Click to enlarge	A Red on Buff Painted Owl Effigy hooded bottle from Mississippi County, Arkansas. This was originally in the Dr. James R. Reed collection and it is pictured in black and white in Who’s Who # 1 on page 76. It is marked 10/08/47, which is probably the date it was found. The vessel stands 6 ½ inches tall. Collection of Larry Garvin, Zanesville, Ohio
Click to enlarge	A very rare engraved Caddo gorget in the shape of a turtle shell. It measures 5 inches in diameter and is engraved on the top only with a Hodges style design. As can be seen, it is hollow inside, and has two suspensions holes on the back and one large opening on the front. These are sometimes referred to as “canteens” or “medicine gorgets”. Collection of David Davis, Stanton, Kentucky
Click to enlarge	This fine point was found in 1942 by Ernie Self in Hot Springs County, Arkansas. It is made of a translucent white Arkansas Novaculite. Sam Johnson purchased this artifact from Mr. Self who had it wired to a board and painted silver on the displayed surface as were all the artifacts on the board. Removal of the paint left a dark stain beneath the hinge fractures on the once painted surface. This artifact was possibly at one time much longer than the four inches it is now and some polish on the haft suggests its use as a knife rather than a projectile. Collection of Greg Moore, Rhome, Texas
Click to enlarge	A very rare and undamaged engraved Caddo pottery pendant from Clark County, Arkansas. There is a single suspension hole at the top right. The engraving seems to be in the Hodges Style. Collection of David Davis, Stanton, Kentucky
Click to enlarge	A Caddo Taylor Engraved Mace Effigy Pipe. This pipe was found in 1956 by a Mr. Crews of Texarkana at the Bowman Site in Little River County, Arkansas. This clay pipe is 5 ½ inches in length and features fine engraving highlighted with red ocre. Collection of Jack Bonds, Leonard, Texas
Click to enlarge	This huge Ouachita Blade is made of a beautiful red, pink and purple novaculite. The blade measures 9 ¾ inches by more than 3 ½ ”inches at it’s widest point. It was found in Miller County, very near the town of Texarkana. The Ouachita style is always large in form. This large form, Mid-Archaic point style is related to the Little River Point, and they are often found in caches. This artifact is currently on display at the Museum of Native American Artifacts in Bentonville, Arkansas. Collection of Jim Crawford, Wildwood, Missouri