Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 6000-200 BC (Middle Archaic to Early Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Early Woodland Traditions
label: Possible seller
content: Anna Howland, Non-Indian
label: Possible seller
content: J. L. Messer, Non-Indian
label: Possible seller
content: Bill Scope, Non-Indian
label: Expedition
content: Mrs. Thea Heye North Carolina Expedition (1926)
label: Expedition leader
content: Charles O. Turbyfill (Charles Orr Turbyfill/C. O. Turbyfill), Non-Indian, 1888-1966
label: Presenter/funding source
content: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased from Anna Howland, J.L. Messer, or Bill Scope (all of Otto, North Carolina) in 1926 during the Mrs. Thea Heye North Carolina Expedition. led by MAI staff member Charles O. Turbyfill (1888-1966) and sponsored by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Otto; Macon County; North Carolina; USA
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: 15/1201
label: Barcode
content: 151201.000
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
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped