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Object Number
21-15-10/92391.2
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. Point also has a hole, presumably for a nail to stop the tip from sliding off a shaft, but possibly also for a toggle.
Inventory Description
Metal, copper point
Classification
- Projectile Point
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Wisconsin
/
Walworth County
Additional Geographic Terms
Geneva Lake
Materials
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 3.3 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm (1 5/16 x 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
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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Door County
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