Projectile point

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Culture/People
Non-Indian (archaeological); probably used by the Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan) or the Assiniboine (Stoney)
Previous owner
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939
Donor
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939
Object Name
Projectile point
Media/Materials
Iron
Techniques
Hammered
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place
Near Oswego; Piegan and Assiniboin battle site; Oswego, Fort Peck Reservation; Valley County; Montana; USA
Date created
probably 1740–1860
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of De Cost Smith (1864-1939, a Western painter); bequeathed to MAI by De Cost Smith.
Catalog Number
20/1471
Barcode
201471.000
See related items
Non-Indian (archaeological)
Assiniboine (Stoney) (archaeological)
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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