Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: AD 100–1100 (Plains Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Plains Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Henry Draper, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Henry Draper; acquired by MAI in 1917. "Henry Draper" may refer to Harvard astronomer Henry W. Draper (1837-1882), who travelled to Wyoming and other western areas in 1878 to see a solar eclipse; following the death of his widow, Mary Anna Palmer Draper (1839-1914), Draper's collections were dispersed to New York museums.
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place: label: Place
content: Wyoming; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Plains Woodland 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: 6/2200
label: Barcode
content: 062200.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bifacial tool/projectile point
label: Media/Materials
content: Obsidian
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped