Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Excavator
content: Dr. Walter A. Stevens (Walter Augustus Stevens), Non-Indian, 1831-1907
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Walter A. Stevens (Walter Augustus Stevens), Non-Indian, 1831-1907
label: Previous owner
content: Elnora V. Stevens (Elnora Victoria Richards/Mrs. Walter A. Stevens), Non-Indian, 1838-1930
label: Previous owner
content: Genevieve I. Stevens, Non-Indian, 1872-1954
label: Seller
content: Elnora V. Stevens (Elnora Victoria Richards/Mrs. Walter A. Stevens), Non-Indian, 1838-1930
label: Seller
content: Genevieve I. Stevens, Non-Indian, 1872-1954
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated in 1858 by Walter A. Stevens (1831-1907), who traveled across country before settling in Chicago, Illinois, and becoming a dentist; inherited by his wife Elnora Victoria Richards Stevens (1838-1930) and daughter Genevieve I. Stevens (1872-1954); purchased by MAI from Elnora Stevens and Genevieve Stevens in 1925.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Southwestern Missouri; Missouri; USA
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: 14/3290
label: Barcode
content: 143290.000
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