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Object Number
21-15-10/92391.1
Display Title
metal, copper projectile point
Descriptions
Object Description
Native copper projectile point stylistically consistant with the "Old Copper Complex" of Archaic Great lakes prehistory. Point is conical in shape and would have been affixed to the tip of a projectile.
Inventory Description
Metal, copper spear point
Classification
- Spear Point
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Wisconsin
/
Walworth County
Additional Geographic Terms
Geneva Lake
Materials
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 5.2 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm (2 1/16 x 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
92391
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(1881)
Intermediary
Seth T. Gano
(1921)
Donor
Donated by
Subscribers to the Fund for the Schneider Collection
(1921)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-15-10/92393 | Metal, copper projectile point |
Projectile Point
|
Washington County
| |
| 21-15-10/92391.2 | Metal, copper projectile point |
Projectile Point
|
Walworth County
| |
| 21-15-10/92389 | Metal, copper projectile point |
Awl
|
Amherst
| |
| 21-15-10/92390 | Metal, copper projectile point |
Waupaca
| ||
| 21-15-10/92369 | Metal, copper projectile point, notched |
Spear Point
|
Sheboygan County
| |
| 21-15-10/92366 | Metal, copper projectile point, notched |
Spear Point
|
Oconto County
| |
| 21-15-10/92370 | Metal, copper projectile point, notched |
Spear Point
|
Oakfield
| |
| 28-18-10/98301 | Metal, copper projectile point |
Spear Point
|
Wisconsin
| |
| 21-15-10/92381 | Metal, copper projectile point |
Spear Point
|
Dunn County
| |
| 21-15-10/92380 | Metal, copper projectile point, sampled |
Spear Point
|
Langlade County
| |
| 21-15-10/92384 | Metal, copper projectile point |
Spear Point
|
Dodge County
| |
| 21-15-10/92378 | Metal, copper projectile point |
Spear Point
|
Door County
|