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1895.48.14

Long fishing trimmer of light wood, carved with conventional human face and geometric designs. [MJD 19/11/2009]

1895.48.14

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Collection type
Object
Description
Long fishing trimmer of light wood, carved with conventional human face and geometric designs. [MJD 19/11/2009]
Long description
Long fishing trimmer of light wood, carved with conventional human face and geometric designs. There are traces of pink pigment in some of the carved grooves. [MJD 19/11/2009]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Eva Cutter
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
By 1895
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1895
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width: max 50 mm, Length: max 1155 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1895.48.14
Research and responses

A trimmer is a form of float 'A float of cork, wood, etc., to which a line, with baited hook, is attached; used on lakes and ponds for taking pike; (b) a peg surmounted by a reel on which the line is wound, driven into the bank of a stream for the same purpose; a bank-runner' [OED online] [AP 8/8/2000]

Search terms: Fishing, Fishing Accessory, Float

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