Bifacial tool/projectile point

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Date created: 200 BC–AD 500 (Middle Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Middle Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Henry Horace Richard (H. H. Richard), Non-Indian, 1858-1922
Previous owner: Henry Horace Richard (H. H. Richard), Non-Indian, 1858-1922
Donor: Henry Horace Richard (H. H. Richard), Non-Indian, 1858-1922

Collection History: Collected by Henry Horace Richard (1858-1922, a farmer in Orient, New York); donated to MAI in 1917 by Henry Horace Richard.
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Place: Orient; Orient; Suffolk County; New York; USA
Island Name: Long Island
Island Grouping: Long Island

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/4492
Barcode: 064492.000

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/ws6925eb594-a21f-4df4-ad46-b411ffbf38ec

Record ID: NMAI_68907