Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
Date created
10,500 BC–AD 500 (Middle Paleoindian to Middle Woodland period)
Culture/People
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Paleoindian, Archaic, and Woodland Traditions
Previous owner
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Donor
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Mrs. Thea Kowne Page; donated to MAI by Thea Page Heye following her marriage to George Heye in 1915.
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