Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: 1000–200 BC (Early Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: George H. Harris (G. H. Hains), Non-Indian, 1843-1893
label: Previous owner
content: Alvin H. Dewey (Alvin Hiram Dewey), Non-Indian, 1859-1928
label: Donor
content: Alvin H. Dewey (Alvin Hiram Dewey), Non-Indian, 1859-1928
label: MAI agent
content: George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated at an unknown date from a cache of over 100 similar blades found with red paint by George H. Harris (1843-1893, of Rochester, New York); subsequently in the collection of Alvin H. Dewey (1859-1928, a collector in Rochester, New York); donated by Alvin H. Dewey in 1914, probably through George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924, MAI staff member) who met Mr. Dewey during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Point Pleasant, Irondequoit Bay; Monroe County; New York; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 3/7157
label: Barcode
content: 037157.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bifacial tool/projectile point
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped, painted