salvaged wing banner

[dognose]

a favorite relic.
this broken wing banner made of banded slate was broken close to the barrel and ground smooth on the break.

the conical drilled hole could have been for binding the broken wing to the other section or drilled for suspension when the brake was ground.

 

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[fishstick]

Something like that makes a hunt GREAT!!!! Def a story it has.

 

[newnan man]

That is a special find.

 

[CreekSide]

Sweet piece. I’m still waiting to find anything banner related. I like it. The hole is really good. Looks Adena

 

[antmike915]

Nice 👍

 

[Older The Better]

Very nice, guess they didn’t want to give up on it, makes you wonder if there was some sentimental connection, an artifact passed down from a family member or some religious significance, like it took a shot from an arrow and broke and the owner thought it had protective power, probably never know but gets you thinking.

 

[Blackfoot58]

I had to look it up, and found this to be interesting. Very special find.👍🏼

 

[CreekSide]

I had to look it up, and found this to be interesting. Very special find.👍🏼

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Some maybe but I would assume some would be broken from use. If it was a burial item it wouldn’t of been repurposed into the pendant imo. Some big knifes were thought to be broken on purpose for the same reason.

 

[unclemac]

where is the border between banner stones and no banner stones? Where are they NOT ever found?

 

[unclemac]

I had to look it up, and found this to be interesting. Very special find.👍🏼

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I know this to be true on the PNW coast.... the idea being that to preserve someone's belongings would be to invite their ghost.

 

[vonfatman]

Wow, that is beautiful. I check for them, but I have never seen one - or 1/2 of one (that I know of)....I miss lots of stuff.

vfm

 

[scruggs]

It is a beauty, congratulations!