Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: 10,000–8000 BC (Middle to Late Paleoindian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Paleoindian Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Blue Totem Antiques
label: Seller
content: Blue Totem Antiques
label: Seller agent
content: Carl Clausen, Non-Indian, 1883-1954
label: Seller agent
content: Rosa Clausen (Mrs. Carl Clausen), Non-Indian, 1902-1993
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1954 from Blue Totem Antiques (Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania), operated by Carl Clausen (1883-1954) and later by his widow Rosa Clausen (1902-1993).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Keokuk County; Iowa; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Paleoindian 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: 22/4335
label: Barcode
content: 224335.001
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bifacial tool/projectile point
label: Media/Materials
content: Chert
label: Techniques
content: Flaked/chipped