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1600's Latten Spoon Bowl w/ Algonquian Engraving & Cut Brass Fishing Spear
I recovered this 1600's English spoon bowl with an Algonquian engraving and a brass cut fishing spear along with other finds from a wigwam site in Southern New England over the past month. I posted all of it on Today's Finds, but received no replies for these particular finds.
Is anyone familiar with the design carved into the spoon bowl? I've read that it's a Native American hope symbol, composed of an eight-pointed star (like compass points) enclosed in a circle. Has anyone seen such a design on a Native American artifact of similar age? Is it a variation of a medicine wheel?
The cut brass fishing spear came from the same site and came out of one four-foot square area that produced two brass arrow points, bits of irons, lead shot, small cooper tacks, and a larger nail fashioned into a pipe tamper. It was definitely produced by an Algonquin. While I've recovered brass points and a fish hook over the years , I've never seen or even heard of a cut brass fishing spear. Has anyone seen something similar? Any reply would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
I recovered this 1600's English spoon bowl with an Algonquian engraving and a brass cut fishing spear along with other finds from a wigwam site in Southern New England over the past month. I posted all of it on Today's Finds, but received no replies for these particular finds.
Is anyone familiar with the design carved into the spoon bowl? I've read that it's a Native American hope symbol, composed of an eight-pointed star (like compass points) enclosed in a circle. Has anyone seen such a design on a Native American artifact of similar age? Is it a variation of a medicine wheel?
The cut brass fishing spear came from the same site and came out of one four-foot square area that produced two brass arrow points, bits of irons, lead shot, small cooper tacks, and a larger nail fashioned into a pipe tamper. It was definitely produced by an Algonquin. While I've recovered brass points and a fish hook over the years , I've never seen or even heard of a cut brass fishing spear. Has anyone seen something similar? Any reply would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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