Description:

Native American, Southern United States, Missouri, Jefferson County, Archaic to Woodland period, ca. 5000 BCE to 1000 CE. A tool hand-knapped from a creamy gray chert stone with a tapered bit. The body has a short neck with projecting shoulders. This is likely a former projectile point that has been modified as a drill tool for making perforations. Some drills were made from exhausted arrow or spear tips, while others were knapped from raw pieces into the desired shape. Drills were used for carving wood, shell, bones, or other stones to form holes and openings for beads, pipes, or other tools. Size of drill: 4.75" L x 2.125" W (12.1 cm x 5.4 cm); case: 12.125" L x 8.125" W (30.8 cm x 20.6 cm)

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

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#162361

  • Condition: Find site written on surface. Chip to tip, but otherwise intact and very good! Displayed in Riker case.

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