H.M Whepley Flint Notched Hoe

dognose

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Flint Notched Hoe, Mississippian with concave base, heavy use polish on bit with patina.
6 /14 inches x 4 3/4 inches, Grey Mill creek Chert.


Old tag reads: Presented to H.M Whepley St Louis Missouri 1907, found in St. Clair County Illinois by Willy Jefferson.
COA by John Berner 11/29/2002, Owner at COA, Jerry Godbey.


Ben Thompson purchased from Jerry Godbey. I purchased the notched hoe the from Ben Thompson at his home in Kirkwood Missouri 01/16/2006. Ben's catalog tag can be seen with his catalog number 8378.


Pictured in April 2006 Central States Archaeological Societies journal page 76. One of best flint Notched Hoe.

Ben is a past president and editor-in-chief of Central States Archaeological Societies and past publisher of the Who's Who in Indian Relics.


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Id like to find one that nice
 

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Wow, that's a fine piece. Thanks for showing it to us.
 

Mark Todd

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I love those Cahokia notched hoes, hope to acquire one someday. Yours is a relatively large one.
Ben Thompson had collected more than one nice Cahokia hoe as you probably well know. Here's a picture of one of his finest... ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1510725370.899105.jpg nice score!!!
 

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