Walk in Their Footsteps, Case 2
Basket
Lorén Spears (b. 1966), Mukhasunee Pashau, Narragansett Nation
Ash splint, pigment
Rhode Island, 2018
2018.27.7
Projectile points
Quartzite
New England, possibly Archaic period
Archaeological studies of nearby sites document significant Native American villages in this area dating to as many as 10,000 years before present day.
Possible hammerstone
Unidentified stone
New England, possibly Archaic period
Draft horse shoe
Iron
Rhode Island, c. 1875
Ox shoe, right side
Iron
Rhode Island, c. 1900
Bottle fragments
Glass, paper
Rhode Island, c. 1890
Bottle fragment
Gladstone Springs Water Co., manufacturer and retailer (1899-1930)
Glass
Narragansett, Rhode Island, c. 1911
Unearthed at Casey Farm, 2018
Bowl fragment
J. & G. Meakin, manufacturers (1851-2004)
Earthenware
Hanley, England, c. 1893
Plate fragment
Porcelain
China, 1850-1900
Scrapers
Argillite or slate
New England, Archaic period
Spoon
William A. Rogers/Oneida Ltd., manufacturers (1880-present)
Silver-plated metal
New York, c. 1929
Fork
Carbon steel, antler
New England, c. 1790
Possible knife
Metal, wood
New England, c. 1800