An Adena Flint Ridge Blade
Sale 987 - Native American Art, Session I
Apr 15, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$5,000 -
7,000
Price Realized
$7,500
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Lot Description
An Adena Flint Ridge Blade
Adena Culture, Early Woodland Period, 800 B.C. - A.D. 1
Steuben / LaGrange County, Indiana
length 8 inches
Has been re-chipped on tip, descending 2 inches on one side and 1-1/2 inches on the other side.
length 8 inches
Has been re-chipped on tip, descending 2 inches on one side and 1-1/2 inches on the other side.
Property from The John Baldwin Trust, Chicago, Illinois
COLLECTION HISTORY
John Baldwin, West Olive, Michigan
Lynn Munger, Angola, Indiana
found by Floyd Wright of Strow, Indiana on his farm, which is bisected by Steuben and LaGrange Counties.
G.I.R.S. Certificate of Authenticity Registrar No. J4, signed on 4/20/1980 by Earl Townsend, Art Gerber, Steven Hart, and Billy Bush.
PUBLISHED
1976 Indiana Archaeological Society Yearbook (1976: 4)
1981-1982 Indiana Archaeological Society Yearbook (1983: 17)
Baldwin, John. Early Knives & Beaded Sheaths of the American Frontier (1997: 2)
Hothem, Lar. Indian Artifacts of the Midwest: Identification and Value Guide, (1991: 153, 205)
Prehistoric America, Vol. XL No. 1 (2006: cover, 5)
Prehistoric Art - Archaeology, Vol. XVI No. 1 (1981: 11)
Prehistoric Art - Archaeology: Prehistoric Art Classics III, Vol. XVIII (1982: 30-31)
Prehistoric Art - Archaeology, Vol. XVIII No. 4 (1983: 124)
Ohio Archaeologist, Vol. 26 No. 3 (1976: 43)
Ohio Archaeologist, Vol. Spring No. 3 (2000: back cover)
The Redskin, Vol. XI No. 3 (1976: 4)
The Redskin, Vol. XIII No. 1 (1978: 5)
The Michigan Barb, Vol. 3 No. 1 (1986: 12)
Thompson, Ben W. Who's Who in Indian Relics, Vol. 5 (1980: 35-37)
Thompson, Ben W. Who's Who in Indian Relics, Vol. 7 (1987: 39)
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