Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (unfinished)
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: Possible collector
content: Samuel H. Zahm, Non-Indian
label: Possible collector
content: H. L. Simon, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Charles T. Steigerwalt, Non-Indian, 1858-1912
label: Auction venue
content: Stanley V. Henkels & Company (Stan. V. Henkels & Company)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown, but possibly collected by Samuel H. Zahm or H. L. Simon; subsequently in the collection of Charles T. Steigerwalt (1858-1912, a collector of coins and antiques from Lancaster, Pennsylvania); purchased by MAI at an auction of Charles Steigerwalt's collection held by the Stanley V. Henkels & Company of Philadelphia in 1917.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Cypress Island, Susquehanna River; Lancaster County; Pennsylvania; USA
label: Island Name
content: Cypress Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Susquehanna River Islands
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: 6/6890
label: Barcode
content: 066890.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bannerstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight) (unfinished)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground