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newnan man
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01-30-2023, 11:41 AM
I found this in Titusville on a construction site in the 80's
Made from some kind of Welk shell I think.
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01-30-2023, 01:52 PM
Unusual...Cool piece..👍🇺🇸..
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04-04-2023, 06:55 AM
Very cool. Tools and adornments made from welk shell are few and far between here in texas. Thanks for sharing Nman!
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04-04-2023, 08:53 AM
could it have been a atlatal spur. interesting.
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04-05-2023, 03:28 PM
Net or fishing wgt. It's the siphon from a whelk. Got a basket full of them from the fishing village site here in W. Florida.
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newnan man
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04-06-2023, 11:08 AM
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That use makes sense to me. Florida NA's did a lot of fishing.
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04-06-2023, 09:31 PM
Interesting. I wouldn't have had a clue what that was.
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Me either .. nice
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04-10-2023, 01:02 PM
I think it’s a spur. And I think it was prized!
Digging in GA, ‘bout a mile from the Savannah River
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