This is cool.

[salmonchaser]

On our way to Tucson Cat and I stopped by my uncles place in Phoenix. “Hey, I got a box here you will like, bunch of stuff from your great uncle.” My great uncle had been employed by the US Geological society to map much of Alaska in the 30s. He was quite an adventurer. This has happened before and most of the stuff has gone to good will or otherwise been disposed of. My understanding is most of this was traded for but some was found by simply walking back and forth over “The Great Land” Some of it appears to have come from other parts of the country as well. It has a place on our walls now.

 

[DrMike]

Wow! What a treasure from the past! And it is displayed in such an attractive fashion. That is a wonderful gift that simply cannot be purchased.

 

[Blkram]

Some very cool artifacts!

 

[salmonchaser]

In the mid 70s Catherine was working for Arizona fish and game. She stopped at one of the Reservations for lunch and chanced upon the artist drawing this picture of the old woman. Cat paid the princely sum of $100.00 US for the drawing. Framed it with barn wood left over from a repair. It never seemed to find a permanent home but seems perfect in our Arizona Tiny house.

 

[DrMike]

'Tis is lovely and meaningful representation of the people of the land.

 

[3 Meter Para Bellum]

Wow, that is so cool! I have some Native American heritage as well as having a significant portion Hawaiian blood, so this is the kind of stuff some of my ancestors would have used. A fish hook, various awls, arrow heads, just neat, neat stuff. Thanks for sharing!

 

[JD338]

That's pretty cool. Very rich in native history.

JD338

 

[Vince]

Very cool.

Vince

 

[wvbuckbuster]

That is a good presentation of past history, and the picture just adds to it. Very good keepsake for sure. Dan.

 

[Slimfinn]

So very cool!

 

[FOTIS]

Excellent! That is indeed one of a kind.

 

[truck driver]

Fantastic collection and well displayed. It's amazing how our ancestors used the materials on hand to make various tools that we have copied using metal and plastic.

 

[Bruce Mc]

That's a really great collection. Are the three partially holowed leg bones in the last frame atlatl handles?

 

[salmonchaser]

That's a really great collection. Are the three partially holowed leg bones in the last frame atlatl handles?

We have discussed that possibility but I think they are too short to produce much advantage.

 

[Blkram]

We have discussed that possibility but I think they are too short to produce much advantage.

I would approach some of the archeologists at local universities to get an answer as to what these tools would have been used for. If they don't know themselves, they would be able to connect you to those that might know.