**Originally Listed At $500** Native American, Southern United States, Texas / Northern Mexico, Late Archaic to Woodland, ca. 1000 BCE to 500 CE. A large hand-knapped bifacial chert knife or spear blade with an elliptical cross section known as a corner or base tang biface or knife. The blade is asymmetrical with a slightly curved spine and notches to the basal corners create a barbed shoulders and an expanded stem for a wood handle to be hafted with. The unusual shape may have had a symbolic function, perhaps a burial item for the afterlife, rather than utilitarian. Size: 5.5" L x 2" W (14 cm x 5.1 cm) Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #170351品相报告: Intact and choice. Light mineral deposits in a few flaked areas.