Bifacial tool/projectile point

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Date created: 3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Ernest Shoemaker, Non-Indian, 1866-1958
Previous owner: Ernest Shoemaker, Non-Indian, 1866-1958
Donor: Ernest Shoemaker, Non-Indian, 1866-1958

Collection History: Collected between 1879 and 1890 by Ernest Shoemaker (1866-1958, who lived in Washington, DC, as a boy); donated to MAI by Ernest Shoemaker in 1934.
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Place: Chain Bridge, Potomac River; Washington, DC; District of Columbia; USA

See related items: Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Return to a Native Place

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/6370
Barcode: 186370.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Flaked/chipped
Dimensions: 8 x 4.3 x 1.1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws615ee3109-8912-4e24-8751-7a6f90415e5b

Record ID: NMAI_199278