Fishing net
Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected in 1916 by Leo J. Frachtenberg (1883-1930, an anthropologist who specialized in Native American languages) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 5/7648
- Barcode
- 057648.000
- Culture/People
- Quileute
- Collector
- Leo J. Frachtenberg (Leo Joachim Frachtenberg/Leo J. Frachtenburg), Non-Indian, 1883-1930
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
- Object Name
- Fishing net
- Media/Materials
- Cordage, wood
- Techniques
- Knotted
- Dimensions
- 236.22 x 137.16 x 42.60 cm
- Place
- Washington; USA
- See related items
- Quileute
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
- On View
- NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Great Nations Keep Their Word
- Record ID
- NMAI_62264
- Usage
- CC0
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