Boatstone (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: Excavator
content: Carl Clausen, Non-Indian, 1883-1954
label: Previous owner
content: Harry Horning, Non-Indian, 1908-1966
label: Previous owner
content: David E. Currie, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of amateur archaeologist Carl Clausen (1883-1954); purchased by Harry Horning (1908-1966, an artifact collector in Easton, Pennsylvania) from Carl Clausen in 1946; acquired by David E. Currie from Harry Horning at an unknown date; acquired by MAI through an exchange with David Currie in 1971.
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place: label: Place
content: Cayuga County; New York; 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: 24/4132
label: Barcode
content: 244132.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Boatstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled, incised