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 he techniques used to
capture most sea mammals changed with the introduction of guns during
the eighteenth century. Although guns replaced harpoons and spears,
a barbed spear or gaff was still used in the traditional manner to
haul sea mammals into canoes. Iron and copper pots replaced ceramic
vessels for rendering the animals' fat into oil.
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Musket and Percussion Cap
19th century A.D.
Length: 62 inches
Photo: Steven Darby
Collection: Canadian Museum of Civilization, D-2955
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Leister Spear
Fort Meductic, New Brunswick
17th or 18th century A.D.
Length: 12 inches
Collection: New Brunswick Archaeological Services, Government of
New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, ME-1519
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