Fishing Float
| Object Number: | NA10820 |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tlingit |
| Provenience: | Alaska Angoon |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Cedar Wood |
| Length: | 66.5 cm |
| Width: | 16.4 cm |
| Credit Line: | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1926 |
| Other Number: | Shotridge 107 - Field No SF |
Description
Fishing float made of cedar carved to roughly resemble a sea bird. The float was attached to a fishing line and used to indicate when a fish bites.
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