Microsoft PowerPoint - aat_in_depth.pptx

5/4/2019

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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

Bannerstone; unknown Woodland Indian; Late Archaic Period; Gordo

n Hart Collection (Bluffton, Indiana); 9.7 x 5 cm (3 7/8

x 2 inches); banded slate; Image from Brose, D., et al. Ancient Art of the American Woodland Indians. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1985;

Description:

Bannerstones formed part of an atlatl (spear-thrower). This one is carefully made and of

decorative material and thus was probably a status symbol.

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Another example

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The function of a bannerstoneboth a ceremonial weapon and the component of a projectile weapon

Patricia Harpring © 2019 J. Paul Getty Trust. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute.

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