Indian Artifacts Sometimes Come from an Unexpected Source.

The author discusses the acquisition of artifacts that had been in storage for several years after getting call from collector Donald Oakes and mentions storage of Indian artifact collection of Oakes in garage. Topics discussed include decision of liquidating Oakes' Native American relic collection by Oakes' son, steatite obtuse angle elbow pipe found in western North Carolina, soapstone boiling/cooking vessel recovered in Broad River basin of Rutherford County, South Carolina.