Point
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Indigenous Ontario
Medium
Chert
Geography
Fort Albany, Ontario
Date
1678-1720
Period
17th-18th centuries
Dimensions
3 x 2 x 0.4 cm
Object number
970.391.1669
Credit Line
[Not required]
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Archaeology of the Americas
Description
This stone projectile point was found at Fort Albany, a historic Hudson’s Bay trading post in James Bay. It is triangular, was knapped from a larger piece of chert and was recovered from the central courtyard (the "compound") at Fort Albany. While the point is likely Indigenous-crafted, it was recovered within the walls of the fort. This projectile point is representative of the dynamic cross-cultural exchange and relationships of interdependency that emerged during the era of the European fur trade in Canada between European settlers and local Indigenous communities.
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