NATIVE AMERICAN STONE POINT / BLADE
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NATIVE AMERICAN STONE POINT / BLADE, Knife River flint/chalcedony (traded from North Dakota to Ohio). Presented in a butterfly case. Per Mr. Gusler, "This extraordinary blade is testimony to the economic power of the Hopewell culture to trade precious materials from such great distances. The Field Museum in Chicago has two large exotically shaped obsidian blades that come from the same mounds in Ohio. The probably (sic) origin of the obsidian is Yosemite in California. Archaeologist Henry Shetrone worked under contract for the Ohio Historical Society in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. In 1958, while on vacation in Florida, Shetrone gave this rare blade to Gilbert W. Dilley as a Christmas gift. Dilley was president of the Ohio Historical Society for many years and was responsible for the legislation that made Ohio's Flint Ridge a protected park." Reserve. Hopewell Culture; excavated by Henry Shetrone at the Ross Co., OH, mound group. Early Woodland period, 2500-1500 B.P. 6 3/4" L, 2 3/8" W.
Excellent as-found condition, with no apparent breaks or losses.
Provenance: Private collection of Wallace Gusler, Williamsburg, VA._x000D_
Ex-collection of James Johnston, 2010._x000D_
Old Barn, Dilley Sale, 4/15/2008, Lot 119._x000D_
Ex-collection of Gilbert Dilley, gift from Henry Shetrone, 1958.
Catalogue Note: This piece was part of the Gilbert W. Dilley collection. Mr. Dilley was one of the preeminent early collectors of American Indian art. He began collecting as a young man, and went on to become a founding member of the Ohio Archaeological Society. An attorney by profession, Mr. Dilley was an amateur archaeologist, and became close personal friends with important scholars, archaeologists, and collectors. He was president of the Ohio Historical Society. He and his wife, Marguerite Hudson Dilley, endowed a scholarship at the University of Akron for students studying Ohio archaeology and/or history. Mr. Dilley was instrumental in establishing the Flint Ridge, Ohio, property a protective park. Flint Ridge flint was the major source for Native American craftspeople in present-day Ohio and beyond, from the Paleo period to historic contact.
Excellent as-found condition, with no apparent breaks or losses.
Provenance: Private collection of Wallace Gusler, Williamsburg, VA._x000D_
Ex-collection of James Johnston, 2010._x000D_
Old Barn, Dilley Sale, 4/15/2008, Lot 119._x000D_
Ex-collection of Gilbert Dilley, gift from Henry Shetrone, 1958.
Catalogue Note: This piece was part of the Gilbert W. Dilley collection. Mr. Dilley was one of the preeminent early collectors of American Indian art. He began collecting as a young man, and went on to become a founding member of the Ohio Archaeological Society. An attorney by profession, Mr. Dilley was an amateur archaeologist, and became close personal friends with important scholars, archaeologists, and collectors. He was president of the Ohio Historical Society. He and his wife, Marguerite Hudson Dilley, endowed a scholarship at the University of Akron for students studying Ohio archaeology and/or history. Mr. Dilley was instrumental in establishing the Flint Ridge, Ohio, property a protective park. Flint Ridge flint was the major source for Native American craftspeople in present-day Ohio and beyond, from the Paleo period to historic contact.
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Excellent as-found condition, with no apparent breaks or losses.
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NATIVE AMERICAN STONE POINT / BLADE
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