Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- 6000-1000 BC (Middle to Late Archaic period)
- Culture/People
- probably Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Collector
- Montague Tallant (W. Montague Tallant/Walter Montague Tallant), Non-Indian, 1892-1962
- Previous owner
- Montague Tallant (W. Montague Tallant/Walter Montague Tallant), Non-Indian, 1892-1962
- Seller
- Louise W. Tallant (Louise Wilder Tallant/Mrs. Montague Tallant), Non-Indian, 1890-1971
- Collection History
- Collected or excavated by amateur archaeologist Montague Tallant (Walter Montague Tallant, 1892-1962) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from his widow Louise Wilder Tallant (1890-1971) in 1965.
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- Place
- Smith's Bayou; Florida; USA
- See related items
- Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 23/8015
- Barcode
- 238015.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_253151