Lot 230a, Auction 3/19/2026: Two Native American Stone Abraders – Tool Sharpeners

$260.00

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Native American, Late Archaic to Late Woodland period, ca. 3000 BCE to 1600 CE. A practical pair of Native American sharpening stones, also known as abraders, carved from flat slabs of relatively soft stone likely sandstone. Their worn surfaces bear the smooth depressions and striations created through repeated use in sharpening stone tools such as knives, celts, and axes. Abraders were essential implements in daily village life, used continually to maintain the cutting edges of tools required for woodworking, carving, sewing, hide processing, and food preparation. Objects like these formed part of the everyday toolkit of Native American households, quietly supporting the skilled craft traditions and domestic labor that sustained prehistoric communities. Size of larger: 5″ L x 4.5″ W x 2.3″ H (12.7 cm x 11.4 cm x 5.8 cm)

Condition: Nicks, chips, and abrasions commensurate with age. Both show nice signs of use.

Provenance: private Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA collection

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