Moose Call

Name/Title

Moose Call

Entry/Object ID

L2024.3.107

Description

Birchbark cone with three bark bands

Use

Moose calling

Context

Native made moose calls are very common in Maine but are relatively rare in Vermont and New Hampshire and only come from scattered woods and lake camps in the Northeast Kingdom in Vermont to Western Maine. This one was made to use, not a tourist souvenir.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Abenaki Cultural Conservancy

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Place

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Abenaki
Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Call, Game

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Height

18-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Depth

7 in

Material

Birch