Bifacial tool/projectile point

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Date created: 1000–200 BC (Early Woodland period)

Culture/People: probably Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Chauncey H. Abrams (Nis ha nya nent), Seneca [Tonawanda], 1847-1906
Previous owner: Chauncey H. Abrams (Nis ha nya nent), Seneca [Tonawanda], 1847-1906
Collector: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collected by Chauncey H. Abrams (Nis ha nya nent, Tonawanda Seneca, 1847-1906) at an unknown date; acquired from Chauncey Abrams by George Heye in 1904 during a visit to Seneca reservations with his friend Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956).
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Place: Tonawanda Reservation; Niagara County, Erie County, Genesee County; New York; USA

See related items: Early Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1645
Barcode: 001645.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Bifacial tool/projectile point
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws687590d0c-b012-4cbf-9897-fabba6656176

Record ID: NMAI_1127