NATIVE AMERICAN STONE POINT / BLADE, Flint Ridge chalcedony, pale blue with areas of orange and smoky black streaks, "button" Dovetail type; retains fragments of January 24, 1960 newspaper used by the original owner to wrap and pack it. Presented in a butterfly case; retains information file from Mr. Gusler's collection. Per Mr. Gusler, "This is an outstanding dovetail, unusually long, fine workmanship. . . It is a type often referred to as 'button dovetail' because the ground base is much narrower than the width at the shoulders." Reserve. Found in Franklin Co., OH. Early Archaic period, 9500-8000 B.P. 6 3/8" L, 1 5/8" W.
Excellent as-found condition.
Provenance: Private collection of Wallace Gusler, Williamsburg, VA._x000D_
Ex-collection of James Johnston, 2007._x000D_
Ex-collection of Jan Sorgenfrei._x000D_
Ex-collection of Bill Dilley._x000D_
Ex-collection of Gilbert Dilley.
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.