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THBA Slate Cylindrical Eyed Fantail Birdstone, From the Collection of Jan Sorgenfrei
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LiveApr 6, 2018 - Apr 7, 2018
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- Lot Description
Glacial Kame Culture, Late Archiac Period, 3000-500 B.C.
Hancock County, Ohio
length 4.5 in.Crafted from stunning, green-banded and faulted slate; the highly polished fault diagonally encircles the body; with large, cylindrical eyes and elegant fantail.
This piece was found within the city of Findlay, Ohio and collected by A.T. Wehrle, the Newark, Ohio industrialist. LaDow Johnston purchased it from the Wehrle sale in the mid-1950s and from there it has resided in several other prominent birdstone collections.Publications:
Birdstones of the North American Indian, Townsend, Earl C., 1959, pg. 603-F
Redskin, Vol. 2, No. 3, 1967, pg. 86
Prehistoric American, Vol. 43, No. 4, 2009, (Birdstone Special Issue), pg. 43 and 81 (6 o’clock)
Legends of Prehistoric Art, Vol. 2, Onken, 2011, pg. 538 and pg. 63 (1950s photo)Collection History:
A. T. Wehrle, Newark, Ohio, (No. 279 W)
LaDow Johnston, Toledo, Ohio
James R. Johnston, Ashley, Ohio
Earl C. Townsend, Jr., Indianapolis, Indiana, (No. T3299)
Lynn Brooks, Auburn, Indiana, (No. BO29)
Steve Fuller, Wooster, Ohio
Jan Sorgenfrei, Findlay, OhioProvenance: From the Collection of Jan Sorgenfrei, Findlay, Ohio
Faulting results in a distinct line where the bands have shifted during the creation of the stone and the bands no longer perfectly align which is clearly evident on this example.Condition
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