Bifacial tool/projectile point fragment and flake/debitage

Culture/People
probably Maidu (attributed)
Previous owner
Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Carter/Ernest Sigmund Schickler), Non-Indian, 1922-2009
Eloise L. Carter (Eloise [Ellie] Leona Carter/Mrs. Ernest S. Carter), Non-Indian
Donor
Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Carter/Ernest Sigmund Schickler), Non-Indian, 1922-2009
Eloise L. Carter (Eloise [Ellie] Leona Carter/Mrs. Ernest S. Carter), Non-Indian
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Schickler, 1922-2009) and Eloise L. Carter (photographers of Native American petroglyphs and pictographs, and MAI research associates between 1964-1976); donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest S. Carter in 1967.
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Place
Dark Canyon site (Maidu or Miwok campsite), Cosumnes River (Consumnes River); El Dorado County; California; USA
See related items
Maidu
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
23/9415
Barcode
239415.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point fragment and flake/debitage
Media/Materials
Obsidian
Techniques
Flaked/chipped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws625afb81c-f923-4abd-be48-a4dd4c5eb513
Record ID
NMAI_254933