bits and pieces. Salvaged Birdstones. Midwest.
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Fantail Birdstone. Extremely large specimen. Ex Jan Sorgenfrei, 1973 aquisition.
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One of my favorite all time pieces. Very large for the type Fantail Birdstone. Made of colorful granite.
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Fantail Birdstone. Material on this on this one is stunning. Beautiful choice of porphyry granite. Adams Co. Illinois
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Fantail Birdstone. Very large for the type. Nice lines. Ex: Earl Townsend. August 1980 aquisition.
Birdstone. Made of the mineral Quartzite. Completely translucent. Somewhere along the line it appears the head fractured and preventative measures were used with glue. Beautiful piece. Ex. Earl Townswend. 3-3-81 aquisition.
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Granite Saddle Back type Birdstone. The Bird is complete, the rear portion apears to be restored but it is not. All stone.
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Love the style of this one. Bar Type with tally marks. Its an Ohio piece.
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Bar Type Birdstone. Glacial Kame Culture. Archaic. 8000 - 1000 BC. Double Super Duper rare 8 holed Bar Type. Sophisticated lines and an uncommon color. Allen Co. Indiana.
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Large Bar Type Birdstone. Allegon Co. Michigan. I believe the material is Flourite.
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Popeyed Birdstone, beautiful material. Union Co. Illinois
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Bar Type Birdstone. Archaic. 8000 - 1000 BC. The bold tally marks and protruding eyes make this one a rare example. Allen Co. Indiana.
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Bar Type Birdstone. Glacial Kame Culture. Archaic. 8000 - 1000 BC. Super Duper rare 6 holed example.
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Bar Type Birdstone. Glacil Kame culture. Archaic. 8000 - 1000 BC. This sprite Bird has an up turned tail and poised design. Marked Ohio.
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Popeyed Birdstone. Branch Co. Michigan
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Bust Birdstone made of Slate. Auglaize Co. Ohio
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Bust Birdstone made of translucent Quartz. Un drilled. Ross Co. Ohio
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Birdstone made of ferruginous slate. 3" in length. Cass Co. Indiana
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Birdstone, bar type. 5" in length. Van Wert, Ohio.
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Bar Type Birdstone. Found in Darke Co. Ohio by Dr. Westbrook Brown sometime prior to 1950 in what was called "the Birdstone Field". ex Platter, Oneil.
Birdstone. What some call "Aquatic Style" . Ohio, county unknown
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This Birdstone has great lines. Randolph Co. Indiana.
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