Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: 3500 BC–AD 1600 (Middle to Late Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Western Archaic (attributed)
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 Isaac Richardson in 1923.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Lovelock Cave; Churchill County; Nevada; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Western Archaic
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: 12/4171
label: Barcode
content: 124171.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bifacial tool/projectile point
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone, chert, jasper, obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped