Lance Head

Name/Title

Lance Head

Entry/Object ID

L2024.3.40

Description

Steel lance head

Use

Moose hunting

Context

This moose lance was found in a vegetable garden in Morrisville, Vermont, on the floodplain of the Lamoille River. It is a standard big game trade lance point forged from iron wire.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Abenaki Cultural Conservancy

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1780

Place

Village

Morrisville

Town

Morristown

County

Lamoille County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Lance

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Spear

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology