Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 1600 (Late Archaic to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: John S. Hicks (J.S. Hicks), Non-Indian, 1842-1904
label: Previous owner
content: William B. Valentine (W.B. Valentine), Non-Indian, ca. 1854-1902
label: Previous owner
content: Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
label: Donor
content: Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; some items from the collection of John S. Hicks (1842-1902, a retail lumberman in New York) and presented by him to the Long Island Historical Society in 1864; other items from the collection of William B. Valentine (ca. 1854-1902, a New York businessman) and presented by him to the Long Island Historical Society in 1878; lent to MAI by the Long Island Historical Society in 1921; donated to NMAI by the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2020.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Hempstead; Nassau County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Long Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Long 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: 10/7158
label: Barcode
content: 107158.000
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