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Object Number
35-78-10/5034
Display Title
Fish net of Apocynum--used largely through the ice
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Panwi wana
Object Description
Fish net of Apocynum--used largely thru ice, person upstream frightening fish into it, when far end pulled up by string held in mouth, later poles rolled together to convert net into bag
Inventory Description
Net of fiber on two sticks, new condition
Classification
- Net
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Ben Boney
Artist
Bruneau Pete
Culture
- Northern Shoshone
- Agaideka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Nevada
/
Elko County
/
Owyhee
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Wood, Pocynum fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 121.3 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm (47 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-78-10/5034
Provenance
Owner
Old Man Boney
(04/01/1935-11/01/1935)
Collector
Julian H. Steward
(04/01/1935-11/01/1935)
Intermediary
Julian H. Steward
(07/01/1935-10/01/1935)
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