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THB3 Archaic Native American Bannerstones & Gorget Preform
Lot 118
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Apr 28, 2022
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Join us for a special auction not to be missed! Collectible Native American art from two major collectors. Antiquity to mid-20th century! Plus fine & folk art, fossils, and more! All legally acquired. All legal to buy/sell. Convenient and professional in-house shipping. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a special auction not to be missed! Collectible Native American art from two major collectors. Antiquity to mid-20th century! Plus fine & folk art, fossils, and more! All legally acquired. All legal to buy/sell. Convenient and professional in-house shipping. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Native American, Midwestern to Southern United States, Indiana, Adams County, & Kentucky, Washington County, Eastern Woodland, Archaic Period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A collection of 3 interesting early Native American stone tools each hand-knapped: 2 banded slate bannerstones and a gorget preform of a dark brick-red stone. The slate bannerstones are each laterally drilled through to both ends- one is an elongated tubular type, the other is a winged or butterfly type. Bannerstones of various sizes and shapes have been found across the eastern part of North America, but their use is not fully understood. The red gorget is an elliptical shape with a flat and convex face and shallow drilled cavities at either end as if the maker had started to drill but did not complete the perforation, hence the preform designation. Size (winged bannerstone): 3" L x 1.5" W (7.6 cm x 3.8 cm)
Bannerstones remain an archaeological mystery. For many years, inspired by research done by a former physicist, archaeologists believed that bannerstones were used as weights to give atlatls greater power and control. Later experimental archaeology proved that this was not true - but did open the possibility that the bannerstone helped with fatigue when holding an atlatl still, while stalking skittish prey such as deer. Preforms of bannerstones and gorgets may be unfinished for many reasons; sometimes these tools are discarded when a mistake is made while knapping or a flaw is discovered in the stone matrix.
Provenance: private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection; ex-John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970s and earlier.
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#162004Old loss to banded slate bannerstone as shown. Winged bannerstone is repaired with visible break line across both wings. Chips and abrasions to red preform stone, but otherwise intact. Find site label and old inventory number on surface of the 2 banded slate bannerstones.Condition
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