Sale Highlight! Pictured! "The Perino Little River" from the Greg Perino Collection. Ex. Museum!

Sale Highlight - Pictured! rare style beautiful material perfectly flaked famous collection!The Little River type was named by Gregory Perino for two caches he personally found in McCurtain Co.Oklahoma and was one of Greg’s favorite point styles to collect. This rare type has a limited distribution range and is primarily found in the Ouachita Mountains and the surrounding areas in Oklahoma ArkansasTexas and Louisiana. Made from beautiful semi-translucent Novaculite the “Perino Little River” offered here has been on display at the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville Arkansas for over a decade. It resided in the personal collection of Greg Perino for years before being acquired by the Museum of Native American History. There is a small amount of restoration to a blade edge ding on one side near the tip. The tip itself remains original. This large classic style basal notch knife measures just under 5” and is featured in the Overstreet 15th. Edition on page 600. This is a large well flaked knife made from high quality material found in Southwest Arkansas from a famous collection which makes this a highly collectible and very desirable artifact. Deaccessioned by the Museum of Native American History Bentonville Arkansas.