Description:

North America, Southern United States, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A large hand-knapped chert stone tool with a wide cutting edge and a narrow butt end. The chert has nice beige and creamy gray hues. This hefty tool could have served a variety of tasks such as cutting, scraping hides, or digging, and it may have been attached to a wooden handle. An old label on the verso marks the discovery of the tool in 1936, a great find! Size: 8.75" L x 4" W (22.2 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection; ex-John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970s and earlier.

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#162018

  • Condition: Repaired from two pieces with infill along break line. Old inventory label on surface. Some chips to peripheries not from knapping process. Smooth and polished surface aling blade edge.

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