Netting Needle

70-9-129A

From: United States of America | Virginia | King William County (Virginia) | Pamunkey Reservation

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-129A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pamunkey
Provenience United States of America | Virginia | King William County (Virginia) | Pamunkey Reservation
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Fiber
Description

Fish net needle used in making nets from Chief Paul Miles. He said that they were 60 years old and that his father used these when they he was a boy.

Length 15.8 cm
Width 1.7 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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