Bifacial tool/projectile point

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Date created: probably AD 1600–1850

Culture/People: probably Iñupiaq (archaeological) (attributed)
Collector: Gus Kowanna (Augustus Kowanna/Gustavus Koweunna), Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope], 1920-1993
Previous owner: William C. Steere, Non-Indian, 1907-1989
Donor: William C. Steere, Non-Indian, 1907-1989

Collection History: Collected by Gus Kowanna (Augustus Kowanna, Iñupiaq, 1920-1993, of Point Hope, Alaska) at an unknown date; acquired from him by botanist William C. Steere (1907-1989), probably during research in Alaska; donated to MAI by William Steere in 1961.
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Place: Point Hope; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq (archaeological); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/9642
Barcode: 229642.000

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/ws623e7d60c-c2da-4657-b964-71b010da7261

Record ID: NMAI_244371