Ancient Digs! + In Situs!

[Digswithstick]

Carving by friend .

 

[Digswithstick]

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[Digswithstick]

Made by same friend ,with wood burner and whiteout

 

[Digswithstick]

Great Tree of Peace,Iroqouis wampum belt,made in 1986 on Cattaraugus Rezervation ,NY ,from another friend and his friend who has since passed on (a great artist who made beautiful pottery).One of my favorite pieces.Sorry to take up so much space ,make sure you go back and see Lexdigger's glass collection.

 

[lexdigger]

Thanks! Those slate axes are too cool! I've only ever seen a few examples of well made axes out of banded slate. I do know it is a common material for celts up in Indiana where a friend of mine lives and hunts. He's found ALOT of banded slate artifacts up that way. Thanks again for sharing!

 

[Dugout]

Hey Digs,
Is the woodburned bear on wood or is it something else? Is it bone? We were wondering. Thanks.

 

[lexdigger]

Hey Digs, as far as the bottles go... they don't put up much of a fight and stay put in the boxes! I gave ALL these away before I moved (didn't feel like packing em all). I've still got a couple of thousand or so packed up in boxes, buckets and around the house.

 

[lexdigger]

A look inside the boxes. When I first got into bottles I would keep EVERYTHING. Now I know more so what to keep and what to throw back in the hole!!! Still keep TOO many, I'm sure! LOL The guy I gave all these to runs a museum up in W. Va. He was like a kid in a candy store going thru them all when he got em home.

 

[Digswithstick]

Lexdigger ,i know what you mean about keeping everything ,i did the same ,now i put them in backfill when dump digging and make sure to point openings down ,someday they might be worth something.Great the bottles went to someone who is in a position to display some so others can enjoy them too! Dugout ,that is made on tree fungus ,dried out and sprayed with bug killer ,when wood burning is done ,spray with light coat of urethane.When you break them from tree you can't touch the white side (bottom when hanging) or it will mark it permanently.

 

[Dugout]

I can't quit looking at this thread. Rocks Rule! But I thought it could use a few bone awls added to it.