Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (unfinished) (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000-1000 BC (Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: George William Geisel, Non-Indian, 1844-1921
label: Seller
content: George William Geisel, Non-Indian, 1844-1921
label: Seller agent
content: Mary Wallace Geisel (Mrs. George W. Geisel), Non-Indian, 1849-1936
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George William Geisel (1844-1921, a collector of Indian artifacts in Maysville, Kentucky); purchased by George Heye from G.W. Geisel through his wife Mary Wallace Geisel (1849-1936) in 1905.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Mason County; Kentucky; 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: 5866
label: Barcode
content: 005866.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (unfinished) (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Drilled, notched, carved