Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
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: Warren K. Moorehead (Warren King Moorehead), Non-Indian, 1866-1939
label: Seller
content: Warren K. Moorehead (Warren King Moorehead), Non-Indian, 1866-1939
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of archaeologist Warren K. Moorehead (1866-1939); purchased by MAI from Warren K. Moorehead in 1916.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Stewart County; Tennessee; 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: 4/8242
label: Barcode
content: 048242.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled