Northwest Art and Collectibles Blog

5/18/2012 We will be adding updated images on existing lists as well as adding new items for sale. Have lots of Northwest ground stone to sell as well as some very nice gem points. More to follow...

3/10/2012 Continue to add Columbia River gem points to the Pacific Coast page, plenty more to list over the weekend. It is rainy outside so it is good time to stay indoors and work on the business.

3/9/2012 Went through the website and marked down nearly all of our prices on the older inventory in order to have a 'Spring Clearance Sale'. Had several inquiries regarding Peter Allen points that have been on hold since late February. I never received any guidance as to whether the interested party was going to commit to a purchase, so am making any and all of these available again. Am going to be listing quite a number of artifacts over the weekend including an incredible Lind Coulee or Haskett Paleo Lanceolate, a Paleo Uniface Knife, a couple of Desert Triangular Blades, an obsidian Cascade, a gem Klickitat Dagger and alot more of the Berg Collection Columbia River Cream.

3/6/2012 Added 2 incredible G9-10 Quality Paleo Crescents and a large well made G9 Windust-Cody Lanceolate/Knife masterpiece made of rainbow obsidian.

3/4/2012 Just listed an incredible G10 Paleo Biface made of agatized petrified wood that has Clovis Culture characteristics, also posted a very fine Half Moon Paleo Crescent Knife, a large G10 Quality Cascade Dagger, a gem Vendetta Arrowpoint, a gem Cascade Dart Point, a gem agatized wood Hendricks, a colorful petrified wood Wildcat Canyon Knife, a gem Quilomene Bar Knife and a large Wallula Knife made of petrified wood - all on the Pacific Coast  page. Am starting to restock the Southern Plains page by adding a flakedelic Levi, a cache quality Ensor made of agatized wood, and a colorful Harahey Beveled Knife made of colorful Alibates. We have hundreds more select and high quality relics yet to list, so be sure to check back at least once or twice per week!

2/26/2012 We are continuing to add new relics to the website. Just posted an incredible Wildcat Canyon Knife made of colorful petrified wood, along with a real jewel of a Quilomene Bar Knife, and a large Wallula Knife made of Petrified Wood on the Pacific Coast page. We also added an super nice long Humboldt Lanceolate made of Malheur Flint, a gorgeous colorful Paleo Blade made of Jasper, and a Cache Quality G10 Eastgate made of mahogany obsidian on the Great Basin page. My thinking is to discount some of the more mature inventory and sell it all wholesale cost, if you have been considering an item or two for your collection, feel free to make me an offer. Have lots more still to list! Thanks, Rodney

2/24/2012 Jessica and I are now happy grandparents to new granddaughter named Luciana Marie whom was born to Ben and Joanie Rosciglione earlier today. Last year Lucy had a baby brother named Gabriel born, so now are blessed with two beautiful and healthy grandchildren.

2/23/2012 Just posted images of the Peter Allen Collection for sale on the Pacific, Rockies, and Great Basin pages. Will be adding details and pricing during the next few days. If you see something that you are interested, in please contact us by email or phone! There is lots of quality in this collection with several select items having Stermer COA's and haven been published in various Overstreet editions. Most of the collection has excellent provenance.

1/29/2012 During the past several months my Family and I have been in the process of closing on a custom home purchase in the northern DFW area on the peninsula of Lake Lewisville.

We are extremely happy to have made this move to a permanent location where we area integrating NWAC into our home in order to better serve our clients. The plan for 2012 is to have custom displays built to showcase our inventory for select clients whom wish to plan a visit. Also, we have been very aggressive in purchasing artifacts and paintings, so have a diverse array of items to photograph, list and sell both here at NWAC and under consignment with Renegade Artifacts. We have at least 250 beautiful Columbia River gem points, over 300 premium Great Basin artifacts, many of which are papered and several are published, a nice mix of Texas and Plains points along with some rarities from various North America regions.

1/28/2012 Northwest Art and Collectibles has a new mailing address located in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.

Our phone number and email remains the same.

Northwest Art and Collectibles

Attn: Rodney Michel

3529 Pinnacle Bay Point

Little Elm, Texas 75068

406-490-1091

11/7 Posted a preview of a small collection that I purchased on this page and individual listings on the Southern Plains page that was reportedly found in Blackwater Draw outside of Clovis, New Mexico by a pioneer family at the turn of the century. This collection contains several fine Agate Basins, both a fluted and unfluted Rex Rogers Side Hollow, a Clovis made of Jewel Alibates, another Clovis made of heavily patinated mottled Alibates, a fine Midland made of Alibates, and a Belen made of Alibates.

10/24 Added a fine Coquille Narrowneck, a Gem Wahmuza, a Windust, a Paleo Blade made of gem Flattop, and a Newnan made of agatized wood or coral. Now is a great time to negotiate with me on price as I am a motivated seller ahead of moving to Little Elm, Texas.

9/17 Listed a G10 Quality Miniature Colima Blade made of mahogany obsidian along with a Museum G10+ Quality Surgical Implement. More to follow as time permits...

9/16 Listed a fine High Plains Cody Knife, several Windust Spedis Fishtail Paleo Dart Points, an incredibly fine and rare Stockton Curve, a high quality Quarter Moon Crescent, a Buchanen Eared with fine flaking and made of mahogany obsidian, an Old Cordilleran made of a beautiful red, green, and orange agate, a high quality Elko Eared made of jewel rainbow obsidian, an ultra high quality Windust Farrington Recurved, a decent Plateau Pentagonal Knife made of Elizabethan Petrified Wood, an outstanding Lake Mohave made of Bighorn Jasper, and a colorful Samantha made of petrified wood.

We also purchased a small family owned collection assembled in Clovis, New Mexico during the late 1800 early 1900's. This collection contains 2 Clovis points, both made of Alibates, a Midland made of Alibates, at least 6 Agate Basins, a Belen made of Alibates, a Rex Rogers made of Alibates, a fluted Rex Rogers made of Edwards Plateau Flint, and about 35-40 various Washita, Harrel, Deadmans, Scallorn type of arrowpoints most made of Alibates.

9/14 Listed 4 Huichol Paintings by Jose Carrillo Morales aka Neikame.

9/4/2011 Listed 3 Huichol Paintings by Jose Carrillo Morales aka Neikame and 1 Huichol Yarn Painting by Cecilo Carrillo Bonillo. Also appended several listings to display COA's.

8/31/2011 Listed 3 Huichol Paintings by Jose Carrillo Morales aka Neikame.

7/28/2011 Been running behind with new listings this week, but by Monday we expect to be listing some select artifacts as described below including a fine Old Cordilleran Leaf made of translucent gem red agate, a long and very thin petrified wood Samantha, a petrified wood Plateau Pentagonal, a Hell Gap made of red Phosphoria / Big Horn Jasper, an elite Windust made of black obsidian, a Buchanan Eared made of mahogany obsidian, a total of 3 Windust - Spedis Fishtail Dart Points, plus much more including some ultra elite original Huichol mixed media paintings created by Jose Carrillo Morales aka Neikame.

7/24/2011 Just a quick note that by mid week, we shall start adding new inventory NWAC. We have some really colorful flint from the Rockies and Columbia River, a museum quality obsidian Colima Effigy obsidian knife along with some Eccentric obsidian nose ornaments to list next, thanks! Rodney & Jessica Michel

/17/2011 Today we have listed a wide range of Windust types and grades including a very fine Windust Farrington Recurved Stem with a Chisel Tip, a Windust Hafted Drill, several smaller Windust Dart Points, a colorful Hawken Side Notch made of Columbia River Petrified Wood, 3 fine African Neolithic Arrowpoints including a G10+ rarity that resembles the Vendetta Point in the Northwest, a couple of Paleos out of a SE Colorado Collection, and an Eden out of an old Oregon collection.

7/16/2011 Added a museum caliber 28" necklace published in Lar Hothem's Ornamental Book, a High Plains Effigy Amulet, a world class bilateral antler harpoon found in California, a museum quality pendant or charm made of antler found near Wishram, Washington, along with several Paleo Crescents.

7/15/2011 More updates, added a nice California Old Cordilleran Leaf, Several Super Fine Paleo Crescents, a Fluted Windust Dart Point, a Coquille Narrowneck, and a dynamite paper thin gem Paleo Knife, all with Dwain Rogers COAs! Enjoy, Rodney

7/13/2011 Continue to add more select items - for now I am posting scanned images, but once I get another 1000+ inventory items listed, I shall start adding featured photographs. In the meantime I shall send 10 relics per week to Dwain Rogers for COA. Jessica and I will assist any serious collector if they require layaway terms. Our standard policy is to hold an item 10-14 days per receipt of a good faith retainer and we are willing to negotiate package discount pricing in most cases.

7/10/2011 Started listing super fine artifacts out of my personal collection, many of these are the best of the best. Thanks, Rodney

6/14/2011 Discounted most of the items throughout the website. Am gearing up to post all of my personal collection for sale, starting with group scans. I am going to offer some museum quality items at fair prices in order to raise a little cash ahead of getting married to a wonderful lady named Jessica and purchasing a home. Also if you require a COA on a relic, we can arrange that too. Thanks! Rodney

Effective as of Sunday 10/24/2010 any artifact offered for sale where the buyer wishes to have an optional COEP issued will be priced as follows:

Any artifact that is listed for sale that has a COEP posted as part of the listing has the material and labor costs associated with creating the COEP factored into the price.

Any sold artifact where the buyer does not wish to purchase a COEP will come with known provenance typewritten on a sheet of paper Free of Charge.

Standard 1-page COEP will be available for purchase for $25

Standard 2-page COEP will be available for purchase for $50

Customized 2-page COEP will be available for purchase for $100

The reason for this change is so I can offer clients some flexibility with pricing as well personal time-management realities.

Am looking to purchase a well provenanced Indian Artifact collection found on privately owned land from the Plains, Great Basin, Columbia River, or Rocky Mountain regions. If you have one or know of someone whom has a collection to sell and I end up buying it, then I am willing to pay a finder's fee either in cash or with artifacts.

Added 3 new webpages for Items On Hold, Sold Items and Items in my Personal Collection with plans to expand the website with technical discussions next year.

My contact information is: email at rod_of_rock@hotmail.com or call at 406-490-1091, thank you! Rodney Michel