Fish Spear
Name/Title
Fish SpearEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.116Description
Tubular steel fishing rod tipped with a sharp spring wire spike, flanked by two spring wire prongs.Use
FishingContext
This is a late example of an ancient trident fish spear style that is distinctive to the Wabanaki peoples. The central impaling spike is flanked by two “leads,” made from steel wire. This fishing spear was found in a garage sale in Newport, VT, a relic of local Native fishing systems. It is a recycled, tubular steel fishing rod tipped with a sharp spring wire spike, flanked by two spring wire prongs. It is wired together steel wire… This is a diminutive version of the highly distinctive Wabanaki fish spear executed in metal rather than wood. (Nulhegan Band 2010 Recognition Petition: 42)Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyMade/Created
Date made
circa 1930Place
City
NewportCounty
Orleans CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaEthnography
Culture/Tribe
Abenaki
Native American