Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 1600–1850
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Iñupiaq (archaeological) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Gus Kowanna (Augustus Kowanna/Gustavus Koweunna), Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope], 1920-1993
label: Previous owner
content: William C. Steere, Non-Indian, 1907-1989
label: Donor
content: William C. Steere, Non-Indian, 1907-1989
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Gus Kowanna (Augustus Kowanna, Iñupiaq, 1920-1993, of Point Hope, Alaska) at an unknown date; acquired from him by botanist William C. Steere (1907-1989), probably during research in Alaska; donated to MAI by William Steere in 1961.
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place: label: Place
content: Point Hope; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Iñupiaq (archaeological)
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: 22/9642
label: Barcode
content: 229642.000
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