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Object Number
15-36-10/86464
Display Title
Net gauge of cedar wood. Used for measuring size of mesh when making nets
Descriptions
Object Description
Net gauge of cedar wood. Used for measuring size of mesh when making nets (the measure is across the small diameter.)
Inventory Description
Net gauge, carved cedar wood, rectangular, one edge slightly curved
Classification
- Textileworking
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1915
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 9.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 cm (3 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
86464
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Collector
James A. Teit
(1915)
Seller
James A. Teit
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