Bifacial tool/projectile point

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Date created: AD 1350–1700 (Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: probably Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
Previous owner: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
Donor: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942

Collection History: Collected by Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856-1942, a New York City civil engineer, amateur archaeologist, and historian) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Reginald Pelham Bolton in 1918.
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Place: Seaman Avenue and Academy Street; New York City, Manhattan, Inwood; New York County; New York; USA
Island Name: Manhattan Island

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/7878
Barcode: 087878.000

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/ws6595c5dae-f6f9-44ed-9b32-b09e70fd2817

Record ID: NMAI_94870