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If I had to guess I would say Weights or Sinker Stones Used for fishing by Native Americans.
I'd guess anchors used by Greek fishermen, likely ancient ones plus maybe a net sinker.
They could be Native American but I have found a lot of Indian sinkers along the Columbia River, plus seen a lot more and none were as sophisticated as these. 'Course, like modern times, maybe the East Coast Indians were more sophisticated than us unlettered westerners. :biggrin:
"Weights or Sinker Stones Used for fishing by the Native Americans of the Columbia Plateau
Photographed at the Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, Washington.".... :innocentwhistle:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/2370704173/
Quote from: nastygunz on August 25, 2018, 11:16:30 AM
"Weights or Sinker Stones Used for fishing by the Native Americans of the Columbia Plateau
Photographed at the Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, Washington.".... :innocentwhistle:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/2370704173/
You nailed it!
I have been to the Maryhill museum, though it has been years, and don't remember those, and this proves again that my rememberer gets more defective every year. All the sinkers I recall have been round or flat rocks with a groove around the middle so a rope will stay in place. In the Greek Islands my wife and I saw current Greek fishing boats that were using ancient pieces of cut stone or statues for anchors. A museum would drool to get such artifacts.
The most fascinating thing about the Maryhill museum is the story behind that mansion, built by railroad baron Sam Hill on a desolate wind swept bench of volcanic desert above the Columbia River. No town near and almost nobody lives anywhere near it to this day.
I was going to elaborate on the mineralization and stratification layers of the aforementioned objects but nobody likes a know it all :innocentwhistle: :biggrin: but in return I did receive some interesting information from you sir!
http://www.maryhillmuseum.org/discover/about-maryhill-museum-of-art/mission-and-history
I thought they was Chess pieces :huh:
Naugh, them there are cheese pieces, FnF. They are net sinkers for nets.