Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)

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Date created: 3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)

Culture/People: probably Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: William Watson, Ontario Ojibwe
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from William Watson (Ontario Ojibwe) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Near Melbourne; Melbourne; Middlesex County; Ontario; Canada

See related items: Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/8051
Barcode: 028051.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Ground, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67558ccad-f426-4351-9bf9-29c662bcd313

Record ID: NMAI_30023