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Object Number
36-25-10/5347
Display Title
4 pieces of prehistoric fish weirs
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, fish weir fragment, various sizes, tied together with string
Classification
- Raw Material
- Tool
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
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Suffolk County
/
Boston
Additional Geographic Terms
Near core of subway; Boylston St.
Materials
Wood, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 22.3 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm (8 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
4
Credit Line
Gift of The Bostonian Society, Old State House, 1936
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
(1913)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-25-10/5347.3 | Piece of prehistoric fish weir |
Tool
Raw Material |
Boston
| |
|
| 36-25-10/5347.4 | Piece of prehistoric fish weir |
Tool
Raw Material |
Boston
| |
|
| 36-25-10/5347.1 | Piece of prehistoric fish weir |
Raw Material
Tool |
Boston
| |
| 13-67-10/88661 | Boston harbor fish weir pieces |
Tool
|
Subway excavation
| |
| 36-25-10/99561 | Organic wood fish weir fragments |
Wood
|
Boston
| |
|
| 36-25-10/99561.1 | Organic wood fish weir fragments |
Wood
|
Boston
| |
| 39-117-10/18668 | Section of weir pole |
Tool
Raw Material |
Boston
| |
| 39-117-10/18669 | Section of weir pole |
Tool
Raw Material |
Boston
| |
| 36-25-10/99562 | Organic wood fish weir fragment |
Tool
|
Boston
| |
| 40-12-70/5845 | Fish weir |
Trap
|
Oceania
| |
| 04-19-70/63240 | Model of fish weir |
Model
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 06-20-70/66750 | Model of fish weir |
Trap
|
Panay Island
|