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Object Number 15-36-10/86458
Display Title Small bag dip net of fine hemp twine used for netting small fish.
Descriptions
Object Description Small bag dip net of fine hemp twine used for netting small fish. One inch mesh.
Inventory Description Net, twisted and knotted fiber cord
Classification
  • Nets
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Indian hemp
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 15 x 2 cm (7 1/2 x 5 7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86458
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Collector James A. Teit (1915)
Seller James A. Teit

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