its got me stumped.

[crow12c]

This thing looks and feels to be made of bone/shell it is thin, I found one just like this 20 years ago in the same creek, about a mile apart, I lost the first one the same year I found it, I just found this one the other day. is it Native artifact or something modern? I have never seen anything like this, I cant find anything even close on the net. anybody got one? or know what it is? its driving me nuts

 

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[DirtyMike]

It might be a whizzer. A toy/noise maker that had a string ran through the holes and you would pull the string tight to make it spin and make noise.

 

[crow12c]

but why the extra notches on one side?

 

[vayank54]

It might be a whizzer. A toy/noise maker that had a string ran through the holes and you would pull the string tight to make it spin and make noise.

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The notches were probably to make it make more noise.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

It might be a whizzer. A toy/noise maker that had a string ran through the holes and you would pull the string tight to make it spin and make noise.

You may be correct.

 

[johnnyi]

I don't think this particular object is a whizzer. If you measure the distance of the notches with calipers their spacing is exact, and the pattern is exact, as are the size of the grooves. How big is it? If it isn't metal is it possible that it could be some sort of insulating spacer, maybe to the inside of a flourescent bulb, capacitor, or something similar?

 

[traderoftreasures]

maybe native bolo

 

[crow12c]

Can anyone produce a photo of another one? if it is a modern peice then there has to be another one to compare and solve this, thanks folks.

 

[johnnyi]

Can anyone produce a photo of another one? if it is a modern peice then there has to be another one to compare and solve this, thanks folks.

Crow, if it is an electrical spacer then it pretty hard to find the exact piece without hours of wading through schematics, and even then you might not find it. The thing measures so perfectly that it seems almost surely to be modern. if you have doubts and want to eliminate the possibility that it is old, then just run it through cheap calipers and you'll know at once if it is of modern manufacture. I'd thought maybe it was a spacer to a capacitor only because of the shape and two holes, but it could be a number of modern electrical spacers or insulators. http://images.google.com/imgres?img...lindrical+capacitor+schematic&hl=en&sa=G&um=1

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Can anyone produce a photo of another one? if it is a modern peice then there has to be another one to compare and solve this, thanks folks.

I wish we had a better picture. Its kinda dark. Take a pic outside in daylight is best, or directly under a flourescent or halogen. Also a pic of the edge and something for size. I dont know if its the size of a dime or a donut?

 

[traderoftreasures]

a couple of ideas...

 

[crow12c]

Sorry for the lack of info, its bout the size of the old silver dollars. hope these pics are better, I have hunted Native relics for over 40 years here, I have found alot of relics in these creeks. thats why I lean towards Native made, Ive only seen two in all my years of huntin these creeks. my geuss is if nobody can produce another or close, then I would really lean towards Native made as I have not found alot of modern junk in these creeks. just 5" blades and such. Thanks.Crow.

 

[72cheyenne]

It is odd that 9 of the notches are evenly spaced about 40 degrees apart from one another, then there are the 2 oddball notches at about 140 degrees and 220 degrees. I don't know if their spacing has anything to do with the piece, but they are pretty uniform to not be.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Thanks for the better pics. Is this object the same thickness throughout? Did you try posting in the Indian Artifacts section?

9 notches is an odd number to begin with and then the other two...

 

[DCMatt]

I agree with johnnyi. This looks like a precision (machine made) piece. I would say not a native artifact.

DCMatt

 

[crow12c]

Yes I have posted alot of my finds on the indian artifact site, the first one I found 20 years ago was sort of warped, this one lays flatter on a table but still has some warp to it, pretty much the same thickness through. If it wasent for where I had found these things they mighta of been chucked in a box of odd stuff found. but these were found on a site over lookin the missippi river on the bluffs, and I have a ton of nice finds from this place (my back yard) Im hopein one of ya all can find something that even comes close (pic) to truly disprove Native relic, remember now that modern man still cant figure out how they built the piramids and mound citys with such deadly accurate mesurements thousands of years ago. so it being "too perfect" dont sway me on the modern thing, if its modern theres got to be another one just like it somewhere right?