Native American Eastern Woodland Chert Hand Tool

**Originally Listed At $150**

Native American, North America, Eastern Woodland period, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A fine hand tool of a stocky form that is hand-knapped from red-brown chert. The ovoid tool features bulging faces, sharpened edges, and acutely angled head and butt ends. Knapped stone tools like this example had a variety of uses such as axe heads, scrapers for cleaning hides, and digging for agricultural purposes. Size: 5.1" L x 1.9" W (13 cm x 4.8 cm)

Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000

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Condition Report: Nicks and abrasions to faces and peripheries commensurate with the knapping process, otherwise intact and very good. Nice surface smoothness throughout. Old collection label on one side.