Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: 6000–200 BC (Middle Archaic to Early Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Early Woodland Traditions
label: Expedition
content: Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition (1919)
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Samuel Riker, Jr., Non-Indian, 1868-1936
label: Expedition leader
content: Alanson B. Skinner (A. B. Skinner/Alanson Buck Skinner), Non-Indian, 1886-1925
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or purchased from local residents in 1919 during the Samuel Riker, Jr. New York State Expedition, led by Alanson B. Skinner (1886-1925, MAI staff member) and sponsored by MAI and MAI trustee Samuel Riker, Jr. (1868-1936).
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place: label: Place
content: Howland Island, Seneca River; Cayuga County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Howland Island
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: 9/4473
label: Barcode
content: 094473.000
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