Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Description An account of the resource <span>The National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (NMNH) is the second collection to be studied and added to the Bannerstone Project website. Of the 728 bannerstones in the NMNH collection, we have selected 32 that represent bannerstone types or materials not already included. Five of the bannerstones are plaster casts (A30224, A61057, A61508, A61509, A26977-1) that were meticulously shaped and painted in the late 19th or early 20th century. Three of the stones for these casts were temporarily loaned to the NMNH (A61057, A61508, A61509) by A.E. Douglass, who excavated them from a mound in southern Florida in 1871. Shortly after the casts were made, Douglass donated the original stones to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York. NMNH cast A61057 represents a Wisconsin Wing from this excavation, the original of which is missing from any known collection, making the cast the only visual and physical record remaining of the original bannerstone. Only in the case of A26977-1 does the NMNH also have the original stone (A26977) providing us with a rare opportunity to study and photograph the original porphyry granite Wisconsin Wing side by side with its cast. Other notable rare inclusions in this extensive collection are a partially-completed crystal bannerstone A34419. The Archaic-era sculptor of this Quartz Butterfly bannerstone appears to have attempted to expand their range to include a significantly harder, more translucent material which may account for why it was not drilled or completed. Also of note is A317061, a diorite Southern Ovate with exceedingly elegant, thin wings and an unusual spine carved with two narrow grooves, which attest to the visual acuity and skill of the sculptor. We include in this collection 317 photographs of the 32 original stone and plaster cast bannerstones. <br /><br />These 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 </span><a href="mailto:bannerstone@fitnyc.edu">bannerstone@fitnyc.edu</a><span>.</span> Relation A related resource https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VnCjsyU5K49_iN8BCwyhRwDlzaKR0XB5_oH98RlU4ag/edit?usp=sharing Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NMNH Bannerstone Bannerstones are carefully sculpted stones created across the eastern United States between 6000 BCE and 1000 BCE. More specifically, bannerstones were made from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast and from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. American Indians carved and drilled these stones to be placed on a staff (thus the name given to them – bannerstone – in early 20th c. archeological literature, where they were assumed to be banners or emblems.) BA# For bannerstones submitted to and included on the ABP site, unique BA#’s will be designated. 70 Catalog or Accession # A42518 fitdil_data {"width": "4200", "record-name": "a42518", "image-url": "/media/get/138729/a42518/", "record-id": "138729", "height": "2800"} {"width": "4200", "record-name": "a42518a", "image-url": "/media/get/138730/a42518a/", "record-id": "138730", "height": "2800"} {"width": "4200", "record-name": "a42518b", "image-url": "/media/get/138731/a42518b/", "record-id": "138731", "height": "2800"} {"width": "4200", "record-name": "a42518d", "image-url": "/media/get/138732/a42518d/", "record-id": "138732", "height": "2800"} {"width": "4200", "record-name": "a42518d1", "image-url": "/media/get/138733/a42518d1/", "record-id": "138733", "height": "2800"} {"width": "4200", "record-name": "a42518d2", "image-url": "/media/get/138734/a42518d2/", "record-id": "138734", "height": "2800"} {"width": "4200", "record-name": "a42518d3", "image-url": "/media/get/138735/a42518d3/", "record-id": "138735", "height": "2800"} {"width": "4200", "record-name": "a42518d4", "image-url": "/media/get/138736/a42518d4/", "record-id": "138736", "height": "2800"} {"width": "4200", "record-name": "a42518d5", "image-url": "/media/get/138737/a42518d5/", "record-id": "138737", "height": "2800"} github_collection nmnh-1 Date Studied 6/11/19 Bannerstone Type For a list of bannerstone types please see the section on morphology on the ABP site. Butterfly, Single-Notched Material Please indicate igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, or more specific identification if possible. Banded slate Perforation Perforated, Partially-Perforated, or Non-Perforated Perforated Condition Whole, Broken, Fragment, or Preform Whole Find Archaeological, or Non-Archaeological Non-Archaeological Provenance/Provenience Near Algansee, Branch County, Michigan. Donated by H. T. Woodman December 29th, 1880. Location Cache, Burial, Midden, or Other n/a Color Dark greenish gray with greenish black banding on one side and light olive gray with olive gray banding on the other side. Width (cm) 11.5 Height (cm) 4.9 Diameter of Perforation (cm) 1.1 Depth at Perforation/or Widest Point (cm) 1.6 Depth at Edge (cm) 0.2 Weight (g) 107.1 Notes 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. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource NMNH A42518 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6000-1000 BCE Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 Butterfly, Single-Notched