Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 6000-3000 BC (Middle Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Middle Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Montague Tallant (W. Montague Tallant/Walter Montague Tallant), Non-Indian, 1892-1962
label: Previous owner
content: Montague Tallant (W. Montague Tallant/Walter Montague Tallant), Non-Indian, 1892-1962
label: Seller
content: Louise W. Tallant (Louise Wilder Tallant/Mrs. Montague Tallant), Non-Indian, 1890-1971
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected or excavated by amateur archaeologist Montague Tallant (Walter Montague Tallant, 1892-1962) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from his widow Louise Wilder Tallant (1890-1971) in 1965.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Near Volusia; Birds Island Midden; Volusia; Volusia County; Florida; USA
label: Archipelago
content: Florida Inland Islands
label: Island Name
content: Birds Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Middle Archaic 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: 23/8016
label: Barcode
content: 238016.000
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