Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 2500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; acquired by Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) during the Centennial Cotton Exposition (New Orleans, 1885); purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Tahuexco; Mazatenango Municipality; Suchitepéquez Department, Southwest Region; Guatemala
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (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: 7950
label: Barcode
content: 007950.000
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, flaked/chipped
label: Dimensions
content: 3.8-5.1 x 2.5-3.8 cm