Authentic Native American Indian Artifact Arrowheads Knife Scraper Discoidal
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4753546 | Provenance: William Carl Colection |
| type: artifact |
I am helping to liquidate my fathers extensive collection of artifacts. Please see the pics for details. If you have any questions, or think I can enhance or correct a description, I'd really like to hear from you.
I recently met with an important collector from California. I handed this to him and asked him his opinion of how this was used. I jokingly asked "hockey puck?" and to my surprise he answered with a serious tone, "yes, that's exactly it". He pointed immediately to the obv...ious polishing on the flat sides and informed me that, yes, there is an accepted theory that these were indeed game pieces. There's some good research to be found on these. If you google "Discoidal" you will find some fascinating reading. The research describes a game called "chungke" where the disc was rolled over a smooth patch of ground. The rolling team defends the disc from an opposing team that tries to hit the disc with small spears while in motion. Sounds a little loose to me. I can imagine the rules changing on a whim. There were probably all kinds of fights, and I can imagine some overly self assured guy, probably wearing a striped tunic, taking heat for questionable calls.
Remember, I'm paying for shipping!
I have several artifacts up for auction at this time and as always, I'm happy to combine items to save $$ on shipping. I will pay for shipping and handling. I will ship to only the lower 48 states and accept Paypal only. Thanks!
I recently met with an important collector from California. I handed this to him and asked him his opinion of how this was used. I jokingly asked "hockey puck?" and to my surprise he answered with a serious tone, "yes, that's exactly it". He pointed immediately to the obv...ious polishing on the flat sides and informed me that, yes, there is an accepted theory that these were indeed game pieces. There's some good research to be found on these. If you google "Discoidal" you will find some fascinating reading. The research describes a game called "chungke" where the disc was rolled over a smooth patch of ground. The rolling team defends the disc from an opposing team that tries to hit the disc with small spears while in motion. Sounds a little loose to me. I can imagine the rules changing on a whim. There were probably all kinds of fights, and I can imagine some overly self assured guy, probably wearing a striped tunic, taking heat for questionable calls.
Remember, I'm paying for shipping!
I have several artifacts up for auction at this time and as always, I'm happy to combine items to save $$ on shipping. I will pay for shipping and handling. I will ship to only the lower 48 states and accept Paypal only. Thanks!
