I've always thought this was an interesting study piece. I found this in 2 pieces on separate trips and glued it together. It broke in the middle of the blade portion I've recovered.
It appears that a native picked this up many years after it was produced and tried to salvage the blade edge,.
As what Artifascinanation pointed out in another post of mine asking about patination, the rework that has been done to this blade edge removed a layer of patination. The color under the more recent chipping is a reddish color and the rest of the piece seems to be patinated with a tan color.
Also, the break on the tip seems to be about the same age as the rework to the blade edge as it is also reddish in color. The break to the base appears to be a more ancient break that occurred closer to the time it was manufactured as the patination is the same tan color.
This seems to show not only patination, but also shows that natives recycled pieces that were made way before their time.
Tip break is more reddish like the rework to the blade edge. The break on the base is the same tan color as the rest of the piece.
It appears that a native picked this up many years after it was produced and tried to salvage the blade edge,.
As what Artifascinanation pointed out in another post of mine asking about patination, the rework that has been done to this blade edge removed a layer of patination. The color under the more recent chipping is a reddish color and the rest of the piece seems to be patinated with a tan color.
Also, the break on the tip seems to be about the same age as the rework to the blade edge as it is also reddish in color. The break to the base appears to be a more ancient break that occurred closer to the time it was manufactured as the patination is the same tan color.
This seems to show not only patination, but also shows that natives recycled pieces that were made way before their time.
Tip break is more reddish like the rework to the blade edge. The break on the base is the same tan color as the rest of the piece.
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