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Primitive Stone Axe with Buffalo Bone Handle |
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| Added Date:
Jul 22, 2010 @ 7:50pm |
| Gallery:
Lithic Arts Studio |
| Price: $0.00
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Status:
Sold
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| Dimensions: 10 inches |
This heavy duty axe was made from a hefty Buffalo leg bone (metacarpal) and a rugged and sharp percussion flaked stone axe head made from a piece of Illinois flint. The blade has been set perfectly and deep into the bone and secured with epoxy putty on the inside. There is a hand sewn elk hide wrap around the handle for a sure grip. It has been stretched to fit and has hemp twine stitching and edge grippings. Nothing fancy, just practical. It looks like it was found on a cave floor where it was left several hundreds of years ago.
Tools were tools. They were not pretty but functional. This hand axe is representative of axes found in the Columbia River Valley in Oregon. After bones were boiled for soup they were softer and could be carved or chiseled out easier. The hole was filled with pine pitch and a sharp chunk of flint or chert could be wedged into the bone. When the bone and pitch dried it would hold the stone in place. These were solid and strong tools.
Length: 10 inches
Head width: 6 inches
Exposed Celt: 4 inches
Gallery: Ted Benedict
Shipping: $10 |
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