Bar amulet (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
Date created
3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)
Culture/People
possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Seller
Henry K. Deisher (H. K. Deisher), Non-Indian, 1867-1951
Previous owner
Henry K. Deisher (H. K. Deisher), Non-Indian, 1867-1951
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Henry K. Deisher (1867-1951, owner of a textile mill in Kutztown, Pennsylvania); purchased from Henry Deisher by George Heye in 1915.
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