A collection of indigenous American, ( American Indian) artifacts. These stones bear engraving and detailed renderings of many individuals. There are also sculptured stones in the collection. All work is in excess of 250 years old and many examples are probably better than 3500 years old.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
When stones were precious...
Welcome to this weeks blog post. In our Post Modern consumerist society, it is difficult to imagine what life in the stone age was like. A time when stones were precious. Hands had to learn them well. I am frequently impressed with the shapes of the various tools that I find. One thing That does stand out is how well that many of them fit the human hand. When we look closely we see that they have been carefully carved, smoothed and polished. They come in various sizes like the people that depended on them as tools. If the tool that had to be gripped tightly was rough, cuts and blisters would result. Injuries like that could be life threatening. These art works are the results of mans study of stones.
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