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Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
Date created
AD 900–1600 (Early to Late Mississippian period)
Culture/People
probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
F. Ward, Non-Indian
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of F. Ward; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1914.
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Place
Hancock County; Illinois; USA
See related items
Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
3/7493
Barcode
037493.000
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
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fcac0d22-2fa7-4abc-a363-b8d9f7702c11
Record ID
NMAI_40137