Objects
Vase
BjFj-101.2
Native pottery
Food preparation and storage
4.9 cm X 4.4 cm
Canada
Circa 1600
Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History
Luc Bouvrette
Potsherd from a Native vessel dating from the Upper Woodland period. This object shows that Natives, specifically Hurons, spent time here around 1600. They had recently starting coming to trade with the French in the St. Lawrence Valley.
Projectile point
BjFj-101.542
Stone, chert
Hunting, weapon
3.6 cm X 1.8 cm at base
Canada
1300-1600
Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History
Luc Bouvrette
Straight-based whitish chert projectile point. Natives used this type of point, known as a "Madison" point, for hunting in the second part of the Upper Woodland period, i.e. between 1300 and 1600.
Axe
BjFj-101.173
Stone, limestone
Tool
11.1 cm long X 2 cm thick
Canada
Unknown
Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History
Luc Bouvrette
This fragment from the side of a polished black stone axe was found in the natural soil, which means that it predates any European construction on the site. Stone axes often broke along their length like this.
Beads
BjFj-101.555
Shell
Adornment and ritual
1 cm long X 0.3 cm in diameter
Canada or United States
Unknown
Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History
Luc Bouvrette
These are probably wampum beads that may have come from the New England coast, where they were made by Natives and traded with Iroquoian groups farther north. Wampum beads were not only used as decorative elements, but were also made into wampum necklaces and belts that figured largely in diplomacy.
Pipe
BjFj-101.125
Native pottery
Smoking
2.69 cm X 4.14 cm
Canada
1400 to 1600
Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History
Luc Bouvrette
Fragment of a large elbow pipe. The bowl was probably cone or trumpet shaped. This type of pipe is associated with Iroquoians from the Upper Woodland period, in particular between 1400 and 1600.
