Sinew Stone

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Sinew Stone

Entry/Object ID

1954.283.66

Description

Ground stone sinew stone. It is oval with one broken off. The face of the broken end is deeply incised with 5 grooves radiating from the center in a leaf pattern.

Use

Used to rub strips of sinew to soften them for use

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

Stone, Sinew

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tool, Sinew

Nomenclature Class

Other T&E for Materials

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