Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: Maynard Allen Cramer, Non-Indian, 1892-1958
label: Previous owner
content: Maynard Allen Cramer, Non-Indian, 1892-1958
label: Previous owner
content: Wellington M. Cramer, Sr., Non-Indian, 1870-1955
label: Previous owner
content: Ida Dallas Cramer (Mrs. Wellington M. Cramer, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1866-1960
label: Previous owner
content: Wellington M. Cramer, Jr., Non-Indian, 1895-1969
label: Previous owner
content: Marjorie E. Cramer (Mrs. Wellington M. Cramer Jr.), Non-Indian, 1910-1985
label: Donor
content: Marjorie E. Cramer (Mrs. Wellington M. Cramer Jr.), Non-Indian, 1910-1985
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by Maynard Allen Cramer (1892-1958, a forester and amateur archaeologist) between 1920 and 1940; maintained in the collection of his parents Wellington M. Cramer, Sr. (1870-1955) and Ida Dallas Cramer (1866-1960); inherited by Maynard Cramer’s brother Wellington M. Cramer, Jr. (1895-1969) and his wife Marjorie E. Cramer (1910-1985); lent to MAI by Marjorie Cramer in 1973; donated to MAI by Marjorie Cramer in 1976.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: New York; 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: 23/4916
label: Barcode
content: 234916.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, ground