Native American, North America, Eastern Woodlands, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A fine set of 4 hand-whetted stone tools, each presenting quadrilateral forms with smooth surfaces, tapered blade edges, and smooth surfaces in mottled hues of ash, charcoal, and caramel. All 4 narrow at their butt with the lengthiest tool narrowing the most and the widest narrowing the least. Woodland people developed agricultural techniques and produced many varieties of maize and other crops. Tools like these examples would have facilitated this process. Size (of largest): 4.8" L x 1.8" W (12.2 cm x 4.6 cm)
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s to 1960s
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#164200
Condition
Minor nicks and scratches to all, commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, all are intact and excellent. Collection labels on sides of 2, one with old collection number and other reading, "BOWMAN / MOUND 1 / BURIAL 16."