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THBA Notched Ovate Bannerstone, 4 in.
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LiveDec 8, 2018
Cowan’s Auctions is pleased to present Part II of Ancient Art of the Eastern Woodlands – The Art Gerber Collection: Premier Auction on December 8, 2018. This is the second of three auctions offering the renowned artifact collection of Art Gerber (1938-2017). Cowan's Auctions dawnie@cowans.com
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- Lot Description
Middle Archaic Period, 8000-5000 B.C.
Auglaize County, Ohio
length 4 in.
This superb artifact is made from highly banded green slate. The deep notches resemble the notches on a highly developed Notched Butterfly Bannerstone. In his book, The Archaic Bannerstone, David Lutz notes this trait as a final stage in the development of the Notched Ovate form. (Lutz, David, L., The Archaic Bannerstone, pg. 282)
This bannerstone has a long and well-documented history. When Byron Knoblock pictured it in his Bannerstone book it was in the collection of F.P. Hills of Delaware, Ohio. It then passed into the A.T. Wehrle collection at Newark, Ohio and then to the Fred Bartol collection at Warsaw, Indiana. When Mr. Bartol was ill and near the end of his life he called Art Gerber and offered him a few fine slate artifacts to remember him by. This was one of those pieces.
Provenance: Collection History: Gerber Collection Number: AG.B37 F.P. Hills Collection, Delaware, Ohio A.T. Wehrle Collection, Newark, Ohio Fred Bartol Collection, Warsaw, Indiana Published: Gerber, Art, The Art Gerber Story, 2007, pg. 100, f. 7.040 The Redskin, Vol. II, No. 1, 1967, pg. 24 Prehistoric Art, Vol. XVI, No. 1, 1981, pg. 28 Prehistoric Artifacts, Vol. XIX, No. 2, 1985, pg. 27 Prehistoric American, Vol. LI, No. 2, 2017, pg. 15 Overstreet, Robert M., Indian Arrowheads and Price Guide, 13th edition, 2013, pg. 76 Knoblock, Byron W., Bannerstones of the North American Indian, 1939, pg. 379, No. 4 Thompson, Ben W., Who’s Who in Indian Relics, Vol. No. 5, 1980, pg. 229 Thompson, Ben W., Who’s Who in Indian Relics, Vol. No. 6, 1984, pg. 234Cowan's strives to sell only authentic artifacts. We view the sheer number of fraudulent artifacts in the marketplace a threat to the collecting hobby, and frankly, place little stock in "Certificates of Authenticity" and prefer to offer old, well-documented artifacts. We recognize that there may be disagreement between various parties regarding the authenticity of an artifact. Before placing a bid, we invite you, or a surrogate to physically examine any artifact of interest. No artifact deemed spurious by a bidder or his surrogates may be returned after the fall of the auctioneer's hammer.As you read the catalog and examine the photographs in the catalog, please be aware that some of the artifacts in the collection have been expertly restored. While we recognize that restoration might affect the overall value of an artifact, we believe that these beautifully conserved artifacts still have high value to collectors. Wherever possible, we have noted restoration in the catalog description. Before the sale, we welcome your questions regarding any of the lots in the catalog and will be happy to provide more photographs or descriptions.Because of the care we have taken with these descriptions, no restored artifact may be returned after the fall of the auctioneer's hammer.Condition
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