Bar amulet (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: William Orrin Emery (W. O. Emery), Non-Indian, 1863-1946
label: Previous owner
content: Joseph E. Mattern (J. E. Mattern), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
label: Seller
content: Joseph E. Mattern (J. E. Mattern), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Orrin Emery (1863-1946, a research chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture who also collected Native artifacts); acquired by Joseph E. Mattern (1868-1947), an amateur archaeologist in Monroe County, New York, at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Joseph Mattern in 1905.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Fort Wayne; Allen County; Indiana; 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: 6940
label: Barcode
content: 006940.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bar amulet (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Slate
label: Techniques
content: Ground, drilled