Birdstone part/fragment (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: J. Francis Murphy (John Francis Murphy), Non-Indian, 1853-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Ada Clifford Murphy (Mrs. J. Francis Murphy), Non-Indian, 1859-1849
label: Donor
content: Ada Clifford Murphy (Mrs. J. Francis Murphy), Non-Indian, 1859-1849
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of artist J. Francis Murphy (1853-1921); inherited by his wife Ada Clifford Murphy (1859-1849); donated to MAI by Mrs. Murphy in 1923.
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place: label: Place
content: Brookhaven; Suffolk County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Long Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Long 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: 12/4514
label: Barcode
content: 124514.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Birdstone part/fragment (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled