Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
date: label: Date created
content: 6000–1000 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Frederick J. Hilbiber (Fred Hilbiber), Non-Indian, 1857-1937
label: Seller
content: Frederick J. Hilbiber (Fred Hilbiber), Non-Indian, 1857-1937
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick J. Hilbiber (1857-1937, a barber, mineralogist, and collector in New Castle, Delaware); purchased by George G. Heye from Fred Hilbiber circa 1907.
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place: label: Place
content: Saegersville; Lehigh County; Pennsylvania; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: 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: 1/2488
label: Barcode
content: 012488.000
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, drilled