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

Date created
AD 1300–1450 (Middle to Late Mississippian period)
Culture/People
probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible excavator
Glen McGirr, Non-Indian, 1884-1978
Previous owner
Glen McGirr, Non-Indian, 1884-1978
Percy Hollister Whiting (P. H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1880-1967
Gene B. Whiting (Genevieve Bearmore Whiting/Mrs. Percy H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1896-1990
Donor
Percy Hollister Whiting (P. H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1880-1967
Gene B. Whiting (Genevieve Bearmore Whiting/Mrs. Percy H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1896-1990
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Glen McGirr (1884-1978, of Maquon, Illinois) and probably excavated by him in the 1930s; subsequently in the collection of his sister-in-law, Gene B. Whiting (1896-1990), and her husband Percy Hollister Whiting (1880-1967); donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Percy Whiting in 1960.
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Place
Crable Site; Fulton 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
23/1436
Barcode
231436.000
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/ws640c39da8-2be4-42e8-89e0-e6a90fe1b9f8
Record ID
NMAI_246450