Fishing Line

NA3181

From: Siberia | Cape Deshnev

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA3181
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Siberia | Cape Deshnev
Culture Area Siberia
Section American
Materials Wood | Baleen | Metal
Description

Dark baleen fishing line, wound around a long wooden piece. Elongated stone object attached to one end of the line. Light colored baleen and red beads attached, through a perforation sealed with a piece of wood. Additional ivory fishhook with four curved metal hooks.

Length 54 cm
Credit Line Gift of E. Marshall Scull, 1914

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