Culbreath point
Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Seller
- Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
- Previous owner
- Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
- Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana); purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
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- Date created
- 3000–1000 BC (Late Archaic period)
- Catalog Number
- 7725
- Barcode
- 007725.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Culbreath point
- Media/Materials
- Chert
- Techniques
- Flaked/chipped
- Dimensions
- 17.8 x 10.2 cm
- Place
- Near Lake Charles; Shell mound; Lake Charles; Calcasieu Parish; Louisiana; USA
- See related items
- Late Archaic Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_8074
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws651429ace-20ea-43b2-815b-25b8d5bbf8d9
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