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