Answers to Mystery Objects 7-10

 

# 7 A sounden horn would have been used as a way to send signals between boats during the time of the Expedition. It was also used by the Corps of Discovery to help the men on the boats communicate with those hunting or hiking on land.

 










# 8 A ceremonial pipe bowl would have been put on a wooden stem and filled with tobacco for smoking. This example is made of catlinite, the red pipe stone we saw in our trade program. Do you remember which state we said it came from?

 

 # 9

This is a linstock. It was used to more safely fire a cannon. After the rope cords were lit, the long wooden handle would allow a soldier to stand at a distance and light a cannon’s fuse. The Expedition’s soldiers first shot the cannon at Fort Mandan on Christmas morning. Captain Clark allowed them to fire it three times to celebrate the holiday.
















 # 10
Draw knives like this one were woodworking tools. They were used to help do finishing work on projects like dugout canoes. If a draw knife slipped as it was being pulled toward the woodworker, it could cause a big problem! Now, much safer ones do similar work.