Fish Spear

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Fish Spear

Entry/Object ID

L2024.3.19

Description

Spear consisting of wooden handle, metal spike, and two arms with triangular ends.

Use

Fishing

Context

Form is ethnically distinctive Wabanaki and shows use in the Abenaki study area.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Abenaki Cultural Conservancy

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1900

Place

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Abenaki

Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Spear, Fish

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Spear

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Material

Wood, Iron