Birdstone part/fragment (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- 3000-1000 BC (Late Archaic period)
- Culture/People
- probably Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- George William Geisel, Non-Indian, 1844-1921
- Seller
- George William Geisel, Non-Indian, 1844-1921
- Seller agent
- Mary Wallace Geisel (Mrs. George W. Geisel), Non-Indian, 1849-1936
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George William Geisel (1844-1921, a collector of Indian artifacts in Maysville, Kentucky); purchased by George Heye from G.W. Geisel through his wife Mary Wallace Geisel (1849-1936) in 1905.
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- Place
- Mason County; Kentucky; USA
- See related items
- Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 5858
- Barcode
- 005858.000
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
- Object Name
- Birdstone part/fragment (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Carved
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_6229