Posted 4 years ago
PapaTomWoo…
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Hello. These items were loaned to me to be photographed for a book I am writing about Woodbury, Long Island, NY. I would like to be sure the information a local historian gave me about them is accurate, particularly the piece on the left, which measures 4.75". Is this some type of tool or utensil that has been "re-purposed" as a pendant or ornamental piece? The entire lot was collected from a farm in Woodbury during the late 1800's and none of them have been altered in any way since that time, so the very clean hole at the top of this piece has been there since the farm-owner found it more than 100 years ago. Any ideas?
Thanks, Rob. I poked around the cannel coal sites a bit but did not find anything with a similar shape. One characteristic a lot of cannel coal artifacts seem to share is the hole at the top. Do you know how these were "drilled?"
So, a flint drill could cut through stone? Do you have any idea of the age of this piece? The black projectile in the center, I am told, is probably a Genesee point from the Archaic Period. The point at the bottom right, perhaps a Meadow Wood from the Woodland Period. The one on the top right, according to one person (with more knowledge than I) appears to be a "reject" made of Quartz. As you can probably tell, my scope of history does not extend far into Native American territory, so I am a bit paranoid about misidentifying these in a book that is otherwise spot-on.
I agree with Bob........I started collecting in the mid 50s and have never seen anything like that pendant you could sent it to Ben Stermer he is a top notch authenticator does not cost much around 30 bucks
I'd love to have it authenticated for the owner, but I am too deep in debt on this book as it is!
Well, arrow heads were used as trade items. You may find out more by doing an arrowhead database search by type.
Given the size of the point in the middle (approximately 4") would you say it's an arrowhead, or a spear point? Seems kind of large and heavy to be able to guide an arrow.
The larger ones are either atlatl points or used as a knife