Any ideas on this obsidian piece?

[apdp]

Found in Eastern Oregon. It is a phone picture taken from another phone so quality not good.

 

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[Relicgrubber]

Are parts of it still covered in dirt? Or is it laying on top of the dirt and that is the shape of it?

I do agree with you on the crappy picture tho...

 

[Tdog]

Good in-situ but a cleaned-up shot at a few angles is what is needed. I have an idea what it is.

 

[apdp]

Good in-situ but a cleaned-up shot at a few angles is what is needed. I have an idea what it is.

Sorry but all I got. It is laying on top as I understand. In situ.

 

[Tdog]

OK then, all I got is possibly an eccentric morphed from a Desert Sierra or something of the like.

 

[apdp]

Thank you for the info. It did come from the high desert in Central Oregon.

 

[Tdog]

After more consideration, a Northern Side-Notched may be more fitting.

Northern Projectile Point

Description of the Northern Point

www.projectilepoints.net

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Looksl like an eccentric point not sure the purpose, the Bottom of picture is the base, maybe used to shave something, who knows?

 

[apdp]

Definitely has the Northern side notch look. Whatever its purpose was certainly interesting. Thank you all for the comments, I was baffled.

 

[Fat]

… it looks like an eccentric spokeshave, tool. It seems to me, they show up in areas with lots of quality lithics..

 

[ArfieBoy]

Cool find that is very interesting! Thanks for posting!

 

[Older The Better]

Anyone else hung up on how they notched that right side? It’s almost a perfect circle. I’m not sure how I’d pull that off short of nibbling away with the most thin tool possible.

 

[Fat]

Anyone else hung up on how they notched that right side? It’s almost a perfect circle. I’m not sure how I’d pull that off short of nibbling away with the most thin tool possible.

... My guess and this is complete conjecture.
When that piece was brand new they both looked like that and it had a point as you can imagine. Than somehow it was damaged and the sharp pointy end broke away. It was than made into a spokeshave. There is an example of the same In the recent post about spokeshaves only with a different lithic..

 

[newnan man]

Anyone else hung up on how they notched that right side? It’s almost a perfect circle. I’m not sure how I’d pull that off short of nibbling away with the most thin tool possible.

The left side was probably the same and just broke with use. Crazy work on that thing. I hope we see more pics of it cleaned up.