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projectile point
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46054
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV003.77.1
- Description
- Projectile point, made from black stone with rust specks, possibly from iron oxidization. Oval-shaped, with two pointed ends. One tip end is broken off.
- Object History
- Identified as Cascade culture phase associated with side-notched points from Columbia Plateau dating to 4500-2000 BC, spreading west by 1800 BC (onset of Marpole Culture on Coast).
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hand maul
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact15555
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV983.32.13
- Description
- Nipple topped stone maul. Nipple topped stone maul. It has a crack through the entire shaft and the two halves look of different colour and stone type. There is a large chip missing along the crack.
- Object History
- The donor was of European decent and was given this maul by an unidentified person. In general, hand mauls are used in woodworking todrive antler wedges or spreading sticks into logs and split planks. They were also used in combination with chisels for detail work. Their presence at an archeological site is viewed as evidence of long term habitations. They are associated with house building, canoe building, housepost and welcome figure carving. Nipple top hand mauls are identified as Marpole Culture (400 BC - 400 AD).
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Culture
- First Nations
- Subjects
- Persons
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Maul
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hand maul
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34041
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.26.1
- Description
- Conical topped stone maul; damaged area on one side; broken area at bottom edge.
- Object History
- Maul was found in the late 1920s by Joseph Theodore Dorman on his property on Cliff Avenue, between Halifax and Broadway. In general, hand mauls are used in woodworking todrive antler wedges or spreading sticks into logs and split planks. They were also used in combination with chisels for detail work. Their presence at an archeological site is viewed as evidence of long term habitations. They are associated with house building, canoe building, housepost and welcome figure carving. Nipple top hand mauls are identified as Marpole Culture (400 BC - 400 AD).
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Subjects
- Persons
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Maul
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hand maul
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact44853
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.57.1
- Description
- Nipple topped stone maul. It has a pointed tip and a slight indentation on side of base. There is adhesive residue on bottom of base.
- Object History
- The donor inherited this artifact from his mother, Katherine Maude (Kitty) Peers, who inherited them from her father, Louis Claude Hill. The artifacts were found on his farm, Brookfield Farm, at Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (now site of Burnaby Village Museum). In general, hand mauls are used in woodworking todrive antler wedges or spreading sticks into logs and split planks. They were also used in combination with chisels for detail work. Their presence at an archeological site is viewed as evidence of long term habitations. They are associated with house building, canoe building, housepost and welcome figure carving. Nipple top hand mauls are identified as Marpole Culture (400 BC - 400 AD).
- Subjects
- Persons
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment
- Woodworking Tools and Equipment - Maul
- Archeological Specimen
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
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mukluks
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact84434
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV008.54.2
- Description
- Pair of mukluks made out of a combination of muskrat, caribou, seal, and moose hide. The musktrat fur goes up the calf of the muklucks. There is bead work on the upper foot and toe area, using yellow, green, blue, red, pink and black beads to make a floral design.
- Object History
- Parka was purchased by donor's wife in either Altin BC or near Perry River, Yukon between 1936 and 1943.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Atlin
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parka
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact84433
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV008.54.1
- Description
- Possible caribou hide parka with fur trimmed hood and cuffs. There are tassels along the shoulders and bottom hem. There is a zipper closure at the front.
- Object History
- Parka was purchased by donor's wife in either Altin BC or near Perry River, Yukon between 1936 and 1943.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Atlin
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