Culture/People:

possibly Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Henry Booth, Non-Indian, 1849-1929  Search this

American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), 1869-  Search this

Object Name:

Birdstone (throwing stick/atlatl weight)

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Ground, drilled

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Pleasant Valley; Dutchess County; New York; USA

Date created:

3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Henry Booth (1849-1929, a mining engineer in Poughkeepsie, New York); donated by him in 1908 to the American Museum of Natural History; acquired by MAI in 1920 through an exchange with the American Museum of Natural History (New York, New York).

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Catalog Number:

8/6231

Barcode:

086231.000

See related items:

Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63cf452c3-aca0-40cc-ab59-ee97308696a1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_93053