- Jul 27, 2006
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Took some new pictures of some of the center pieces of my collection. These 3 pieces I picked up as a set in 1991 from a antiquities dealer I was personal friends with. He got them from a rancher in Northern New Mexico who found them on his property.
They were examined by University of New Mexico who stated they were over 400 years old and theorized the iron axe head most likely came from something from conquistadors that was lost, taken or given due to the age.
Water Bottle is bear bladder that was filled with water then covered with clay and allowed to dry, it has leather straps, that have bone whistles, abolone and prong horn antelope pieces on it, the cap is buffalo bison horn tip.
The axe has a handle made of wood and was wrapped in flat wet rawhide and allowed to dry making it very tight when it dried and it has a leather wrist strap. Axe bit is iron
The bowl was made from some kind of material then inside covered in clay. Outside is leather and it is light, to light weight to be solid clay.
They were examined by University of New Mexico who stated they were over 400 years old and theorized the iron axe head most likely came from something from conquistadors that was lost, taken or given due to the age.
Water Bottle is bear bladder that was filled with water then covered with clay and allowed to dry, it has leather straps, that have bone whistles, abolone and prong horn antelope pieces on it, the cap is buffalo bison horn tip.
The axe has a handle made of wood and was wrapped in flat wet rawhide and allowed to dry making it very tight when it dried and it has a leather wrist strap. Axe bit is iron
The bowl was made from some kind of material then inside covered in clay. Outside is leather and it is light, to light weight to be solid clay.
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