Native American, southwest Virginia, Scott, Smyth, and Washington Counties, new Abingdon, Transitional Paleo-Indian to Woodland Periods, ca. 8500 BCE to 1000 CE (10,500 to 1,000 BP). A marvelous group of 42 hand-knapped stone arrowheads presenting a varied array of forms, including lanceolate, triangular, expanding stem, corner notch, contracting stem, basal notch, and side notch. Showcasing hues of burnt sienna, ash grey, taupe, blue-grey, misty rose, charcoal, cream, and white, these ancient artifacts exhibit a multitude of types, such as Mountain Fork, Orient, Paint Rock Valley, Yadkin, Ebenezer, Holston, Savage Cave, Camp Creek, Wade, Vosberg, Decatur, Pine Tree, Steubenville, Eva I, Jacks Reef, Palmer, Hardaway, Kirk, Morrow Mountain I, and Morrow Mountain II. Size of largest: 1.25" W x 2.5" H (3.2 cm x 6.4 cm); Size of frame: 14.875" W x 10.125" H (37.8 cm x 25.7 cm)
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
Collection number written on 2 points. Losses to tips of 6 points and sides of 4 points. Nicks and chips to peripheries, commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, excellent. Set in a Riker case.