An ornate Florida Celt handle

[H.P.]

Found at Key Marco Florida in the eighteen hundreds by Cushing.

 

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[Fat]

That is amazing piece. The scroll work is so perfect. It doesn’t remind me of the stereotyped “chevrons or patterns” I would call native but I know nothing about, I probably have South West “style” everyone see in my minds eye.. That “comma?” Pattern on the end is really different to me also. The bit or tool was wedged into? and it looks like came apart finally...conjecture.
If I loose a bet and have to get a tattoo, that’s the tribal stamp I’ll be looking for....

 

[KY Treasure Hunter]

nice find

 

[sandchip]

Hellacious artifact.

 

[newnan man]

Some fine wood carvings were found on Marco.

 

[GaRebel1861]

I wonder where it is now?

 

[Relicgrubber]

Cool! Thanks for sharing that...

 

[uniface]

Suspect that was made using iron/steel tools. Still neat though.

 

[H.P.]

I wonder where it is now?

Some are at the Florida state museum..

 

[H.P.]

Suspect that was made using iron/steel tools. Still neat though.

Pre European, Southern Death Cult...Those ole boys were great woodcarvers...credit where credit is due.

 

[uniface]

Pre European, Southern Death Cult...Those ole boys were great woodcarvers...credit where credit is due.

Tough to imagine accomplishing that sculpting & smoothness with stone tools.

 

[Buckleberry]

Very cool, check out the cat:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/spon...cat-returning-marco-island-florida-180970215/

 

[H.P.]

Tough to imagine accomplishing that sculpting & smoothness with stone tools.

I’m disappointed that you still don’t understand...I didn’t say anything about stone tools,Lololol.this is another of many carvings, copy of original photo, paint and all, check out this book from the library or online or bookstore, it will vastly improve your knowledge of perishable Florida artifacts

 

[Fat]

.... HP do you know what kind of wood? Cedar or Cyprus? I keep forgetting to ask. I wonder if that book is still in print? I’ll bet it would be popular today.

 

[H.P.]

.... HP do you know what kind of wood? Cedar or Cyprus? I keep forgetting to ask. I wonder if that book is still in print? I’ll bet it would be popular today.

Don’t know...I just ordered one on Amazon 20 bucks,50 years old, must be very popular, who knew, ?,Lol.

 

[choo]

Now that is cool! Just a killer find! Congrats

 

[uniface]

I’m disappointed that you still don’t understand...I didn’t say anything about stone tools,Lololol.

Sigh. I'm disappointed that you didn't trouble yourself to understand what I said before jumping in with what you imagined was a snarky putdown.


OK then: It is difficult to imagine anyone making that celt handle, with that degree of surface finish and precise, incised carving using stone or shell tools -- the only kind they would have had.


Your link (establishing that the pictured things are artifacts) has no relevance to my comment, which is about how they were made.

With steel tools and fine grit emory paper, no problem, assuming your skills with them are up to snuff. With stone/shell tools, those smooth, flowing surfaces and the precisely executed, curvilinear incised carving (engraving in wood) is difficult to envision. This from the perspective of a guy who did restoration work in a violin shop and made accurate replicas of kentucky rifles for several years (was pretty familiar with woodworking using hand tools).