New Frames, New Stuff Etc.

[Mooch]

I got bored so I took some pictures of some new pieces, new frames, the stuff that I need to get into cases but just don't.

If you have any questions please ask

 

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[Flintfinder of Mo.]

Flippen the bird to ya... aww eye candy for sure... Where is the flippen the bird icon?

 

[chong2]

eye candy for sure

 

[Jonzer]

What is the red grasshopper looking thing in the center of the 2nd case?
Awesome display Mooch.
More wallpaper, thanks.

 

[Swims with Beaver]

What's the last picture? Never seen an Indian artifact like that. Looks like a sword. Nice finds.

 

[catherine1]

Yeah ----whats that last piece made of? I' m starting to think you are trying fool us, I don't think that is a rock. If it is a rock? I would say it is natural!!! Thanks for the Post--Nice Artifacts!!

 

[joshuaream]

That is some serious eye-candy!

Is that mace one of the Spiro ones or the Pike County ones?

Here is a copy of the design of a Mississippian gorget, maces appear to have had some interesting functions. There is a residue analyst at the Smithsonian that has done some protein analysis on some of their maces from Spiro and all of them had human blood on them. (Interestingly enough hey've also picked up pleistocene horse blood on a significant number of Clovis points from several western states, something that was never thought to be that significant a part of their diet.)

 

[Mooch]

Good Morning all,

Jonzer the Red grasshopper is exactly that, It is a locust(Grasshopper) Effigy bead from Southeastern Missouri. They were made by the Poverty Point culture of Louisana andMississippi but a a few migrated along the Mississippi River. Joshua, the mace is from Sprio and has previously been in the collections of Judge Claude Stone of Peoria, Paul Molloy of Lincoln, IL C.T. Love of Memphis Tn, and the Hathcock collection, It was pictured in the Prehistoric American Spiro edition a few years ago. It is made of Mill Creek flint and measures 20.5 inches long. I'm glad somebody knew what it was.

 

[steve71]

mooch your mooching all them sweet points.you need spread them out among all of us.lol,i like that bullseye clovis or the last one if its authentic.any more info on that piece?

 

[Mooch]

mooch your mooching all them sweet points.you need spread them out among all of us.lol,i like that bullseye clovis or the last one if its authentic.any more info on that piece?

It was found at Spiro Mounds in LeFlore Co, Oklahoma in the 30's when that area was being dug by the Pocalo Mining Group. It was found broken into 3 pieces and went to Glen Groves of Chicago Illinois, then to Claude Stone of Peoria, (40's) Paul Molloy (50's) C.T. Love in the 60's and then the Hathcock collection for over 30 years.

 

[steve71]

mooch your mooching all them sweet points.you need spread them out among all of us.lol,i like that bullseye clovis or the last one if its authentic.any more info on that piece?

It was found at Spiro Mounds in LeFlore Co, Oklahoma in the 30's when that area was being dug by the Pocalo Mining Group. It was found broken into 3 pieces and went to Glen Groves of Chicago Illinois, then to Claude Stone of Peoria, (40's) Paul Molloy (50's) C.T. Love in the 60's and then the Hathcock collection for over 30 years.

thanks for the pics and info

 

[SoIll]

Is that gouge from around here Mooch?

 

[naturegirl]

Thanks for being bored Wow, let's move on up to art-work It's also interesting to me how carefully documented the collections are. Is this to preserve/prove authenticity?

A thread to study! Thanks

 

[Michael Karr]

The axe with the small white tag,,wheres it from,,Mike

 

[Mooch]

Thanks for being bored Wow, let's move on up to art-work It's also interesting to me how carefully documented the collections are. Is this to preserve/prove authenticity?

A thread to study! Thanks

Documenting adds to the history of the piece and just give the piece more charcter. A piece like that mace, the more history the better because of the rarity and the amounts of reproductions floating around.

SoIll The adze is from New Jersey, and is one of the finest ever to come from the state that i'm aware of, I've got the letter that was sent with that piece from earl Townsend to a collector in St. Louis pricing the piece for $75.00 in 1936.

Mike the axe is from St. Charles, Missouri