Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 3000 BC–AD 1600 (Late Archaic to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian Traditions
label: Possible excavator
content: Don F. Dickson, Non-Indian, 1898-1964
label: Previous owner
content: Glen McGirr, Non-Indian, 1884-1978
label: Previous owner
content: Percy Hollister Whiting (P. H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1880-1967
label: Previous owner
content: Gene B. Whiting (Genevieve Bearmore Whiting/Mrs. Percy H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1896-1990
label: Donor
content: Percy Hollister Whiting (P. H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1880-1967
label: Donor
content: Gene B. Whiting (Genevieve Bearmore Whiting/Mrs. Percy H. Whiting), Non-Indian, 1896-1990
notes: label: Collection History
content: Possibly excavated at an unknown date by Don F. Dickson (1898-1964, an amateur archaeologist and founder of the Dickson Mounds Museum); formerly in the collection of Glen McGirr (1884-1978, of Maquon, Illinois); subsequently in the collection of his sister-in-law, Gene B. Whiting (1896-1990), and her husband Percy Hollister Whiting (1880-1967); donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Percy Whiting in 1960.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Near Sparrow River; Sparrow Creek (Sparrow River); Saint Clair County; Illinois; 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: 24/4958
label: Barcode
content: 244958.000
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, notched
label: Dimensions
content: 1.6 cm