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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Banner stone
Type:Ceremonial
Materials:Stone
Place Made:North America; United States; Tennessee; Clarksville
Measurements:overall: 7/8 x 7 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.; 2.2225 x 18.415 x 9.525 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.A.9.b.1
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College

Description:
Flat, smooth dark gray stone. Convex center with cylindrical hole and rounded square sides. Slightly notched at each edge at the middle to give a somewhat winged appearance. The use or age of these pieces is not known, but they may have been ceremonial hammers.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American; archaeology

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