**Originally Listed At $400**

Native American, Midwest United States, Hopewell culture, Middle Woodland period, ca. 100 BCE to 500 CE. A wonderful cache of 9 hand-knapped flint tools, each of an impressively large scale and an ovate lanceolate form with sharp edges. They all present seemingly random flaking patterns with thick midsections and rounded bases that taper - either gradually or dramatically - to a point. Implements like these could be used as handheld tools for a variety of ritualistic or utilitarian tasks such as scraping, cutting, digging, or they could be hafted onto handles for greater leverage. Size of largest (second from the left in lower row): 3.9" L x 2.9" W (9.9 cm x 7.4 cm); of frame: 16" W x 12" H (40.6 cm x 30.5 cm)

Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010

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#174861

Some minor chipping to peripheries commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, all are intact and excellent with great preservation of sharp edges and forms. Collection label on back tool in lower right corner. All set in modern frame with suspension wire on verso for display.