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Bifacial tool/projectile point and fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
Expedition
MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition (1924-1925) (Lothrop Tierra del Fuego Expedition)
Expedition leader
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (S.K. Lothrop/SKL), Non-Indian, 1892-1965
Collection History
Collected or excavated in 1924 during the MAI Tierra del Fuego Expedition, led by anthropologist Samuel K. Lothrop (1892-1965, MAI staff member).
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Place
Wapisatumanakulum Shell Heap, Puerto Harberton (Harberton Bay); Ushuaia Department; Tierra del Fuego Province; Argentina (inferred)
Archipelago
Tierra del Fuego Archipelago
Island Name
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
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Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
14/3977
Barcode
143977.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point and fragment (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e9d2538f-ae0c-45e4-8231-fa034ce8199c
Record ID
NMAI_154667