Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 5000 BC–AD 1400 (Bajada phase to Pueblo III period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Oshara Archaic, Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker, and Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Rio Grande Traditions
label: Collector
content: Captain John Gregory Bourke, Non-Indian, 1846-1896
label: Previous owner
content: Captain John Gregory Bourke, Non-Indian, 1846-1896
label: Previous owner
content: Mary Horbach Bourke (Mary F. Bourke/Mrs. John G. Bourke), Non-Indian, 1861-1927
label: Previous owner
content: Anna Bourke Richardson (Mrs. Alexander H. Richardson/Mrs. A. H. Richardson), Non-Indian, 1887-1976
label: Previous owner
content: Pauline Bourke Maish (Pauline B. Bourke Todd/Mrs. Alexander W. Maish), Non-Indian, 1891-1981
label: Donor
content: Anna Bourke Richardson (Mrs. Alexander H. Richardson/Mrs. A. H. Richardson), Non-Indian, 1887-1976
label: Donor
content: Pauline Bourke Maish (Pauline B. Bourke Todd/Mrs. Alexander W. Maish), Non-Indian, 1891-1981
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected between 1869 and 1887 by Captain John Gregory Bourke (1846-1896) during military tours in the Southwest; lent to the US National Museum (later the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History) by Captain Bourke in 1891 and part of the collection there until the death of his widow, Mary Horbach Bourke (1861-1927); inherited by the Bourkes' daughters, Anna Bourke Richardson (1887-1976) and Pauline Bourke Maish (1891-1981); donated to MAI by Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Maish in 1928.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Taos; Taos County; New Mexico; 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: 16/1561
label: Barcode
content: 161561.000
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