Beaver Net
29-10-51
From: Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 29-10-51 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Algonkin | Iroquois |
| Provenience | Canada | Quebec | Maniwaki |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Locus | Reservation 6 miles south of Maniwaki |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Buckskin |
| Description | Beaver net of babiche. These are used even today for catching beaver. The net is set by attaching it to a spring pole, arranging it so the bag part of the net is spread open under water. When the beaver enters the net he releases the spring pole and is suspended in the air, tangled in the net. |
| Length | 28 cm |
| Width | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Frederick Johnson (#1-93) / Gift of Frank Speck (#94-99), 1929 |
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