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Fish line made of kelp
Object Number 87-15-10/45773
Display Title Fish line made of kelp
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fish line made of kelp
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Alert Bay
Materials Organic
Dimensions Overall: 39.5 x 35 x 9 cm (15 9/16 x 13 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Alice C. Fletcher (1883-1886)
Donor Alice C. Fletcher (1887)

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