Boatstone (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: Jacob Rosenzweig (Jack Rosenzweig/J. Rosenzweig), Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Jacob Rosenzweig (Jack Rosenzweig/J. Rosenzweig), Non-Indian
label: Honoree
content: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Jacob Rosenzweig; donated to MAI by Jacob Rosenzweig in 1930 in memory of Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Southeast side of Hunters Island; Pelham Bay Park, Hunters Island; New York City, Bronx, Pelham Bay; Bronx County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Hunters Island
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: 17/5419
label: Barcode
content: 175419.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Boatstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Pecked, ground