Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: 3000–1800 BC (Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Maritime Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Alexander Augustine Sapiel, Penobscot, b. 1884
label: Seller
content: Alexander Augustine Sapiel, Penobscot, b. 1884
label: MAI agent
content: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Alexander Augustine Sapiel (Penobscot, b. 1884); purchased by George Heye from Alexander Sapiel in 1940 during a trip to Maine.
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place: label: Place
content: Indian Island; Old Town; Penobscot County; Maine; USA
label: Archipelago
content: Maine Islands
label: Island Name
content: Indian Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Maritime Archaic Tradition (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: 20/2352
label: Barcode
content: 202352.001
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bifacial tool/projectile point
label: Media/Materials
content: Ramah chert
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped