Bifacial tool/projectile point

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Date created: 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Wilson D. Wallis, Non-Indian, 1886-1970
Expedition sponsor: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957; University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum/Penn Museum)

Collection History: Collected in 1911 by anthropologist Wilson D. Wallis (1886-1970) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
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Place: Red Bank Reserve; Northumberland County; New Brunswick; Canada

See related items: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/9271
Barcode: 029271.001

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fb75ee07-eb12-40a0-9791-f0c2ad629c76

Record ID: NMAI_31323