Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
Date created
AD 200–1450 (Pithouse to Mogollon Pueblo period)
Culture/People
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Mogollon and Mogollon: Mimbres Traditions
Collector
Frank McKinney, Non-Indian
Previous owner
Frank McKinney, Non-Indian
Previous seller
Frank McKinney, Non-Indian
Previous owner
Jim Riley (James K. Riley), Non-Indian, 1910-1971
Seller
Jim Riley (James K. Riley), Non-Indian, 1910-1971
Collection History
Collected or excavated by Frank McKinney (of Deming, New Mexico) between 1940 and 1965; purchased by Jim Riley (1910-1971, an Indian trader in Santa Fe, New Mexico) from Frank McKinney in 1966; purchased by MAI from Jim Riley in 1966.
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