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 Metropolitan Museum of Art Description An account of the resource The Metropolitan Museum of Art has five exquisite bannerstones housed within the Ancient American Art Collection in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing of the museum. Each stone is unique in shape and pristine in conservation, representing the aesthetic interests of Archaic-era stone sculptors. One of the bannerstones was acquired in 1954 by Nelson Rockefeller from the Julius Carlebach Gallery, which specialized in Surrealist and ethnographic works of art. Ten years later, in 1964, Rockefeller acquired another bannerstone from the collector George Terasaki who specialized in Indigenous arts of North America. The three additional bannerstones in The Met’s collection were a gift from Ralph T. Coe, who gave over 200 Indigenous American works of art to the museum. Two of the five bannerstones are hypertrophic (relatively large) in size and nearly twice the weight of most bannerstones, suggesting that they may have been used in performances or ceremonies. These five bannerstones, made between 6000 and 1000 BCE, are the oldest finely- carved lithics made in the Americas in The Met’s collection. 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, 2021, Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art” along with the object’s Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the MMA. For additional publishing questions, contact <a href="mailto:bannerstone@fitnyc.edu">bannerstone@fitnyc.edu</a> Relation A related resource https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1l3ZOIPJiM5F7EoNKazG5wSG8rIUIx3NMi3AKZnZDcv0/edit?usp=sharing Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MMA 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. 119 Catalog or Accession # 2011.154.13 s3_path Path on S3 storage for iiif reference https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/d31a2aaf-fece-4309-968a-70182225e30e-2011.154.13.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/b4b87cee-500e-4858-93f2-aae9f21e8ee6-2011.154.13a.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/a7578a7e-38de-4fae-b05e-83926dc6f808-2011.154.13b.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/fa3713d1-102b-4c23-a7f8-ef51802a2acb-2011.154.13d.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/db64af4e-34bf-40cd-a65c-258932027e4f-2011.154.13d1.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/1ad6cfd8-fdbf-441d-bacd-607280de843c-2011.154.13d2.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/78f84e00-fbe6-4c6d-8689-84494c2278f7-2011.154.13d3.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/46a850b9-d756-4bd8-ba2f-5a6fd7d57a6f-2011.154.13d4.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/0e6ca04a-3522-47c2-920d-f7eb7e53f847-2011.154.13d5.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/00cdfdee-d7ca-423e-825d-26a7687c1d21-2011.154.13d6.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/8ffc5a5f-61c3-4a37-bd38-c27dde723bd5-2011.154.13d7.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/cc894e5f-2621-42cf-8d96-a96d4a5997a3-2011.154.13d8..tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/0f777fde-e062-4d55-9cf0-c60dee2603bb-2011.154.13d9.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/e6d5a133-eea2-4563-8ee7-f8132b5c8359-2011.154.13d10.tif https://dip-access-bucket.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/packages/7f0f/2e55/e0a9/46b2/bc57/7149/59e7/27c2/2011.154.13-79325ce0-ce7c-43b7-9c7a-83679a874f97/objects/1fe9590f-0435-44e7-af17-da31ae0ce383-2011.154.13d11.tif Date Studied 7/26/2023 Bannerstone Type For a list of bannerstone types please see the section on morphology on the ABP site. Double-Bitted Axe Material Please indicate igneous, metamorphic, sedimentary, or more specific identification if possible. Shale Perforation Perforated, Partially-Perforated, or Non-Perforated Perforated Condition Whole, Broken, Fragment, or Preform Whole Find Archaeological, or Non-Archaeological Non-Archaeological Provenance/Provenience Kankakee County, Illinois. As of 1939 in the Collection of Phillip C. Schupp, Chicago, Illinois. Acquired by Byron Knoblock, Quincy, Illinois. Acquired by John J. Klejman Gallery, New York, New York. Acquired by Ralph T. Coe, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation of the Arts in 2011. Location Cache, Burial, Midden, or Other Other Color Greyish black Width (cm) 12.1 Height (cm) 7.6 Diameter of Perforation (cm) 1 Depth at Perforation/or Widest Point (cm) 1.3 Depth at Edge (cm) 0.1 Weight (g) 80.29 Notes The Archaic sculptor chose soft sedimentary shale to carve this Double-Bitted Axe Bannerstone. Thinning the curved edges to a millimeter in width, this bannerstone is exceedingly fragile. Parallel to the perforation they carved a pointed edge on both sides, accentuating the near perfect symmetry of the composition. On one side the ridge has chipped in what could be archaic or historic period wear. The perforation is masterfully drilled with a hollow reed leaving noticeable even concentric circles on the inside. Though there are a few chips on the thin edges of the stone, there is no sign of wear at the perforation. Given the unusually soft geologic material and thin flanges of this stone, this carefully sculpted bannerstone may have been intended for extraordinary rather than everyday display. 2011.254.13 is written in red on one of the curved edges. Included in Knoblock pg. 333, no. 6. 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 MMA 2011.154.13 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 <br />This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License</a> These images may be downloaded and used freely for teaching and personal use. Include the credit line "© Anna Blume, 2021, Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art" along with the object's Catalog Number. Publishing of images is permitted with additional permission from the MMA. For additional publishing questions, contact <a href="mailto:bannerstone@fitnyc.edu">bannerstone@fitnyc.edu</a>. Double-Bitted Axe