Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 8000–2000 BC (Early to Middle Holocene period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Central California: Early Period (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Reverend Henry Clarkson Meredith (H. C. Meredith), Non-Indian, 1861-1908
label: Previous owner
content: Reverend Henry Clarkson Meredith (H. C. Meredith), Non-Indian, 1861-1908
label: Seller
content: Henry K. Deisher (H. K. Deisher), Non-Indian, 1867-1951
label: Previous owner
content: Henry K. Deisher (H. K. Deisher), Non-Indian, 1867-1951
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated by Reverend Henry Clarkson Meredith (1861-1908, a collector and amateur archaeologist in the Stockton, California, area); purchased by Henry K. Deisher (1867-1951, the owner of a textile mill in Kutztown, Pennsylvania) from Reverend Meredith at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Henry Deisher in 1915.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Merced County; California; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Central California: Early Period (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: 4/2779
label: Barcode
content: 042779.000
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