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1948.10.51.2

Coarse fishing noose of horse hair with a pear-shaped stone tied on with cotton thread. [MJD 16/11/2009]

1948.10.51.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Coarse fishing noose of horse hair with a pear-shaped stone tied on with cotton thread. [MJD 16/11/2009]
Long description
Coarse fishing noose of horse hair with a pear-shaped stone tied on with cotton thread. The horse hair is coloured off white and brown. [MJD 16/11/2009]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Arunachal Pradesh
Cultural groups
Nyishi
Person
Field collector James Philip Mills
PRM source James Philip Mills
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1947
Date collected
Before 1947
Acquisition information
Donated: 1948
Materials and processes
Material Horse Hair Animal, Material Stone, Material String, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Plant Root, Process Knotted, Process Bound, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Width: max 70 mm, Length: max 115 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1948.10.51.2
Research and responses

JP Mills retired from India in 1947 so these objects must probably have been collected prior to that date [AP 19/7/2000]

Search terms: Fishing, Fishing Accessory

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