Boatstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1200-1550 (Middle to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Expedition
content: C.B. Moore-M.R. Harrington Tennessee Expedition (1919)
label: Expedition leader
content: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Clarence Bloomfield Moore (C.B. Moore), Non-Indian, 1852-1936
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated in 1919 during the C.B. Moore-M.R. Harrington Tennessee Expedition, led by MAI staff member Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971) and sponsored by MAI trustee and archaeologist Clarence Bloomfield Moore (1852-1936).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Mound 8, surface; Hiwassee Island mounds and sites, Tennessee River; Meigs County; Tennessee; USA
label: Island Name
content: Hiwassee Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Tennessee River Islands
setName: label: See related items
content: Central/Middle Mississippian (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: 9/6654
label: Barcode
content: 096654.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Boatstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, grooved