Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: I. McGirk Mitchell (Isaac McGirk Mitchell), Non-Indian, 1868-1926
label: Seller
content: I. McGirk Mitchell (Isaac McGirk Mitchell), Non-Indian, 1868-1926
notes: label: Collection History
content: 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: label: Place
content: Schenectady; Schenectady County; New York; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 7/4409
label: Barcode
content: 074409.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
label: Media/Materials
content: Porphyry
label: Techniques
content: Pecked, ground, drilled
label: Dimensions
content: 11 x 4 x 2 cm