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Eel pot
Object Number 13-50-10/85703
Display Title Eel pot
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fish trap, elongated conical shape, loose weave, rope handle, wood plug
Classification
  • Trap
Department Ethnographic
Date mid 19th-early 20th Century
Artist Josiah Cleveland (1912-1913)
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Dukes County / Vineyard Haven
Materials Plant fiber, Rope, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 101 x 29 x 26 cm (39 3/4 x 11 7/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 85703
Credit Line Peabody Museum Expedition, S. J. Guernsey, Director, 1912-1913
Provenance
Collector Samuel J. Guernsey (1913)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1912-1913)

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