A Collection of North American Indigenous Style...

Lithic Artifacts and Stone Tools. This collection consists of various stone artifacts and lithic specimens characteristic of North American indigenous technologies. The assembly includes ground stone implements such as nutting stones or small mortars, one composed of a dark angular stone and another of a lighter colored rounded river cobble, both featuring central pecked depressions. A tapered, elongated stone of banded metamorphic gneiss functions as a pestle or heavy duty hammerstone. Additional ground stone items include naturally rounded and minimally shaped cobbles used as hammerstones or smoothing tools. The chipped stone component features projectile points in various styles, including corner notched, side notched, and stemmed bases. These are crafted from a range of materials inclu...