Object Number | NA10822 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska | Angoon |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Halibut Stomach | Gut Skin | Fish Skin |
Description | Fishing float made from halibut stomach. Inflated and then sealed at both ends with sinew. The float would be attached to fishing line and used to indicate when a fish bites. |
Length | 68.6 cm |
Width | 30.2 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1926 |
Other Number | Shotridge 105 or 106 - Field No SF |
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