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Bird stone, c. 1500-500 BCE, 1-9/16 x 5-1/8 x 13/16 in. (4.0 x 13.0 x 2.1 cm), Slate, United States, 26th-25th century BCE, This simple, abstracted bird shaped stone appears contemporary, yet was made thousands of years ago by a Native American artist in North America. Smooth and graceful, this delicate-looking Bird Stone was used as a ceremonial weight for a hunters atlatl (spear-throwing device). The beauty embodied in this tool may have been carved as an emblem of prestige, a marker of coming of age, a supernatural talisman or as a clan symbol in addition to its utilitarian purpose. These stones were often made from distant materials, another indicator of their importance.

Bird stone, c. 1500-500 BCE, 1-9/16 x 5-1/8 x 13/16 in. (4.0 x 13.0 x 2.1 cm), Slate, United States, 26th-25th century BCE, This simple, abstracted bird shaped stone appears contemporary, yet was made thousands of years ago by a Native American artist in North America. Smooth and graceful, this delicate-looking Bird Stone was used as a ceremonial weight for a hunters atlatl (spear-throwing device). The beauty embodied in this tool may have been carved as an emblem of prestige, a marker of coming of age, a supernatural talisman or as a clan symbol in addition to its utilitarian purpose. These stones were often made from distant materials, another indicator of their importance.
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Bird stone, c. 1500-500 BCE, 1-9/16 x 5-1/8 x 13/16 in. (4.0 x 13.0 x 2.1 cm), Slate, United States, 26th-25th century BCE, This simple, abstracted bird shaped stone appears contemporary, yet was made thousands of years ago by a Native American artist in North America. Smooth and graceful, this delicate-looking Bird Stone was used as a ceremonial weight for a hunters atlatl (spear-throwing device). The beauty embodied in this tool may have been carved as an emblem of prestige, a marker of coming of age, a supernatural talisman or as a clan symbol in addition to its utilitarian purpose. These stones were often made from distant materials, another indicator of their importance.
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5051 x 3525 px | 50.9 MB
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42.8 x 29.8 cm | 16.8 x 11.8 in (300 dpi)
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