Bifacial tool/projectile point

Date created
11,500-10,000 BC (Early to Middle Paleoindian period)
Culture/People
probably Paleoindian Tradition: Clovis (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
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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Place
Reelfoot Lake area; Fulton County; Kentucky; USA
See related items
Paleoindian Tradition: Clovis (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
23/1018
Barcode
231018.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws616f2f640-7682-4150-815e-6ab2228d25ea
Record ID
NMAI_245260