Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC-AD 1550 (Late Archaic to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Maggie M. Cathey (Mary Magdaleen Cathey/Mrs. James H. Cathey), Non-Indian, 1863-1931
label: Donor
content: Maggie M. Cathey (Mary Magdaleen Cathey/Mrs. James H. Cathey), Non-Indian, 1863-1931
label: Honoree
content: Julian C. Cathey, Non-Indian, 1900-1918
label: Expedition
content: Mrs. Thea Heye North Carolina Expedition (1926)
label: Expedition leader
content: Charles O. Turbyfill (Charles Orr Turbyfill/C. O. Turbyfill), Non-Indian, 1888-1966
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Maggie M. Cathey (Mary Magdaleen Cathey/Mrs. James H. Cathey, 1863-1931); donated to MAI by Mrs. Cathey in memory of her son Julian C. Cathey (1900-1918) in 1926 during the Mrs. Thea Heye North Carolina Expedition. led by MAI staff member Charles O. Turbyfill (1888-1966) and sponsored by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Sylva; Jackson County; North Carolina; 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: 15/1111
label: Barcode
content: 151111.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped