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Alligator gar fish scales were once used by the Southern Native Americans as arrowheads. The alligator gar fish scales are enamel similar to the enamel as our teeth, it is thought that the stem of the garfish scale would be seated into the arrow shaft and wrapped with sinew and the triangle shape of the gar scale would make a subistute for arrowheads and it is also thought that the scale had been sharpened to make a sharper cutting edge, the gar scale is hard and almost a perfect shape to be used as a arrowhead. Today there are many uses for gar fish scales, making ceremonal arrows, sailors valentines, mosiacs, grotto, picture frame fill ins, mixed media artwork, jewelry, earrings, necklaces, rings,and so much more.