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Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)

Catalog Data

Culture/People:
possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Oshara Archaic, Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Basketmaker, and Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi): Rio Grande Traditions  Search this
Collector:
Captain John Gregory Bourke, Non-Indian, 1846-1896  Search this
Previous owner:
Captain John Gregory Bourke, Non-Indian, 1846-1896  Search this
Mary Horbach Bourke (Mary F. Bourke/Mrs. John G. Bourke), Non-Indian, 1861-1927  Search this
Anna Bourke Richardson (Mrs. Alexander H. Richardson/Mrs. A. H. Richardson), Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Pauline Bourke Maish (Pauline B. Bourke Todd/Mrs. Alexander W. Maish), Non-Indian, 1891-1981  Search this
Donor:
Anna Bourke Richardson (Mrs. Alexander H. Richardson/Mrs. A. H. Richardson), Non-Indian, 1887-1976  Search this
Pauline Bourke Maish (Pauline B. Bourke Todd/Mrs. Alexander W. Maish), Non-Indian, 1891-1981  Search this
Object Name:
Bifacial tool/projectile point (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials:
Stone, obsidian
Techniques:
Flaked/chipped
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Taos; Taos County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
5000 BC–AD 1400 (Bajada phase to Pueblo III period)
Collection History:
Collected between 1869 and 1887 by Captain John Gregory Bourke (1846-1896) during military tours in the Southwest; lent to the US National Museum (later the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History) by Captain Bourke in 1891 and part of the collection there until the death of his widow, Mary Horbach Bourke (1861-1927); inherited by the Bourkes' daughters, Anna Bourke Richardson (1887-1976) and Pauline Bourke Maish (1891-1981); donated to MAI by Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Maish in 1928.
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Catalog Number:
16/1561
Barcode:
161561.000
See related items:
Multiple archaeological cultures
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c819694b-3329-403d-8c43-c32ca361b88a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_172874