I'd agree. Looks like this spear originally was a trident with three tines;
this remnant retains the central tine, but the top and bottom prongs (in
the photo) are gone. Use of the artifact might be better understood if you
can find any local tradition of modifying fishing/eel tridents in this
manner--were they used in some other way, after the outer tines were
removed?
D. Babson.
On Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 5:13 PM eric deetz <[log in to unmask] wrote:
> Rob
> it looks like an eel spear for ice fishing with most of the tynes busted
> off
>
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 6:49 PM Mann, Robbie <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello HISTARCH,
> >
> > During a recent Archaeological Survey class we recovered an iron fishing
> > spear from the surface of what appears to be a mid- to late 19th-/very
> > early 20th-century domestic site on a terrace above the Mississippi River
> > in Morrison County, Minnesota. The link below is to an image of the spear
> > we recovered. The site is likely associated with the 19th-century
> community
> > of Belle Prairie, which was, at least in part, an interesting ethnic
> > enclave of French Canadian men, mostly married to Native American women
> and
> > their métis families. We do not currently have much information
> concerning
> > the occupants for this site. However, we know that spear fishing was and
> is
> > an important activity among many indigenous groups in the Great Lakes
> > region and was/is also practiced by many Euro Americas as well. While
> there
> > is some ethnohistorical (including some great images), ethnographic, and
> > historical information about spear fishing in the Great Lakes region, we
> > have yet to uncover much in the way of archaeological evidence for the
> > practice. Any information about the type of spear, method of manufacture
> > (if appears to be hand forged), date, or function is appreciated. I am
> also
> > very curious to know if there are other, similar specimens found in
> > archaeological contexts.
> >
> >
> >
> https://mnscu-my.sharepoint.com/:i:/r/personal/jw7516fr_minnstate_edu/Documents/IMG_2079_spear.jpg?csf=1&web=1&e=iR0swN
> >
> > Best,
> > Rob
> >
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