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This small but exquisite Gunther Barbed point is made of coastal plains flint, but it has the same color as the jasper that many authentic Gunther Barbed points are made from. It’s flat, thin, and has very clean flaking on both faces of the point. Despite its small size, arrow points of this size were commonly used in prehistory for hunting big game like deer and bighorn sheep.
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This cool looking Wintu point is made of blue glass and it has a very long, lean profile with delicately made upturned notches. This point is flat and also quite thin and is a beautiful example of fine flintknapped art. The Wintu people lived in Northern California near the town of Redding and originally they made their exquisite arrow points out of obsidian, but started using glass after white settlers moved in.
Arrowhead Specs: 3″ long x 1/2″ wide.
Two small corner notched arrowheads made of mostly brown mahogany obsidian are the feature of this set of earrings. They’re wire wrapped in stainless steel and have stainless steel hooks. These light, dainty earrings are easy to wear all day. They’re a little more brown as opposed to the orange color they exhibit in the photos. Free shipping within the U.S.
This necklace features a hand chipped arrowhead made of mahogany obsidian with copper wire wrapping attached to a brown leather cord. It has a stainless steel lobster clasp for a secure fit. As is, the cord is 26-inches in total length. This length can be adjusted, and if you’re interested in this necklace but want the length altered, put that in the notes section of your order and I’ll adjust the length of the cord to fit your request at no charge. I call this a Great Basin necklace because the arrowhead (which is actually more of a dart point if we want to be accurate) is of the Elko Eared type, which is a very common dart point design that was used in the Great Basin between 3,500 and 1,200 years ago. Free shipping within the U.S.
This Desert Side Notched arrow point is made of mahogany obsidian and is a copy of authentic Desert Side Notched arrow points found in the Great Basin of the Northwestern U.S. These points were used for hundreds of years to tip the hunting arrows of the Northern Paiute people who once called the high desert of the Pacific Northwest their home. This point could be used to make replica Great Basin arrows, kept as a collectible point, or used for hunting. 1 1/2 inches long x 3/4 inches wide. Free shipping to all US customers.
This is a Maquahuitl, which is essentially an Aztec broad sword that was used in prehistory in warfare. This weapon that could inflict incredibly devastating wounds to an enemy. This one was made by my good friend Dan Spier. This is a flattened, wooden paddle that has obsidian blades secured along each edge. The only difference between this Maquahuitl and the original ones is that this one has bifacially flaked obsidian blades instead of the bladelets that were used in the original Maquahuitls made by the Aztecs. The obsidian blades in this weapon aren’t quite as sharp as the bladelets, but make no mistake…this weapon is just as deadly as the original ones. The bifacially flaked obsidian edges in this one are more durable and aren’t as easily chipped or dulled as actual bladelets. This sword is 28 inches in long total length.
This Aztec sword must be handled very carefully! Customer assumes all responsibilities with this product.
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This is a museum-quality replica of a Modoc arrow that was in the collection of the late Dr. Bert Grayson. The shaft is made from a syringa shoot. It’s fletched with turkey wing feathers and all the paint is natural earth ochre and charcoal. The side-notched point is made of obsidian from Glass Buttes, Oregon. It’s secured with pine sap glue and deer sinew, and the feathers are wrapped on both ends with deer sinew and they’re also glued to the shaft with hide glue, just like the original.
This arrow isn’t foreshafted…it’s a single shoot. The sinew wrap towards the front of the arrow is painted with ochre, and it’s believed these sinew wraps were draw point markers to help the archer draw each arrow consistently, which promoted consistent arrow placement when hunting.
The Modoc lived along Klamath Lake along the California/Oregon border.
Arrow is shipped in a sturdy PVC pipe to ensure safe delivery to your door.
This simple but pretty arrowhead is a copy of arrowheads used in Northern Africa around 8,000-12,000 years ago. They’re sometimes called “hollow base” points due to the deep, concave base. Large numbers of these points have been recovered from sand blow-outs created when high winds expose previously hidden artifacts. This point is made of pink chert and has a deep concave base with long ears that would have performed as barbs when the arrow struck its prey.
Archaeological evidence shows that after the last Ice Age the Sahara desert wasn’t even a desert back then. Frequent rainfall created lakes and streams that attracted large numbers of game, and with that came the humans who hunted them. Prehistoric encampments found on the shores of ancient lakes and rivers also contained the bones of the animals they hunted; zebra, hippos, wild cats, and even shorebirds indicate there was abundant water during that remote time. The subtle wobble in the earth’s rotation (which cycles every 26,000 years) began to shift weather patterns beginning around 4,500 years ago, ushering in much drier weather. Artifacts like this arrow point speak to a much more productive time before climate shifts drove the rainfall away and allowed the Sahara to dry up and become the desolate place it is today.
Arrowhead specs: Northern Africa (hollow base) arrowhead replica made of pink chert, 7/8″ long x 3/4″ wide. Free shipping within the U.S.
Requiring over 3 1/2 years to film and produce, this is the most in-depth DVD ever made on constructing the exquisitely crafted sinew-backed bows and arrows used by the Hupa, Yurok, Karok, Maidu and surrounding tribes of Northern California. In this DVD author and primitive archer Billy Berger teams up Steve Allely, the world’s foremost authority on the archery gear of Northern California. They first give you a rare and privileged look at some very old original California paddle bows and arrows held in a private collection. Then they collect the very same materials the Natives used and show you, step-by-step, how to make these weapons based on the original artifacts. Every detail of construction is covered, from shaping the stave, sinewing the bow, making the unique nocks, and finally making the sinew string and painting the bow. Then they collect the same natural shoots the Natives used and they show how to make arrows identical to the original artifacts. This DVD is packed with information from start to finish. The completed weapon will be worthy of display in a museum, but will also prove just as deadly on big game. There’s no bowmaking DVD like it anywhere!
Length: 67 minutes.
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Requiring over 3 1/2 years to film and produce, this is the most in-depth DVD ever made on constructing the exquisitely crafted sinew-backed bows and arrows used by the Hupa, Yurok, Karok, Maidu and surrounding tribes of Northern California. In this DVD author and primitive archer Billy Berger teams up Steve Allely, the world’s foremost authority on the archery gear of Northern California. They first give you a rare and privileged look at some very old original California paddle bows and arrows held in a private collection. Then they collect the very same materials the Natives used and show you, step-by-step, how to make these weapons based on the original artifacts. Every detail of construction is covered, from shaping the stave, sinewing the bow, making the unique nocks, and finally making the sinew string and painting the bow. Then they collect the same natural shoots the Natives used and they show how to make arrows identical to the original artifacts. This DVD is packed with information from start to finish. The completed weapon will be worthy of display in a museum, but will also prove just as deadly on big game. No other video is more in-depth on the paddle bows of the Northern California tribes than this one.
Run Time: 67 minutes.
This arrow is a copy of an authentic Northern Paiute arrow that’s currently in the Favell Museum in Klamath Falls, Oregon. This arrow is believed to have come from the Paiute living in Northern Nevada, around Pyramid Lake. The main shaft is made of reed, with a hardwood foreshaft. The foreshaft is painted red and it’s tipped with a Desert Side Notched point of obsidian that’s glued in place with pine sap glue and a wrapping of deer sinew. It’s fletched with turkey wing feathers that are applied with a pronounced twist. This imparts spin to the arrow in flight to improve stability and accuracy. It also has two bands of red painted under the feathers.
This arrow is shipped in a sturdy PVC pipe to ensure safe delivery to your door. Free shipping within the U.S.
Arrow Specs: Northern Paiute replica, reed with hardwood foreshaft and obsidian point. 27-inches long.
This beautiful arrow is a based on arrow fragments that were recovered in the 1930’s from Roaring Springs cave in SE Oregon. The fragments are currently in the collection of the Univ of Oregon Museum of Anthropology and I personally examined them while researching for the Northern Paiute Bow and Arrow video. If you’re interested in owning that video, click here.
The main shaft is reed with a hardwood foreshaft. It’s tipped with a small obsidian point that’s held in place with pine sap glue and a wrapping of deer sinew. It’s fletched with turkey tail feathers held with sinew. The paint design under the feathers copies the very paint design that was on the original arrow fragment, but unfortunately it was broken just a few inches in front of the feathers, so we don’t know what the front of the arrow looked like. So the paint design on the front is purely a guess, but it’s based on some other Paiute arrow fragments and common paint designs we’ve seen. This arrow comes with an information card and is shipped in a sturdy PVC pipe to ensure safe delivery to you. Shipping to all U.S. customers is included in the price!
Northern Paiute Bow and Arrows DVD
1 × $29.95 Northern Africa Arrowhead Replica
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