My 30 year collection

[fossis]

Here are pic's of my 30 year collection, I had 10 years worth stolen before I started these.

Most are Caddo, Quapaw, from this area, maybe some Osage from southern MO, they used this area for their hunting grounds, they averaged about six to seven feet tall, I imagine they went where they wanted to, went to a bluff shelter once ,where someone found a skeleton about seven foot tall.
one spearpoint from Texas.

I found about a third, the rest were bought or traded for, the beads are shell, from the Gulf coast, traded to this area.
Pic's are on an angle, to cut out glare. Fossis...............

[Adena_man]

WOW!! Beautiful artifacts Fossis!

Look forward to seeing more!

[fossis]

Thanks, I will post the stone axe's later.

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[bean man]

That is AWESOME!

[fossis]

Thanks Bean man, lots of happy hunt's here.

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[tomsneck]

thats some amazing stuff fossis thank you for letting us see them.

colin

[Johnny X]

Yes Yes Yes!!!!!!!!!!!! Man fossis you have a WONDERFUL collection my friend. I hate to hear about your first 10 years. It's a shame people will reduce themselves to stealing. My grandfather put it into perspective for me tho. He has a vegetable stand every summer as kind of a hobby. He always has it set up on the honor system. And every summer... it never fails.. somebody comes by and cleans out the money box. He just takes it with a grain of salt and says... "If they needed it bad enough to steal it.. then they needed it more than me."

I'm done rambling.

Very nice collection. I can't WAIT to see that hardstone my friend.


xstevenx

[Montana Jim]

fossis...

that collection is awesome... thanks for the great pictures!

[bedwards]

Very nice thanks for sharing Fossis.

[fossis]

thats some amazing stuff fossis thank you for letting us see them.

colin

Thanks, sharing is what it's all about.

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[TreasureTales]

Awesome, spectacular, impressive, etc. You have displayed them very well. It's so nice to see someone take the time to arrange them beautifully and to use Ryker boxes. I've seen some other collections (not here on TNet - every collection I've seen on TNet has been great) that were too crowded or glued to boards that just didn't seem to give adequate respect to the artifacts - and by proxy, to the men who made them. So seeing a nice collection like yours is such a relief. Nice to know so many TNet members treat their collections with the respect I think they deserve. WTG.

[fossis]

Thanks Johnny X, The really sad part about stealing the Artifacts, is my Mom gave me a cigar box full she had found as a little girl, she is 87 now.

About the fruit stand & your Grandfather, that is a good story, we occasionally see that in the rural areas, one time in Ar, a lady had a rock shop & was selling Crystals on the honor system.

Keep your eyes on the ground, Fossis................

[fossis]

fossis...

that collection is awesome... thanks for the great pictures!

Thanks Montana Jim, glad to share with you,

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[fossis]

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Very nice thanks for sharing Fossis.
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Thanks, glad to share with you.

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[fossis]

Awesome, spectacular, impressive, etc. You have displayed them very well. It's so nice to see someone take the time to arrange them beautifully and to use Ryker boxes. I've seen some other collections (not here on TNet - every collection I've seen on TNet has been great) that were too crowded or glued to boards that just didn't seem to give adequate respect to the artifacts - and by proxy, to the men who made them. So seeing a nice collection like yours is such a relief. Nice to know so many TNet members treat their collections with the respect I think they deserve. WTG.

Thanks Treasuretales, I have a friend that sells displays in his shop, so I trade used Treasure Magazines for displays, Fossis...........................

[Johnny X]

Thanks Johnny X, The really sad part about stealing the Artifacts, is my Mom gave me a cigar box full she had found as a little girl, she is 87 now.

About the fruit stand & your Grandfather, that is a good story, we occasionally see that in the rural areas, one time in Ar, a lady had a rock shop & was selling Crystals on the honor system.

Keep your eyes on the ground, Fossis................

That is really sad. Some people will do anything for a quick buck. Thanks for sharing your Beautiful collection with us!.

xstevenx

[Cannonman17]

That's a very nice, well rounded collection, with a really neat variety of types and materials, thanks for posting!

[pickaway]

[Neanderthal]

Very nice points Fossis. I'm right up above you here in Northeast Oklahoma. Nobody can ever say there's a shortage of Kriegers (Garys) in OK, LOL. I love that centerpiece in the 2nd frame (tang), do you have any closer pics of it? Thanks for showing.

[fossis]

That's a very nice, well rounded collection, with a really neat variety of types and materials, thanks for posting!

Thanks a lot Cannonman 17, HH,
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