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Object Number
15-36-10/86456.1
Display Title
Float of tule wrapped and attached with hemp twine.
Descriptions
Object Description
Float of tule wrapped and attached with hemp twine. Used to support large fishing nets set in lakes. The number required varying according to the size of net. Each about one foot long and two to three inches in diameter.
Inventory Description
Float, tule wrapped and attached with hemp twine
Classification
- Float
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1915
Culture
- Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Materials
Tule stem
Dimensions
Overall: 27 x 6.5 cm (10 5/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Collector
James A. Teit
(1915)
Seller
James A. Teit
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-36-10/86456.2 | Floats of tule wrapped and attached with hemp twine. |
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