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THBNative American Eastern Woodland Archaic Bannerstone
Lot 76
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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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Join us for a special auction not to be missed! Collectible Native American art from antiquity to mid-20th century, Spanish Colonial, Latin American, fine & folk art, American frontier items, and much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a special auction not to be missed! Collectible Native American art from antiquity to mid-20th century, Spanish Colonial, Latin American, fine & folk art, American frontier items, and much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Native American, Midwestern United States, Michigan, Eastern Woodland, Archaic Period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A fine example of a bannerstone preform, a tool or weight for an atlatl, with a bowtie shape. This bannerstone is made from a dark gray banded slate and polished with smooth and rounded edges. This stone has crescent shaped wings like a butterfly or a bowtie but is not drilled laterally through the cross-section which indicates this is unfinished, hence the preform designation. 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 for throwing spears. 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. Bannerstones of various sizes and shapes, including bowtie or fluted, have been found across the eastern part of North America. Size: 3.5" L x 0.25" W x 2" H (8.9 cm x 0.6 cm x 5.1 cm)
Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000
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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.
#160218Nicks and surface scratches. Loss and chips to verso face. Find site written on surface. Old traces of adhesive residue from mounting or displaying.Condition
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