Plummet

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Plummet

Entry/Object ID

1954.283.68

Description

Ground stone plummet.

Use

Used to sink fishing nets into the water

Context

Collected by Emma P. Sampson in Caledonia County, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1954.283

Source or Donor

Beals, Marguerite E.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

New England

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Abenaki
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Weight, Fishing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tackle, Fishing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Fishing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Fishing & Trapping T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Stone

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Sampson, Emma P. Merrill (1865-1953)

Related Places

Place

County

Caledonia County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America