Birdstone (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: I. McGirk Mitchell (Isaac McGirk Mitchell), Non-Indian, 1868-1926
Seller: I. McGirk Mitchell (Isaac McGirk Mitchell), Non-Indian, 1868-1926

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Isaac McGirk Mitchell (1868-1926, a collector in St. Louis, Missouri); purchased by MAI from I. McGirk Mitchell in 1918.
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Place: Schenectady; Schenectady County; New York; USA

See related items: Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 7/4409
Barcode: 074409.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
Media/Materials: Porphyry
Techniques: Pecked, ground, drilled
Dimensions: 11 x 4 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e9071860-ad93-4915-b220-bba2b82aaab2

Record ID: NMAI_80143