Lyons Auctioneer (KY #P1699) is pleased to present
Important Auction of Native American Artifacts with over 400 Top-Quality Authenticated and Well-Documented Consignments Commencing at 10:00am on
February 4th, 2012 Preview 8:00am-10:00am
at the Clay Community Center, Mount Sterling, Kentucky
The Ar tif act Com pan y Artif tifact Compan pany P.O. Box 1005, Mount Sterling, Kentucky 40353 (800) 466-3836 info@theartifactcompany.com View Items Online at http://www.theartifactcompany.com
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The Artifact Company with Tim Lyons Auctioneer (KY #P1699)
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an Im por tant A uction of Impor port Auction N ativ e Amer ican Ar tif acts tifacts ative American Artif Commencing February 4th, 2012 at 10:00am at the Clay Community Center, Mount Sterling, Kentucky We are proud to present this Top-Quality Sale of fine relics in our first major sale of the 2012 Auction Season. Represented are a number of top-quality Clovis points, Taino and PreColumbian Artifacts, Slate, Quartz, and over 34 Axes! Beaded Goods and Historic Items, Basketry, Pottery, and as always, Excellent Quality Flint of all forms. Also featured in this auction is a wide selection of items have been previously papered by top authenticators such as Jackson, Stermer, Motley, Rogers, Dickey, Bennett, Berner, Perino, Partain, Baker, Davis, Johnson, Cox, Howard, Putty, Tatum, Fisher, Williams, Sievers, Meadows or E. Rowe.
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The Artifact Company Alexander C. Przygoda KY #AHO3486 P.O. Box 1005 Mt. Sterling, KY 40353 (800) 466-3836 or (859) 499-0204 info@theartifactcompany.com This catalog is available for viewing and additional download at http://www.theartifactcompany.com Many additional pictures are available on our website as well, many featuring translucency, flaking detail, and other views of the items in this catalog. Directions and Accomodations: Take I-64 to Exit 110 at Mt. Sterling, head South on Route 11 to the KY 686 Intersection. Turn right and follow 686 to the Venue, which will be on the left-hand side. The Clay Community Center is located on the South Side of Mount Sterling on Indian Mound Drive. (Hwy 686). The address is: 3400 Indian Mound Drive, Mt. Sterling, KY 40353 There are several motels and hotels in the area: Ramada (859-497-9400) Fairfield Inn (859-498-4050) Days Inn (859-498-4680) Call for more complete listing.
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1. 1 13/16" ‘Hixton’ Agate Basin - Jackson COA - Perfect example. Heavily ground stem edges. Beautiful translucent champagne colored Hixton. Found in Wisconsin. Jackson COA. 2. 1 5/8" Hells Canyon Basal Notched - Awesome Petrified Wood example. Long extended needle tip with lots of color and flaking to die for. Found in Washington State. Ex- Hammond Collection. 3. 1 1/2" Hendricks - Jackson COA - Super fine example. Ultra thin and highly translucent. Beautiful mauve Agate with unbelievable flaking. Found at Sauvie’s island, Oregon. Jackson COA. 4. 1 5/8" Pinto Basin - Classic early form with unique basal configuration. In great condition and loaded with mineral deposits. Found in Southeastern Oregon. 5. 1 1/2" Rabbit Island Dart - Yellow chert with nice translucency. Super serrations and blood red needle tip. Found in Washington State. Ex- Hammond Collection. 6. 1 1/2" Black Rock Concave - Jackson COA - Truly a showstopper. Highly translucent streaked and mottled Ice Obsidian. Elko Co., Nevada. Ex- Sam Demaline Collection. Jackson COA. 7. 1 5/8" Contra Costa - Jet black glossy translucent Obsidian. Perfect unique and rare form. Found in Lake Co., Oregon. 8. 1 7/16" Columbia Plateau - Jackson COA - Big, beautiful, and translucent. Found in Washington State. Ex- Floyd Hammond Collection. Jackson COA. 9. 1 7/8" Elko Split Base - Gorgeous Pigeon Blood Agate with tremendous translucency. Found in Grand Co., Utah by Hersel Nokes. 10. 1 7/8" Nodena - Arrowhead Museum.com COA - ‘World Class’ example. Ultra thin. Beautiful multicolored high gloss high quality fossil chert. Amazing flaking and a needle tip. This piece truly has it all. Found in Arkansas. Arrowhead Museum.com COA. 11. 2" Rose Springs - Massive example in terms of length but ultra thin and meticulously flaked. Made of high quality Dacite. Found in Lake Co., Oregon. 12. 1 3/4" Plainview - Jackson COA - Gorgeous multicolored banded chert from Eastern Colorado. Literally perfect condition. Jackson COA. 13. 1 3/4" Eden - Jackson COA - Perfect condition. Heavily ground stem. Made of an extra pretty and extra well patinated sparkly Spanish Diggings champagne colored quartzite. Found in Baca Co., Colorado. Jackson COA. 14. 1 7/8" Duncan - Classic heavily patinated Knife River Flint example. Great form with nice long ears. Found in North Dakota. 15. 2 1/16" Clovis - Sweet little Boyle Chert example with nice translucency. Great flutes and color. Found by Joe Fairbanks in Bath Co., Kentucky. 016. 2 1/8" Dalton - Bennett COA - Excellent mineralization on this example found by Mack Ashman at the famed Olive Branch site in Alexander Co., Illinois. Bennett COA 17. 2 1/8" Clovis - Excellent translucent example from Ohio in white Flint Ridge. Super! 18. 2 1/8" Quilomene Bar - Jackson COA - If you have been waiting for a great one, this is ti!! Drop dead gorgeous maroon, red, and yellow Jasper. Found at The Dalles, Oregon. Jackson COA. 19. World Class 2 1/4" Paddle Drill - Perfect example. Gorgeous two-tone fossil chert with a slight degree of very pleasing river polish. Found in Sumner Co., Kansas. 20. 1 7/8" Opalized Agate Drill - Truly a piece of jewelry, not a tool form. It is that beautiful and fine. Completely translucent and blanched white Opalized Agate found by Hersel Nokes in Grand Co., Utah.
21. 2" Lovell - Rogers COA - High grade highly translucent Caramel Chalcedony. Thin and exceptionally well made. Papered as Lovell by Rogers. Has terrific Paleo flaking and other Paleo characteristics. 22. 2 1/8" Flint Ridge Clovis - Rogers, Partain, & Putty COA’s - Simply beautiful and perfect multicolored Flint Ridge sweetie pie. Found by Jason Vaughn in Vinton Co., Ohio. Ex- Bill Rose Collection. Rogers, Partain, & Putty COA’s. 23. 2 3/16" Redstone - Jackson COA - Very pretty high grade glossy multicolored Ft. Payne. Deeply fluted 85% on one side. Found in Stewart Co., Tennessee. Jackson COA. 24. 2" Dovetail - Made of a beautiful green and cream Sonora with a nice indented base. Great condition. Barron Co., Kentucky. 25. 2" Showstopper Dovetail - Made of gorgeous gun metal and light gray Wayne County Chalcedony with tremendous translucency. Found in Pulaski Co., Kentucky. ExCarter Collection. 26. 2 1/8" Clovis - Jackson COA - Extra pretty Coshocton Chert multi-toned blues . Found in Stark Co., Ohio. Jackson COA. 27. 2 1/8" Scottsbluff - Thin with exquisite transverse flaking. Heavily ground square base. Made of glossy high grade jet black Obsidian. Found in Lake Co., Oregon. They simply don’t get any better than this one!!! 28. 2 1/4" Goshen - Jackson COA - Beautiful beyond belief Petrified Palm Wood. Highly translucent with lots of color. Ground edges with great flaking and thinning. ExBurton Collection. Found in Eastern Colorado. Jackson COA. 29. 2 1/8" Cache River - Great example. Great notches. Expertly crafted. Made of pretty pumpkin colored Burlington. Found in Greene Co., Arkansas. 30. 2 1/4" ‘Gigantic’ Snake River Dart - Jackson COA - Amazing relic. Huge example with phenomenal flaking. Great basal configuration. Made of high grade Purple Jasper with great gloss. Columbia River, Oregon. Jackson COA. 31. 2 1/4" Dalton - Jackson COA - Fabulous example. Made of a very pretty pumpkin Burlington and serrated all along both blade edges. Pleasing ‘classic’ right hand bevel. No damage whatsoever. Found in Clay Co., Arkansas. Jackson COA. 32. 2 1/4" Goshen - Cream fossil chert example from Missouri. Richardson COA 33. 2 3/8" Merkle - Awesome color and style. They don’t get any better than this. Found in Southern Missouri. 34. 2 1/4" Evans - Good as they get. Pumpkin Burlington with brown highlights. Perfect form and symmetry. Saline Co., Arkansas. 35. 2 3/8" Clipped Wing Decatur - Heavily mineralized example from Shelby Co., Kentucky formerly of the John ‘Shooter’ Albright Collection. Boyle Chert. 36. 2 3/8" Goshen - Jackson & Earthworks COA’s - Translucent and fabulous. Flaking to die for. Thin and literally perfect. Made of beautiful rich and glossy Chalcedony. Found by James Oliver in Prowers Co., Colorado. Ex- Oliver & Redmond Collections. Jackson & Earthworks COA’s. 37. 2 1/4" Northern Side Notched - Extremely translucent Ice Obsidian example that is thin and very well made. Found in Oregon. Ex- Dr. Joe Daugherty Collection.
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38. 2 5/16" Eden - Jackson COA - Thin with killer Cody parallel flaking. Made of an extra pretty cream and white fossil chert with auction mini-snail fossils evident embedded flat on the surface. Truly beautiful under a microscope. Found in Western Nebraska. 39. 2 1/4" Clovis - Found in Jackson Co., Michigan. Very pretty streaked cream/gray high grade chert. Unfluted variety in perfect condition. Jackson COA. 40. 2 5/16" Pinetree - Thin with great symmetry and expertly crafted. Nice serrations. Classic Fort Payne Chert. Found in Fayette Co., Kentucky. 41. 2 1/4" Augustin Knife - Gorgeous translucent Agate. Found in Pima Co., Arizona. Ex- Abbinante Collection. 42. 2 1/4" Dalton - Perfect example from Clay Co., Arkansas. Made of glossy beige Burlington. Nominally fluted on both sides. 43. 2 1/4" Plateau Pentagonal - Super example made of a gorgeous piece of highly translucent glossy smoky Ice Obsidian. Found in Oregon. 44. 2 5/16" Clovis - Rogers COA - Extra pretty blue gray Coshocton. Great color and nice flutes. Found in Scioto Co., Ohio. Rogers COA. 45. 2 5/8" Lost Lake - Deep notches and made of a beautiful grade of Carter Cave flint with lots of pastels. Found by Bud Clem in Jessamine Co., Kentucky. Ex- Dix Collection. 46. 2 3/8" Browns Valley - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - Outstanding example from Lee Co., Iowa. Beautiful with multi-toned fossil chert with lots of color and sheen. Heavily ground basal area. Thin and perfect. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 47. 2 1/2" Evans - Killer Evans. Made of beautiful maroon/yellow Jasper from Louisiana. 48. 2 5/8" Eva Drill - Exotic form and is in great condition. Made of Dover chert. Found in Dickson Co., Tennessee. 49. 2 5/8" Dalton - Jackson COA - Extra pretty horizontally striped Ft. Payne Chert. Nice serrations. Clark Co., Kentucky. Jackson COA. 50. 2 3/8" Northern Side Notch - Beautiful translucent Ice Obsidian with smoky streaks running the entire length of the item. Needle tip. Great condition. Deeeeeep notches!! Found in Lake Co., Oregon. Ex- Kirkpatrick Collection. 51. 2 1/2" Castroville Drill - Unique form. Looks like a bird in flight. Heavy mineralization. Nice long sharp drill and tip. Found by David McIntosh in Travis Co., Texas. 52. 2 1/2" Clovis - Davis ‘G-8’ COA - Beautiful Clovis made of cream and tan and brown Ft. Payne Chert with great flutes and a distinct ‘lightning strike’ in white running lengthwise on both sides. Found in Franklin Co., Tennessee by R. Grammer. Conservatively rated ‘G-8’ on Davis COA. 53. 2 9/16" Dovetail - Montgomery Co., Kentucky. Breathitt Chert. Ex - Humphries Collection. 54. 2 1/2" Flint Ridge Coldwater - Stermer, Partain, & Howard COA’s - Pretty translucent champagne colored Flint Ridge. Heavily ground basal edges. Interesting twist to the blade with divot/channel on one side. Ex- Charles West Collection. Stermer, Partain, & Howard COA’s. 55. 2 1/2" Clovis - Jackson COA - Made of an extra pretty high grade St. Genevieve Chert from Logan Co., Kentucky. Great example with super flaking. Ex- Higdon Collection. Jackson COA. 56. 2 5/8" Lost Lake - Very thin for the type with nice deep notches. Made of a pretty two tone light gray banded chert. Found in Fayette Co., Kentucky. 57. 2 5/8" Beaver Lake - Great form. Beautiful Buffalo River material from Tennessee. First cousin to a Cumberland. 58. 2 1/2" Clovis - Davis & Jackson COA’s - Made of pretty Boyle Chert with nice translucency around the perimeter. Found in Pike Co., Ohio. Davis & Jackson COA’s. 59. 2 5/8" Agate Basin - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - Beautiful glossy maroon/burgundy Jasper with blue streaks. Found in Yakima Co., Washington. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 60. 2 5/8" Castroville - Ultra thin and completely translucent. Simply a ‘killer’ example with great symmetry and a nice needle tip. Found in Travis Co., Texas. 61. 2 1/2" MacCorkle - Beautiful streaked two-tone gray Tyrone Chert. Relic in perfect condition. Found in Clark Co., Kentucky.
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66. 6 7/8" Cobbs Knife - Long slender example from Missouri in a gray fossil chert. Big! 67. 6 3/4" Adena Knife - Davis ‘G-10’ COA - Beautiful Carter Cave flint with browns and reds. Amazing size and color. Literally perfect condition. Found in Boyd Co., Kentucky. Ex- Dr. Fred Cory and James Willis Collections. Davis ‘G-10’ COA. 68. 6 1/16" Cougar Mountain - Rogers COA - Large dendritic chert example from Montana typed by Rogers as Cougar Mountain. Rogers COA. 69. 6 1/4" Wadlow - Big beautiful example. Pleasing white Burlington with excellent size and form. Loaded with minerals. Found in Franklin Co., Missouri. 70. 5 13/16" Cobbs Knife - Heavily mineralized example in Burlington chert from Pike Co., Illinois. 71. 5 11/16" Bipointed Knife - Stunning example in well-patinated Hornstone formerly of the George Zalesky collection. Miami Co., Ohio. 72. 5 5/8" Squaw Blade - Superb example. Very large yet very thin. Pretty flint. Really fills up a display frame. Ex- Clyde Theler Collection. Indiana. 73. 4" Bar Weight - Jackson COA - Beautiful green banded slate. Very thin and well executed. Actually has ‘chisel’ ends. Ohio type and material. Jackson COA.
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74. 5 5/8" Elliptical Gorget - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - Super fine example. Extra pretty green banded slate. Tallied on one end with interesting incising elsewhere. Well developed form with nice polish and literally no damage save some minor plow scratches. Found in Ohio. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 75. 3 1/2" Pendant - Darke Co., Ohio. Green Banded Slate 76. 3 5/8" Pendant - Jackson COA - Heavy block form example. Made of an extra pretty green banded slate. Found in Ohio. Ex- Eric Wagner Collection. Jackson COA. 77. 3 5/16" Pendant Preform - Davis COA - Literally perfect example in green banded slate from Morgan Co., IN. Ex- Schwartz & Eric Wagner Collections. Davis COA. 78. 3 1/8" Green Banded Slate Pendant Preform - Beautiful piece of polished green banded slate with great banding. Undrilled. Many believe undrilled forms are rarer than drilled and were intended for ceremonial purpose to be drilled later. Found in Montgomery Co., Kentucky. Ex- Willoughby Collection. 79. 3 1/2" Pendant - Davis & Jackson COA’s - Extra nice form. Pretty green and red banded slate. Ex- Eric Wagner Collection. Shelby Co., Indiana. Davis & Jackson COA’s. 80A. 4 5/16" Biconcave Gorget - Jackson COA - Green Banded Slate example from Sandusky Co., Ohio. Jackson COA 80B. Cache of 13 Howard Points - Auction Highlight!! 13 Super quality all translucent and heavily serrated champagne, orange, and pink Novaculite Howard Variant darts ranging from 31mm to 20mm. All perfect!! Found by James Freeman in Howard Co., Arkansas. Perino COA 4/12/2002 81. 3 3/4" Anchor Pendant - Jackson/Partain COAs - Muskingum Co., Ohio. Ex Jack Litchfield Collection. Banded slate. Jackson, Partain COAs 82. 4 5/16" Anchor Pendant - Nicely finished example from Pike Co., Ohio. Ex - Al Wakefield Collection. Jackson, Putty, Partain COAs 83. 4 3/4" Pendant - Jackson COA - Wonderful example of a large green banded slate pendant. Extra well made. Found in Morgan Co., Ohio. Ex- Eric Wagner Collection. Jackson COA. 84. 6 5/8" Pendant - Jackson COA - Extra large example. Interesting material. Mottled and speckled creams in nice green banded slate. Ex- Scanlon & Jackson Collections. Jackson COA.
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85. 3 5/8" Adena Pendant - Putty/Partain COAs - Heavily encrusted example from Ross Co. Ohio in Banded Slate with Putty, Partain COA’s. 86. 3 1/2" Trapezoidal Pendant - Slate example from Lawrence Co., Ohio. Ex - AlWakefield Collection. Jackson, Putty COAs 87. 3 3/8" Fringed Pendant - Putty/Partain COAs - Clinton Co., Ohio example in banded slate. Putty/Partain COAs 88. 6 3/8" Glacial Kame Sandal Sole Gorget - Jackson/Partain COAs - Excellent example from Defiance Co., Ohio in a dark banded slate. Ex - Frank P Everman, Frank Otto, and Jim Tilman (T-2610) Collections. Big! Jackson/Partain COAs 89. 2 5/8" Fossilized Shell Plummet - Jackson COA - Phenomenally rare relic reportedly found in Florida. Extremely heavy fossilized shell example in terrific condition. Old collector writing reads - ‘375 CRL’. Jackson COA. 90. 4" Fish Effigy Charmstone - Davis & Jackson COA’s - Unique effigy form in the shape of a fish. Made of a really pretty deep green Steatite. Drilled for suspension. Found in Northern California. Davis & Jackson COA’s. 91. 4 13/16" Chisel - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - World Class piece in flawless condition crafted from Diorite. Extremely highly polished over its entirety. This is the finest Chisel we have ever handled - bar none!! Truly a ‘centerpiece’ for any stone collection. Found in Ohio. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 92. 3 11/16" Square Sided Chisel - Jackson COA - Nice perfectly crafted example made of Speckled Granite. Exceptional size. All there with completely intact bit. Found in Ohio. Jackson COA. 93. 3 1/8" Chisel - Extra pretty green and cream speckled granite polished over its entirety. Found in Bath Co., Kentucky. Ex- Demaline Collection. 94. 3 1/2" Conical Copper Point - Perino COA - Rare form. From the Old Copper Culture, Archaic Period, dating in the 5000 to 2000 B.C. range per Perino. Excellent condition. Very stable. Found in Kewaunee Co., Wisconsin. Made of Native Copper. Ex- Scott Swanger Collection. Perino COA. 95. 2 13/16" Semi-Keeled Gorget - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - Wonderful example made of green banded slate. Found in Loveland Co., Ohio. Ex- Eric Wagner Collection. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 96. 4 3/16" Glacial Kame Gorget - Davis & Jackson COA’s - Highly developed form in highly polished green and cream banded slate. Ohio. Davis & Jackson COA’s. 97. 4 9/16" Atl-Atl Weight - Jackson COA - Magnificent piece. Beautiful highly polished green banded slate. Anciently salvaged and re-drilled. Found in Ohio. Jackson COA. 98. 4 1/4" Shaft/Awl Straightener - Extremely rare type of artifact. Made of black hardstone. Excellent form. Ex- Snyder Collection. California. 99. 4 11/16" Hopewell Tablet - Davis ‘G-9’ COA - Extremely rare artifact. Made of highly smoothed sandstone. Perfectly crafted and in literally flawless condition. Ex- Gilbert Dilley Collection. Clermont Co., Ohio. 100. 32" Shell Necklace - Large number of shell beads with several made from prehistorically traded Conch from the Gulf of Mexico including one bead 3 1/4" long! All found at a Mississippian site in Hamilton Co., Ohio. Circa 1300 A.D. 101. 8" Strand of Shell Beads - Two different types of shells present (possibly used as a bracelet?) on this strand found in Hamilton Co., Ohio. Excellent mineralization. Mississippian - circa 1300 A.D. 102. 12" Strand of Trade Beads - Nice grouping of 36 different colors and styles of beads! 43 beads total. Very colorful mix of many sought after styles! 103. 23" Trade Bead Necklace - Superb mix of over 26 different styles of beads present in this highly colorful strand - 95 beads in all! Really nice strand!
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122. 4 9/16" Gary - Tri-Color Novaculite example from Arkansas. Ex - Humphries Collection. Translucent! 123. 4 3/8" Hopewell - Gorgeous Jewel Flint-Ridge flint found by Bill Klegment around 1959-1960 near Monroe in Monroe Co., Michigan. 124. MASSIVE 1 1/2" Fancy Brown Bennington ‘Boulder’ Marble - Multiple colors of yellow, green, red, brown, and blue mark this nice example. One of the larger sizes made. Excellent glaze and shine. 125. 29 Brown Bennington Marbles - 6 Shooters approx 7/8" each, 8 Regulars approx. 5/8-3/4", and 15 Peewees for a great set of brown Benningtons! Glaze is decent on most present in this lot. 126. 7 Blue Bennington Marbles - 1 Boulder approx. 1", 2 Shooters approx. 7/8", 1 Regular approx. 5/8", and 3 PeeWees make up this nice grouping of blue-glazed Benningtons. 127. 2 13/16" Discoidal - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - Truly beautiful and good as they get!! Highly polished white and rusty orange colored ferruginous Quartzite. Literally perfect condition. Ex- Floyd Ritter Collection. Found in Southern Illinois. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 128. 3 3/16" Biscuit Type Discoidal - Jackson COA - Found in Kentucky. Made of a cream colored granite. Well developed and completely intact form. Jackson COA. 129. 2 5/8" Double Cupped Discoidal - Jackson COA - Extra nice discoidal with nice double cupping made of granite and found in Missouri. Old collector label reads - ’1130-75'. Polished smooth over its entirety. Jackson COA. 130. 2" Deeply Double Cupped Discoidal - Jackson COA - Very attractive black, green, and cream colored speckled granite with nice high polish over its entirety. Found in Missouri. Jackson COA. 131. 5 3/8" Chumash High Grade Mortar - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - Found by Bill Jackson in Ventura Co., California. Highly developed form with deep and highly polished bowl. Very rare especially in this size and quality. Made of a very pretty speckled granite. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 132. 3 7/16" Salt River Type Discoidal - Jackson COA - Perfect condition and nicely polished over its entirety. Classicly cupped and ridged for the type. Made of diorite. Found in Illinois.
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133. 1 3/4" Biscuit Type Quartz Discoidal - Highly polished over its entirety. Very pretty. A very pretty cream color with rust and black colored splotches throughout. Found in Montgomery Co., Kentucky. 134. 2" Biscuit Type Discoidal - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - Highly polished literally perfect discoidal made of black diorite. Found in Kentucky. Ex- Collection of Bill Jackson. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 135. 2 1/2' Fluted Ball Bannerstone - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - This is the finest Ball Banner we have ever offered. Great size. Perfect condition. Exceptionally well made. Distinctly deeply fluted. And the banding in the multi-toned green slate is truly gorgeous. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 136. 3 3/4" Winged Bannerstone - Jackson COA - Beautiful green banded slate. Banner in great condition. If you found this in the field you would still be jumping up and down!!!! Tennessee. Jackson COA. 137. 2 5/8" Winged Bannerstone - Jackson COA - Very pretty green banded slate. Nice form. High polish. Great condition. Found in Tennessee. Jackson COA. 138. 1 7/8" Ball Bannerstone - Jackson COA - Classic form. Pretty green banded slate. Found in Tennessee. Jackson COA. 139. 2 1/2" Saddleface Bannerstone - Jackson COA - Super example in a highly polished Gneiss. Found by John Walker and Johnny Darnell near the Zinc Plant in Clarksville, Tennessee. Ex - John Duncan Collection 140. 3 1/16" Geniculate Bannerstone - Mason Co., Kentucky example formerly of the Charles West Collection. Jackson, Putty, Partain COAs 141. 3 1/16"x2 9/16" Hourglass Bannerstone - Triple Papered! - Ferruginous Quartz Example found by Ted Kell in 1932 in his garden 3 miles south of LaGrange, Indiana. One with more damage just sold for over $9k! Jackson, Putty, Partain COAs.
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142. 2 1/2"x4 1/2" Bannerstone - Unusual drilled example which was done to reinforce the haft. Clearly a heavily used example. Found by Anthony Angelo in 1950 near Springdale in Hamilton Co., Ohio. Slate. 143. 2" x 1 1/8" Tube Type Bannerstone - Jackson COA - Very translucent and pretty piece made of highly polished white Quartz. Nice mineral accumulation. Found in Scott Co., Missouri. Jackson COA. 144. 3 3/16" Tube Bannerstone - Davis COA - Nicely made example from Allen Co., Ohio with slick polish. Davis COA. 145. 3 3/4" Chumash Pipe - Jackson COA - Rare faceted block form. Extremely well patinated super hard Steatite. Excellent condition. Santa Barbara Co., California. ExHelm Collection. Jackson COA
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186. 7/8" Rose Springs Stemmed - Beautiful yellow Agate with red highlights. Found in Washington State. 187. 1 1/2" Rose Springs - Killer relic. Highly translucent Ice Obsidian. Thin and perfect. Found in Lake Co., Oregon. Ex- Kirkpatrick Collection. 188. 1 1/2" Columbia Plateau - Jackson COA - Has long tang that extends past base and therefore could be considered a Gunther Barbed. Awesome in either case. ‘Kissing lips’ basal stem. Perfect flaking and overall condition. Made of a two tone Jasper. Found In Washington State. Ex-Hammond Collection. 189. 1 1/4" Columbia Plateau - Killer example. Ultra thin with amazing flaking. Glossy high grade root beer colored Agate with nice translucency. No stacks, divots, or other surprises. Just an excellent example. Found in Washington State. Ex- Hammond Collection. 190. 1 5/8" Scallorn - Extra nice large example of the type. Pretty mauve colored Jasper. 191. 1 1/2" Gunther Triangular - Good as they get ‘cookie-cutter’ perfect example. Glossy translucent Ice Obsidian. Lake Co., Oregon. Ex- Kirkpatrick Collection. 192. 1 7/16" Columbia Plateau - Really interesting striped multicolored Agate. Great size and color. Found in Washington State. Ex- Hammond Collection. 193. 1 1/2" Goshen - Partain & Putty COA’s - Beautiful translucent root beer colored Knife River Flint. Rare type in a rare material. Found in Wyoming. Ex- John Lees Collection. Distinctly deeply fluted on both sides like Folsom. Partain & Putty COA’s. 194. 1 3/16" Columbia Plateau - Jackson COA - Made of showstoppingly beautiful black and red Mahogany Obsidian. Perfect form, symmetry, tip, etc. Found in Washington State. Ex- Hammond Collection. Jackson COA. 195. 1 1/2" Scallorn - Jackson COA - Classic form with killer serrations. Made of creamy Edwards plateau Chert. Thin and perfect. Central Texas. Jackson COA. 196. 1 7/16" Rabbit Island - Multicolored chert with serrations up and down both edges. Perfect form and symmetry. Long extended needle tip in red!! Ex- Hammond Collection. Washington State. 197. 1 1/4" Hells Canyon Corner Notched - Superb example. Translucent yellow Butterscotch Agate. Perfect form. Found in Washington State. 198. 1 5/16" Columbia Plateau - Stermer & Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - One of the best we have seen in a long time. Made of multicolored highly translucent Agate. From the collection of Rudy DeJong found along the Columbia River of Washington/Oregon. Stermer & Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 199. 1 1/2" Haskell - Spiro Mound Oklahoma. Translucent high grade flint. Nice big wafer thin example. 200. 1 3/16" Folsom - Jackson & Partain COA’s - Made of a very pretty highly translucent root beer and cream colored Agate. Found in Dona Ana Co., New Mexico. ExLudwick Collection. Rogers & Partain COA’s.
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267. Huge 7 3/8" Speckled Granite Gouge - Rare form with tremendous size. Found in Upstate New York. Ex- Dana Scanlon Collection. 268A. 6 1/16" Copena Celt - Davis ‘G-10’ COA - Museum Quality example for sure. Extra pretty green diorite. Perfect, perfect condition, form, and symmetry plus it is highly, highly polished over its entirety. Distinctly Tennessee type. Ex- Bill Jackson Collection. 268B. 6"x7 1/4" Moche Bird Effigy Vessel - Polychrome example with crest and strap-handle. Peru. Grandfathered. Includes custom lucite stand for excellent display. Circa 300-600AD
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288. 10 1/2" 4/4 Square-Poll Axe - Jackson COA - Massive example from South Carolina. Jackson COA. 289. 8 3/4" Full Groove Hematite Axe - What a brute!! Weighs 10 lbs. Found in a cave by Lance Alletzauser in Rowan Co., Kentucky in the presence of Professor Tom Eversold (now deceased) formerly of Morehead State University. Great polish. Perfect bit. Museum Grade. 290. 8 1/4" 3/4 Groove Axe - Davis COA - Substantial example from Ohio with highly formed, concave top edge and flat base. Dark Diorite with a Davis COA 291. 8" 3/4 Groove ‘Nebo’ Axe Davis G-10 COA - Large example from Audobon Co., Iowa. Granite axe. Ex - Floyd Ritter Collection. Davis G10 and Putty COAs. 292. 15" Knobbed Pestle - Davis ‘G-10’ COA - Massive ‘Museum Quality’ pestle from Oregon made of tan quartz. Weighs a hefty 8.8 lbs. Truly amazing relic. Easily the biggest and best we have ever seen. Ex- Dr. Hawes Collection. Hawes #’Ha-46' written on pestle in white. Davis ‘G-10’ COA. 293. 11 1/4" Engraved Club/Pestle - Davis ‘G-10’ COA - Truly museum quality hardstone intricately engraved over a 4" X 2 3/4" geometric retangluar field. This is the finest of its type we have ever handled. Polished over its entirety and perfect. Dates approxinately 1500 A.D. Oregon origin. Davis ‘G-10’ COA. 294. 9 3/4" Roller Pestle - Jackson COA - Literally perfect example made of granite found in Arizona. Ex- Scanlon Collection. Jackson COA. 295A. 7 1/4" Hardstone Pestle - Great example. Found in Kentucly. Made of brown hardstone with a purplish caste. ExDana Scanlon Collection.
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311. 3 5/8" 3/4 Groove Axe - Pretty speckled cream and green Granite with nice high polish over its entirety. Attractively written on axe - ‘Found in Pettis Co., Missouri along Muddy Creek by Virgil Gearheart’. Ex- Theler and West Collections. 312. 3 5/8" 3/4 groove Axe - Excellent example. Nicely polished cream and green speckled Granite. Found in Illinois. Ex- Theler and West Collections. 313. 3 1/2" 3/4 Groove Axe - Nice speckled granite example. Found in Brown Co., Ohio. 314. 3 3/8" 3/4 Groove Axe - Jackson COA - Superb small example of a perfectly executed 3/4 Groove Axe. Labeled ‘Adams Co., ILL. #035’. Pretty creams and browns speckled granite. Jackson COA. 315. 3 5/8" 3/4 Groove Axe - Creamy gray brown stone with excellent overall polish. Ohio type with well defined ridges. Ex- Theler and West Collections. 316. 2 7/8" Hematite Axe - Excellent full-groove example from Missouri with remnants of a second (earlier?) groove at the poll. Ex - Humphries. No-Brainer authentic with mineralization! 317. 3 1/8" Full Groove Axe - Truly a little sweetheart. Made of speckled granite and has no damage whatsoever. Missouri. 318. 4" 3/4 Groove Axe - Highly polished diorite example. Arizona. 319. Killer 3 3/8" Adze - Truly unique extra pretty blue/green diorite with 100% polish over its entirety. Found in Montgomery Co., Kentucky. Ex- Thompson Collection. 320. Beautiful 3 1/4" Porphyry Celt - Hard to find porphyry example from Ohio. Superb condition. Old collector label reads - ‘A5-8’. Ex- Bill Jackson Collection. 321. Perfect 3" Celt - Found in Bath Co., Kentucky by Richard White in the 1970’s. Perfect form and highly polished. Green and cream speckled granite. 322. Perfect 3 1/2" Celt - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - Found by Russell McLanahan in Estill Co., Kentucky in the 1960’s. Truly a stupendous example. Made of pretty black and green speckled granite with nice square sides and polished to perfection. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA 323. Perfect 4" Celt - Green and cream speckled granite with nice overall form. From an old Ohio Collection. 324. 3 3/8" Adze - Extra pretty cream colored granite with black speckles. Found in Montgomery Co., Kentucky. Ex- Willoughby Collection. 325. 2 7/8' Adze - Jackson COA - Exceptionally pretty tan, green, and black speckled granite. Polished over its entirety and virtually perfect. Found in Fayette Co., Kentucky. Ex- Thompson Collection. Jackson COA. 326. 4" Celt - Exceptional squared and flared sided celt from Fayette Co., Kentucky. Made of black and green speckled granite. Nicely polished over its entirety and in excellent condition.
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327. 7 3/8" Southern California Mission Basket - Early 1900’s. Ex- Munn Collection. Truly as good as they get. Great pattern and in literally perfect condition. Exceptionally tight weave. 328. 11 1/2" Pima ‘Whirling Log design’ Basket - ‘Classic’ highly collectable pattern. Nice large size. Excellent condition. Displays beautifully. Early 1900’s. Arizona. 329. 8 1/2" Jalisco Sheepface Figurine - Red clay with great white paint with lots of detail. Perfect intact condition. Sits upright and displays beautifully. Found in West Mexico. Dates to circa 200 A.D. Grandfathered. 329. 9" Yokuts Coiled Basketry Bowl - Circa Early 1900’s. Flared sides and very ornate patterns. Great form. In tremendous condition. Includes a 3-stitch signature stick near the rim. Could likely be linked to the maker. History from Bakersfield, California. 330. In-Situ Arrowhead in Dirt Clod - WOW! What could this be? A Clovis? A Hopewell? Who knows.. Bid on this lot to find out. The lucky winner gets to see what he’s won. 331. 4 3/4" Native American Indian Hupa Basket - Great design and in magnificent condition. Northern California. Early 1900’s. Ex- Lawrence Collection. 332. 6" Native American Indian Hupa Basket - Northern California. Early 1900’s. Terrific condition. Completely stable. Great designs. 333. 1 1/2" Personal Pipe - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - Magnifient little ‘gem quality’ personal pipe. Pretty gray basalt. Perfect condition. Found in Elko Co., Nevada. Jackson’G10' COA. 334. 2 3/4" Incised Pipe - Jackson COA - Super example. Intricate cross-hatched incising over its entirety. Literally damage free. Made of a high quality fine grained sandstone. Found in Kentucky. Ex- Jerry Dickey Collection. Jackson COA. 335. 1 5/8" Tallied Pipe - Davis & Jackson COA’s - Great example made of a rich chocolate brown hardstone. Found in the Northeastern United States. Ex- Bradstreet Collection. Davis & Jackson COA’s. 336. 2 3/4" ‘Toe’ Pipe - Unusual example made from a fossil sponge. KY/IN type. 337. 1 3/4" Ft. Ancient Pipe - Davis & Jackson COA’s - Ft. Ancient Classic. Highly developed form. Had a longer stem but was salvaged and used right on. Made of fired clay. Ex- Scanlon Collection. Found in Southern Ohio. Davis & Jackson COA’s. 338. 1 13/16" Ft. Ancient Disc Pipe - Jackson COA - Incised cross on this example from Lawrence Co., Ohio. Sandston. Jackson COA. 339. 2 1/8" Ft. Ancient Disc Pipe - Jackson COA - Found at the famed ‘Fox Fields’ site in Mason Co., Kentucky. This pipe features ‘turkey tracks’ on one side, and a banded cross on the other. Jackson COA 340. 1 5/8" Ft. Ancient Disc Pipe - Jackson COA - Mason Co., Kentucky example in a polished sandstone. Jackson COA.
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345. 3 3/8" Birdstone - Triple Papered - Very nice Gneiss example with excellent weathering. Formerly of the Frank Morast Collection. Darke Co., Ohio. Jackson, Perino (authentic) and Putty COA 346. 4 11/16" Birdstone - Jackson COA - Bar type example from Athens Co., Ohio. Ex - Skip Bauer Collection. Jackson COA. Banded Slate 347. 4 3/16" Birdstone - Red Slate example from Athens Co., Ohio. Putty COA. 348. 3 3/8" Mississippian Era Bear Effigy Pipe - Jackson COA - Extremely rare form. Iconographically identical to the Bear Effigy Pot found by Bill Rowlett at the Spanish Grant Site in St. Louis Co., Missouri in the 1970’s. This pipe was found just south in NE Arkansas. Basically priceless. Jackson COA. 349. 2 5/8" Bust-Type Birdstone - Davis G9 COA - Unusually formed birdstone in a Granite with high levels of quartz. Hawkins Co., Tennessee. Davis G9 COA. 350. 3" Bust Type Pop-Eyed Birdstone - Nicely polished and well defined form made of green and black speckled granite. Nicely drilled on both ends and in excellent condition. Reported found by Thomas Johnson in 1954 in Madison Co., Kentucky. 351. 4 3/4" Bird Effigy Pipe - Davis COA - rare beyond belief. Highly unique stone example found in Ohio. Sits flat and upright. Displays beautifully. Davis COA. 352. 1 7/8" x 1 1/4" Grooved Hematite Cone/Loafstone - Jackson COA - Great example recovered in Madison Co., Kentucky. Heavy, very stable, hematite with great form. Grooved on both ends. Jackson COA. 353. 3 3/4" Tennessee Boatstone - Nicely polished example in Cave Onyx from Tennessee. Broken & Glued, but still a nice example. 354. 2" Quartz Boatstone - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - Very pretty pinkish maroon Quartzite. Highly polished over its entirety. Perfect form and condition. Ex- Thompson Collection. Found in Tennessee. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 355. MASSIVE 3" Cone - Atypical Example for its large size, this diorite example is from Madison Co., Ohio and is formerly of the Charlie West Collection. 356. 4" Bar Weight - Jackson COA - Thin and perfect. Made of dark black banded slate. Distictly laterally grooved three times - at the middle and toward both ends. Found in Scioto Co., Ohio. Ex- Snyder Collection. Jackson COA. 357. 2 1/4" Olmec Effigy Head - Excellent rare example of Olmec pottery, this example wearing a stoneyoke. Veracruz, Mexico. 358. 1 7/8"x2 1/4" Mayan Effigy Head - Nice example from Central America with paint. 359. 3 Nice PreColumbian Pottery Effigy Heads - Nice mini-collection of MesoAmerican Heads. Would make for excellent display. 360. 4 1/2" Expanded Center Lizard Effigy Pendant/Gorget - IAGA COA - Atypical form perhaps used as a tie-on Atl-Atl weight. Red Banded slate from Kentucky. Ex - Duane ‘Beanie’ Johnson Collection. IAGA COA 361. 5 1/8" Grooved Boastone - Jackson COA - Nice long grooved/cupped boatstone from Ohio. Made of brown hardstone and in great condition. Collector collector label reads - ‘#7’. Jackson COA. 362. 3 1/8" Salvaged Birdstone - Jackson COA - Nice example of a salvaged birdstone made of green slate. Anciently drilled on the front end for suspension. Found in Ohio. Jackson COA 363. 3 1/4" x 1 1/4" Boatstone - Jackson COA - Fantastic piece that is deeply cupped and crafted from an extra pretty a nicely polished over its entirety Green and Cream speckled Granite. Found in Stark Co., Ohio. Jackson COA.
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374. 11" Nayarit Seated Figurine - Extremely ornate with big ear flares and lots of detail. Found in West Mexico. Circa 200 A.D. Small crack on right arm but very stable with no repairs. Very impressive on display. Ex- Dr. E.F. Simpson Collection. Grandfathered. 375. 7 1/2" Jalisco Female Figurine - Jalisco Culture Figurine dating to 200 A.D. Perfect condition. Attractive earth tone colors. Stands erect. Prominent exaggerated feminine features. Lots of detail and stable. Grandfathered. 376. 7 1/8" Nayarit Figurine - Exceptionally fine example. Completely intact and loaded with minerals. Nice polychrome paint still quite vibrant. Hat, necklace, pendant, has it all. Stands well for display. Ex- Sides & Coughlin Collections. Nayarit, Mexico. Grandfathered. Jackson COA 377. 5 1/4" Nayarit Chinesco Figurine - Full bodied figurine with fancy hair treatment, pendant, loin cloth, distinct fingers and toes. Circa 200 A.D. Grandfathered. 378. 8" Nayarit Figurine - Wonderful example. Has intricate black and white paint on red clay. Ornate earspools, nose ring , and hat. Stands erect. Loaded with manganese deposits. Great addition to any quality Pre-Columbian Collection. Grandfathered. 380. 5" Tall Mayan Copador Vessel - Wide shallow bowl well decorated in bold colors on the exterior. Dates to the Late Classic Period circa 700 A.D. Ex- Keith Finello Collection. Solid example with just one small rim nick. Great display very decorative. Grandfathered. 381. Mississippian Era Seed Pot - Sweet example. Perfect little seed jar/pot form completely solid with no damage or restoration. 3 3/4" Wide X 2 1/2" Tall. ExWilliams Collection. Livingston Co., KY. Jackson COA. 382. 4 3/4" Colima Female Bedded Figurine - Very detailed and in perfect condition. Displays beautifully. Loaded with manganese. From West Mexico dating to 200 A.D. or so. Grandfathered. 383. 5" Mayan Culture Clay Female Figurine/Ocarina - Ex- Dr. E.F. Simpson Collection - Plus 1 1/2" stand. Found at Jonota, Tabasco. Mayan ruins of Palenque are located just 11 miles away. Truly a great figurine. Nice presence and 3D form. Hat, ear spools, classic bluff terra cotta with lots of detailed red paint. Ca. 200 A.D. Grandfathered. 384. Pretty Jalisco Redware Bowl - Jalisco Culture of Mexico little sweetie. 3 1/4" Wide X 1 3/4" Tall. Pleasing
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394. Cache of 5 Red Ochre Blades - Originally from a cache of 13, these blades from Summit Co. ,Ohio are made from Hornstone and are formerly of the Dilley Collection 395. Cache of 28 Dover Preform Blades - Ex- T. Hugh Young - Great cache with 28 well executed pieces from Humphries Co., Tennessee. Largest is 5 3/4". From the famous T. Hugh Young Collection. Jackson COA. 396. Cache of 7 Hornstone Blades - Excellent grouping of Cache blades similar to those from the Crib Mound. Found by David Platt in Caldwell Co., KY. Ex- Carl Easter & Jim Miller Collections. Largest is 5 3/4" and the smallest is 4 1/8". Davis ‘G-10’ COA. 397. 9 3/4" Female Skookum Indian Doll with Baby - Plains type. Ex- Dooley Collection. Great old woolen and trade cloth fabrics along with a nice strand of beads. Painted Leather Face. Supplied with stand. Really nice. 398. Plains Type Strike-A-Lite Beaded Bag - Tremendous 10" example with great beadwork, fringe, and cones. 399. Plains Type Native American Indian Strike-A-Lite Beaded Bag - Super example with US Flags in the beadwork. 9 inches overall including fringe. 400. Native American Beaded Bag - Plains type. Pretty with mostly purple and green beads. Bag is in excellent condition. Measures slightly over 12 inches with fringe. 401. Native American Indian Beaded Bag - Plains type. Beautiful example. Depicts American Flags with 35 Stars? Google says 1863 for 35 stars. We don’t think it is that old but it is extremely nice and highly decorative. 20 inches with fringe. Ex- Rowe Collection. 402. 11 5/8" Male Skookum Indian Doll - Large doll in great condition. Great woolen robe with trade cloth shirt, felt leggings, braided hair, strand of beads, and more. Plains type. Ex- Dooley Collection. Supplied with stand. 403. Rare Native American Beaded ‘Peace Medal’ Bag - Plains type. Extremely rare form. This is a beaded bag designed to hold an ‘Indian Peace Medal’ - not a mirror. Only one we have ever handled. Superb condition with great beadwork. 5 1/4" X 4" plus strap handle. Ex- Carson Collection.
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404. 4" Steatite Cherokee Pipe - Superb example. Found near Tellico, Tennessee. Incised rings around the top of the bowl and at the end of the stem. Extra pretty black and green ‘rock hard’ steatite. Simply a magnificent pipe. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 405. 19" Anasazi Wooden Ladle - Extremely Rare!!! Wooden ladle from the Anazasi Culture in the Southwest dating to at least 900 years old. Huge and in superb condition. Ex- Snyder Collection. 406. 13" High Plains War Club - Early, early form. Circa 1840-1860. Sinew sewn leather, wood, stone, plus some beads. Shows good age but very stable. Typically these earliest ones don’t survive. Ex- Dana Scanlon Collection. Great display. Jackson COA. 407. Native American Indian Beaded Pipe Bag - Plains type. Superb condition. Intricate and classic design with beautiful beadwork. Considered a ‘womans pipe bag’ being just 25 inches long with the fringe. Truly a killer example. Ex- Rowe Collection. 408. Plains Type Natve American Indian Knife Sheath - Excellent early example with great beadwork, fringe, and cones. 409. Sioux Beaded Knife Sheath - Plains type. Super condition. Lots of fringe and cones. Highly decorative. Measures 13" long with fringe. Ex- Rowe Collection. North Dakota provenance. 410. 12" Plains Indian Beaded Moccasins with Eagles - Old sinew sewn but in superb condition. Great design with blue white, yellow, orange, and dark blue pony beads. Rare to see American Eagles as part of pattern. Possibly made and given in presentation? Ex- Mary Carson Collection of Torrance, California. 411. 12 5/8" Tube Pipe - Jackson COA - Highly developed extremely large Tube Pipe preform found in Pima Co., Arizona. Ex- Abbinante Collection. Made of a distinctly red sandstone. Broken and mended but very stable and still spectacular. Jackson COA. 412. 7 7/8" Engraved Catlinite Letter Opener - Davis ‘G-10’ COA - Perfect condition with inticately carved fish handle complete with scales and other ornate decorations. Davis stipulates ‘Historic’ on his ‘G-10’ COA.
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413. Huge 3 5/8" Plateau Pentagonal Knife - Right at 2 inches wide with flaking and translucency to die for. Found in Warner Valley, Oregon. Ex- Kirkpatrick Collection. 414. 3 7/8" Cascade Knife - High quality Cascade with tremendous flaking. Glossy jet black Obsidian with nice translucency and a greenish caste. Found in Lake Co., Oregon. Ex- Hulse Collection. 415. 3 3/4" Western Scottsbluff - Exquisite Cody flaking with great length. Nice sharp tip with burin and heavily ground stem. Basically all one would expect from this ‘Classic’ type. Found in Lake Co., Oregon. Ex- Hulse Collection. 416. 3 5/8" Haskett, Type 1 - Jackson ‘G-10’ COA - Beautiful high grade Dacite with nice sheen and tremendous flaking. Found in Lake Co., Oregon. Ex- Kirkpatrick Collection. Jackson ‘G-10’ COA. 417. Huge 3 1/4" Triple -’T’ - Rare form with tremendous size. Heavily desert polished Obsidian found in Elko Co., Nevada. Completely intact. Truly a unique piece. Will definitely enhance any Western U.S. Collection of quality. 418. 5 3/4"x6 1/4" Sprocketed NW Coast Mace Head - Found by Claire Serfling in the 1930’s in the ‘Lost River Circle’ of Klamath Falls, Oregon. Pictured with article in Prehistoric American 2010-#4 pg 42-43. Light colored volcanic stone 419. 4 1/4" Chavin Culture Mace Head - Extremely fine example. Highly developed 7 noded form made of speckled granite. 1200-200 B.C. Grandfathered Collection. From Peru. 420. 9 1/8" Hoe - Jackson COA - Huge example with a unique and very interesting fossil cavity. Loaded with minerals. Old writing says - ‘Jim Thompson #42 and 198’. ExSnyder Collection. Livingston Co., Kentucky. Jackson COA. 421. 10 1/16" Hoe - Jackson COA - Huge example made of Mill Creek Chert from Pike Co., Illinois. Old collector number ‘218’ in white ink - could be Titterington . Great polish on the bit. Ex- Snyder Collection. Jackson COA. 422. 10 1/4" Spade - Substantial example from Childersburg, Alabama in green chlorite/schist as marked with old collector labels. 423. 5" Flint Celt - Jackson ‘G-9’ COA - Perfectly formed example. Made of an extra pretty blue and white Jefferson City Chert from Eastern Missouri. Jackson ‘G-9’ COA. 424. 7 7/8" Dalton Adze - Jackson COA - Magnificent example. Found in Franklin Co., Missouri by Dale Rutherford. Pretty creamy colored Burlington with nice gloss. Jackson COA. 425. 6 1/8" Notched Hoe - Missouri example in a heavily fossiled Burlington Chert. Nice. 426. Huge 7 1/4" Cache Blade - Gorgeous hunk of Kentucky Sonora. Great piece. Old collectors label reads - ‘CASH found in Caldwell Co, Kentucky’ (could be Calloway Co.). “CASH” - Can you believe that? Anyway, huge and literally perfect. Ex- Dr. Joe Daugherty Collection. 427. Huge 7" Cache Blade - Truly gorgeous chunk of Sonora. Extra large and wide yet nicely thin for the type. Old label appears to read - ‘Calhoun Co., Kentucky’. Ex- Dr. Joe Daugherty Collection.
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Sale Date Spring 2012 Summer #1 2012
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