Fish Net

NA5748B

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA5748B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Rawhide
Description

Fishing net made from hide or sinew. Hexagonal weave. The braided edges suggest it may have been affixed to a frame and a handle, then used to scoop fish from the water. A hole is made from loosened sinew toward one end.

Width 15.5 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917

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