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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: AKAPK on November 24, 2008, 10:02:04 pm

Title: What Kinda point is this
Post by: AKAPK on November 24, 2008, 10:02:04 pm

I was told it was made by a Cherokee, Don't know what type of point it is.

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Title: Re: What Kinda point is this
Post by: Bone pile on November 24, 2008, 10:07:51 pm

A nice one................. ::)My guess would be a Kirk corner notch.Looks glassy do you know what's it made of?
Bone pile

Title: Re: What Kinda point is this
Post by: AKAPK on November 25, 2008, 02:06:35 am

Its obsidean :)

Title: Re: What Kinda point is this
Post by: billy on November 25, 2008, 02:56:47 pm

It's an obsidian corner notched point!! 

Actually, Cherokees didn't have obsidian back in aboriginal times so it's probably a modern made point.  Prehistoric corner notched points found in Cherokee country are usually Palmer or Kirk Corner notched.  Both are pretty old....early Archaic times (9,000-7,000 years old I believe, but don't quote me on the dates, they may be a little off).

Title: Re: What Kinda point is this
Post by: JackCrafty on November 25, 2008, 03:47:02 pm

Yep, that's probably a tourist point (made for the tourist trade).  I think the Cherokees originally made points similar to the ones in the photo below.  (The large point in the middle is a knife blade...the others are arrowheads.)

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Title: Re: What Kinda point is this
Post by: mullet on November 25, 2008, 07:58:52 pm

 Lot's of Cherokees in Oklahoma.

Title: Re: What Kinda point is this
Post by: AKAPK on November 26, 2008, 02:42:23 am

Its a modern, I bought it at an antique store for 5 dillers,the owner said it was Cherokee made, I don't know

Title: Re: What Kinda point is this
Post by: Ranger B on November 26, 2008, 06:45:46 am

It could be Cherokee made....just within the past few years. 

Title: Re: What Kinda point is this
Post by: Hillbilly on November 26, 2008, 09:19:23 am

I would call it a corner-notched point. :) Most of the Cherokee points found here from the period between contact and before they got guns are small triangles, narrow elongated triangles, and the occasional corner/side notched point.

Title: Re: What Kinda point is this
Post by: AKAPK on November 26, 2008, 03:05:20 pm

I think I'll Haft it to an osier shaft and Turkey fletch it And hang it on my wall Cause My knapping is terrible I still got WVflintknappers Points from a trade and I keep getting all kinds of Comments, I need some more of you folkses Points to show off.

Title: Re: What Kinda point is this
Post by: AKAPK on November 26, 2008, 03:08:31 pm

Hillbilly When Is the dogbane season over, I mean when is the best time to harvest it?.

Title: Re: What Kinda point is this
Post by: Hillbilly on November 26, 2008, 04:22:16 pm

PK-About now. The leaves have mostly fallen off of it and I'm going to cut some next week.