Bannerstone (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: Collector
content: Reuben Koons, Non-Indian, 1841-1923
label: Previous owner
content: Mrs. Reuben Koons, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Henry Kercher, Non-Indian, 1887-1946
label: Previous owner
content: Robert A. Kercher (Robert Alvin Kercher), Non-Indian, 1919-2009
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Edgar Burke, Non-Indian, 1889-1950
label: Donor
content: Minnie M. Schwab (Mathilde "Tilita" Burke Bradbury Schwab/Mrs. Robert H. Schwab), Non-Indian, 1891-1970
label: Donor
content: Alicita B. Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee/Mrs. F. S. Lee), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
notes: label: Collection History
content: Surface collected by Rueben Koons (1841-1923, a farmer from Gratis, Ohio) at an unknown date; presented by Mrs. Koons to Henry Kercher (1887-1946, a collector from Cincinnati, Ohio) at an unknown date; acquired from Henry Kercher by his son Robert A. Kercher (1919-2009, an amateur archaeologist and collector from the Cincinnati, Ohio, area) in 1931; purchased from Robert Kercher by Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950, a physician and hospital director in Jersey City, New Jersey) in 1950; donated to MAI by Dr. Burke's sisters, Alicita Burke Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee, 1903-1992) and Minnie Burke Schwab (Mrs. Robert H. Schwab, 1891-1970) in 1952.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Surface; Reuben Koons Farm; Gratis; Preble County; Ohio; 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: 21/9606
label: Barcode
content: 219606.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled