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| Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: On loan from Phil Whitney. This turtle shell, according to Whitney family legend, is suspected to be from an 1825 whaling expedition to the South Pacific. It was kept in the family home until 1928, when the Spurling house burned down, and was rescued from the flames by islanders trying to salvage their possessions. The shell is that of a Hawksbill sea turtle, larger than most found today, and you may notice an indentation on the left side. Turtles are adept at recovering from injuries but they can’t grow back bone, so this is likely an injury sustained from when this turtle was far smaller. [show more] | ||
| Shell Midden Remains and Photographs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Shell Midden Remains and Photographs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A collection of shells and photographs taken from the Shell Midden on Fish Point. Some of the shells have holes in them, which may have been created by the indigenous people who hunted for them. Dating through the shell middens and other archeological remains, we know people have used this coastline and its plentiful marine resources for thousands of years. The Cranberries themselves were used by the indigenous peoples here, evidenced by the remains of a shell midden on Fish point (at the hook of the island) which isn’t accessible to the public. Shell middens are often referred to as trash heaps and they contain oyster, clam, and shellfish remains, along with ‘faunal remains’ which refers to the mammal, fish, bird, reptile bones and teeth that are found. A minor portion of the middens are often stone tools or their fragments, and pieces of ceramic pottery. Shellfish middens are phenomenal records of the lives lived in proximity to the coast, and they are often found in sheltered coves and bays, near small mudflats, and tidal/inland streams. They tell us which seasons people were occupying areas, their preference for sheltered areas with easy access to the ocean (for their canoes) and plentiful marine resources, such as shellfish flats, and spring runs of migratory fish. They are extraordinary records which are disappearing rapidly due to rising oceans. [show more] | ||
| Decoy Branscom Male Eider ca 1915 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Decoy Branscom Male Eider ca 1915 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Carved decoy, male eider duck | ||
| Canada goose decoy Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Canada goose decoy Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Decoy. Wood, Canada goose, written on bottom "LT WARD + BRO" and "Crisfield, MD" | |||
| Eider duck decoy Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Eider duck decoy Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Eider duck decoy made by Wesley Bracy, Jr., carved on bottom "WB", written on bottom on paper labels "107" | |||
| Wood duck decoys carved BS and LCS Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wood duck decoys carved BS and LCS Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Decoys. Collection of 2 wood duck decoys, very rustic, one with carved "BS", the other with carved "LCS". (See also two other primitive decoys with B.S. 2016.355.2120. (B.S. could indicate Bert or Boynton Stanley.) | |||
| Taxidermist made Stuffed Pheasant Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Taxidermist made Stuffed Pheasant Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Taxidermy, bird, stuffed pheasant, maker unknown |