Bifacial tool/projectile point

Date created
AD 1575–1700
Culture/People
possibly Iroquoian (archaeological) (attributed)
Collector
John Kennedy, Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Previous owner
John Kennedy, Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Seller
John Kennedy, Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Seller agent
Dr. Arthur C. Parker (Arthur Caswell Parker/Ga-wa-so-wa-neh), Seneca [Cattaraugus], 1881-1955
Collection History
Collected or excavated by John Kennedy (Cattaraugus Seneca) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye in 1905 through anthropologist Dr. Arthur Caswell Parker (Ga-wa-so-wa-neh, Cattaraugus Seneca, 1881-1955).
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Place
4 miles from Lake Erie; Cattaraugus Creek; Erie County, Chautauqua County; New York; USA
See related items
Iroquoian (archaeological)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
2914
Barcode
002914.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68a9f3573-15d7-4667-b94e-7314ffd3cc6c
Record ID
NMAI_3016