Bannerstone (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: Collector
content: William E. Ross, Non-Indian, 1850-1927
label: Previous owner
content: Francis E. Ross (Francis Ellsworth Ross), Non-Indian, 1896-1991
label: Donor
content: Francis E. Ross (Francis Ellsworth Ross), Non-Indian, 1896-1991
notes: label: Collection History
content: Found in 1898 by William E. Ross (1850-1927, a farmer in Lake County, Michigan); inherited by his son Francis E. Ross (1896-1991, an accountant with interests in jewelry and Latin American archaeology); donated to MAI by Frances Ross in 1961.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: near Dublin; Lake County; Michigan; 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: 23/1215
label: Barcode
content: 231215.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, grooved