Collection Highlights
Portrait of a Heroic Fireman
ca. 1857
1937.328
Polychrome painted and carved wood
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Arrowheads and projectile points (8)
Object name
Arrowheads and projectile points (8)
Date
1500-1700
Medium
Quartz, flint, stone
Dimensions
largest: 3 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 8.9 x 2.2 cm )
Description
Quartz, flint, and stone arrowheads and projectile points; one gray-brown and six quartz arrowheads; stone projectile point and blade.
Credit Line
Gift of Dorothy C. Barck
Object Number
1954.226a-h
Gallery Label
According to accession records, these points were found during the early 1900's by Reginald P. Bolton, William L. Calver, and others at Native American campsites in Washington Heights, Manhattan. They were formerly in the collection of Oscar T. Barck, the last surviving member of the Field Exploration Committee.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
