Native American Eastern Woodland Knapped Stone Tool
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**Originally Listed At $200**
Native American, Southern to Eastern United States, Eastern Woodland / Mississippian culture, ca 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-knapped tool with two broad, convex faces made from a light brown chert stone. The narrow tip is likely the cutting edge, and the wider end is possibly the handle or butt end. The peripheries are flaked and sharp as well. This blade may have been a hand tool or attached to a wooden handle as an adze and likely served a variety of purposes, such as chopping, scraping, and digging. Knapping tools required patience and skill to create the desired shape without shattering the stone. This is a nice end large example of the form! Size: 5.25" L x 2.25" W (13.3 cm x 5.7 cm)
Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#147372
Native American, Southern to Eastern United States, Eastern Woodland / Mississippian culture, ca 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-knapped tool with two broad, convex faces made from a light brown chert stone. The narrow tip is likely the cutting edge, and the wider end is possibly the handle or butt end. The peripheries are flaked and sharp as well. This blade may have been a hand tool or attached to a wooden handle as an adze and likely served a variety of purposes, such as chopping, scraping, and digging. Knapping tools required patience and skill to create the desired shape without shattering the stone. This is a nice end large example of the form! Size: 5.25" L x 2.25" W (13.3 cm x 5.7 cm)
Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#147372
Condition
Some chips and nicks to peripheries not from knapping process. Light mineral deposits!
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Native American Eastern Woodland Knapped Stone Tool
Estimate $300 - $450
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