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grooved stone, possibly an atlatl weight

3000-1000 B.C.E.

Late Archaic period people

61.117

Not currently on view

quartzpolishing

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Artwork Details

Culture
Creation Date
3000-1000 B.C.E.
Creation Location
Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, United States
Materials
white quartz
Object Types
tools, weights
Dimensions

1-1/2 x 2-7/8 x 1-7/8 in.

Mark Description

Inscribed in collector's hand, black paint, underside: CEREMONIAL / FOUND Near MARTINSVILLE / INDIANA / ELMA McCord's Coll / 1906

Accession Number
61.117
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Earl C. Townsend, Jr.

Copyright
No Known Rights Holder
Collection

Native Arts of the Americas

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Morgan County, Indiana; Collection of Elam McCord of Martinsville, Indiana; Collection of Dr. Rollin H. Bunch [1881-1948]{1} of Muncie, Indiana; Collection of Earl C. Townsend, Jr. [1914-2007] of Indianapolis, Indiana; Given to the John Herron Art Institute now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1961. {1} Dr. Rollin Havilla Bunch, mayor of Muncie, Indiana from 1914-1919 and 1935-1939.



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