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Trying to find out what my Indian artifact is?

Written by Publications Staff on August 6, 2010

I have a stone tool of some sort that was found in a field in Catawba County NC, so probably came from Catawba Indians. It is smooth,crescent shaped, with rounded ends. It has these indentions across it that look like finger marks or something. Also, there is a small edge […] Read more »

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hi…can anyone tell me where to find information (laws) for selling an indian artifact with bald eagle talons

Written by Publications Staff on August 6, 2010

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Indian Artifact Help/Arrowhead/Tomahawk?

Written by Publications Staff on August 6, 2010

I found this oddly shaped stone in a cave in Tennessee several years back. Rumor has it that Indians occupied the area and after examining the stone, it appears to be a hatchet or a tomahawk. As you can see from the picture, the small end is rounded off and […] Read more »

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indian artifact hunting help?

Written by Publications Staff on August 5, 2010

ok ive found arrowheads, old musket balls, knives, pottery, spear heads, axe heads, matatees or how ever u spell it, that kind of stuff but i have never found a buffalo skull or old revolver/rifle i have even found a cavalry spur! i live in the texas panhandle and have […] Read more »

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How much would the following artifact sell for, or where can I find out?

Written by Publications Staff on August 5, 2010

I came across this (links to pictures below) a little while ago. A friend of mine who collects old indian arrowheads and indian artifacts seems to think that it may be worth something but I’m not quite sure how I would actually go about finding out: http://img26.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=artifact004.jpg Read more »

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What was the original purpose of ‘fringe’ on the native american moccasins? What about the knee high?

Written by Publications Staff on August 5, 2010

I am into a moccasin battle with a friend ovr the fringe. I hav always thought and believed that the fringe’s purpose was either purely decorative or to provide motion to keep flies away. He says that it because on the knee high moccasins that was how they put the […] Read more »

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have you ever gone indian artifact hunting?

Written by Publications Staff on August 5, 2010

I did today and didn’t find anything althoug a few in the group found some arrowheads and beads Read more »

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Indian artifact help?

Written by Publications Staff on August 5, 2010

I was in a thrift store that had some old Native American items, including a small broom looking object. It is about 10 to 14 inches, handle being about 10 inches long and about 1 1/2 inches wide. The handle is made of a hollowed out bone which has carved […] Read more »

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An indian artifact? ?

Written by Publications Staff on August 5, 2010

I have an item my grandmother gave me that she got from her great-grandmother who was a cherokee Indian. It is 3 sticks tied together like a TP and has a stone hanging in the middle with a leather strap. Does anyone have any idea what it is or was […] Read more »

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i found an indian artifact that could be an amulet. who can tell me what it is. i can not find any pictures.?

Written by Publications Staff on August 5, 2010

It is three sided with the top part rounded and strirated where it looks like something was wrapped around it. Maybe made of jasper. I can not find any pictures that remotely resemble it. is threre a website with someone knowledgeable to help me. Read more »

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