Photos: Clovis points housed in the Gilcrease Museum

BenjaminE · May 30, 2018

I cannot guarantee that these are all authentic. I hope so. But, there are many shady, dishonest, and crooked people out there, who have no morals. Always beware when it comes to artifacts that could have dubious origins.

Arizona

Arkansas

Bond, Illinois

BenjaminE · Jun 1, 2018

St. Louis, Missouri

joshuaream · Jun 1, 2018

BenjaminE said:
I cannot guarantee that these are all authentic. I hope so. But, there are many shady, dishonest, and crooked people out there, who have no morals. Always beware when it comes to artifacts that could have dubious origins.

Luckily no one is asking you to guarantee the authenticity of one of the finest & largest collections of art & artifacts out there.

Gilcrease was a multi-millionaire oil man during the depression, there wasn’t much he couldn’t afford. (The other signed Declaration of Independence, having Greg Perino lead a permanent crew of excavators digging most major sites, a staff of 20 archaeologists digging in Central America, etc.) It is likely that there are some replicas added after Gilcrease passed away in the early 60’s, but it’s still an amazing collection.

The Grim Reaper · Jun 1, 2018

Lawrence county Ohio. Personal find on the Bonzo Farm.

Who doesn't like Clovis Points? lol

BenjaminE · Jun 1, 2018

joshuaream said:
Luckily no one is asking you to guarantee the authenticity of one of the finest & largest collections of art & artifacts out there.

Gilcrease was a multi-millionaire oil man during the depression, there wasn’t much he couldn’t afford. (The other signed Declaration of Independence, having Greg Perino lead a permanent crew of excavators digging most major sites, a staff of 20 archaeologists digging in Central America, etc.) It is likely that there are some replicas added after Gilcrease passed away in the early 60’s, but it’s still an amazing collection.

If you are vouching for the integrity of the collection, that is good enough for me.