Large Native American Carved Stone Implement

Description

Native American, South Central United States, ca. 3000 BCE – 1500 CE. A weighty curved, russet sandstone, shaped by patient abrasion into a crescent form. The surface bears flaking and weathering from long burial, use, or exposure, its color a warm oxidized brown. Identified by an earlier collector as a "ceremonial fire-starter spiral stone" from Cherokee County - possibly Oklahoma - the object more plausibly served as a hand-held implement: a grinder, polisher, or ritual weight. Size: 10" L x 3.5" W (25.4 cm L x 8.9 cm W).

Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Flushing, New York and Ridgeway, Colorado, USA collection

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Item #203072

Condition

Good. Weathering and losses to surface layers, with chips and abrasions.

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Large Native American Carved Stone Implement

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Estimate $400-$600Jun 25, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT

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