Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George A. Flournoy (1868-1928, a collector in Paducah, Kentucky); inherited by his widow, Anita Patterson Flournoy (1878-1952); donated to the Carnegie Public Library in Paducah, Kentucky, by Mrs. Flournoy in 1947; purchased by MAI from the Carnegie Public Library in 1962 using funds from the Marion Eppley Memorial Fund.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Early Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- George A. Flournoy (George Alexander Flournoy), Non-Indian, 1868-1928
- Anita Patterson Flournoy (Mrs. George A. Flournoy), Non-Indian, 1878-1952
- Carnegie Public Library, 1904-1964
- Seller
- Carnegie Public Library, 1904-1964
- Presenter/funding source
- Marion Eppley Memorial Fund
- Date created
- 10,000-8,000 BC (Early Archaic period)
- Object Name
- Dalton projectile point
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
