Winged bannerstone
Medium:Slate
Geography: Ontario, Canada
Date: 3500-2500 BC
Period: Middle Archaic (6000-2500 BC)
Object number: NS189
Gallery Location:Daphne Cockwell Gallery dedicated to First Peoples art & culture
DescriptionArchaeologists call objects like this one, "bannerstones." Their precise function is still debated, but some believe they functioned as counter-weights for spear-throwers or "atl-atls."
