From collection Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Collection
Indigenous American stone tools: 10 arrowheads, flakes, projectile points, and knife blade
Native American tools: a random collection of 10 stone pieces without provenience: 1 raw stone, 6 arrowheads, 2 flakes, 1 knife blade: some of these artifacts were loaned by individuals, and one projectile point (the longest one, black) was found on GCI on May 25, 2008 by a visitor. Others may not be local points, some perhaps New Jersey origin. One 2" stone knife blade, broken, black (not obsidian) found GCI 2011 by visitor and later donated to GCIHS. (See Abbe Museum on MDI for collection of Native American artifacts from archaeological excavations on GCI.)
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Some artifacts were loaned by Gail Cleveland and Wini Smart, and one projectile point (the longest one, black) was found on GCI on May 25, 2008 by Deborah Schoch, a guest of Geoff Wadsworth, and donated by them. Others may not be local points, some perhaps New Jersey origin. One additional 2" stone knife blade, broken, black (not obsidian) found GCI 2011 by visitor Michael Ho, gift of Ane Tempelmann. Michael Ho of NE Harbor found blade in clam flats by Jinna Murray's on Jimmy's Point, GCI, 2011. See uncropped NAS/Museum photos for donor info. All accessioned as a group in 2013/2014 after spending years on display in museum with no documentation. Donor info was pieced together 2014.
