At link below, you will find a pic of a fish gig made in Norway ca late 19th-century, commonly called "Norwegian fishhook" (on upper Mississippi, esp Minnesota), which likely provided inspiration for many copies made by local blacksmiths (as is likely the origin of your specimen): https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-fish-frog-gig-prong-rusty-1784874155 On 11/23/2020 6:20 PM, Mann, Robbie wrote: > Thanks Fred, let check into that. > > Rob > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 23, 2020, at 6:18 PM, Fred Sutherland <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Can you change the link permissions so we can see it? >> >>> On Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 5:49 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://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmnscu-my.sharepoint.com%2F%3Ai%3A%2Fr%2Fpersonal%2Fjw7516fr_minnstate_edu%2FDocuments%2FIMG_2079_spear.jpg%3Fcsf%3D1%26web%3D1%26e%3DiR0swN&data=04%7C01%7Crmann%40STCLOUDSTATE.EDU%7Cad8332c96ba149f3a6b308d8900e69a3%7C5011c7c60ab446ab9ef4fae74a921a7f%7C0%7C1%7C637417738874725975%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=bSUaNn%2F9c01vtNjzFK8w48lx7xh%2Bx8hq5PgKYUXHLfI%3D&reserved=0 >>> >>> Best, >>> Rob >>> >>> ************************************* >>> Rob Mann, Ph. 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