tell me what ya think, i dont wanna say it

[rivernomad44]

 

[Broken knee]

I don't know what you don't wanna say but it looks like a rock. not a frog
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BK

 

[GatorBoy]

It's just a rock

 

[Neanderthal]

I think it's a rock...where do I claim my prize?

 

[rivernomad44]

hahaha its a cool rock though right

 

[NC field hunter]

No work done by man that I can see. I do see a bird in that piece. One guy above said frog. Obviously you are not crazy. I say cool find! Who knows, a Native American may have seen the same animal like features in this stone that you see. It will never be proven one way or the other. It took me a long time to understand why these pieces aren't artifacts. I'm not really sure when I accepted that fact. Nonetheless, nature has created art that needs acknowledgment. Keep it!

 

[painterx7]

Good answer NC nice rock !!

 

[RustyGold]

My first thought was bird or animal fetish by native americans! Or just a really cool rock!

 

[GaRebel1861]

I agree, It is a rock not an artifact. But, it is cool looking one. Good luck and keep hunting. Lots of good stuff still out there.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

You can say whatever you want, but it's still just a naturally formed rock. If you were thinking Birdstone it's not even close.

 

[rivernomad44]

i definitely wasnt thinking birdstone, i didnt want to say it because i was doubtful, but still wanted to ask, i was reaching for possibly a animal effigy/fetish or some sort of figurine ,all i can say is i was gifted with a awesome turtle/duck/frog/bird rock and seems to be looking at me right now haha

 

[BIGSCOTT]

here i'll say it for ya, an indian love stone.

 

[rivernomad44]

thanks bigscott but already named it my awesome turtle/duck/frog/bird rock haha but is funny i really do like this thing

 

[Wahinkpe Wakan]

Hey RiverNomad, I do indeed think it is possible that you have a "Wakan Tool" either pressure flaker or etching depending on the wear at the beak. A wakan is loosely interpreted as a spirit. Sioux and many tribes thought that everything had a spirit. Though what you have is not a huge work of art, is was not suppose to be art, it was to help the tool impart the wakan of "bird" One way to tell that you are not seeing clowns in the clouds so to speak, and seeing an effigy spirit tool is check opposite the eye for another eye, it should be close to symetrical to the first one. Use a bright light at an angle while tilting the tool back and forth. Usually one of the eyes or both will have what looks like sunrays around the upper half. Also, there is many times a base, or polished area that allows it to sit in a manner that is condusive to seeing the shape and eye, but not always depending on size, if it is a finger tool or if it is to be attached to a handle. In the future when you find an out of place rock, right away see if it has a base type area set the rock down on the base and then look for an eye spot where it should be. The way I see yours is there is a nice twist that was pecked out and I bet the curve fits your fingers and your thumb perfectly with the beak sticking out to do the work. This shape is so you can optimize all of your hand pressure and not just your forefinger and thumb. This ingenious feature avoids fatigue. How do I know? I have many many very similar to what you have and actually use some. Also, it has gotten to the point that one can be buried in dirt except for the eye and very top of the head and I know to grab it cause it is going to be a tool. Happened again tonight even though I was looking for points. Good Luck, and what they do not want you to know is where ever you found that, go back to the same spot and rub around...should be some burins, flakes, broken points, cores, and perhaps a knife blade or two. Good Luck!

 

[Charl]

This is a rock. There is no real reason to interpret it as anything other then a rock. There is really no basis for elaborate speculation, IMHO, and I believe this should be marked "solved" rather then sow needless confusion in the mind of the gentleman who posted it. It is a rock unaltered by human hands.

 

[tomclark]

It's a Twitter Stone.

 

[CajunPointHunter]

It's obviously a sex stone!!! In other words just a f'n rock!