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Twine, used for fishing line
Twine, used for fishing line
Object Number 11-37-10/82914
Display Title Twine, used for fishing line
Descriptions
Object Description Twine, used for fishing line
Inventory Description Line, sinew coil, knotted
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Aleutian Islands / Atka Island
Additional Geographic Terms Aleutian Islands; Andreanof Islands
Materials Sea lion? intestine
Dimensions Overall: 25.5 x 25 x 2.2 cm (10 1/16 x 9 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 82914
Provenance
Collector Prof. T. A. Jaggar, Jr. (01/01/1907)
Donor Prof. T. A. Jaggar, Jr. (01/01/1911)

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