H.M Whepley Flint Notched Hoe

[dognose]

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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[joshuaream]

That’s a good one!

 

[welsbury]

Quality artifact. Nice to see it and great acquisition.

 

[scruggs]

Beautiful artifact!

 

[rock]

Id like to find one that nice

 

[sandchip]

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

 

[monsterrack]

Fine fine artifact.

 

[Mark Todd]

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...nice score!!!