Crescent Banner [Bannerstone]

Object/Artifact

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Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum and Gardens

Name/Title

Crescent Banner [Bannerstone]

Entry/Object ID

1967.1.7

Description

Recovered at Section 15 of Geneva Township, MI

Use

A crescent bannerstone is a type of prehistoric Native American artifact, specifically a bannerstone, characterized by its crescent or lunate shape. These artifacts, typically made of stone and featuring a central perforation, are found primarily in the eastern United States and date back to the Archaic period.

Collection

Goodwin S. Tolles

Acquisition

Accession

1967.1

Source or Donor

Goodwin S. Tolles

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Time Period

Archaic Period (8000 to 1000 BC)

Ethnography

Cultural Region

County

Van Buren County

State/Province

Michigan

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bannerstone

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Weight, Atlatl

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

#123 A 10 from "LHBM Accession Records 1-300" binder

Dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

2 in

Location

Collections Room
Collections Room

Created By

John Stempien

Create Date

July 29, 2025

Updated By

John Stempien

Update Date

October 20, 2025