Banded slate study pieces.

[oryancochran]

Recent gifted frame, one I'll always cherish. From a close friend to help aid in surface comparisons and use for informative educational posts in my group. Salvaged, broken, reworked, banners, pendants, gorgets, effigies etc. All banded slate and I believe all from Ohio.

 

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[Goldfinger450]

Cool, so tell us something about your group and how you relate to the group, are you a leader/ Teacher? Would you like some Fire Obsidian from the Oregon High Desert? It is kinda rare and there are many colorations/striations.

 

[fishstick]

Some major HEARTBREAKERS!!!!!! Kick butt frame...

 

[willjo]

Looks like my banner stone and gorget finds, although mine are not that nice, anyone should be proud to have and show those.

 

[welsbury]

Very fine gift. Slate in many different forms and stages of manufacture.

 

[creekhunter]

What can you tell us about the relic with the three large wholes drilled in it, very strange drilling to say the least?

 

[joshuaream]

I know purchasing artifacts isn't purpose of what you mean by educational, but if you want to buy slate artifacts, buy a grouping like that first and study, study, study them under magnification. There is a PhD authentic in slate right there.

There is so much to learn from handling broken examples like those, not limited to:

The details of workmanship
The drilling
The polish
The edge grinding
How holes are drilled from both sides on one type of gorget are drilled from one side on another style
Little areas of hafting polish on one side of the hole on some types of gorgets.
The type of drilling on broken butterfly banners
The cross section on different types of gorgets (some are flatter than others, some are domed, some have a trapezoid shape, etc.)
Different kinds of patina on different types of slate & shale.

 

[gilmerman]

Very nice collection. You should display your better ones and remember with slate trust only the ones you find.

 

[oryancochran]

This is my group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/GroundStoneArtifacts/

I've never heard of fire obsidian, sounds cool

 

[oryancochran]

Close ups of three hole piece

 

[oryancochran]

Holes

 

[sandchip]

That is a really great frame. I like the collage of all the drillings. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Very nice. Elaine is a very nice lady.

 

[Goldfinger450]

All those Tapered Holes, Now I can Built a Fire easily with a Bow drill method, were those slates used to build fires? I never tried to use stone in place of balsam Poplar (Cottonwood).

 

[mainejman]

Love the slate stuff! It shows up from time to time at my archaic site here in Maine...I have a few points a gouge and pieces of broken bayonets.. the workmanship is amazing...

 

[arrow86]

Nice stuff I love the slate , wish it was found near me