Birdstone part/fragment (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Edward Kurtz, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Edward Kurtz, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward Kurtz (of Berlin and Ocean City, Maryland); purchased by MAI from Edward Kurtz in 1925.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Sinepuxent Bay; Worcester County; Maryland; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 13/6047
label: Barcode
content: 136047.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Birdstone part/fragment (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled, incised