Description: Rarely found classic D-Hump Bannerstone. Called such because when turn to one side it looks like the capital letter 'D' and the raised 'Hump' helps describe its appearance as well. An excellent, beautiful example. These were used as a counter weight to balance the spear launching apperatus called an Atlatl. These were permantly affixed to the launching stick and would allow the hunter to have the spear in a cocked and ready to throw position for a long time without arm muscle fatigue. Tremendous amount of labor went into the manufacture of this piece. Made of dark red mudstone. It would have been core drilled by hand, using a reed and very tiny bits of chert flakes. Constant and continuous spinning of the reed or river cane for untold hours to create this long drilled out hole. Then in its final stages it was pecked and ground and polished to a smooth finish. The river has also polished it thru long exposure to sand and currents. A top shelf museum grade artifact rarely offered.
Provenance: Found on private property with permission by Jimmy Miller, Dougherty Co. Georgia. Flint River Basin.
