Israel Bergo, a free African American, earned a living as a woodworker. Since this small wooden boat was uncovered near the site where he lived, he may have carved the boat for a child.
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Archeologists uncovered this object at the site of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia during an excavation from 2000 to 2003.
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