Bifacial tool/projectile point
date: label: Date created
content: 6500 BC–AD 1 (Early to Late Plains Archaic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Plains Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Arthur C. King (Arthur Comstock King), Non-Indian, 1882-1957
label: Previous owner
content: Hermine C. King (Hermine Hambrock Cossenas/Mrs. Arthur C. King), Non-Indian, 1888-1977
label: Seller
content: Hermine C. King (Hermine Hambrock Cossenas/Mrs. Arthur C. King), Non-Indian, 1888-1977
label: Auction venue
content: B. G. Coats & Associates (B. G. Coats Auctioneers and Appraisers)
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Arthur Comstock King (1882-1957, a civil engineer and artifact collector from Toms River, New Jersey); inherited by his widow, Hermine C. King (Hermine Hambrock Cossenas, 1888-1977); purchased by MAI in 1959 at an auction of items from Arthur King's estate held by B. G. Coats & Associates (Long Branch, New Jersey).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Kansas; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Plains 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: 22/8549
label: Barcode
content: 228549.000
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