Black Glass Arrowhead?

[paulk8849]

I have a ranch in No CA near the coast and find points fairly often. Most are of poor quality chert, but occasionally of obsidian (closest source is 100 or more miles away. A few days ago, I was out on an excavator and after scraping a bit, saw this broken point. It very much looks like it was made from glass to me. The color and thickness is quite uniform. One side is very slightly curved but quite smooth, the other is somewhat bubbled and pitted, but still very flat. I've been on the ranch for more than 50 years and it is quite remote. It would make sense to me that this was made by a NA out of glass, after Europeans came to the west. I'd be curious to know more. The width of the point at it's widest is 1 1/4". strangely it is slightly thicker near the point than at the base. Obviously not from a round bottle, but maybe some other glass source, like a square bottle? Sorry for the poor photography. I'm obviously not a great photographer.

 

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[newnan man]

Agreed, start a new post & you will get more people with their opinions. Nice find.

 

[GaRebel1861]

It looks like it was made from black glass. I've seen a few scrapers made by Native Americans out of old whiskey bottles.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Welcome to TreasureNet, I created new thread for you, It is always best to start new thread if you are not the original poster (OP) and it is different subject, (different point with questions)

 

[Older The Better]

Looks alright for a glass arrowhead, being darker and out west, is it just the picture or is there a 7 on it

 

[CreekSide]

Very unique find. I have one chipped from brown glass but I believe it was more modern and then tossed for me to find.

 

[southfork]

Nice find made from an old wine bottle most likely we find pieces of dark glass all over our place.

 

[newnan man]

I saw an article years ago about the Australian Aborigines making arrowheads from the blue glass insulators used on the old telegraph lines.

 

[unclemac]

I saw an article years ago about the Australian Aborigines making arrowheads from the blue glass insulators used on the old telegraph lines.

I have a few of those.... Kimberley points.

Kimberley points - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[unclemac]

I saw an article years ago about the Australian Aborigines making arrowheads from the blue glass insulators used on the old telegraph lines.

Nice find made from an old wine bottle most likely we find pieces of dark glass all over our place.

That was made from a 19th century French wine bottle (west coast) . I have found those bottles at actual PNW village sites in middens.

 

[southfork]

Maybe like this one of my sons found

 

[Coasty]

I have a ranch in No CA near the coast and find points fairly often. Most are of poor quality chert, but occasionally of obsidian (closest source is 100 or more miles away. A few days ago, I was out on an excavator and after scraping a bit, saw this broken point. It very much looks like it was made from glass to me. The color and thickness is quite uniform. One side is very slightly curved but quite smooth, the other is somewhat bubbled and pitted, but still very flat. I've been on the ranch for more than 50 years and it is quite remote. It would make sense to me that this was made by a NA out of glass, after Europeans came to the west. I'd be curious to know more. The width of the point at it's widest is 1 1/4". strangely it is slightly thicker near the point than at the base. Obviously not from a round bottle, but maybe some other glass source, like a square bottle? Sorry for the poor photography. I'm obviously not a great photographer.

More than likely the black arrowhead is obsidian glass which comes from a volcano

 

[unclemac]

not in this case, pretty clearly 19th century black, (green) glass from a bottle.

 

[unclemac]

these are my Kimberley glass points

 

[Rockdog]

these are my Kimberley glass points

Very cool.