Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- 5500–3500 BC (Middle Archaic period)
- Culture/People
- probably Mesoamerican Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller
- Christine L. Zenke Niebuhr (Christine Luzetta Zenke/Mrs. George Niebuhr), Non-Indian, 1880-1951
- Previous owner
- George J. Niebuhr, Non-Indian, 1874-1928
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George J. Niebuhr (1874-1928, of Maplewood, New Jersey); purchased by MAI from his widow Christine L. Zenke Niebuhr (1880-1951) in 1928.
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- Place
- Amantla; San Miguel Amantla; Federal District; Mexico
- Geographical Areas
- Valley of Mexico
- See related items
- Mesoamerican Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 16/3283
- Barcode
- 163283.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Obsidian
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped, flaked/chipped
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_175013