Birdstone (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: Previous owner
content: Norman Ross Hendershott (N. R. Hendershott), Non-Indian, 1895-1985
label: Seller
content: Norman Ross Hendershott (N. R. Hendershott), Non-Indian, 1895-1985
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of amateur archaeologist and Indian artifact dealer Norman Ross Hendershott (1895-1985, of London, Ontario); purchased by MAI from Norman R. Hendershott in 1917.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Longhead; Lambton County; Ontario; Canada
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: 6/6758
label: Barcode
content: 066758.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground