Catalog or Accession #

ABP Title (Collection and Accession)

Bannerstone Type

Diameter of Perforation (cm)

Depth at Perforation/or Widest Point (cm)

Depth at Edge (cm)

Non-Archaeological

Dark greenish gray with greenish black and yellowish gray banding

This Tube bannerstone is chipped and worn at both perforation edges and scratched over the entire surface. The lighter yellowish gray banding has a luminous quality especially on the oval side of the stone. In the NMNH manuscript it is identified as used “for straightening of arrows.”

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Non-Archaeological

Grayish olive green with dusky yellow green veins with areas of rust and cloudy white

This Curved Pick bannerstone is finely carved and highly polished with one tip broken with no patina along the surface of the break suggesting that the break might have occurred in the 19th c. when the stone was found. There is also a curved gash along the surface of one side similar to the gash on AMNH 13/105; both gashes may have been inadvertently caused by metal agricultural tools. Madison Co Va A. G. Grinnan is written on the stone.

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Non-Archaeological

Light olive gray with greenish black banding

This stone was finely carved and polished to compliment the concentric natural banding of the slate stone. There is a 0.1 ridge carved at the spine on one side similar to AMNH DN/128. The stone has some abraded areas and was broken at the spine either because the stone is weakest at the thin surface of the spine or because it was intentionally broken at the spine as is common with bannerstones during the Archaic period. The two pieces of the stone were glued back together with a pitch-like substance, presumably in the 19th century. Both of the finely carved thin tips of the stone are broken; one side has been repaired. B.B. Kellogg and Conn. are written on the stone. 11528 is incised next to the perforation. Published in Knoblock (1939) Pl. 230, no. 4.

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Plaster Porphyry Granite

Non-Archaeological

Greenish brown with areas of light olive gray

This Wisconsin Wing bannertone is carefully carved out of porphyry granite, a stone commonly chosen for this shape. A cast A26977-1 is also in the NMNH collection, evidence of the fine 19th century plaster cast work and painting done to represent the original stone. Included in Knoblock PL. 204/7. Iowa is written on the square surface of the perforation.

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Plaster Cast of Porphyry Granite Original

Non-Archaeological

Painted cast is greenish black with light olive gray and off-white areas

This is a cast of A26977 from the NHMH collection. There is a minor chip on the edge of one of the wings exposing the white plaster beneath the painted surface. The original bannerstone is in Knoblock PL. 204/7. Iowa is written on the cast. The writing is on the opposite side of where it appears on the original stone.

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Ferruginous Quartz

Non-Archaeological

Dark orange with grayish white and dark red areas

There is an internal crack running from the upper spine to the lower edge of this well-shaped butterfly quartz. This is one of several bannerstones stolen from the NMNH collection sometime between 1972 and 1979 and then anomalously returned in the mail in 1995. Illinois, H. J. Woodward is written in faint, fading white paint on the stone.

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Saddleface, Horned

Plaster cast of a porphyry granite original

Partially-Perforated

Non-Archaeological

Pike County, Illinois. This is a plaster cast of a stone from the collection of J.J. Patrick -- seen at the SI on April 30th, 1877

Based on archival photographs of the original stone, this plaster cast carefully replicates the porphyry surface, shape and partial perforation of the original stone. The partial perforation measures 6.5cm into the stone. Pike Co. Ill. Dr. Patrick is written on the surface of the plaster cast. Original bannerstone is in Knoblock Pl. 140, no. 7.

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Non-Archaeological

Clear crystal with pale brown patina

This is a rare rock crystal Quartz Butterfly bannerstone that is only partially completed. There is no perforation and there are signs of pecking on the surface filled with a light brown patina. One edge is chipped exposing the bright translucent crystal. This bannerstone is one of twenty-nine archaeological objects found in the area of Plantersville and donated by Dr. Ben H. Broadnax who was a physician specializing in treating burns caused by expanding railroad work. Plantersville La Brodnax is written on the stone.

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Butterfly, Single-Notched

Non-Archaeological

Dark greenish gray with greenish black banding on one side and light olive gray with olive gray banding on the other side.

This Single Notched Butterfly bannerstone is carved out of a stone that has different banding patterns and color on each side, a challenge for the Archaic sculptor to center his composition on these two sides. The surfaces are polished, though uneven in contour. Woodman Michigan is written on the stone.

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Butterfly, Double-Notched

Non-Archaeological

Greenish gray with greenish black banding

This Double-Notched bannerstone is carved centered on the banding that radiates out from the raised central perforation. There is a slight chip on edge with scratches on the wings and signs of wear at the perforation. Michigan Woodman is written on the stone.

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Plaster cast of an original argillite (fine-grained sedimentary) stone

Tomoka Creek, Volusia County, Florida. Excavated by A.E. Douglass. This cast entered into the NMNH collection on February 10th, 1883.

Pale olive on one side and olive gray on the other, presumably painted to match the original stone

This is a cast of a now lost bannerstone that was originally excavated along with seven other bannerstones by A. E. Douglass in 1871. Published in “A Find of Ceremonial Axes in a Florida Mound,” The American Antiquarian (1882): 100-109; and in Bruce John Piatek, “The Tomoka Mound Complex in Northeastern Florida,” Southeastern Archaeology Winter (1994) 109-118. All eight bannerstones were loaned to the NMNH on December 4th 1881 and retuned to Douglass on March 13th, 1882. Only three of the eight casts were entered into the NMNH collection. Florida is written on the cast that is chipped in a few places revealing the plaster beneath the painted surface. Argillite is written in the manuscript to identify the original now lost stone.

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Plaster cast of an original diorite stone

Tomoka Creek, Volusia County, Florida. Excavated by A.E. Douglass. This cast entered into the NMNH collection on February 10th, 1883.

Light olive gray with flecks of black and white

This is a cast of a now lost bannerstone originally excavated along with seven other bannerstones by A. E. Douglass in 1871. Published in “A Find of Ceremonial Axes in a Florida Mound,” The American Antiquarian (1882): 100-109; and in Bruce John Piatek, “The Tomoka Mound Complex in Northeastern Florida,” Southeastern Archaeology Winter (1994) 109-118. All eight bannerstones were loaned to the NMNH on December 4th 1881 and retuned to Douglass on March 13th, 1882. Only three of the eight casts were entered into the NMNH collection. Florida is written on the cast that is chipped in a few places revealing the plaster beneath the painted surface. Diorite is written in the manuscript. This bannerstone is very similar to AMNH D/142. The diameter of the perforation of this stone is smaller and there is no dark brown band 1.6 cm from the edge, a detail the cast makers would most likely have included had this been a cast of D/142.

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Plaster cast of an original diorite stone

Tomoka Creek, Volusia County, Florida. Excavated by A.E. Douglass. This cast entered into the NMNH collection on February 10th, 1883.

Medium light gray

This is a cast of a bannerstone currently in the AMNH collection (D/146) excavated along with seven other bannerstones by A. E. Douglass in 1871. Published in “A Find of Ceremonial Axes in a Florida Mound,” The American Antiquarian (1882): 100-109; and in Bruce John Piatek, “The Tomoka Mound Complex in Northeastern Florida,” Southeastern Archaeology Winter (1994) 109-118. All eight bannerstones were loaned to the NMNH on December 4th 1881 and retuned to Douglass on March 13th, 1882. Only three of the eight casts were entered into the NMNH collection. Florida is written on the cast that is carefully painted to resemble in the original in shape, size, color, and diorite stone of the original.

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Non-Archaeological

Dusky yellow green with off-white and darkish green veins

The Crescent bannerstone is masterfully carved with highly polished surface with several chips and worn at the perforations. “Ploughed up in a field” is written in ascension manuscript notes. “Pagodite or agalmatolite” is written in the manuscript to identify the stone type. Upon closer analysis this appears to be serpentinite that is commonly found in Virginia. Va is written on the stone with ascension number incised below.

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Ferruginous Quartz

Non-Archaeological

Dark and light orange with greyish white

This Hourglass quartz bannerstone is finely carved and polished. The perforation is 1.4 cm on one side and 1.2 cm on the other. This is one of several bannerstones stolen from the NMNH collection sometime between 1972 and 1979 and then anomalously returned in the mail in 1995. Mo. is written on the stone. Mound written in the ascension notes to indicate where this stone presumably was found.

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Rectangular Barreled

Granitoid, coarse-grained

Non-Archaeological

Light olive gray, even light brown patina

This is an undrilled igneous preform from the collection of Cyrus Thomas who extensively mapped Native American mounds of the Mississippi for the US Bureau of American Ethnology beginning in 1882. 91 Thomas is written on a small square white label adhered to the surface of the stone next to the spine on one side.

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https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/234

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Sedimentary stone, possibly limestone

Non-Archaeological

Perforation is considerably wider on this Tube bannerstone with a pronounced fluted oval surface on one side. Barnewll Co. S.C., Dr. G. B. Lartigue is written on the stone.

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https://bannerstone.fitnyc.edu/items/show/235

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Lunate, Knobbed

Non-Archaeological

Olive gray with greenish black banding

Heavily scratched over the surface with large off-white inclusion on one side. Ind. Dr. J. C. Neal is written on the stone.

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Pyrophyllite metamorphic rock

Non-Archaeological

Dusky bluish green with bright flecks of off-white and light reddish-brown

This Crescent bannerstone has signs of wear at the perforations and a prominent gash on one side similar to that on NMNH A7122. A slight indentation is craved and smoothed on one side of the stone centered on perforation. This is one of several bannerstones stolen from the NMNH collection sometime between 1972 and 1979 and then anomalously returned in the mail in 1995. Pagodite or Agalmatolite” is written in the ascension manuscript. Upon closer analysis this appears to be a Pyrophyllite rock.

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Non-Archaeological

Olive gray with greenish black banding

This Wisconsin Wing has notches carved along all four edges of the top and bottom of the stone ranging from 28 to 31 to 16 and 23 on the different edges similar to those found on AMNH DM/360. There are no notches visible along the edges of the wings. W. H. Doge Indiana is written on the stone.

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Crescent (miniature)

Diorite, medium-grained

Non-Archaeological

Dark greenish gray

This is a very small Crescent bannerstone; may be a miniature. Surface worn and uneven with dried dirt in perforation and along pitted surface. This is one of 3,215 objects found and collected by Steiner at the Etowah Mounds and immediate vicinity.

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Porphory Diorite, fine-grained with large pieces of feldspar

Non-Archaeological

Light olive gray with off white patches

This Southern Ovate is a preform with no perforation. Both sides of the spine are squared one measuring 1.5cm the other 2.4cm. This is one of 3,215 objects found and collected by Steiner. “From Davis Plantation (Old Evans Place on the Southside of Buckhead Creek,” written in the ascension manuscript, presumably where this stone was found.

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Non-Archaeological

Olive gray with dark greenish black banding

The Pick bannerstone was broken diagonally across the perforation either because the stone is weakest at the perforation or because it was intentionally broken as is common with bannerstones during the Archaic period. The break is along the banding which might indicate that it was struck at the perforation and broke in a perfect oval along the banding. At some point after it was broken, possibly in the Archaic period, two holes were drilled to repair the stone with some kind of plug. Both pieces were additionally glued with adhesive presumably in the 19th century. Mrs. A. E. Frazar is written on the stone.

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Lunate, Knobbed

Non-Archaeological

Olive gray with greenish black banding and reddish brown patina

This is a finely carved and polished Knobbed Lunate bannerstone with very delicately articulated knobs measuring 3.2cm. One of the knobs is broken with remnants of adhesive presumably used in the 19th century to reattach the now missing piece. There is a depression, or smoothed over gash, at the center of the stone on one side. The banding of the slate is barely perceptible beneath an overall coating of reddish-brown patina especially heavy at and under the carved knobs. Published in Knoblock (1939) Pl. 227, no. 5. W. Va B.J. Wilson is written on the stone.

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Non-Archaeological

Greenish gray with greenish black banding

The shallow fluting on this Ball bannerstone is 2.6cm across off-center of the perforation. The stone is elegantly carved to echo and accentuate the natural slate banding.

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Partially-Perforated

Non-Archaeological

Light olive gray with greenish black banding

This Pick bannerstone is partially perforated with a solid stick instead of a hallow cane. The surface is polished and the tips finely narrowed while the center is left thick to add support for further drilling. Mich. is written on the stone.

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Fuchiste (muscovite mica) with red inclusion

Non-Archaeological

Dusky yellowish green with bright large mica flecks and small red flecks

This luminous Crescent bannerstone is chipped along the perforation edges and scuffed on its surface.

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Ferruginous Quartz

Non-Archaeological

Dark orange and greyish white

The Butterfly Quartz bannerstone is perforated slightly off-center. One side of the spine is flat, the other more rounded. Some small chips on the edges with signs of use. This is one of several bannerstones stolen from the NMNH collection sometime between 1972 and 1979 and then anomalously returned in the mail in 1995. Ark. is written on the stone.

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Diorite, fine-grained

Non-Archaeological

Yellowish gray with light olive gray and black flecks

This finely carved and polished Southern Ovate bannerstone has a square spine on one side and an unusual spine carved with two narrow grooves on the other side of the spine. The wings of the stone are thinned to 0.2 cm. This is one of sixty-five objects accessioned into the NMNH collection from A. C. Schench. Fla. is written on the stone.

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Non-Archaeological

Moderate brown with dusky brown banding

This Double Edged bannerstone, made out of claystone, common for this shape, is sculpted parallel to the natural banding of the stone and shows wear at the perforations.

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Non-Archaeological

Olive gray with greenish black banding

This Geniculate bannerstone is finely carved and polished surface with an anomalous grove along the short edge. On both sides of the rectangular lower surface of the stone there are purposefully carved indentations 4.0 cm across.

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Butterfly, Double-Notched

Non-Archaeological

Greenish gray with greenish black banding

The surface of this Double Notched Butterfly bannerstone is carved to accentuate the banding of the slate. There are scratches over the surface and chips at the perforations.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line “© Anna Blume, 2019, Courtesy of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the NMNH. For additional publishing questions, contact bannerstone@fitnyc.edu

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