Pendant with tally marks

[dognose]

I obtained this 4 1/2 inch x 1 15/16 inch trapezoidal pendant from the estate of Jim Faller of Darke County Ohio.

James A. Faller (b: 13 Mar 1929 Fort Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio, d: 3 Mar 2014 Rossburg, Darke County, Ohio) was a Korean War veteran and a longtime farmer. Jim found a number of Indian relics on and around his farm, many of which I now have in my collection.

This pendant shows many minor plow strikes. Tally marks on the bottom and has mineralization overall.

 

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[newnan man]

That is an excellent pendant. I always wondered what the tally marks on a artifact represent. I have a stone pipe with tally marks.

 

[Older The Better]

Like the tally marks, seems like you got quite the collection of slate

 

[Tdog]

Man, those tally marks look to be spaced at 1/8". Never heard anyone say they were used for measuring anything to prepare it for for cutting. A handy ruler.

 

[Charl]

That is an excellent pendant. I always wondered what the tally marks on an artifact represent. I have a stone pipe with tally marks.

Robert Converse offered some insights on tally marks, in this essay. One interesting observation is that he found tally marks were often made on slate artifacts that had broken…

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/159610355.pdf

 

[newnan man]

Robert Converse offered some insights on tally marks, in this essay. One interesting observation is that he found tally marks were often made on slate artifacts that had broken…

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/159610355.pdf

That was an interesting article. Thanks