did native americans ever use glass to make arrowheads

[teverly69]

a friend at work brought something for me to look at. it is an arrowhead made out of glass that he found in a fence row while tearing it out to dig a pond.there was a flint arrowhead found in the same area,but I have never seen one made of glass.

 

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[uglymailman]

I've never seen one but some quartz maybe? Hope the I.D. comes thru for you. What state are you in? It might help w/I.D. Also a measurement or something in the pic to show size like a coin or lighter etc. Good luck.

 

[Kantuckkeean]

Good luck and welcome!!

Kindest regards,
Kantuck

 

[Bajahunter]

Why do you think it is glass?
It looks like a very clear quartz to me. I have one that is similar and others have posted pics of quartz points as clear as that one.

 

[vpnavy]

a friend at work brought something for me to look at...

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[ptsofnc]

Why do you think it is glass?
It looks like a very clear quartz to me. I have one that is similar and others have posted pics of quartz points as clear as that one.

Does look like crystal quartz. Very nice and rare find.

 

[tamrock]

There was one genuine native American, named Ishi I know of who fashioned arrowheads out of glass. I agree with the others, yours is made from clear quartz crystal.
https://m.skinnerinc.com/news/blog/a-piece-of-american-history-the-ishi-arrowhead/

 

[arrow86]

I’d say really nice crystal quartz would love to see cleaned up pics of it in the sun light

 

[creekhunter]

I have a few glass scrapers that were made by the NA's but they are all post contact.

 

[ToddsPoint]

A few glass arrowheads were found on a historic Indian site near Ft. Kaskaskia in IL on the MS River. Gary

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

I've found several glass artifacts. One scraper and one point from a contact period site in Massachusetts. I was also with Dr. RM Gramly at walking the banks of the N. Platte River in Wyoming near an old Pony Express station when he found a graver made of bottle glass.

 

[unclemac]

red points made from railroad glass too....

 

[Jim in Idaho]

Not to mention obsidian points, which are nothing but volcanic glass.
Jim

 

[ouachitacaveman]

Would be interesting to know where you found this, your info. doesn't say where you are. Where I live in central Arkansas, we have a natural vein of quartz in the local mountains and I have seen an actual quartz crystal arrowhead/ projectile-point which was found in this area. Are you sure yours is glass?

 

[Hawks88]

Beautiful point nice find and welcome to the forum.

 

[PullTabSlayer]

That thing is awesome! I'm sure the maker was super proud of that one.

 

[Tlh325]

I have a few made of clear quartz as well. My dad found them when I was a kid.

 

[scepter1]

Washington Glass

 

[captain redbeard]

I have dug up broken pieces of clear glass in a trash/fire spot amongst burned bones, fire stone and the other usual stuff you find. The pieces did have a "worked" look to them but they were so small I just dismissed it as modern glass that somehow got mixed in or was possibly traded or something. Interesting topic, Ill have to keep any more pieces I find.

 

[TimberCrack]

Yes they did...I have a small broken bird point made from a plate glass window found in NE. California in a midden site...I'll try and find it and take a pic to post