Image Credits
Munsee Fishermen, Len Tantillo (c)
Object Type(s)
Description
Sturgeon of great size were reported in the Hudson River by Henry Hudson and others. The Indigenous people used this as a food source, and one can imagine that a single fish would feed many people.
See this article and other illustrations of Native American fishing techniques: https://encyclopedia.nahc-mapping.org/object/fish-fishing
You can read more about this type of fish here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon