Native American, Eastern to Midwestern United States, Eastern Woodland, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A fine selection of 4 sturdy tools carved from stones presenting a variety of earthen beige and gray hues. First is a rectangular hand axe with a thick butt end and an acutely angled blade edge. Next is a slender tool with gently rounded peripheries and blunt ends, perhaps a beater or grinding pestle. Third is an elongated ovoid hand axe with a sharp edge and stunningly smooth faces, perhaps used as a planer or burnishing tool. The largest tool is an enormous celt-shaped hand axe with a stocky body, a tapered handle end, and a narrow edge. Size of largest: 10.5" L x 4.5" W (26.7 cm x 11.4 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s

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Each piece has nicks and abrasions commensurate with age and use, with chips to handle ends of largest hand axe and hand axe with smooth faces, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to overall forms and edges.