Bifacial tool/projectile point

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker: Julius L. Wilnoty (Julius Lawrence Wilnoty/Julius Wilnota), Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1910-1970
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Stephen M. Richmond, Non-Indian, 1920-2000

Collection History: Acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives through Stephen M. Richmond (1920-2004, IACB field rep to the Cherokee) in 1964; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Cherokee Community; Eastern Cherokee Reservation; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA

See related items: Eastern Band of Cherokee; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/9894
Barcode: 259894.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials: Obsidian
Techniques: Flaked/chipped
Dimensions: 5.5 x 2.8 x 0.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws693a42a80-62e7-4817-81de-3e6a3a086b19

Record ID: NMAI_275983