Bifacial tool/projectile point

Date created
8000–1000 BC (Early to Late Archaic period)
Culture/People
possibly Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible collector
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918
Previous owner
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918
Seller
Lady Edith Blake (Edith Bernal-Osborne Blake), Non-Indian, 1845-1926
Sir Henry A. Blake, Non-Indian, 1840-1918
Collection History
Collection history unknown, but possibly collected between 1887 and 1888 by Lady Edith Blake (1845-1926, amateur ethnologist, archaeologist, and artist) and her husband Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1840-1918, governor of the Bahamas from 1884 to 1887, governor of Newfoundland from 1887 to 1888, and governor of Jamaica from 1889 to 1898); purchased from the Blakes by MAI in 1916 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place
Twillingate; Newfoundland; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada
See related items
Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
5/9210
Barcode
059210.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Ground, flaked/chipped
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws685e5efd9-c16e-4dec-8ca8-fad382d71757
Record ID
NMAI_63845