Januay 2010 Mark Dennison Auction by The Artifact Company

with Tim Lyons Auctioneer (KY #P1699)

is pleased to present our January 2010 Auction

Featuring the Collection of Mark Dennison with Selected Consignments Commencing at 10:00am on January 23rd, 2010 Preview 8:00am-10:00am Location: Holiday Inn North Lexington, 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

The Artifact Company with Tim Lyons Auctioneer (KY #P1699) is pleased to present our

January 2010 Auction Featuring the mark Dennison Collection Commencing January 23, 2010 at 10:00am at the Holiday Inn North, Lexington, Kentucky

This sale features an excellent mix of Prehistoric, Historic, and Contemporary Native American collectibles with an emphasis on Prehistoric Flint, the American Southwest and Pacific Northwest Cultures. Several featured lots include numerous Paleos, an exceptional Rutherford B. Hayes Peace Medal, superb Inlaid Pipe with Beaded Pipe Stem, and a Haida carved wooden Fertility Shaman Figure. Additional items from the Sears & Webb Collections are present as well as numerous items from the Jim Cason Collection. Also featured in this auction is a wide selection of quality consigned, stone, slate, and pottery artifacts, meticulously culled by our staff for quality, collectability, and authenticity. Many of the items have been previously papered by top authenticators such as Rogers, Jackson, Davis, Stermer, Dickey, Berner, and Perino. Terms of Sale We have attempted to accurately describe all items being sold, but all property offered for sale is strictly ‘as-is’. We have provided substantial images of all items offered to best inform potential absentee or online bidders with regards to item condition. It is the bidder’s responsibility (whether in-person, by phone, by mail, or via the internet) to determine the exact condition of each item. No statement in this catalogue, sale bill, invoice, or other document by associates of The Artifact Company or the Principle Auctioneer, shall be deemed to warranty, or as representation or assumption of liability with respect to age, condition, size, quality, importance, rarity, variety, provenance, or historical reference as related to any sale items. Any such statements are strictly matters of opinion. If an item already has a certificate from one or more of individuals named above the sale shall be considered final, NO EXCEPTIONS. Everything else is guaranteed for 30 days to paper by any authenticator living and mentioned above, or by Motley, Baker, Partain, Johnson, Cox, Howard, Putty, Tatum, Fisher, Williams, Sievers, Meadows or E. Rowe. Any item eligible for return with request for refund must be accompanied with a full written report of the examination. Authentication is a matter of scholarship and we welcome you to utilize the experience of your preferred expert for consultation prior to sale. You may arrrange to have your expert inspect a potential purchase prior to a sale by calling 1-800-466-3836. The Auctioneer will be the final judge as to which bidder is the highest bidder. In event of any dispute in this matter the Auctioneer shall use his own discretion to decide whether to reopen bidding or not. Title to all merchandise shall pass to the highest bidder at the fall of the Auctioneer’s ‘Hammer’. The Purchaser shall assume full risk and responsibility for the lot purchased once title has passed. The buyer must pay Kentucky State Sales Tax (6%) unless exception is allowed under laws regulating such tax. Out of state sales tax numbers will be accepted. You do not pay Kentucky Sales Tax if items are shipped out of state. All accounts must be settled by sale’s end unless other arrangements have been made. Payment may be made by cash, personal check, or major credit card (a small 3% processing charge will be added to credit card purchases). No items removed until paid in full. The Artifact Company or its Auctioneers are not responsible for any typographical error or omission in this catalog. Photographs in this catalog are of the actual items being sold, but exact condition of the objects offered is their condition the day of the sale. There will be absolutely NO returns or adjustments of any kind made 30 days after sale date. We reserve the right to refuse admittance to any individual or group. Subscription Information Print Catalogs are available prior to a sale for a cost of $10 per catalog. Catalogs are always free to view online. Customers registering to bid either absentee or by phone, or winning bidders will automatically receive a catalog for the next sale free of charge. Floor bidders will receive a catalog free of charge the day of the sale. Catalog purchase includes a ‘Prices Realized’ list sent after conclusion of the sale with the subsequent catalog. Prices Realized Lists and remainder sale catalogs are available for purchase for a minimal cost after a sale via our website or by calling 1-800-466-3836.

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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: The Holiday Inn North is located at the intersection of I-75 (Exit 115) and Newtown Pike in Lexington, Kentucky. This is the same location as the Green River Archaeological Society Lexington Show. The address is: 1950 Newtown Pike, Lexington, Kentucky 40511 There are several motels and hotels in the area including the Holiday Inn (859-233-0512), the Griffin Gate Marriott (859-231-5100), the Embassy Suites (859-455-5000) and the Four-Points Sheraton (859259-1311). Call for more complete listing.

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16 1. 4 1/8" Lost Lake - Found in the 1950’s. Extra nice example features dozens of micro serrations in hard to work Breathitt. Indiana. Baker COA. 2. 4 1/4" Hopewell -Dover chert.Harrison Co., KY. Ex-Webb.Jackson COA. 3. 4 1/8" Agate Basin - Brown fossil chert. Great Ohio find. Baker COA. 4. 4 9/16" Sedalia - Mozarkite. Missouri. Excellent Color. Ex - Davidson. 5. 4 3/4" Etley - Nice large Etley point from Missouri in Burlington. No Brainer Mineralization. Ex - Clark. Jackson COA. 6. 3 3/4" Heavy Duty - Gray fossil chert from Kentucky. Baker COA. 7. 3 5/8" Gary - Oklahoma. Gorgeous Banded chert. Jackson COA. 8. 4 9/16" Paleo Knife - Extra nicely made example from Jessamine Co., Kentucky. Ex- Webb Collection. Boyle Chert. Jackson COA. 9. 10 1/2" Adena Knife - Huge!!! Rogers COA’ed example from Illinois. Made of high quality glossy Burlington Flint. Extra large and unusual. 10. Two nice KY Bone Awls - Extra nice pair of Awls from Glover Cave, Kentucky with original Glover Cave collection numbers intact. 11. Pair of Cobbs Knives - Found in Jessamine Co.,Kentucky. Ex- Webb. 12. Ivory BullDog Bottle Topper and Cribbage Peg - Nice grouping of Ivory from the 1800’s. Intricate carving on the Bulldog which could be recorked and used with a decanter. The peg has excellent polish. US Buyers Only.

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13. 3 Nolans - Nice grouping from Central Texas. Edwards Plateau Chert. 14. 1 13/16" Pair of Drilled and Incised Wolf Canines - Rare set of drilled canine teeth featuring intricate decorative tally marks. Ft. Ancient Culture. 15. 2 1/4" Lost Lake - Excellent example with deep notches in a heavily patinated Paoli chert from Indiana. G-9 Baker COA. Very Pretty. 16. Set of Two Dovetails - Nice pair of Dovetails, One Ohio, one Tennessee. Coshocton and Dover Cherts. 17. 3 13/16" Pedernales - Large and with extended tip Burnet Co., Texas example. Edwards Plateau Chert. Ex- Bill Arnold Collection. 18. 2 7/8" Covington - Central Texas. Nicely translucent and very thin. 19. 3 7/8" Montell - Central Texas. Nice translucency. Jackson COA. 20. 3 5/16" Pickwick - Pink and Cream Fossil Chert from Suwannee Co., Florida. large with excellent symmetry. Ex - Fauske Collection 21. 4 1/4" Cobbs Knife - Excellent example. Burlington. Illinois.Well Flaked.

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22. 4 1/8" Harahey Knife - Boyle Chert. KY. Ex- Webb. Jackson COA. 23. 4 5/16" Bolen - Huge example with river staining from Florida. Fossil Chert in excellent condition. Ex - Davidson. Jackson COA. 24. 2 3/8" Clovis - St. Clair Co., Illinois. Crescent Quarry Flint. Ex Evans Collection. Jackson COA. 25. 2 1/16" Beaver Lake - Gorgeous red and blue coloration. Kentucky. 26. 2 9/16" Copena - Boyle Chert. Fayette Co., Kentucky. Ex- Webb. 27. 5 3/4" Turkeytail Blade - Large Indiana example. Hornstone. Ex-Lynn Munger, former Curator at the Potawatomi Museum. Jackson COA. 28. 5 7/16" Hardin - Beautiful Kentucky piece in Dover Chert. Ex - Fuller Collection. Minor rework at tip. 29. 4 7/8" Base Tang Knife - Superb example from Central Texas in a High Grade Georgetown Flint. Very thin and translucent. Jackson COA. 30. 5 9/16" Adena - Indiana. Ex- Phillips. Hornstone. Berner COA. 31. 5" Hopewell - Found by Lyndell Sharron in 1955 in Pike Co., Illinois. Cobden Chert. Ex - Tommy Beutell Collection. Rogers/Partain/Davis G10 COA’s. 32. Set of 4 nice Pedernales points - Central Texas. Edwards Plateau Chert. 33. 4 1/4" Adena - Excellent Kentucky Adena from Fayette Co. Hornstone.

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34. 3 5/16" Thebes - Incredible Flint Ridge piece from Ohio. Davis COA. 35. 1 9/16" Clovis - Clark Co., Kentucky. Crinoid Quartz. Highly translucent. Rogers and Jackson COA’s. 36. Pair of Hopewell Cache Blades - Largest 2 7/16". Both examples are Flint Ridge, one highly translucent ‘jewel’ grade. Ex - Lar Hothem Collection. Coshocton Co., Ohio. 37. 3 1/16" Hudson Bay Striker - In excellent condition, this vintage striker is marked ‘HB’ and ‘Montreal’. Nice toning with use wear. 38. Pair of Fort Ancient Pipes - Hamilton Co., Ohio. Sandstone. Nice! 39. 1 13/16" Carrizo - Excellent example. Uvalde Co., Texas. Cream flint. 40. 3 7/8"x 6 1/8" Notched Winged Butterfly Bannerstone - Very pretty restored example from Franklin Co., Indiana with early collection label. Green banded slate. 41. 9 1/2" Straight Razor w/ Carved Ivory Handle - Wade & Butcher (Sheffield, England) blade from the late 1800’s with etching to blade ‘Wade & Butcher Celebrated Fine India Steel Razor’ with carved Ivory Scales. Original Box. Extremely Sharp! US Buyers Only. 42. Ivory Indian Head Carving and Totem - Unusual small carved Indian Head of ivory (7/8") paired with a carved and painted 4 1/4" Northwest Coast Totem pole carved in bone. US Buyers only. 43. 3 3/8" Hemphill - A knockout! G-10 example with light river polishing from Missouri. Strawberry Burlington. Ex - Clark. Jackson COA. 44. 1 7/8" Pinetree - Pretty Coshocto. excellent serrations. Kentucky. 45. 3 3/4" LARGE Elbow Pipe - Excellent limestone example pictured in Who’s Who #5 and also Ex- Ben Thompson Collection. Pope Co., Illinois. 46. 5 1/2" x 1 1/2" Double-Cupped Discoidal - Extra well made discoidal. Colorful speckled Granite. Cleaned and polished in modern times. MO/IL.

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47. 3 5/8" Hopewell Frog Effigy Platform Pipe - Phenomenal Ohio Pipestone. Hocking Co., Ohio. Ex - Lance Morris, Glenda Downs Collections. Exceptionally rare and exquisite artifact. Jackson COA. 48. Large well made Catlinite Horse Effigy Pipe with Stem - Large Tourist Trade example measuring 21 1/2" including its original stem. Made of well patinated catlinite. Bird Brooch/Bolo included. Dennision Collection. 49. 3 13/16" Eskimo/Aleut Ivory Pipe - Nice hand-carved Vintage Walrus Ivory pipe form from Alaska. International shipment prohibited. 50. 6 5/8" Plains Catlinite Pipe - Excellent early (Pre-1890) Trade Era catlinite pipe with old collector label stating origin as Calumet, Minnesota. Fine condition with good old polish and wear. Dennison Collection. 51. 2 1/4" Disc Pipe - Ohio piece made from pretty Ohio Pipestone. Nicely polished over its entirety. Dennison Collection. 52. 4 1/2" Bird (Toucan) Effigy Pipe - PreColumbian rarity. Portion of stem gone but still superb well mineralized example. Dennison Collection. 53. 7 7/8" Eagle Talon Effigy Pipe - An excellent ‘Tourist Trade’ item with heavy evidence of usage. Great detail and size. Catlinite. 54. 3 1/8" Hopewell Pipe - Ross Co., Ohio. Pipestone. Ex - Jack Litchfield Collection. Jackson/Partain/Howard COA’s.

55. 3" Bear or Deer Effigy Pipe - Excellent and rare Prehistoric Steatite Effigy pipe. Features old museum catalog #52.444. Ohio. 1700’s. 56. 3" Catlinite Inlay Pipe - This excellent piece from South Dakota features good pewter and steatite inlay. Ex - Doug Hooks Collection. Circa 1890-1910. Beads appear to have been added later. Small portion of flange cleanly broken and reglued. Davis COA. 57. 2 11/16" MicMac Clay Pipe-Ontario, Canada. Ex- Bob Holden Collection. 58. 3" Human Face Effigy Pipe - Lee Co., Virginia. Tempered Clay. Old Collector Label. Dating from the 1600’s. 59. 8 1/2" Exceptional Inlaid Steatite Plains Pipe with Beaded Stem Exceptional Plains pipe dating to 1870-1890. Inlaid Bone, Catlinite Hearts, and Lead. 21 1/4" including Stem reported as original. Shows good signs of use wear. Great beading. Jackson COA. Dennison Collection.

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60. 2 1/8" Stemmed Knife - Scioto Co., Ohio, Ex - Cason Collection. Coshocton. Jackson COA. 61. 1 3/4" Pelican Lake - Wafer thin example of Moss Agate from Mesa Co., Colorado. Ex - Cason Collection. A SCREAMER! 62. 1 3/4" Mallory -Stunning purple translucent agate.Colorado. Ex-Cason. 63. 1 5/16" Hanna - Gorgeous translucent pigeon blood agate from a private Utah ranch. Ex - Cason Collection. 64. 1 1/2" Pelican Lake - Morgan Co., Colorado. Highly translucent quartzite. Ex - Cason Collection. Jackson COA. 65. 1 5/8" Mallory - Highly translucent quartzite from Dolores Co., Colorado. Ex - Cason Collection. 66. 1 11/16" Hanna - Pigeon Blood Agate example from a private Utah ranch. Ex - Cason Collection. Highly translucent and well made. 67. 1 5/8" Corner Notch - Colorado. Translucent Purple Agate. Very pretty! Ex - Cason Collection. 68. 1 5/8" Pelican Lake - San Juan Co., Utah. Private Ranch. Ex - Cason. 69. 2 1/4" Hell Gap - Very unique green chert from Dolores Co., Colorado. Found in 2003 by Jim Cason. 70. 1 7/16" Eden - Cream chert from Dolores Co., Colorado. Ex - Cason. 71. 1 1/2" Rio Grande - Cream fine grained quartzite. Dolores Co., Colorado. Ex - Jim Cason Collection. 72. 1 5/16" Gunther - Great colors. Excellent example in maroon and blue/green Variegated Agate from Oregon. 73. 1 9/16" McKean - Beautiful. Petrified Wood. Colorado. Rogers COA. 74. 1 1/4" Columbia Plateau - Wafer thin. Stunning highly translucent Red and Yellow Agate. Washington. Jackson COA. 75. 1 1/8" Kin Kletso Notched - Excellent translucent agate in this rare Montrose Co., Colorado piece from a private ranch. Nicely serrated and thin. 76. 1 3/16" Barreal - Gorgeous Caramel high grade flint. Colorado. Ex Cason Collection. 77. 1 5/16" Bonito Notched - San Juan Co., Utah. Ex - Cason Collection. Pigeon Blood Agate. 78. 1 3/8" Birdpoint - Wafer thin. Novaculite. Found by Ruben Rankin in Saline Co., Arkansas. Highly translucent. Jackson COA. 79. 1 5/16" McKean - Stunning example. Elko Co., Nevada. Ex - Snyder, Cason Collections. Chalcedony. Jackson COA. 80. 1 7/8" Jay - Mesa Co., Colorado. Rare early type related to Hell Gap and Rio Grande. Tan jasper.

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81. 7/8" Lunate Crescent - Luna Co., New Mexico. Extra nice example in a black chert. Davis COA. 82. 1" Lunate Crescent - Luna Agate. Luna Co., New Mexico. Davis COA. 83. 1 1/8" Scottsbluff - Very pretty gray fine-grained quartzite from Colorado. Ex - Cason Collection. Davis COA. 84. 1" Lovell - South Dakota. Agate. Rogers COA. 85. 2 3/8" Basketmaker Knife - Morgan Co., Colorado. Multicolor Agate. Ex - Jim Cason Collection. 86. 1 5/16" Columbia Plateau - Awesome Red/Clear Agate from Washington State. Beautifully translucent! Jackson COA. 87. 15/16" Mimbres - Excellent early birdpoint of Pigeon Blood Agate from a private ranch in Utah. Ex - Cason Collection. 88. 1 1/8" Eastgate - Oregon Gempoint in a beautiful clear/red agate. Translucent. Jackson COA. 89. 1 3/16" Bonito Notched - World class example. Found on a private ranch in Montrose Co., Colorado. Translucent quartzite. 90. 1 1/2" Washita - Dolores Co., Colorado. Fine grained quartzite. Ex Cason Collection. Thin and exceptionally well made. 91. 15/16" Mini-Scottsbluff - Mesa Co., Colorado. Made from tan finegrained quartzite. Ex - Jim Cason Collection. Davis COA. 92. 1 7/8" San Patrice - Parish Co., Louisiana. Jasper. Ex - Cason Collection. Great color and very thin. Davis G-9 COA. 93. 2 5/8" Paleo Fragment - Gorgeous transverse oblique flaking on this broken example from Yuma Co., Colorado. Ex- Cason Collection.

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94. 5 3/4" Robbins - Superb literally perfect and nicely thin large example in highly translucent Flint Ridge. Ohio. Ex - Davidson. Jackson COA. 95. 2 7/16" Clovis - Superb ultra thin highly translucent example made of pelloidal chert from Pickett Co., Tennessee. Ex - Jonathan Sisk Collection. G10 all the way. Perino, Jackson, and Stermer COA’s. 96. 4" Scottsbluff - Well Flaked and thin, this example from Missouri is certain to please. Burlington. Burin along one tip edge. Jackson COA. 97. 2 9/16" Dalton - Excellent example in translucent Burlington chert from Illinois. Nicely serrated. Ex - Davidson. Jackson COA. 98. 3 7/8" Dickson - Great form. Large Dickson with good mineralization and size. Burlington flint from Illinois. 99. 2 13/16" Thebes Drill - Highly translucent Flint Ridge. Ex - Gary Noel. Ohio. Jackson COA. 100. 3 9/16" Adena - Excellent flaking on this Strawberry chert example from Missouri. Nice Basal Grinding. 101. 2 1/2" Northumberland - Incredibly fluted Northumberland point from Pennsylvania. Wafer thin. Multicolored Coshocton flint. Agricultural damage on basal corner. World-Class artifact. Jackson COA. 102. 3 1/16" Clovis - Thin, well fluted, and fabulous. Missouri / Illinois Type. Ex - John Fulbright, Brent Kepp. Burlington. Jackson COA. 103. 3" Hopewell - Excellent Hopewell from Logan Co., Ohio. Ex - Garry Mumaw. Boyle Chert. Jackson COA. 104. 2 9/16" Dalton - Excellent serrations on this example from Green Co., Arkansas. Crowley’s Cobble Chert. Jackson COA. 105. 8 5/8" HUGE Turkeytail Knife - Very large Turkeytail knife from Harrison Co., Indiana. This ceremonially killed example has been glued back together. Indiana Hornstone. Jackson COA. 106. 3 9/16" North Blade - Very pretty example in a blush Strawberry Chert from Lincoln Co., Missouri. Jackson COA. 107. 1 9/16" Unfluted Clovis - Ohio. Ex - Glenda Downs Collection. Coshocton. Jackson COA. 108. 2 3/8" Gibson - Very well made example from Madison Co., Illinois. Burlington. Ex - Gerald Miller Collection. Motley COA. 109. 2 1/4" Heavy Duty - Very pretty Kentucky piece of Carter Cave flint. Ex - Rocky Hall. Earthworks COA. 110. 3 1/2" Marion - Pasco Co., Florida. Great flaking and symmetry. Accompanied with a Berner COA. 111. 2 3/4" Copena - Extra thin Kentucky piece of banded Hornstone. Ex - Jack Litchfield. Jackson COA. 112. 4 5/16" Meadowood - Large example from Indiana made from Burlington Chert. Excellent mineralization. Davis G-10 COA. 113. 5 1/8" Dalton - Excellent large example from Missouri. Rare constricted basal edges with deep basal cavity. Burlington. Jackson COA.

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220. 3 5/8" Dalton - Lee Co., Iowa example with excellent flaking and mineralization. Ex - Schen & Summers Collections. Burlington. Jackson COA. 221. 2 15/16" Bloodletter - Extra RARE form. Thin with excruciating tips. Found by Roy Capps in Finley Co., Oklahoma. Translucent Reed Springs chert. Jackson and Stermer COA’s. 222. 5 13/16" Dovetail - Gorgeous jewel Flint Ridge from Ohio. Ex - Fred Eiserman Collection. Restoration to base. Rogers COA. 223. 5 3/16" Adena - Dayton, Ohio. Fossil Chert. Rogers COA. 224. 3 1/4" Dovetail - Pickaway Co., Ohio. Ex - Al Wakefield Collection. Highly translucent with good mineralization. Jackson COA. 225. 2 1/2" Dovetail - G-10 example in Strawberry Chert from Missouri. Stermer COA. 226. 2 3/4" Clovis - Clinton Co., Ohio. Gorgeous navy blue Coshocton. Tremendous flutes and very thin. Rogers COA. 227. 5 1/8" Paleo Knife - Well made. Fairfield Co., Ohio. Rogers COA. 228. 3 1/8" Clovis - Well-fluted piece in Coshocton from Ross Co., Ohio. Davis G-9 COA and Rogers COA. 229. 2 3/4" Dovetail - Excellent mineralization on this example from Ohio. Ex - Al Wakefield Collection. Jackson COA. 230. 3 3/4" Dovetail - Incredible G-10 example from Macoupin Co., Illinois. Gray Burlington. Berner COA. 231. 4 9/16" Scottsbluff - Extra pretty Missouri banded and mottled Fossil Chert. Nicely thin and Beautifully flaked. Minor rework noted at tip. 232. 7 1/8" Woodland Knife - Very long slender example from Montour Co., Pennsylvania. Ex - Ron Helman, Richard Coulter, and Fred B. Hill Collections. Gray Mottled Chert. Perino and Putty COA’s. 232B. 1 1/4” Folsom - Found by James Edwards in Parker Co., Texas. Highly translucent Edwards Plateau Flint. Jackson/Stermer COAs..

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Additional Views Available on All Lots!! Visit http://www.theartifactcompany.com Questions? Comments? Call 1-800-466-3836 241. 55" x 30" Exceptional Navajo Rug with Whirling Logs - This unusually colored rug features 9 whirling logs or swastikas placing it as a PreWWII piece. Exceptionally tightly woven with one small repair in the field. A very nice rug. 242. 32" x 52" Navajo Rug featuring Corn Plants – This exceptional rug shows the Navajo ‘Tree of Life’ in the form of Corn plants. Orange, Gray, Black, and cream. Early 1900’s. Ex - Cason Collection. 243. 34.5"x 48.5" Navajo Rug - Some damage to this example, still a very pretty and collectible and decorative example. Ex - Cason Collection. 244. 24 3/4" Sioux Pipe Stem - Carved wooden stem with spiral. Old tag states 1870 vintage however we estimate it closer to 1900. North Dakota. 245. 22" x 17.5" Northern Athabascan Gambling Tray - Yukon Territory. Extremely fine contemporary basket, Circa 1980’s. Unknown weaver. 246. 48" x 23" Navajo EyeDazzler Rug - Very pretty example with only a few worn areas. Excellent display or table cover. 247. 30.5" x 49.5" Navajo ‘Snowflake’ Rug - Some bleeding but otherwise a very nice rug. Circa 1920’s.Ex - Cason Collection. 248. 4" Captured Abalone Shell Basket - Incredible ‘captured’ Abalone shell inside a tightly woven decorated basket with dyed grasses. Northern West Coast. Very rare as most abalone was cut and carved for decoration.

249. 11 1/2"x3 “ ‘Man in Maze’ Tohono O’Odham (Papago) Basket Excellent Vintage basket from Arizona. ‘Man in Maze’ pattern. Unknown maker.

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267 250. 11 5/16" Colima Bipointed Knife - Beautiful Mahogany obsidian from Colima, West Mexico.Ex - Cason, Huber Collections. Jackson COA. 251. Set of 3 Archaic Knives - Spencer Co., Kentucky. Ex - Sears Collection. One Graham Cave and two blades. 252. 3 Bottle Necks - Very pretty set in high grade Sonora and Fort Payne. Spencer Co., Kentucky. Ex - Sears Collection. 253. 2 7/8" Osceola - Highly translucent Novaculite. Ex - Moore Collection. Very pretty. Jackson COA. 254. 1 7/8" Dalton - Very nicely made example from Arkansas. Gray Green Chert. Ex - Moore Collection. 255. 2 5/16" Johnson - Found by Ruben Rankin in Saline Co., Arkansas. Very pretty Novaculite band running across the blade. 256. 2 1/16" Flint Adze - Found by Ruben Rankin in Saline Co., Arkansas. Cream Fossil Chert. 257. 4 5/16" Ferry - Found by Ruben Rankin in Saline Co., Arkansas. Cream Fossil Chert. 258. 4" Dickson - Found by Ruben Rankin in Saline Co., Arkansas. Banded Cream fossil Chert. 259. 3 Restored Archaics - Excellent set of 3 collector-restored Archaics from Spencer and surrounding counties in Kentucky. Ex - Sears Collection. 260. 8 3/4" Colima Bipointed Knife - Nicely made example in Mahogany obsidian from Colima, West Mexico. Davis G-9 COA. 261. 2 15/16" Agate Basin - Purple fossil chert from Yuma Co., Colorado. Ex - Cason Collection. Jackson COA. 262. 2 9/16" Browns Valley - Knife River Flint from South Dakota. Excellent flaking. Jackson COA. 263. 5 5/16" Lizard Effigy - A Masterpiece! Delaware Co., Ohio. Perfectly concentrically Banded Green Slate. Jackson COA. 264. 3 3/8" Chumash Pendant - Extremely rare double grooved Chumash Pendant / Plummet or Shaman Stone from Santa Barbara Co., California. Black steatite. Jackson and Stermer COA’s. 265. 6" Paleo Knife -Lake Co., Ohio. High grade Coshocton. Rogers COA. 266A. 5 9/16" Cody Complex Knife - Absolutely stunning example flaked like no other we’ve seen in several years. G-10 Davis COA (as Angostura) from Crow Creek, South Dakota. Obsidian. 266B. 2 3/8" Kinney Knife - Central Texas. Highly translucent Root Beer Flint. Rogers COA. 267. 3 1/4" Thebes - Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. Coshocton. 268. 5 3/16" Wadlow - Gasconade Co., Missouri. Rogers COA. Burlington. 269. 5 1/8" Early Ovoid Knife - Brassfield Chert Example from Clark Co., Kentucky. Davis G-10 COA, Jackson COA notes restored tip. Ex - Tom Davis, Jim Cason Collections.

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274. 3 3/8" Bipointed Knife - Well loved and used knife from Goose Lake, Oregon in a highly translucent smoky obsidian. Extremely thin. 275. 2 1/4" Pluvial Lakes Side Notch - Extremely well flaked and highly translucent. Washington State. Ex-Fauske. 276. 1 3/4" Western Scottsbluff - Very nice example with textbook basal configuration and Cody flaking. Harney Co., Oregon. Very rare type for the region. Obsidian. 277. 2 1/16" Shouldered Cascade - Obsidian from Oregon. Nice! 278. 2 3/16" Cascade - Eastern Oregon example in Obsidian. Well made and attractive artifact. 279. 2 3/16" Cascade - Super nice finely serrated example from along the Columbia River, Washington State. Black and Brown Jasper. 280. 2 1/8" Northern Side Notch - Excellent serrations on this finely flaked example from the famed Warner Valley in central Oregon. Obsidian. 281. 2 5/8" Cascade - Extra fine example from the Cockrell Collection (137934). Oregon. Obsidian. Oblique flaking and great mineralization.

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298. 4 1/16" Trapezoidal Adena Pendant - Franklin Co., Indiana. Ex Horsefly Bush Collection. Slate. Jackson COA. 299. 3 3/4" Anchor Pendant - Found with a cache of 100 blades in Fayette Co., Kentucky. Ferruginous Purple banded Slate. Jackson COA. 300. 3 5/16" Keyhole Pendant - Excellent small pendant from Scioto Co., Ohio. Ex - Hahn (1930), Vietzen and Hillen (1979) Collections. Green banded Slate. Davis G-9 COA. 301. 5 1/2" Adena Expanded Center Gorget - Superb example. Green Banded Slate from Central Ohio. 302. 2 1/4"x 5" Notched Winged Bannerstone with Tally Marks - Beautifully made piece from Ohio in Green Banded Slate. Ex - Hiebert Collection. Motley COA. 303. 3 7/16" Shield Bannerstone - Rare style from Auglaize Co., Ohio found in 1940. Ex - Mack Collection. Jackson COA. 304. 4 9/16" Adena Pendant - Extra fine large and substantial pendant from Ohio. Jackson COA. 305. Pair of nice Drilled Pendants - Pair of nice pendants from Spencer Co., Kentucky. Ex - Sears Collection. 306. 7 5/8" Glacial Kame Gorget - Found near Fort Wayne, Indiana. Green Banded Slate. 307. 5 1/8" Biconcave Adena Gorget - Large Green banded slate example from Ohio. 308A. 2 3/4" Panel Bannerstone - Excellent example with use wear and a nice raised-rim. Unknown collection number 112/J.G. Incredible banding coming to the central ridge on both sides. Jackson COA. 308B. 2 7/16” Bottle Bannerstone - Very pretty example in a YellowOrange Quartz. Highly translucent example from Indiana. Comes with a Davis COA.

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309. 2 3/8" Bottle Bannerstone Preform - Found by James E. Baron in Prentiss Co., Mississippi. Ex - Gary Noel Collection. Rose Quartzite. Davis COA. 310. 3 5/8" Shaft-Straightener/Pectoral Pendant - Unique piece of wellp a t i n a t e d C a l i f o r n i a s t e a t i t e m a y h ave s e r v e d d u a l d u ty. G o o d mineralization. California Coast. 311. 2 3/16" x 4 9/16" Winged Bannerstone - Green Banded Slate. Licking Co., Ohio. Classic form and style and in excellent condition with just a few plow scrapes. Ex - Mel Wilkins Collection. 312. 5 3/16" Birdstone - Authentic example from Lenawee Co., Michigan. Ex - I.W. Robinson and B. Tiell Collections. Excellent mineralization and pictured in several Who’s Who and other Journals. Those of you who know how many we turn down each year know this is an extra special piece. 313. 2 13/16" Gorget - Masterfully salvaged piece from Franklin Co., Arkansas. Highly polished Ferruginous Claystone. Ex - Jim Cason Collection. Davis COA. 314. 2" Granite Cone - Excellent Granite Hemispheric Cone from Ross Co., Ohio featuring a slightly cupped concave base. Ex - Bob Converse and David Kuhn Collections. Jackson COA. 315. 2" Humped Bannerstone - Cape Co., Missouri. Ex - Allan Collection. Superb Red Ochre Stained Claystone. Davis COA. 316. 5" G-10 Pentagonal Pendant - This superb example from Seneca Co., Ohio made from ferruginous slate is pictured in Who’s Who #2 & #8 pg 125. Ex - Jack Hooks and Dean Driskill Collections. Hooks Catalog 4/ 29/89 #287. Davis G-10 COA. 317. 24" Missouri Trade Axe Tomahawk - This Tourist Trade item features a ‘weeping heart’ motif Axe head and a hand-carved handle with brass tacks. Excellent decorator item. Post-WWII Vintage.

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Caddo 329. 5 1/2" x 4 3/4" Caddo Belcher Engraved Bottle - Excellent engraved piece from Clark Co., Arkansas with minor restoration to the rim and base. Perino COA. 330. 5 3/4" x 6 1/4" Human Effigy Pot - Precolumbian effigy Polychrome pot from Ecuador. Handle Missing. Grandfathered. 331. 7 7/8"x 5 1/4" Acoma Sgraffito Blackware Wedding Vase - Excellent incised Sgraffito Wedding Vase signed ‘MS Acoma’ featuring two deer. Attributed to Melody Simpson award winning Acoma potter. 332. 4 1/2" Polychrome Southwestern Pot - Early Vintage, this unsigned example of unclear heritage features unique geometric designs. 333. 4 7/8" x 5 1/2" Navajo (Dine) Sgraffito Vessel - An excellent Sgraffito blackware vessel by Navajo Artist David Willie. Circa 1990, this example features intricate engraving. Signed. 334. 4 5/8" Acoma Seed Bowl - Excellent painting on this collaborative work from the Garcia Clan. Signed G/G. Acoma, New Mexico. 335. 4 3/4"x2 3/4" Argillite Bear Carving - Nice Inuit or Eskimo contemporary carving of a Polar Bear. Unsigned. Foot reattached. 336. Pair of 5" Jemez Hopi Vessels - Marked M.F.G. Jemez on bottom of Wedding Vase. 1950’s Vintage. 337. 4 7/8"x 6 1/2" Pot - Excellent mineralization and remaining red glaze on this example from Morehouse Co., Arkansas. Jackson COA. 338. 7 1/2" x 4 3/8" Polychrome Effigy Bowl - Prehistoric Precolumbian Central American bowl featuring animal effigy. Completely intact. 339. 5 3/4"x 6 3/4" Mississippian Grayware Pot - This Ex-Dan Stroud piece from Rolla, Missouri features no restoration and excellent mineralization. Jackson COA.

340. 16 1/8" Nayarit Figurine - Extra large example of a seated man drinking. West Mexico, Circa 1300 AD. 341. 8 7/8"x 2 7/8" Caddo Frog Effigy Bowl - Bowl in excellent shape with no apparent restoration. Old ink ‘VH-86-#150’ on bottom. Arkansas. 342. 8" x 8 1/2" Casas Grande Pot - Excellent polychrome example. Unsigned early vintage handmade piece with good glaze. 343. 3 5/8" x 4 3/4" Ft. Ancient Seed Pot - Greenup Co., Kentucky. Ex Dean Seldon Jr. Collection. Jackson COA 344. 4 1/2" x 1 3/4" Pinch-top Polychrome Bowl - Excellent prehistoric Precolumbian bowl with excellent mineralization. 345. 22 1/2" Catlinite Trade Bead Necklace - Early set of trade beads from the Northern plains in Catlinite. Circa 1700’s. 346. 23" String of Large Black Eye Trade Beads - Circa 1890, these 1213mm beads feature white ‘eyes’ with red dots. Very pretty. 347. 24" Blue Chevrons w/ Red Hearts - Large and small Blue Chevron beads with red hearts. Nice set. 348. 44" String of Trade Beads - String of trade beads featuring many different styles and compositions of beads. 349. 26" Necklace with Mother of Pearl - Consisting of 5mm Red Heart trade beads with carved Mother of Pearl disc. Vintage. 350. 4 1/4" Beaded Seneca Pincushion - Excellent star configuration with multicolor beads and features loop with a primary suspension loop. Very Nice.

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Want to see more pictures? Visit www.theartifactcompany.com 351. 3 3/4" Seneca Beaded Coin Purse - Very nice beaded purse featuring numerous bead styles. Circa 1910-1920. 352. 8 3/4" x 3" Micmac Quilled Lidded Birchbark Basket - Very pretty lidded Birch bark box by the Micmacs of Eastern Canada. Features two quilled Maple Leafs along with intricate quillwork detail around lid. Mostly there and stable but some missing quills. 353. Pair of Child’s Beaded Moccasins - Nice set of Beaded Child’s moccasins with wool lining. 1920-1940. Includes contemporary navy blue with gold trim container. 354. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" Beaded Seneca Purse - Excellent early Seneca beaded purse made between 1910-1930. ‘From Niagara Falls’ on front with beaded bird motif on back. 355. 10 1/4" Indian on Horse Sculpture - Early Chalkware Indian riding a horse with headdress and tomahawk. Christmas gift inscription with 1937 date on bottom in pencil. Excellent Indian-Themed go-with. 356. 5 1/16" Shell Mask - Excellent Shell Mask from the MS-51 site in Smyth Co., Virginia. Solid and completely stable 357. 5" Engraved Shell Gorget - Hiawassee Island, Tennessee. Stabilized condition. Large with fairly detailed incising. Jackson COA. 358. 3" x 2 5/16" President Rutherford B. Hayes Peace Medal – One of only 500 minted, this Bronze medal in excellent condition features a bust of President Hayes on the front, and a pioneer standing with an Indian and crossed tomahawks on the reverse. Loop added later. Weight 4.87 oz. Dated 1877. Last 3 recorded sales in 3-5K range.

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376. 4 Nice KY Adenas - Nice set of Adenas from Central Kentucky. Ex Webb Collection. 377. Pair of Paleo Darts - Fort Payne Chert examples from Central KY. Ex Webb Collection. 378. Pair of Nice Papered Kirks - This pair of nice small Kirk points come with Baker COA’s and are from Ohio and Arkansas. 379. Set of 3 Ohio Cobbs Knives with COA’s - Set of 3 nice Cobbs Triangular knives with individual Baker COA’s. Excellent buy! 380. 10 Hopewell Points! - Lot of 10 nice Hopewell points. Many very colorful examples. Midwest. 381. Pair of Howard County points with COA’s - Nice set of Indiana Howard County points both with individual Baker COA’s. A good buy as both are very pretty! 382. 9 5/8" Spade - Madison Co., Illinois. Nice large Spade with a Rogers 205 204 COA in Mill Creek Chert. 383. Set of 4 Conerly points with COA’s - Very nice set of Ohio and Kentucky Conerly Points in pretty materials. Individual Baker COA’s. Good buy! 384. Lot of 3 Newton Falls points with COA’s - 3 nice Newton Falls points from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky all with Baker COA’s. 385. 6 Nice FL/GA points - 6 nice points from Florida/Georgia. Some highly translucent. 386. Pair of Archaic Darts - Nice Set of Archaic pieces from Central KY. Ex - Webb Collection. 387. 6 Nice Knife River Flint pieces - 6 nice heavily patinated Knife River Flint pieces from a North Dakota private ranch. 388. Pair of nice Big Sandys - Very pretty in Carter Cave Flint from Jessamine Co., Kentucky. Ex - Webb Collection. 389. 13" x 6 1/2" Eskimo/Aleut Food Bowl - Excellent carved food bowl from Alaska. Pre-1930. 390. 8 1/8" x 5 3/16" Eskimo/Aleut Carved Wooden Spoon - Excellent carved cedar spoon from Alaska. Pre-1940.

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