Four Native American Hopewell Chert Cache Blades (Auction 2026-06-05, Lot 94)

$385.50

A group of four knapped chert cache blades attributed to the Hopewell tradition of the Illinois River valley, their broad leaf-shaped silhouettes thinned by skilled percussion flaking. Cache blades of this type were produced in large numbers from prized lithic sources, including Burlington and Crescent Quarry cherts, then deposited as mortuary offerings within the great earthen mounds and ceremonial enclosures of the Hopewell.

Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000

Condition: Good. Loss to the end of one blade. Chips and abrasions to the others.