Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected by Gus Kowanna (Augustus Kowanna, Iñupiaq, 1920-1993, of Point Hope, Alaska) at an unknown date; acquired from him by botanist William C. Steere (1907-1989), probably during research in Alaska; donated to MAI by William Steere in 1961.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Iñupiaq (archaeological) (attributed)
- Collector
- Gus Kowanna (Augustus Kowanna/Gustavus Koweunna), Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope], 1920-1993
- Previous owner
- William C. Steere, Non-Indian, 1907-1989
- Donor
- William C. Steere, Non-Indian, 1907-1989
- Date created
- probably AD 1600–1850
- Object Name
- Bifacial tool/projectile point
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
