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Bifacial tool/projectile point

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by B. Talbot B. Hyde (1872-1933, a patron of the American Museum of Natural History and a friend of George Heye's) at an unknown date; probably presented to George Heye by B. Talbot B. Hyde in 1905.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector
B. Talbot B. Hyde (Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde/B. T. Babbitt Hyde/B.T.B. Hyde), Non-Indian, 1872-1933
Previous owner
B. Talbot B. Hyde (Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde/B. T. Babbitt Hyde/B.T.B. Hyde), Non-Indian, 1872-1933
Donor
B. Talbot B. Hyde (Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde/B. T. Babbitt Hyde/B.T.B. Hyde), Non-Indian, 1872-1933
Date created
AD 1000–1600 (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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