Offered here for your consideration are six prehistoric stone shaft straighteners. These grooved stones were used to straighten and shape arrow shafts as they provided a platform to gently bend prepared and heated wood sticks to be used for arrow shafts that would fly accurately. They are flattened stones with a groove "pecked" in the flat surface by removing very small chips with a hammer stone. Over time, the groove becomes deeper. These are interesting pieces of prehistory that would be great in your collection!
PROVENANCE: Rust collection. The history of this collection comes from the private property of Dennis Sipe's White Mountain Hereford Ranch near Springerville, AZ. This well documented prehistoric site was excavated by William Hinckley. Mr. Sipe then wound up with the pottery and artifacts collection, which he kept and displayed until death. After Mr. Sipe passed away, the Rust family acquired the collection. Included is a copy of a history of the ruin (believed to have been written by Mr. Hinckley in 1987) in which it is clearly stated that no burial sites were found or disturbed.
MAKER: Unknown.
APPROX AGE: Prehistoric.
SIZE: These items measure between 3 inches to 5 inches in diameter x 1 inch deep.
CONDITION: Average to good for their age, normal wear and minor imperfections expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.
HANDLING: There will be a $10 handling / packaging fee for shipping this lot.
SHIPPING: The actual cost of postage will be added on top of the handling charges.