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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Bifaces; Projectile points
Type:Fishing/Trapping/Hunting; Armament
Materials:Stone
Place Made:North America; United States
Measurements:Overall: 3 7/16 in x 1 5/8 in x 1/4 in; 8.7 cm x 4.1 cm x .6 cm
Accession Number:  MH 17.F.B(a)
Credit Line:Gift of C.A. Waldo through Miss M. Talbot (Class of 1924)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
 

This object is under review for NAGPRA-sensitivity.

Recent updates to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) require consent from lineal descendants and/or affiliated Native American Tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying or researching cultural items. We have removed the public image of this belonging until we can learn more about the wishes of affiliated Tribal officials or the descendants of those who made it.

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Description:
3 Arrowheads: 1 black, 1 white and 1 brown. Only 2 found.
One large brown, with a rounded shape, and one small, black, and pointed. Carved from stone.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; indigenous people; Native American

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