Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 1600 (Late Archaic to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Ernest O. Schernikow (Ernst August W. Schernikow), Non-Indian, 1860-1933
label: Seller
content: Ernest O. Schernikow (Ernst August W. Schernikow), Non-Indian, 1860-1933
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Ernest O. Schernikow (1860-1933, a businessman involved in mining, diplomat, and collector); purchased by MAI from Ernest Schernikow in 1916.
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place: label: Place
content: West Virginia; 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: 5/6550
label: Barcode
content: 056550.000
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