Shell Artifacts

[southfork]

I've shown these before these were given to me by Artifact Jack . All from the same site N. California .

 

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[welsbury]

Amazing pieces. Did Jack find them all at once like a whole necklace or pick them up separately.Are some of those conch shells?

 

[southfork]

I think their abalone all found together here's a little story about these . All from one site private property El Dorado County . My friend Artifact Jack picked a good spot to screen but was spooked when two crows landed in front of him and a cold chill overcame him . He covered the hole and left for the day . He went back and started to uncover again and two coyotes showed up he was freaking a bit but kept screening . He recovered 80 or so shell artifacts this is his story as told to me one day as we were screening . I had known Jack for many years but was never shown these shell artifacts until one day after he had been ill for a long time and brought out a cigar box full . Jack handed them to me and said keep them their yours to do with as you wish . He recovered from his illness and we hunted for many year's when ever we had the time . One day he asked me to go with him he had permission from a rancher running cows on the same camp where he found the shell . As we were walking around eyes on we started talking about the shell artifacts again and from what I was told I'm positive these were on a basket hat I will leave it at that . This was in the middle of a road cut the property was being developed for a future water project and to this day is still undeveloped never finished . I have stabilized 60 or so pieces so far and drive by on occasion but posted private .

 

[welsbury]

Cool story. Always wanted to find something like that. That was a special hat indeed,amazing it survived Hope the crows and coyotes leave you alone.

 

[Relicgrubber]

Sweet!

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Awesome Shell Pendants and a very generous friend Jack was to give you all of those.

I obtained this one as gift when I was putting my states collection together but I lost all of info on everything and can't recall who gave it to me. May have been you. lol

 

[southfork]

Awesome Shell Pendants and a very generous friend Jack was to give you all of those.

I obtained this one as gift when I was putting my states collection together but I lost all of info on everything and can't recall who gave it to me. May have been you. lol

Yep the shell piece and the trade beads showing at the top of second photo .

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Yep the shell piece and the trade beads showing at the top of second photo .

I thought so. Thank you again.

 

[newnan man]

I like those abalone pendants. You can imagine the people making and wearing them.

 

[arrow86]

Beautiful artifacts

 

[GB Paleo]

Nice shell pendants Dennis......I have a few and we both know how far they traded these inland!

 

[southfork]

Nice shell pendants Dennis......I have a few and we both know how far they traded these inland!

Thanks they look and are made just like pendants but this is how they were found . In my minds eye .

 

[welsbury]

You suppose it was a womens hat? A lot of the coastal and inland women of the west wore a hat.

 

[southfork]

Yes a women's basket hat most likely a powerful medicine person .

 

[southfork]

This is a Hoopa Basket Hat with shells and a couple of strands around her neck .

 

[PaleIO]

What a great story. Thanks for sharing