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Recently, I've posted a couple items I bought from an individual who grew up in South Dakota and hunted all over the mid-west on family camping trips back when arrowhead hunting was a popular american pastime. I got these things from him after he'd had them for decades, and only because it was time to sell and he had no family left that were interested. I only purchased a relatively small amount of his collection, but got some of the first picks. I wish I'd just spent the money now that I look back and bought everything but a the time, I already felt that I was overspending on unnecessary things I didn't really need.
Anyways, here is this small pestle I was lucky to have the opportunity of buying. He didn't want to sell it the first time I purchased a frame from him, but subsequently offered it up for basically nothing after I'd been by a few times. It's probably one of my top three favorite items. I really like symmetrical pestles, and this one is a beauty. It's got a lot of use or somebody spent some time polishing, because it has a great feel and color. It still has residue on the business end and i'd guess this was used for spiritual and/or medicinal purposes. My gut tells me it was used for pigments, perhaps hematite. Who knows? I'd love to get it analyzed. As usual, all comments welcomed!
Anyways, here is this small pestle I was lucky to have the opportunity of buying. He didn't want to sell it the first time I purchased a frame from him, but subsequently offered it up for basically nothing after I'd been by a few times. It's probably one of my top three favorite items. I really like symmetrical pestles, and this one is a beauty. It's got a lot of use or somebody spent some time polishing, because it has a great feel and color. It still has residue on the business end and i'd guess this was used for spiritual and/or medicinal purposes. My gut tells me it was used for pigments, perhaps hematite. Who knows? I'd love to get it analyzed. As usual, all comments welcomed!
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