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Marlin spike (or fid)
about 1860–80
Object Place: possibly Newburgh, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Ivory with rawhide
Dimensions
Length: 36.83 cm (14 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce W. Everitt
Accession Number1998.438
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsWarfare, hunting, fishing
DescriptionLong spike or fid with tapered shaft, and rounded handle embellished with two circular incised lines; modern rawhide thong threaded through opening in handle; white surface with dark striations and cracks.
ProvenanceOwned originally by Daniel Irwin (b. 1836) of Newburgh, New York; descended in the family to his grandson, and thence by inheritance to his wife, the donor, in 1978.