E0368: Metal Forked Spear Head

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0368

Classification Category:

4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Fishing & Trapping Implements

Marks/Labels:

TAG "Found at Island Lake, WI" "An iron fishing spear head. This was probably fastened on a long pole and used to spear large fish in rivers and lakes."

Materials:

metal

Dimensions:

33 cm L
4 cm W

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Island Lake, Wisconsin, USA

Description:

Flat iron spear head.

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