Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
date: label: Date created
content: 6000–1000 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Joseph E. Mattern (J. E. Mattern), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
label: Seller
content: Joseph E. Mattern (J. E. Mattern), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Joseph E. Mattern (1868-1947), an amateur archaeologist in Monroe County, New York; purchased by George Heye from Joseph Mattern in 1905.
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place: label: Place
content: Van Buren; Wayne County; Michigan; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: 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: 6943
label: Barcode
content: 006943.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
label: Media/Materials
content: Slate
label: Techniques
content: Ground