Brass/copper alloy kettle lug

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Title (English):: Brass/copper alloy kettle lug
Collection:: Onöndowa'ga:' (Seneca) Haudenosaunee Archaeological Materials, circa 1688-1754
Site:: White Springs
Location:: White Springs General Site Finds
White Springs
Catalog Number:: 1952.WH247.18
1952.WH0247.018
Context:: 247
File Name:: unavailable019.jpg
Work Type:: artifacts
Materials/Techniques:: brass/copper alloy
kettle lug
Measurement:: 40.20 (grams, weight)
49.01 (millimeters, width)
56.75 (millimeters, length)
Description:: This is a mostly intact kettle lug. The lugs were pieces of brass/copper alloy that attached the handle to the body of the kettle. This particular lug used two pieces of brass to fold over and attach to the rim of the kettle. One can see two rivets holding the ears and kettle together.
Dusti Bridges, Archaeologist
Format:: Image

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