Crescent Banner [Bannerstone]

Object/Artifact

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

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, Bailey House