The question is, did they come from the earth? As Indian artifacts come up at auction it is sometimes hard to identify the real McCoy. Collectors can check different things to identify the real Indian-made point, but even then it is difficult, to say the least. Check my picture and select the true Native American point - I will give you the key at the end of the column.
Recent auction prices: WPA shovel, $20; WPA kerosene can, $30; glass cane, $60; nice ladies chair with carved arms, $160; primitive washboard, $60; loaded fishing tackle box, $80; iron fireplace front, $110; cricket ash tray, $20; ceramic washboard, $60; walnut marble top dresser, $65; large building support star, $90; three railroad books, $40; chocolate candy mold, $55; wood carnival game bottles, $75.
Here is the answer to the pictured arrowheads or points - number one is an original find. While dragging the baseball field in Benwood, W.Va., one of my players jumped off the drag and picked up this nice point and said to me, Coach, I found you this arrowhead. Number two was made by Roy Miller and sold to me several years ago. Number three was bought at a Wayne County auction and is questionable but could be authentic.
Spring time is coming, and if you see someone walking out in a plowed field, chances are they are hunting Indian treasures.
Happy hunting, Brooks.
