Bare Island point
date: label: Date created
content: 3000–200 BC (Late Archaic to Early Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Late Archaic or Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
label: Possible collector
content: William L. Calver (William Louis Calver/W. L. Calver/William C. Calver), Non-Indian, 1894-1940
label: Possible collector
content: John Ward Dunsmore, Non-Indian, 1856-1945
label: Previous owner
content: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
label: Previous owner
content: William L. Calver (William Louis Calver/W. L. Calver/William C. Calver), Non-Indian, 1894-1940
label: Previous owner
content: John Ward Dunsmore, Non-Indian, 1856-1945
label: Donor
content: Reginald Pelham Bolton, Non-Indian, 1856-1942
label: Donor
content: William L. Calver (William Louis Calver/W. L. Calver/William C. Calver), Non-Indian, 1894-1940
label: Donor
content: John Ward Dunsmore, Non-Indian, 1856-1945
notes: label: Collection History
content: Probably collected or excavated in 1907 by William L. Calver (1894-1940, a New York City engineer and amateur archaeologist), Reginald Pelham Bolton (1856-1942, a New York City civil engineer, amateur archaeologist, and historian), and John Ward Dunsmore (1856-1945, a New York area painter interested in Revolutionary War history); donated to MAI by Reginald Pelham Bolton, William L. Calver, and John Ward Dunsmore in 1918.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Between Academy Street and West 204th Street; Shell pit west of Seaman Avenue; New York City, Manhattan, Inwood; New York County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Manhattan Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Late Archaic 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: 8/5649
label: Barcode
content: 085649.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bare Island point
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped