Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 900–1350 (Early to Middle Mississippian period)
Culture/People
probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
James Wood, Non-Indian, 1839-1925
Carolena Morris Wood, Non-Indian, 1871-1936
L. Hollingsworth Wood (Levi Hollingsworth Wood), Non-Indian, 1873-1956
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of James Wood (1839-1925, a prominent educator in Mount Kisco, New York); inherited by his son Levi Hollingsworth Wood (1873-1956, a New York City attorney) and daughter Carolena Morris Wood (1871-1936); lent to MAI by L. Hollingsworth Wood and Carolena Wood in 1927 and never reclaimed.
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Place
East Saint Louis; Saint Clair County; Illinois; USA
See related items
Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
15/7848
Barcode
157848.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6068b5497-7ee6-4af6-9dd2-97c3e5279d55
Record ID
NMAI_169413