Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
AD 1400–1700 (Late Mississippian period)
Culture/People
probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector
Lewis Fieldon Branson (L. F. Branson), Non-Indian, 1864-1927
Previous owner
Lewis Fieldon Branson (L. F. Branson), Non-Indian, 1864-1927
Seller
Lewis Fieldon Branson (L. F. Branson), Non-Indian, 1864-1927
Collection History
Collected or excavated by Lewis Fieldon Branson (1864-1927, a farmer in Wilson, Arkansas) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Lewis Branson in 1916.
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Place
Carden Bottom; Carden Bottoms; Yell County; Arkansas; USA
See related items
Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/3857
Barcode
053857.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d08888b4-d6c5-4281-a2ef-1814f6f5bbca
Record ID
NMAI_57753