<div dir="ltr">I have a feeling this was an inside reinforcing strap for either the bow or the stern of a small boat. There is evidence of a curved strap which has rusted away that may have held a vertical structural member. The pointed spikes are likely bolts that penetrated the hull.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 5:24 PM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <<a href="mailto:listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca">listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Could it be a section of a wagon wheel with the outer and inner rims missing?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Listserv <<a href="mailto:listserv-bounces@lists.museum.bc.ca" target="_blank">listserv-bounces@lists.museum.bc.ca</a>> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 9, 2021 9:06 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [BCMA] Mystery Object<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Could it be a tool placed over an animal's neck and tied with leather straps underneath to prevent the animal from going through fences.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Doug Boersema<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jun 1, 2021 at 2:28 PM Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv <<a href="mailto:listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca" target="_blank">listserv@lists.museum.bc.ca</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">We were recently brought a mystery metal object found on Taylor Beach in Metchosin, Vancouver Island, B.C. – any ideas on identification?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Thank you,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Montana<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Montana Stanley</span></b><span lang="EN-CA"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Collections and Exhibits Manager<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">(250) 642-6351 fax 250-642-7089<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">PO Box 774, Sooke, BC V9Z 1H7<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-CA">Sookeregionmuseum.com<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">Todd Davidson</font><div>Operations Manager</div><div>Princeton and District Museum and Archives</div><div>167 Vermillion Ave., PO Box 281,</div><div>Princeton, BC, V0X 1W0</div><div>250-295-7588</div><div><a href="http://www.princetonmuseum.org" target="_blank">www.princetonmuseum.org</a></div><div><a href="mailto:princetonmuseum@gmail.com" target="_blank">princetonmuseum@gmail.c</a>om</div><div><br></div><div><i>We acknowledge that our activities take place on the traditional lands of the</i></div><div><font size="4"><i>Upper Similkameen First Nation</i></font></div></div></div></div>