Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William O. Emery; acquired from him at an unknown date by Albert L. Addis (1878-1951, a noted Indiana collector of archaeological objects); purchased by George Heye from Albert Addis in 1915.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- William Orrin Emery (W. O. Emery), Non-Indian, 1863-1946
- Albert L. Addis, Non-Indian, 1878-1951
- Seller
- Albert L. Addis, Non-Indian, 1878-1951
- Date created
- 3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)
- Object Name
- Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)
- Media/Materials
- Slate
- Techniques
- Ground
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
