Biface/Blade (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Hupa
- Collector
- Alexander Brizard (A. Brizard), Non-Indian, 1839-1904
- Previous owner
- Alexander Brizard (A. Brizard), Non-Indian, 1839-1904
- Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929
- Seller
- Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929
- Collection History
- Collected by Alexander A. Brizard (1839-1904, a shopkeeper in Arcata, California, who sold Indian baskets and other items); purchased by George Heye from Frank M. Covert (1858-1929, a New York dealer) in 1904.
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- Place
- Northern California; California; USA (inferred)
- See related items
- Hupa
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 2573
- Barcode
- 002573.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Biface/Blade (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Obsidian
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_2298