Object Number | NA10823 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska | Angoon |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Halibut Stomach | Sinew |
Description | Fishing float made from halibut stomach. Originally inflated with air but now deflated. Sealed at both ends with sinew. The float would be attached to fishing line and used to indicate when a fish bites. |
Length | 50.1 cm |
Width | 25.5 cm |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1925 |
Other Number | Shotridge 105? - Field No SF | Shotridge 106? - Field No SF |
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