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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
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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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