Whetstone

Object/Artifact

Wayland Museum

Name/Title

Whetstone

Entry/Object ID

1979.5.4

Description

- Whetstone: (small) [B4] Material: (glued) Indurate slate (Braintree slate consistency)

Collection

Archeological Collection (Group-2)

Acquisition

Accession

1979.5

Source or Donor

Sears, Kit

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Identified By: Wayland Archeology Group Date Identified: 1981-02-24

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Whetstone

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sharpener, Metal

Nomenclature Class

Metalworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Material

Indurate slate

Provenance

Notes

Taken from Pelham Island or west side of Heards Pond. (Collected over long period of time.) Artifact itself without provenience..

General Notes

Note

Notes: On February 24, 1981, at a meeting of Wayland Archeology Group, professional archaeologists and geologists examined and helped to identify items in Group-2. Status: OK Status By: Wolfson, Evelyn Status Date: 2015-10-03