Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 5000 BC–AD 1500 (Middle Archaic to Mogollon Pueblo period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Desert Archaic, Mogollon, and Mogollon: Mimbres Traditions
label: Collector
content: Frank McKinney, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Frank McKinney, Non-Indian
label: Previous seller
content: Frank McKinney, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Jim Riley (James K. Riley), Non-Indian, 1910-1971
label: Seller
content: Jim Riley (James K. Riley), Non-Indian, 1910-1971
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated by Frank McKinney (of Deming, New Mexico) between 1940 and 1965; purchased by Jim Riley (1910-1971, an Indian trader in Santa Fe, New Mexico) from Frank McKinney in 1966; purchased by MAI from Jim Riley in 1966.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Deming; Luna 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: 23/7182
label: Barcode
content: 237182.000
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
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped