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Fish line, 'kelp'
Object Number 78-50-10/15384
Display Title Fish line, 'kelp'
Descriptions
Object Description Fish line, 'kelp'
Inventory Description Coil of bark or vine, secured with braided vine
Classification
  • Floral
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Straits of Fucca, West T.
Materials Bark?, Vine?
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 9.1 x 0.2 cm (3 3/8 x 3 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 78-50-10/15384
Provenance
Collector Dr. David Mack, Jr. (?)
Donor Dr. David Mack, Jr. (10/01/1878)

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