Lot 41
Native American, Eastern United States, Indiana (Dekalb County) and Ohio (Holmes County), Eastern Woodland, Archaic Period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A nice set of 2 hand-carved bannerstones of varying forms. The first stone is from Holmes County, Ohio and features a relatively heart-shaped profile with a convex face, a fluted groove on the underside, and a wide suspension hole drilled lengthwise through the body. The larger stone is from Dekalb County, Indiana and exhibits a relatively rectangular form with convex faces and a wide suspension hole drilled through the body. Size (Indiana): 2.5" L x 2.4" W (6.4 cm x 6.1 cm); (Ohio): 2.6" L x 2.3" W (6.6 cm x 5.8 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.
Provenance: private Kansas City, Missouri, USA collection; ex-John Townsend collection, formed in the 1970's and earlier; (Indiana stone): purchased September 23, 1961; found by Raymond Mutsfeld in Dekalb County, Indiana, USA, Wilmington Twp, Sect. 21-R13E-T34N
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- Condition: Larger stone has a couple of large chips across the body, and smaller stone has a few minor abrasions, otherwise both are intact and very good. Nice surface smoothness. Collection information handwritten on one side of each. Handwritten note within larger stone reads, "Found by. | Raymond Mutsfeld | Dekalb Co. IND | Wilmington Twp. | Sect 21-R13E-T34N | Pur. 9-23-61."
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