here are some beads and stuff I found in my unorganized collection

[larson1951]

I took 2 pictures of this frame I have
I believe the first is the right image
the second should be the left half of the photo
here they are
I sure wish my computor skills were better

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

beautiful collection larson...
have you found any bird whistles yet?

 

[larson1951]

hi pip, what is a bird whistle?

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

long bone from an eagles wing..made into a simple whistle...
couldn't find a pic...

 

[larson1951]

pip, do these type whistles come from a bone with oval shaped bumps on the side of the bone??

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

yes...bumps are an oddity..but oval..hollow...

 

[larson1951]

I think I have a few whistles, maybe about 5 or 6 of them
I will look for them and post them as soon as I can

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

thanks...you must have a village site there...a review of dept of war records may identify the site.

 

[coteau]

A lot of those beads were traded from long distances. The smaller, thinner, tube-shaped beads are Dentalium shells from the Northwest coast (they're shell aren't they?). I'm using a lap top computer with a crappy screen right now.

The two small sea shells look to be Olivella or Marginella shells. Olivella shells found in the Dakotas have been identified as coming from either the Gulf of Mexico or the Pacific Ocean. They also could have come from the Gulf of California.

Your sites definitely show long-distance trading!

 

[Muddy Feet]

That is one cool unorganized collection.

 

[creek astronaut]

very cool pics and love the assortment of artifacts,you have a great spot

 

[The Grim Reaper]

larson, that is an awesome tray of Beads. I love finding Beads and you have some really nice examples. Thanks for the pictures.

runtee, those shells you mention sure look like Marginellas to me. We find a bunch of those on our Ft Ancient sites in my area.

Here is a picture of some Marginellas and a picture of a Bone Flute or Whistle. There are Marginellas around the Triangle and some under the Flute. It's amazing that they were traded that far north.

 

[ivan salis]

turkey wing bones were used to make turkey calls still are by some turkey hunting folks .

porupine quills were another big bead item as well.

I got some nice trade beads -- red and white awale (african style trade bead) and various seed beads of differant colors from a spanish mission / trade site are burnt in 1702 by brirish raiders --- the local county in its wisdom --has put a fish peir parking lot over the "spot" I used to get em from.

 

[JimBeHuntin']

Very beautiful beads and stuff ... again, thanks for the look!

 

[DemonCatSpaceStar]

I took 2 pictures of this frame I have
I believe the first is the right image
the second should be the left half of the photo
here they are
I sure wish my computor skills were better

Those are very cool! How long have you been collecting?

Your PC skills look fine to me the pics look very sharp & clear better then some of mine have been!
Phil

 

[RGINN]

Outstanding collection, Larson1951. Hope you post the whistle pics. They were used in the Sundance and in fights.

 

[larson1951]

RGINN, I will post soon maybe tomorrow with the whistle