Ishi lived most of his life as his Yahi ancestors had. When the Yahi were annihilated in 1865, he escaped into the rough country of Northern California with a handful of survivors.

By 1911, when only Ishi remained, he decided to end his solitary existence. Surrendering to the whites, he created an anthropological sensation.

These arrow heads were flaked using the same techniques Ishi used.

38 mm x 73 mm
projectile point

38 mm x 73 mm
knife point

24 mm x 89 mm
projectile point