Bifacial tool/projectile point (unfinished)
date: label: Date created
content: 8000 BC–AD 900 (Early Archaic to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Marion Eppley, Non-Indian, 1883-1960
label: Donor
content: Marion Eppley, Non-Indian, 1883-1960
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Marion Eppley (1883-1960, a US Navy captain during World Wars I and II and founder of the Eppley Laboratory of Newport, Rhode Island, makers of precision scientific instruments); donated to MAI by Mr. Eppley in 1937.
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place: label: Place
content: Brenton Cove; Newport; Newport County; Rhode Island; USA
label: Island Name
content: Rhode Island (Aquidneck Island)
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: 19/7072
label: Barcode
content: 197072.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bifacial tool/projectile point (unfinished)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped