Bifacial tool/projectile point
- Date created
- 6000 BC–AD 1600 (Middle Archaic to Late Woodland period)
- Culture/People
- possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
- Previous owner
- Mrs. M. C. Brown, Non-Indian
- William B. Valentine (W.B. Valentine), Non-Indian, ca. 1854-1902
- Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
- Donor
- Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; some items from the collection of Mrs. M.C. Brown and presented by her to the Long Island Historical Society in 1877; other items from the collection of W.B. Valentine (ca. 1854-1902, a New York businessman) and presented by him to the Long Island Historical Society in 1878; lent to MAI by the Long Island Historical Society in 1921; donated to NMAI by the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2020.
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- Place
- New Lots; New York City, Brooklyn, Canarsie; Kings County; New York; USA
- Island Name
- Long Island
- Island Grouping
- Long Island
- See related items
- Multiple archaeological cultures
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 10/7139
- Barcode
- 107139.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Bifacial tool/projectile point
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Record ID
- NMAI_115524