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: Possible owner
content: Dr. John Vance Lauderdale (J.V. Lauderdale), Non-Indian, 1832-1931
label: Possible owner
content: Dr. Walter E. Lauderdale, Non-Indian, 1850-1933
label: Previous owner
content: Walter Elliott Lauderdale, Non-Indian, 1886-1953
label: Previous owner
content: Helen Jenkins Lauderdale (Mrs. Walter Elliott Lauderdale), Non-Indian, 1888-1981
label: Seller
content: Helen Jenkins Lauderdale (Mrs. Walter Elliott Lauderdale), Non-Indian, 1888-1981
label: Seller agent
content: Helen S. Lauderdale (H. S. Lauderdale), Non-Indian, 1890-1975
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. John Vance Lauderdale (1832-1931, a U.S. Army surgeon) or his brother Dr. Walter E. Lauderdale, 1850-1933); inherited by Dr. Walter Lauderdale's son, Walter Elliott Lauderdale (1886-1953); inherited by Walter Elliott Lauderdale's widow Helen Jenkins Lauderdale (1888-1981); purchased by MAI from Helen Jenkins Lauderdale through Helen S. Lauderdale (1890-1975, sister of Walter Elliott Lauderdale and an antique dealer in Geneseo, New York) in 1954.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Cayuga Lake; Cayuga County; New York; 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: 22/3761
label: Barcode
content: 223761.000
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