Thunderbolt eagle piece?

[Historygal]

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/547693-thunderbolt-eagle-piece.html

 

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[The Grim Reaper]

These are fantasy pieces. There has never been one found in a Mound, Grave, or any documented dig. These have been faked since the 1800's.

 

[monsterrack]

Sorry but just what Grim said. !!!!!

 

[rock]

I saw one today in a collection at a show. I didnt dare tell him it was fake. He said he got them from a friend 1 eagle and 1 turtle.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

I saw one today in a collection at a show. I didnt dare tell him it was fake. He said he got them from a friend 1 eagle and 1 turtle.

I see them all the time at shows. They are almost always found by their cousins, uncles, sisters ex boyfriend, etc. lol

 

[reuellis]

Does anyone have an example of an effigy made from flint/chert?

 

[quito]

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These T-Birds have been found made of clam shell in the Dakotas. I know the guy who found this one, and I have seen one other. I don't doubt their legitimacy in this form one bit. Here is a couple other neat finds of his. See the turtle head in the bottom pic? Notice the horse actually looks like a horse?

 

[Charl]

Does anyone have an example of an effigy made from flint/chert?

Yes, I know the gentleman who maintains this page. One of the most knowledgeable collectors in the Northeast. If you scroll down this page, you will see a Burlington chert "eccentric" that is real, and of unknown purpose. It certainly looks like a human effigy, but that could be simply coincidental and it could in fact have been a tool of unknown purpose, here suggested as a multiple spokeshave, but who knows:

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[The Grim Reaper]

Does anyone have an example of an effigy made from flint/chert?

Joel Castanza has a Flint Bear from Alaska.

Here's a link to his and several others.

Index of Alaskan Artifacts