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Stick to catch eel
Object Number 33-32-70/99
Display Title Stick to catch eel
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fishing pole, carved wood stick, cylindrical, pointed end, twisted fiber cordage
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Nauru Island
Materials Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 61.4 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm (24 3/16 x 7/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-32-70/99
Provenance
Collector Antonie Brandeis

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