Elko, Besant, and Cottonwood points
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1800 (Middle Plains Archaic to Middle Plains Village period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Plains Archaic, Plains Woodland, and Plains Village Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Blue Totem Antiques
label: Seller
content: Blue Totem Antiques
label: Seller agent
content: Carl Clausen, Non-Indian, 1883-1954
label: Seller agent
content: Rosa Clausen (Mrs. Carl Clausen), Non-Indian, 1902-1993
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1954 from Blue Totem Antiques (Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania), operated by Carl Clausen (1883-1954) and later by his widow Rosa Clausen (1902-1993).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Teton County; Wyoming; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
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: 22/4400
label: Barcode
content: 224400.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Elko, Besant, and Cottonwood points
label: Media/Materials
content: Chert, obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped