Broken butterfly banner stone. Could it have been refused as a pendant?

[Lifelonglearner]

I know its a broken banner stone but the patina is different on one side making me wonder if it had been turned into a pendant.

[Lifelonglearner]

Reused 😆

[Hoss]

In my honest opinion the hole is an attempt to salvage. It broke and they had both halves. Drilled a hole on both sides and tie it back on the atlatl to continue the hunt.

[clovisoid]

Agreed. This type of repair is common for the type.

[Cecilia]

Coo!

[Lifelonglearner]

I thought the same as a possibility 👍

[Lifelonglearner]

I am a new contributor and already messed up 😆 pee dee region of sc

[Hoss]

You did just fine the region you are from is is under your avatar. Thanks for joining us. That is a great artifact you have shared.

[smbore]

welcome. that's a cool peice.

[Stansbery]

The difference in patina is because it probably laid exposed on one side for a very long time. I have a Hamilton point that I found that has an extreme difference in patina from one side to the other. I also have two pieces of a broken gorget or banner stone preform that the two parts have much different patina.

[Garguy]

Hoss is right. It split and they drilled it so it could be lashed together

[Hal Gorges]

Welcome from west central Florida.

[Cecilia]

Wow. This incredible piece found in SC only few hours from Savannah River ?!