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Manatee Rib Bone
Tallied Crescent Banner
5 1/4"
Suwannee Co. Florida
Comments: Among the rarest of relics is the Banner or Atlatl weight.
This one is crafted to resemble the Mississippi Valley Crescent Banner.
Suitable stone with which to manufacture Banners was hard to
obtain in Florida so this resourceful artesian used a fossilized
Manatee Rib Bone. The drill hole is nearly 1/2" in
diameter and the bone is decorated on both sides
with carved lines or Tally marks. I counted over
20 lines on one side and over 28 lines on the other.
I personally only know of one other Banner
made of Manatee Bone and it was
a simple short straight piece
of rib with a drilled hole.
Price: Call
Item: RBB1
TOOLS
Tools do not garner the attention and admiration of many collectors,
but the Native Americans certainly could not have survived without them.
Tools were used for a multitude of purposes
such as processing food and clothing
working various media such
as bone wood shell and plant material.
I personally love tools and collect fine
examples whenever I can.
They are generally affordable and
tell much of the story of our past.
Tools are rarely offered on the net,
but I hope you enjoy this group.
Flaked Axe
4 1/4"
Suwannee Co. Florida
Comments: Probably dates to
the Middle Archaic Era (5,000 to 7,000 BP)
Most Axes found are exhausted through
use and this example too was no
doubt larger when first made.
Price: $35.00
Item: TL-1
Flaked Aucilla Adze /Axe
4"
Gilchrist Co. Florida
Comments: This Adze dates to
the Paleo Era.
The reason for this is the fact that it is Uni-faced.
(All flaking has occurred on one side)
The small end is ground
smooth almost polished.
Price: $40.00
Item: TL-2
ON HOLD
Bi-face Blade
4"
Lee Co. Georgia
Comments: One of 5 Blades found cached together.
All made from Coastal Plains Chert and most exhibit
good water polish. Flaking is random and
suggests an Archaic era placement.
Price: $50.00
Item: TL-3
ON HOLD
Bi-face Blade
3"
Lee Co. Georgia
Comments: One of 5 Blades found cached together.
All made from Coastal Plains Chert and most exhibit
good water polish. Flaking is random and
suggests an Archaic era placement.
Price: $20.00
Item: TL-4
ON HOLD
Bi-face Blade
3 1/2"
Lee Co. Georgia
Comments: One of 5 Blades found cached together.
All made from Coastal Plains Chert and most exhibit
good water polish. Flaking is random and
suggests an Archaic era placement.
Price: $20.00
Item: TL-5
ON HOLD
Bi-face Blade
3"
Lee Co. Georgia
Comments: One of 5 Blades found cached together.
All made from Coastal Plains Chert and most exhibit
good water polish. Flaking is random and
suggests an Archaic era placement.
Price: $20.00
Item: TL-6
ON HOLD
Bi-face Blade
3 1/4"
Lee Co. Georgia
Comments: One of 5 Blades found cached together.
All made from Coastal Plains Chert and most exhibit
good water polish. Flaking is random and
suggests an Archaic era placement.
Price: $30.00
Item: TL-7
Hendrix Scrapper
5 1/4"
Gilchrist Co. Florida
Comments: This a Paleo Tool
used for cutting or scraping.
Found on the Santa Fe River.
Steep heavily flaked interior edge.
Broad percussion flaking with fine edge
retouching along the exterior edge.
The back side has no flaking at all
which is typical for Paleo Tools.
Still has the outer cortex
of the stone on the back side.
Price: $45.00
Item: TL-8
Paleo Scrapper
2 1/2"
Gilchrist Co. Florida
Comments: This a Paleo Tool
used for cutting or scraping.
Found on the Santa Fe River.
Fine edge flaking al around with
the heaviest use wear along
the rounded edge.
Made of colorful banded Chert.
Price: $20.00
Item: TL-9
Flaked Knife
3"
Suwannee Co. Florida
Comments: Nice edge work
on this utilized flake of Chert.
Neat colors too.
Price: $25.00
Item: TL-10
Scrapper
2 5/8"
Pasco Co. Florida
Comments: Beautiful orange
to soft red colored stone.
Uni-faced with a steep bevel edge.
The bottom edge has a
remarkably smoothed edge.
Price: $25.00
Item: TL-11
Cache Blade
4 1/2"
Hamilton Co. Florida
Comments: Probably dates to
the Middle Archaic Era (5,000 to 7,000 BP)
Price: $40.00
Item: TL-12
Cache Blade
4 1/2"
Hamilton Co. Florida
Comments: Probably dates to
the Middle Archaic Era (5,000 to 7,000 BP)
Price: $20.00 for both
Item: TL-13
Paleo Scrapper / Knife
3 1/2"
Suwannee Co. Florida
Comments: Although not totally
uni-faced this blade exhibits
the flaking traits of an early piece.
Price: $40.00
Item: TL-14
Paleo Thumbnail Scrapper
2"
Russell Co. Alabama
Comments: This Thumbnail Scraper
is made of colorful Fort Gaines Chert
a local source of material
on the Lower Chattahoochee River.
Price: $25.00
Item: TL-15a
ON HOLD
Abrader
2 3/4"
Marion Co. Florida
Comments: Also called a hone
or sharpening stone. This artifact is made
of sandstone and was no doubt
used to sharpen bone points.
Note the multiple grooves.
Price: $0.00
Item: TL-15
Blade
4 1/2"
Mitchell Co. Georgia
Comments: Nice polished Blade. Dates to
the Middle Archaic Era (5,000 to 7,000 BP)
Price: $60.00
Item: TL-16
Uni-face Blade
2 1/2"
Suwannee Co. Florida
Comments: Dates from
the Paleo to Early Archaic Era (10,000 to 7,000 BP)
Price: $20.00
Item: TL-17
Coral Hammer
4 1/4"
Hamilton Co. Florida
Comments: Note the serious abrading
in the last picture.
Price: $10.00
Item: TL-18
Turtle Back Scrapper
4"
Suwannee Co. Florida
Comments: Dates from
the Paleo to Early Archaic Era (10,000 to 7,000 BP)
Price: $20.00
Item: TL-19
Shell Gorget
3 x 3 1/2"
Gordon Co. Georgia
Comments: This incised Gorgets
such as you see here are true works of art in shell.
Nicely executed
Citico Style Rattlesnake Gorget
Made from the outer spiral of the Welk, Busycon Perversuim.
Middle Mississippian Era 1,400 to 1,600 AD.
Minimal chafing of design, otherwise in good condition.
Price: $3,500.00 Item:
Rattlesnake Gorget
Hamilton Knife
5 3/8"
Suwannee Co. Florida
Comments: Beautiful deep jade green
glossy water polished blade.
Hard to get exceptionally long
nice Hamiltons like this.
Note the fine pressure flaking.
Price: $1,700.00
Item: D-5
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