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Bifacial tool/projectile point

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by G. Owen Bonawit (1891-1971, a stained glass artist in New York City) and Howard A. Smolleck (1907-2001) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by G. Owen Bonawit and Howard Smolleck in 1926.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
Collector
G. Owen Bonawit (George Owen Bonawit), Non-Indian, 1891-1971
Howard A. Smolleck, Non-Indian, 1907-2001
Previous owner
G. Owen Bonawit (George Owen Bonawit), Non-Indian, 1891-1971
Howard A. Smolleck, Non-Indian, 1907-2001
Donor
G. Owen Bonawit (George Owen Bonawit), Non-Indian, 1891-1971
Howard A. Smolleck, Non-Indian, 1907-2001
Date created
8000 BC–AD 900 (Early Archaic to Late Woodland period)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
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