Bannerstone (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: Possible collector
content: Dr. Simon Willard Houghton (S. W. Houghton), Non-Indian, 1849-1924
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Simon Willard Houghton (S. W. Houghton), Non-Indian, 1849-1924
label: Seller
content: Dr. Simon Willard Houghton (S. W. Houghton), Non-Indian, 1849-1924
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly in the collection of and possibly collected by Dr. Simon W. Houghton (1849-1924, a physician living in Somers and Enfield, Connecticut); purchased by George Heye/MAI from Dr. Houghton in 1916.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Somers; Tolland County; Connecticut; 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: 5/7994
label: Barcode
content: 057994.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground