Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: 6000–3000 BC (Middle Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Middle Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Caroline R. Decker, Non-Indian, ca. 1841-1917
label: Previous owner
content: Etta Decker Russell (Henrietta Decker/Mrs. George Russell), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1868
label: Donor
content: Etta Decker Russell (Henrietta Decker/Mrs. George Russell), Non-Indian, b. ca. 1868
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Caroline R. Decker (ca. 1841-1917, of Tottenville, New York); inherited by her daughter Etta Decker Russell (Mrs. George Russell, b. ca. 1868); donated to MAI by Mrs. Russell in 1932.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: New York City, Staten Island, Tottenville; Richmond County; New York; USA
label: Island Name
content: Staten Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Middle 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: 18/2711
label: Barcode
content: 182711.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bifacial tool/projectile point
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped