Fig. 132. (S. 1–6.) 50 flint implements from the collection of John T. Reeder, Houghton, Michigan. These are from various portions of the Ohio Valley and Tennessee. The flint fish-hook is a rare specimen. The two objects in the lower line near the middle are interesting, in that the stems are very long and the points exceedingly short. This may be intentional or not. It may be that the objects were broken and then re-chipped.
There are examples of the work of these artisans in near-by sections of Ohio, but they are most common in Ross, Warren, Clinton, and Greene counties. I never heard of them in Indiana or Kentucky. From the number of them found I venture the opinion that the art was handed down through several generations, for I do not believe that two or three men could have made them all. Furthermore, there are other specimens of this same peculiar pattern to be found in southern Ohio. These, while creditably done, are not the work of an artist. The famous workmen may have had imitators, or they may have attempted to train others in order that the art might be perpetuated. Be that as it may, the other implements bear the same relationship to these beautiful products as does a copy made by an amateur of a famous painting to the work of the great artist himself. Readers are requested to study carefully the style, form, and chipping of these “S”-marked specimens shown in Fig. 115.
Fig. 133. (S. 1–2.) Arrow-points from Oregon and Washington. H. P. Hamilton’s collection, Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
Fig. 134. (S. 1–1.) In this illustration are shown six different types. Note that the Colorado types are large like the Eastern, and yet are made of fine agate, chalcedony, and obsidian. The workmanship in these is better than the average because the material is more easily worked than Eastern flint or quartz. Collection of Luther A. Norland, La Jara, Colorado.
Fig. 135. (S. 1–1.) Long, serrated obsidian spear-head from California. A rare type as to size and form. H. K. Deisher’s collection, Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
