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
Raymond C. Vietzen, Non-Indian, 1907-1995
Robert A. Kercher (Robert Alvin Kercher), Non-Indian, 1919-2009
Dr. Edgar Burke, Non-Indian, 1889-1950
Donor
Alicita B. Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee/Mrs. F. S. Lee), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
Minnie M. Schwab (Mathilde "Tilita" Burke Bradbury Schwab/Mrs. Robert H. Schwab), Non-Indian, 1891-1970
Collection History
Surface collected at an unknown date by an unnamed individual; acquired by Raymond C. Vietzen (1907-1995) at an unknown date; acquired from Raymond Vietzen by Robert A. Kercher (1919-2009, an amateur archaeologist and collector from the Cincinnati, Ohio, area) in 1949; purchased from Robert Kercher by Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950, a physician and hospital director in Jersey City, New Jersey) in 1950; donated to MAI by Dr. Burke's sisters, Alicita Burke Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee, 1903-1992) and Minnie Burke Schwab (Mrs. Robert H. Schwab, 1891-1970) in 1952.
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Place
Surface; Wellington; Lorain County; Ohio; USA
See related items
Paleoindian Tradition: Clovis (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
21/9672
Barcode
219672.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws618e9f6a8-24bd-4b32-b78b-e15ef15d2ed2
Record ID
NMAI_233981