Lakes, ponds, shallow creeks, and rivers that offered clean, pure water are a great place to find arrowheads. Water was an integral part of every Native American camp. Short-term camps were used seasonally for sustenance. Summer camps were in areas that provided a good place for planting crops and hunting game while winter camps were established in areas that offered the most protection from the elements. Long-term camps were set up during two distinct time frames: summer and winter. Native Americans were seasonally nomadic, with some moving greater distances than others. In the world of arrowhead foraging, consistency comes from research, and research is about drilling down into tribe habits. Walking out to look at the terrain won’t give you what you need, so look to historical records for the clues. Rural streams and seeps dry up over time just as fields get overgrown. The Shawmut Indians used to live in the area outside of Boston that is now Logan Airport, and that’s all runways and lights. Once you have a handle on where they lived, you’ll need to know what the area looked like when they lived there. As a result, it’s common for him to find artifacts when he turns over soil, and even more common when that plowed earth is hit with a good rain. Harris has cleared land in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri-states that had large Indian tribes. These days he converts large-scale tracts of land for hunting and agricultural purposes. Arrowheads connect me with hunters from the past, and the artifacts are a reminder of how different our methods and equipment are today.Ī lot of hunters might know Missouri’s Brad Harris from his career at Lohman Game Calls. Magically, I’ve found a number of them over the years, and when I do, it’s cause for celebration. I might be hunting gobblers, but I’m almost constantly hunting stone arrowheads. Inevitably, I’ll spend as much time peering downward as I do listening skyward. Brad HarrisĪt some point on virtually every spring turkey hunt, I’ll find myself walking through a freshly plowed field. To get started or to ask questions, please contact us.The best time to prospect for arrowheads is after a hard rainfall.
But if you can’t come to the store to peruse our authentic pottery collection, our personal shopper service can help you find just the right piece. The Native American Indian pottery available on the website is just a small sample of the huge collection at Palms Trading Company (our larger collection contains ceramic pieces as well).
Earth clays, those used in traditional Native American Indian pottery, range from an off-white to a brown color (if uncoated with pine pitch or other finish). A milky white color is often characteristic of ceramic clays. The color of the vessel also tells us something about the pottery’s origin. But hand coiled vessels require human hands to shape the clay, and the prints inside are proof of the process. Artists are painstaking in their attention to detail to make the piece’s etched or painted design and finish perfect. One major clue as to a pottery piece’s origin-hand coiled or poured (ceramic)-is evidence of hand smoothing on the inside of the vessel. Whether we are buying Native American Indian pottery from an established or a promising artist, the knowledgeable staff at Palms Trading Company knows what to look for to determine a piece’s authenticity and value. Occasionally, we are also able to procure collectible pieces from past artists like Hopi Indian pottery artist Frogwoman.
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