Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 6000 BC–AD 1100 (Early to Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Western Archaic (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Helen J. Stewart (Helen Jane Wiser), Non-Indian, 1854-1926
label: Previous owner
content: Helen J. Stewart (Helen Jane Wiser), Non-Indian, 1854-1926
label: Previous owner
content: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
label: Seller
content: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly in the collection of Mrs. Helen J. Stewart (1854-1926, a rancher and important figure in the early history of Las Vegas, Nevada) and possibly collected by her; purchased by the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) at an auction of Mrs. Stewart’s collection in 1927; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company in 1929.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Clark County; Nevada; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Western Archaic
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: 16/4071
label: Barcode
content: 164071.000
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, obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped