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: Previous owner
content: Reverend William R. Blackie (W.R. Blackie), Non-Indian, 1870-1946
label: Donor
content: Reverend William R. Blackie (W.R. Blackie), Non-Indian, 1870-1946
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Reverend William R. Blackie (1870-1946, an amateur archaeologist and long-time associate of MAI); donated to MAI by Reverend Blackie in 1918.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Lewisohn farm; Ardsley; Westchester County; 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: 8/2963
label: Barcode
content: 082963.000
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: Ground, drilled