Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 3,000–1,000 BC (Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Possible owner
content: Charles Frederick Spang, Non-Indian, 1809-1904
label: Previous owner
content: Norman Spang, Non-Indian, 1843-1922
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. George Jackson Fisher (Dr. G. J. Fisher), Non-Indian, 1825-1893
label: Previous owner
content: Union Free School, District One
label: Donor
content: Union Free School, District One
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Charles Frederick Spang (1809-1904, a collector of minerals and classical and Indian artifacts) or his son Norman Spang (1843-1922); acquired by Dr. George Jackson Fisher (1825-1893, an obstetrician and collector in Ossining, New York) in 1890; acquired by the Union Free School, District One, Ossining, New York, in 1894; donated to MAI by the Union Free School in 1960.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Black Fork, Mohican River; Ganges; Richland 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: 22/9800
label: Barcode
content: 229800.000
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: Slate
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled