Birdstone (pop-eyed) - ROM2019_17218_67

ROM2019_17218_67

Birdstone (pop-eyed)

Maker: Indigenous Ontario
Medium:Ground stone, meta-rhythmite
Geography: Prince Edward County, Ontario
Date: 1500 BC-800 AD
Dimensions:
157 x 17 x 40 mm
Object number: NS38470
Credit Line: G.J. Chadd Collection
Not on view
Description

Birdstones are enigmatic objects found in the Great Lakes region of the current-day United States and Canada. Their function remains uncertain, but many scholars believe that they were used as weights on spearthrowers (atlatls).

Department: Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
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