Spectacular High-End Native American & Pre-Columbian Artifact Auction

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Apr 19, 2026

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This premier event features a sophisticated selection of museum-grade relics, including rare Birdstones, translucent Bannerstones, and finely polished discoidals. Collectors will find exceptional Paleo and Archaic projectile points such as Clovis, Cumberland, and Hardin types, many of which are crafted from exquisite materials like Hixton Quartzite, Flint Ridge flint, and colorful agates. The catalog is distinguished by an impressive array of high-value items accompanied by documentation from top evaluators, including Dickey, Motley, and Davis COAs. Many pieces boast storied pedigrees from renowned collections like those of Dr. Copeland and Floyd Ritter, representing some of the finest investment-quality artifacts available to the public.

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LOT 132:

Extremely Rare Pictured Hook Bannerstone, Warrick Co. Indiana. Dickey & Motley COA's. Pictured numerous times. Ex ...

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Sold for: $13,000

Price including buyer’s premium: $ 14,950

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$ 10

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$15 - $10,000

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sales tax: 6.25% On the lot's price and buyer's premium

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Auction took place on Apr 19, 2026 at Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc

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Extremely Rare Pictured Hook Bannerstone, Warrick Co. Indiana. Dickey & Motley COA's. Pictured numerous times. Ex Collections of: Ed Payne, Joseph Geringer, Earl Townsend, Tom Davis, Dave Lutz, Brandon Vanderver. Made from a beautifully colored form of quartz with lots of transluceny. Incredible high polish. Originally found by Charles E. Hepp near Boonville Indiana, purchased from him by Edward Payne in the 1920's. Joseph Gerringer bought from Payne in the 1930's (Gerringer cat. #88) Earl Townsend bought it from Gerringer on 10-28-1949 (#236 in Townsend's catalog) Then to Tom Davis, and onto Dave Lutz, and finally to Brandon Vanderver in 2016. First Pictured in 1917 in Mooreheads Stone Ornaments on page 236. Later pictured in the Illinois Arch Journal Volume #1 1950 on page 63; Central States Vol#1 1955 #3 page 116; Townsend Birdstone Book in 1959 on page 94; Legends #1 page 51 & pg 229; Legends #2 page 124; CSAJ 2014 #4 page 195; Who's Who #12 page 670. Less than 30 Hook Banners are known to exist. A very rare chance to own such a scarce piece of ancient art!