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Object Number
36-25-10/99561.1
Display Title
Organic wood fish weir fragments
Descriptions
Object Description
Organic wood fish weir fragments
Inventory Description
Organic, wood, fish weir fragments, various sizes
Classification
- Wood
Department
Archaeological
Date
3350 - 1750 BC
Culture
- Archaic (US)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Suffolk County
/
Boston
Additional Geographic Terms
Near core of subway; Boylston St.
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 30.6 x 4 x 2 cm (12 1/16 x 1 9/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Workmen in subway excavation
(06/11/1913)
Donor
Donated by
Bostonian Society, Old State House
(02/18/1936)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36-25-10/99561 | Organic wood fish weir fragments |
Wood
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Boston
| |
| 36-25-10/99562 | Organic wood fish weir fragment |
Tool
|
Boston
| |
| 13-67-10/88661 | Boston harbor fish weir pieces |
Tool
|
Subway excavation
| |
| 36-25-10/5347 | 4 pieces of prehistoric fish weirs |
Raw Material
Tool |
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
| |
|
| 36-25-10/5347.1 | Piece of prehistoric fish weir |
Raw Material
Tool |
Boston
| |
|
| 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
| |
| 04-19-70/63240 | Model of fish weir |
Model
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 40-12-10/5845.1 | Fish weir |
Trap
|
Oceania
| |
| 06-20-70/66750 | Model of fish weir |
Trap
|
Panay Island
|