Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 1500 BC–AD 1800 (Middle Archaic to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Western Archaic and Late Pre-Contact Traditions and Great Basin (archaeological)
label: Possible collector
content: Isaac P. Richardson (Isaac Patten Richardson/I.P. Richardson), Non-Indian, 1873-1943
label: Previous owner
content: Isaac P. Richardson (Isaac Patten Richardson/I.P. Richardson), Non-Indian, 1873-1943
label: Seller
content: Isaac P. Richardson (Isaac Patten Richardson/I.P. Richardson), Non-Indian, 1873-1943
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly in the collection of Isaac P. Richardson (1873-1943, a salesman living in Washoe, Nevada) and possibly collected by him; purchased by MAI from Richardson in 1923.
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place: label: Place
content: Big Pine, Big Pine Reservation; Inyo County; California; 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: 12/4115
label: Barcode
content: 124115.000
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: Obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped
label: Dimensions
content: 18 x 6.1 x 1 cm