Bare Island point
- Date created
- 3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)
- Culture/People
- possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Possible collector
- Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
- William L. Calver (William Louis Calver/W. L. Calver/William C. Calver), Non-Indian, 1894-1940
- John Ward Dunsmore, Non-Indian, 1856-1945
- Previous owner
- Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
- William L. Calver (William Louis Calver/W. L. Calver/William C. Calver), Non-Indian, 1894-1940
- John Ward Dunsmore, Non-Indian, 1856-1945
- Donor
- Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
- William L. Calver (William Louis Calver/W. L. Calver/William C. Calver), Non-Indian, 1894-1940
- John Ward Dunsmore, Non-Indian, 1856-1945
- Collection History
- Probably collected or excavated in 1907 by William L. Calver (1894-1940, a New York City engineer and amateur archaeologist), Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856-1942, a New York City civil engineer, amateur archaeologist, and historian), and John Ward Dunsmore (1856-1945, a New York area painter interested in Revolutionary War history); donated to MAI by Reginald Pelham Bolton, William L. Calver, and John Ward Dunsmore in 1918.
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- Place
- Between Academy Street and West 204th Street; Shell pit west of Seaman Avenue; New York City, Manhattan, Inwood; New York County; New York; USA
- Island Name
- Manhattan Island
- See related items
- Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 8/5649
- Barcode
- 085649.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Bare Island point
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Record ID
- NMAI_92240