a good hunt this morning & a strange piece?

[larson1951]

we went out this morning for a bit and did great.....last night we had 1.5 inches of rain with a 60 mph wind and it washed the livng daylights out of the place

found a very good example of a squash knife.....one of the best ones ever

then john gives a holler and he's doin the 4-way nature dance......the piece in my hand (3rd & 4th images) is what i'm talking about.............

..never seen anything like it before and i don't have a clue what it is.........a childs toy of some sort?

whad'ya think?....lookie here my tnet friends

 

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[GatorBoy]

Pair of Mississippian ear pins made from the busycon whelk shell.
These were found in Tennessee.

 

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[Buckleberry]

Pretty neat....it's clearly a northern thing-a-ma-bob-a-whicha-ma-callit...

Certainly looks like something utilitarian as opposed to a toy, but what do I know,

 

[pickaway]

Amazing find...

 

[Plumbata]

That is a strange artifact, if it were a projectile point I would expect it to be more lanceolate than conical, but I dunno. I was thinking that it may have been attached to a handle and used in the final steps of mechanically working and softening hides to make buckskin. A polished bone/antler tool wouldn't be as prone to damaging a hide as something with sharp or rough surfaces. Perhaps a fine point like that would have been used on special pieces which required extra softening?

 

[larson1951]

Well... This is listed as an Eskimo swivel peg (#4)

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do you know what a 'swivel peg' was used for?

 

[onlinesteve]

great finds!!!! I think that might be a spear head in your hand....

 

[GatorBoy]

do you know what a 'swivel peg' was used for?

No clue Steve

 

[larson1951]

No clue Steve

? maybe some day i will figure this one out?.......thanks anyway gator

 

[GatorBoy]

... I hope I find out also...
HH