Get-the-point
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Alright people i'm new to this site and would like to see all the Clovis points ever found in anyones collection. So here it is Show'em off!!!
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Neanderthal said:In my opinion, anyone who says they will never, ever, part with any of their personal finds has not found many, or has their priorities wrong. It took me many years to learn that the hard way. Regardless of what many may think....there are more important things in life.
11KBP said:Neanderthal said:In my opinion, anyone who says they will never, ever, part with any of their personal finds has not found many, or has their priorities wrong. It took me many years to learn that the hard way. Regardless of what many may think....there are more important things in life.
Depending on what you regard as being the more important things in life, I would like to take exception to your statement: "In my opinion, anyone who says they will never, ever, part with any of their personal finds has not found many, or has their priorities wrong."
I have spent my lifetime searching for Indian artifacts and have found my share of them. I have never sold one personal find and the only thing which will change that is advancing age and it becomes time to disperse the collection, assuming I am still able to do so.
Having said that, I must admit I have never been in a financial bind whereas I could not pay medical bills or living expenses and properly take care of my family. I am fully aware that catastrophic circumstances would make a big difference.
So often I see collectors selling their finest pieces (the heart of their collection) because they wanted a new gun, a metal detector or some other toy. Some need money for the kid’s education, vehicle repairs, etc. and they sell their best artifacts because there is a ready market for them. As thirty7 said "to each their own". However, in some cases I have to wonder if perhaps some of these folks would work a little more and maybe hunt a little less they would then be able to keep more of the artifacts they do find.??
Neanderthal said:How many times do you hear "so and so has such and incredible collection, you should see it! They have the best, and they're worth a fortune!". Or "God, that must have cost a fortune!". People tend to idolize these artifacts, even more-so than the people that created them. That's silly to me, but you are right - to each their own. There are alot of wallet collectors out there with incredible displays of relics......but what good does that do? What exactly do they truely know about these relics they are so proud of?
For me, everything revolves around the education. This is bound to piss people off also, but I also can't understand the concept of collectors who won't have anything out of their immediate area in their collection. You know what I'm talking about, I'm sure many of you are like that. Collecting ONLY relics from their immediate area. They won't touch anything that isn't from their region or state. Don't people realize that you can find out so much more about the relics and people that were in your immediate area, by studying others, from all over? A "Texas" collector that will only collect TX points? I guess people think that the natives used the same states and boundaries that we do. You can study morphology of points, diffusion, you can see where the people in your area come from, where these styles derived..etc. I love artifacts from all over the U.S. for this reason. I drink it all in like water!
Like I said, I'm different. What kind of collectors are you all? What exactly are your priorities in life? My artifacts are open books for learning, they aren't icons. I don't carry my artifacts in my pocketbook, but I will be more than happy to share with you what I have learned about them....freely.
Get-the-point said:Not long winded TnMountains. I appreciate your post. You became a student when you chose to aquire outside your region and studied the Aztec Indian. To me that is worldy as you are in a search to learn more of a different culture. I believe this post unintentionally opened up a debate. Which now I would like to have ended and get back to the topic at hand and one that I'm interested in seeing the results to.
Get-the-point said:All those who commented on the debate please delete so we have nothing but pictures and compliments on this post. I thank all my fellow collectors for submitting and honoring this post............
jamey said:here is one i found just awhile back.still remember the outline of it as i was walking towards it.i knew it was going to be a good one.people tell me it is a hazel clovis jamey
central MO rock stars said:them all are beautiful, hopefully one day i will be able to post a Clovis up on here. to rockmano that one blows my mind never saw something so beautiful well, maybe a few things, but not an arrow head though. did you find that one in Missouri?
Thanks,Get-the-point said:Those are freakin awesome guys. Rockman, I have seen some real pretty material, but that Clovis of yours is absolutely beautiful. I love the banding in that material. It looks heat treated by the red on the auricles. One hell of a stunning piece. G-10+ all the way!!!!!!!!
Get-the-point said:Those are freakin awesome guys. Rockman, I have seen some real pretty material, but that Clovis of yours is absolutely beautiful. I love the banding in that material. It looks heat treated by the red on the auricles. One hell of a stunning piece. G-10+ all the way!!!!!!!!