Large Native American Mississippian Knapped Stone Tool
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North America, Southern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A large hand-knapped chert stone tool with a wide cutting edge and a narrow butt end. The chert has nice beige and creamy gray hues. This hefty tool could have served a variety of tasks such as cutting, scraping hides, or digging, and it may have been attached to a wooden handle. An old label on the verso marks the discovery of the tool in 1936, a great find! Size: 8.75" L x 4" W (22.2 cm x 10.2 cm)
Provenance: private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection; ex-John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970s and earlier.
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.
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#162018
North America, Southern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A large hand-knapped chert stone tool with a wide cutting edge and a narrow butt end. The chert has nice beige and creamy gray hues. This hefty tool could have served a variety of tasks such as cutting, scraping hides, or digging, and it may have been attached to a wooden handle. An old label on the verso marks the discovery of the tool in 1936, a great find! Size: 8.75" L x 4" W (22.2 cm x 10.2 cm)
Provenance: private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection; ex-John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970s and earlier.
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.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#162018
Condition
Repaired from two pieces with infill along break line. Old inventory label on surface. Some chips to peripheries not from knapping process. Smooth and polished surface aling blade edge.
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Large Native American Mississippian Knapped Stone Tool
Estimate $1,600 - $2,400
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