Native American, Midwestern to Southern United States, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, and Oklahoma, Transitional Paleo to Middle Archaic period, ca. 8000 to 3500 BCE (10,000 to 5,500 BP). A splendid gathering of 11 hand-knapped stone arrowheads exhibiting a great diversity of types, such as Decatur, Pine Tree, Jessup, Scottsbluff, White River, Jakie, Hardin, Pulaski, Rice Lobed, Dovetail, and Bynum. Displaying wonderful tones of butterscotch, caramel, ash grey, taupe, blue-grey, cream, and black; these lovely points all present with variations of triangular forms, including corner notch, side notch, stemmed, and bifurcated. Size of largest: 1.25" W x 3" H (3.2 cm x 7.6 cm); Size of frame: 12" W x 8.125" H (30.5 cm x 20.6 cm)
Knapped lithics, like these examples, are made using percussion, striking them with other stones; the process required to get them the correct shape requires training and skill.
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Charles (Charlie) Meyer collection, noted collector and famed illustrator for Greg Perino, famed authenticator and writer
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Condition
Mounted in a modern wooden and glass case. Repair to upper right corner of frame and losses to right periphery of glass in frame. Nicks to peripheries to some that are not a natural part of the knapping process. Minor chips to tips of five heads. Eight have collection numbers or labels inscribed on them and one has a collection sticker. Otherwise, all are excellent.