I got the point, (More Points), and the point

[High Plains Digger]

I wanted to join the team of "non dug" finders, and share my fun find. Spent the day at the Denver Rock, gem and mineral show, or 4 shows as the case is. I have been eyeballing and lusting after these little points from the Tassili Region of the Sahara for a number of years. Most of the Moroccan booths have had these, and the price can vary from a buck or so to five bucks each. Found a guy that had them, and after talking for a few minutes, shot me a price that made me stand up and take notice. But, I had to buy 200 of them. Wholesale means wholesale, so he "saled" me the whole bunch. As I sorted through them to get ready for the show we have this weekend, I picked out a few different styles and colors that I liked to put a personal collection together. These points run from 1000 to 10,000 years old, and the area at the time (unlike now) was very marshy. Apparently, bird was at the top of the menu, and hippopotamus was a dream. And the Gore guy thinks he can do something about climate change.

 

[Breezie]

Re: I got the point, and the point, and the point

Very nice looking points! Sorry you had to buy a cazillion of them, but I'm sure you won't have a problem selling them. If I see any wounded dirty birds around your house, I'll know you've been practicing! Breezie

 

[jewelerguy]

Re: I got the point, and the point, and the point

very cool

 

[silversweeper]

Re: I got the point, and the point, and the point

Amazing how similar those are to the Mississippian culture's Madison points that I find here in Southeast Missouri. I'll take & post some pics when I get the chance. Nice points, though, very pretty.
HH

 

[High Plains Digger]

Re: I got the point, and the point, and the point

Breezie: If they are in their underwear, then it is the Tennesse Bird Walk! I'd pay to see that.

Tomorrow I will try to take a mass photo of what I have left. The colors are gorgeous. Thanks for looking for more info. The correlation with the Mississippians will be of interest to me, also.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Here are a couple of more photos. I am absolutely fascinated by these. I am looking for a site that dates the styles, but no luck yet. It seems "they" are more interested in the rock art than the points.

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Very nice points. What no Gold ones?

 

[allen]

those are some great looking points !!!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I love them! Beautiful points

 

[High Plains Digger]

Relicdude07: Couldn't afford the gold one, but if the price comes down.................


It was fun looking at them as I set them up for the photo. Interestingly, almost all of the "notched" ones are "lopsided" or asymetrical. If there are two points or notches on one side, there usually is only one on the other. Three and two, also. I don't know, but we look for perfection in the symetry of a point. Perhaps this was a religious thing for them, or maybe numerology. For instance: when my wife eats M & Ms, she seperates the colors and if there is a color with an odd number of units, she will eat one until all colors are even. I know, but I found out about this after we were married. But the 2 and 1 notch pattern is very consistent where I suppose scientifically, the odds would be in favor of 2 and 2 or 1 and 1. Any other theories on this will be interesting.