Fishing Float

NA10823

From: Alaska | Angoon

Curatorial Section: American

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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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