ST. CLAIR SIDE-
NOTCHED
HOE This St. Clair side-notched hoe is one of the best examples that has ever been found. It was discovered many years ago near the town of Grand Tower near the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois. It was very skillfully flaked into its symmetrical shape using percussion and pressure flaking. This Cahokia style St. Clair side-notched hoe is made of a beautiful orange colored Kaolin chert. It measures 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm) long and 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm) wide. |