12 Native American Tools / Points, Slate & Obsidian
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A great collection of stone tools and projectile points that served a variety of hunting and utilitarian uses. Each piece is hand-knapped, which involves hitting a harder stone against the soft slate to flake the piece into the desired form. Eleven are made from a gray slate and are various sizes and shapes. One has a short neck with notched fins, ideal for hafting on a pole, and another has a channel or groove on both sides that would also assist in hafting. The largest two may have been hand tools for chopping or scraping. One small projectile tip is made from black obsidian stone. Obsidian is razor sharp when flaked and treasured for this quality as well as its attractive glossy opaque surface. Size of largest: 6" L x 1.75" W (15.2 cm x 4.4 cm); obsidian point: 2.125" L x .65" W (5.4 cm x 1.7 cm)
Provenance: private southwestern Pennsyvania, USA collection, ex-MacLeod collection
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#144695
Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A great collection of stone tools and projectile points that served a variety of hunting and utilitarian uses. Each piece is hand-knapped, which involves hitting a harder stone against the soft slate to flake the piece into the desired form. Eleven are made from a gray slate and are various sizes and shapes. One has a short neck with notched fins, ideal for hafting on a pole, and another has a channel or groove on both sides that would also assist in hafting. The largest two may have been hand tools for chopping or scraping. One small projectile tip is made from black obsidian stone. Obsidian is razor sharp when flaked and treasured for this quality as well as its attractive glossy opaque surface. Size of largest: 6" L x 1.75" W (15.2 cm x 4.4 cm); obsidian point: 2.125" L x .65" W (5.4 cm x 1.7 cm)
Provenance: private southwestern Pennsyvania, USA collection, ex-MacLeod collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#144695
Condition
Losses to all as shown. Nicks and chips to peripheries not from knapping process. Light mineral deposits. Old inventory labels on the two largest.
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12 Native American Tools / Points, Slate & Obsidian
Estimate $100 - $150
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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