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Reel used in net-making. Reel is constructed of 2 sticks of service berry wood
Reel used in net-making. Reel is constructed of 2 sticks of service berry wood
Object Number 15-36-10/86465
Display Title Reel used in net-making. Reel is constructed of 2 sticks of service berry wood
Descriptions
Object Description Reel used in net-making. Reel is constructed of 2 sticks of service berry wood tied with buckskin. Used for the twine when making nets. No net needles were used formerly and some do not use them yet.
Inventory Description Reel, two worked sticks, crossed, tied with buckskin
Classification
  • Textileworking
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms British Columbia, southwest
Materials Wood, Hide
Dimensions 11 cm x 11cm x 2.5 cm
Quantity 1
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Collector James A. Teit (1915)
Seller James A. Teit

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