3498-2024) Pair of Calf Creek Points one made of pink
white Novaculite the larger one made of a tan gray color quartzite. The Novaculite
specimen measures at 2 5/16” x 1 3/8” x 5/16” and has multiple stages of
bifacial flaking with overshot horizontal transverse on each face followed by
selective pressure flaking and punch basal notching with a slightly expanding
stem. The basal margin is irregular due to rocking in the haft as the maker
used it as a knife probably processing game animals. The tip has a worn
apiculated spur while the stone matrix has a rich patinated and mineralized
luster from river polish G5 Quality arrowhead. The larger Calf Creek measures
at 2 ½” x 1 7/8” x 5/16” and has bifacial percussion followed by several stages
of pressure flaking and basal punch notching resulting in straight stem with slight
bifurcation. This is a heavily patinated and mineralized point with some river
polish, G1-2 Quality, definitely is a good candidate for restoration by a
professional like Dr Gomer. Both points were found on the same campsite located
by a Ladonia, Texas resident in Fannin County while hunting her secret location
on the North Sulphur River. The finder Patricia Kirkpatrick recently passed in
2022 and was in her 80s yet was active until her later years collecting
artifacts and fossils along the Sulphur.
Please Note: These points are being sold as a set of 2, we have no interest in separating them. We will properly protect these with bubble wrap, packing paper, and secure in a sturdy box for shipping and will likely double box for double protection.