what were these......framed by Russy

[larson1951]

my freind Russy brought some frames over tonite
he is framing all of my stuff and getting more done as the time goes by

what do you think these were
most were heavily ground/polished
steve

 

[JUNKYARD DOG]

are they still sharp? what about tools for working on pottery.
very nice frames, like always. take care... JYD...

 

[uniface]

You might be able to go by the association of the point style with its age for an answer.

These exist in Pennsylvania also (though not long and pencil-like). They're very rare here.

My guess is early Woodland but that's a guess.

 

[coteau]

I'd say the ones that were intentionally ground and polished are pendants or some other types of ornaments.

The one at the bottom of this picture has use-wear on the edges indicative of tool use.

 

[larson1951]

it is a 8"X16" frame if this helps until i can lay a quarter in there or sumpin'

 

[tmodel]

need something in photos to show real time size, ruler, quarter, or dime will do nicely!!!! T.

 

[tmodel]

some but the closest i can adjust to is [8x10] could just be me not knowing enough about my pc, my instructor showed me how too post a photo tonight i still have not posted a photo by meself. i an learning slowly T.

 

[flintdigger]

Those are interesting, we don't find anything like that around here.

 

[PrimitiveOne]

Some look like pendants of sorts-the middle piece is very interesting!

 

[larson1951]

i think the middle one could (possibly) be an atlatl weight (probably a small one)
do you agree??

 

[coteau]

Yeah, it could be a small atlatl weight. I remember you also posted some grooved atlatl weights awhile back.

Here are some examples from the Dakotas and plains. I hope I don't get in trouble for posting copyrighted work...

 

[coteau]

I think this atlatl weight your uncle found is the one that I was thinking about. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,315529.msg2272392.html#msg2272392

A rare find no doubt; a hunter probably needed thousands of points during his life but maybe only a few atlatl weights. I wonder if young preadolescent kids used smaller versions of atlatl weapons, while adolescents/adults used full size versions?

Some more weights from the Central and Northern Plains: