Birdstone (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: George H. Budke (George Henry Budke), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
label: Previous owner
content: Mae M. Budke (Mrs. George H. Budke), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1866
label: Previous owner
content: Margaret Budke (Marke M. Budke), Non-Indian
label: Donor
content: Mae M. Budke (Mrs. George H. Budke), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1866
label: Donor
content: Margaret Budke (Marke M. Budke), Non-Indian
label: Honoree
content: George H. Budke (George Henry Budke), Non-Indian, 1868-1948
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Rockland County, New York, historian George Henry Budke (1868-1948); donated to MAI by his widow, Mae (Martha) Budke, and daughter Margaret (Marke) Budke in 1950 in memory of George Budke.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Jackson County; Illinois; 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: 21/5942
label: Barcode
content: 215942.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, drilled