Bifacial tool/projectile point

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Date created: 3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)

Culture/People: possibly Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner: William Wallace Tooker (WWT), Non-Indian, 1848-1917; Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn Museum of Art)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William Wallace Tooker (1848-1917, a scholar of Long Island Native cultures and collector); purchased by the Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, New York) from William Wallace Tooker in 1901; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Brooklyn Museum in 1962.
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Place: Montauk Point; Suffolk County; New York; USA
Island Name: Long Island
Island Grouping: Long Island

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/1666
Barcode: 231666.000

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/ws69b1e5ba4-13ff-414e-929f-5d92a0fb6dcb

Record ID: NMAI_246717