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Bifacial tool/projectile point

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired before 1905 by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") from G.F. Laurence, Dr. Wilbert Bartlett Hinsdale (1851-1944, a Michigan artifact collector) or the J. C. Stevens Auction Rooms (London, England); purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1913.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Late Archaic and Woodland Traditions
Possible owner
G. F. Laurence, Non-Indian
J. C. Stevens Auction Rooms, 1834-ca. 1940
Dr. Wilbert Bartlett Hinsdale (Dr. W. B. Hinsdale), Non-Indian, 1851-1944
Previous owner
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
MAI agent
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Date created
3000 BC–AD 900 (Late Archaic to Middle Woodland period)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
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