Birdstone (ceremonial atlatl weight)
Birdstone (ceremonial atlatl weight)

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Birdstone (ceremonial atlatl weight),

1500–500 BCE

Eastern Woodland
Archaic
1998-504

Information

Title
Birdstone (ceremonial atlatl weight)
Dates

1500–500 BCE

Medium
Black and white speckled stone
Dimensions
h. 4.7 cm., w. 9.3 cm., d. 3.0 cm. (1 13/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-504
Place Excavated

North America, United States, Michigan

Culture
Woodland Tradition, Native American
Period
Eastern Woodland and Eastern Great Lake Native American styles, Archaic (North American)
Type
stone, figurines, weights, atlatls, ceremonial objects
Materials
stone
Subject
figures (representations), birds

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