Skip to main content
Image Not Available for Fishing line
Fishing line
Image Not Available for Fishing line
Object Number 67-24-10/634
Display Title Fishing line
Descriptions
Object Description Fishing line
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Anderson River
Provenance
Collector Robert Kennicott (ca. 1772)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1868)

Important Note about Historical Language

Collections records may contain language, reflecting past collecting practices and methods of analysis, that is no longer acceptable. The Peabody Museum is committed to addressing the problem of offensive and discriminatory language present in its database. Our museum staff are continually updating these records, adding to and improving content. We welcome your feedback and any questions or concerns you may want to share. Please email us with your comments.

PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Bundle of fishing lines constituting fishing gear - hooks of iron and porcupine
37-32-50/2477 Bundle of fishing lines constituting fishing gear - hooks of iron and porcupine
Float
Cameroon
Fishing line, sinker, and "hook" used with bait for fishing
09-27-30/75019 Fishing line, sinker, and "hook" used with bait for fishing
Fishing and trapping
Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego
Stone sinker for fishing line
88-51-10/50256 Stone sinker for fishing line
Sinker
Nome Census Area
Coil of leather line (fishing or trapping line?) with ivory carving of sea lion
2002.1.1933 Coil of leather line (fishing or trapping line?) with ivory carving of sea lion
Fishing and trapping
Fishing line and hook for small fish, these are used with pole in ordinary
08-36-70/74160 Fishing line and hook for small fish, these are used with pole in ordinary
Fishhook
Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Eastern Lepanto
Fishing tackle, wood reel, knotted baleen line, bone/metal hooks, carved ivory s
98-18-10/52063 Fishing tackle, wood reel, knotted baleen line, bone/metal hooks, carved ivory s
Tackle
Nome Census Area
Fishing weight and line
46-77-30/6851 Fishing weight and line
Weight
Raw Material
Chavina
Fishing lines and poles
02-20-60/62124.1 Fishing lines and poles
Fishing and trapping
Maldive Islands
Fishing lines and poles
02-20-60/62124.3 Fishing lines and poles
Fishing and trapping
Maldive Islands
Fishing lines and poles
02-20-60/62124.2 Fishing lines and poles
Fishing and trapping
Maldive Islands
Lure and sinker for fishing line
99-11-10/52387 Lure and sinker for fishing line
Lure
Nome Census Area
Bone leader for fishing line
99-11-10/52384 Bone leader for fishing line
Fishing and trapping
Nome Census Area