largest spearpoint

[daddyrog]

Anyone know the largest spearpoint made by indians; my brother traded a Tenn. preacher out of one in the early 60's; that he said he found in a river bed below an old indian graveyard after some flooding; my brother is now gone and the artifact was left to me; and from all the research that I have done; it seams as if the indians never made anything this big; it is a dove tail and measures 13 1/2 inches long and 2 1/4 wide at the widest point; any help or info appreachated

 

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[daddyrog]

Daddyrog - Could you possibly post a close up picture of the point circled below? It may be a very interesting piece as well.

Thanks.

I'll see what I can do; not very good with the pic's; but I know everything in the case; other than the spear is the real deal; because I picked them up myself.

 

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[joshuaream]

The other points in the frame are great finds, especially the one twitch pointed out and another paleo looking piece in the same corner.

If you want to pay for an opinion (which I do frequently when I'm going to sell a piece) you could use Davis or Jackson, but if you are in Tennessee you might try Jerry Dickey, or if you are down towards Chattanooga John Berner might be closer.

 

[d2]

That big sucker looks good to me, though I am no expert and like everyone else just looking at the picture, it looks great...d2

 

[pickaway]

Hope its real...

 

[donnaplace]

bump
great point

 

[daddyrog]

here you go Twitch; sorry for the bad pic; but the more I zoom the worse my camera blurs.

 

[dognose]

You get have many knowledgeable collectors look at it and (I'm sure) get lots of opinions at the Barren River State Park Central States Archaeological Societies relic show this weekend. This event is hosted by the Green River Archaeological Society of Kentucky

Aug. 15 Kentucky 8:00 am- 3:00 pm Barren River State Park, Lucas KY (270) 782-7494
Contact the host at goodflint@goodflint.com

http://csasi.org/calendar_of_events_current.htm

 

[IronSpike]

That piece is awesome

Cool link on the duckrivercache

 

[daddyrog]

Very good post targe; my only concern is should it be insured; it means the same to me sentimentally real or fake; because I know my brother thought it to be real

 

[allen]

that thing wouldve brought down a buffalo
or anything else that it hit real quick !

 

[Neanderthal]

There are many old knappers out there who put out a ton of huge reproductions (even slabbed) besides Reinhardt.....the Tussingers for instance.

 

[Ohioan]

that thing wouldve brought down a buffalo
or anything else that it hit real quick !

I don't think they would have used it to take down a buffalo

Maybe plump little smart alecs

 

[daddyrog]

There are many old knappers out there who put out a ton of huge reproductions (even slabbed) besides Reinhardt.....the Tussingers for instance.

I agree and thats prabally the case with this blade; because in my beleaf it is to evenly flat and straight to be indian made; but I may have it checked out anyways; just for peace of mind.
Thanks to all for the comments and help; daddyrog.

 

[Tnmountains]

If you ever drive through Knoxville Tennessee stop by the McClung musuem. It has that Duck River collection and much more from the Tennessee Valley. Worth seeing. To answer your question it may be hard to insure until you know it's value and the only way to do that is .. If it was me I would have something like that looked at by the state archeologist,college's and similiar academics first and see what they think before sending it off for a COA in the collecting world. You show it to one good Archeologist and he will share it with a bunch. Just due to it's size there will be many skeptics. Since it was found in Tennessee the head state Archeologist is an expert from what I have heard. You might contact him and see if he has time to give an opinion.
Please keep us updated on how it turns out and good luck
TnMtns

 

[daddyrog]

any idea on how to contact him.

 

[Neanderthal]

In my opinion, you would be better served sending it to an authenticator. From my experience, most archaeologists don't know as much about typology and authenticity. There are exceptions to that rule, but they are few and far in between.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

In my opinion, you would be better served sending it to an authenticator. From my experience, most archaeologists don't know as much about typology and authenticity. There are exceptions to that rule, but they are few and far in between.

I agree.

 

[Ohioan]

I totally and completely agree with SVR.

 

[Tnmountains]

Yes I have his e-mail. He is an expert in typology but his forte is paleo indian. He might be able to help or at least point you in the right direction.
PM SENT.

 

[daddyrog]

any idea on how to contact him.

You mean besides doing a google search for "Tennessee State Archaeologist" -?

Nope.

I have tried google and none of the addresses I get work; keep getting emal errors; also tried your link from the pm Tn. it dosen't work either.