Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1150–1521 (Late Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Louis Capitan (L. Capitan/Joseph-Louis Capitan), Non-Indian, 1854-1929
label: Seller agent
content: Fernand Lair-Dubreuil, Non-Indian, 1867-1931
label: Seller agent
content: Georges Pascal Joseph Tixier, Non-Indian, b. 1874
label: Seller agent
content: Andre Portier, Non-Indian, 1886-1963
label: Auction venue
content: Hotel Drouot
label: MAI agent
content: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Louis Capitan (1854-1929, a French physician, anthropologist, and archaeologist); purchased by George Heye for MAI in 1930 at an auction of items from Dr. Capitan's estate held by Fernand Lair-Dubreuil (1867-1931), Georges Pascal Joseph Tixier (b. 1874), and Andre Portier (1886-1963) at the Hotel Drouot in Paris, France.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Escalerillas Street; Mexico City; Federal District; Mexico
label: Geographical Areas
content: Valley of Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Aztec (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: 17/5442
label: Barcode
content: 175442.000
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, copal
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped, flaked/chipped