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1884.140.619

Net made of baleen with wooden floats used for salmon fishing.

1884.140.619

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Collection type
Object
Description
Net made of baleen with wooden floats used for salmon fishing.
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1884
Date collected
1826
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884 Found unentered: 2004
Materials and processes
Material Baleen Whale Animal, Material Net Textile, Material Wood Plant, Process Netted
Dimensions
Length: max 600 mm bundle
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.140.619
Research and responses

Observations provided by research visitors from Wales and Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. 23.1.2008. This net is rare as it is made of baleen. The baleen would have been soaked to make it malleable enough to make a net. Gauges were used to make the holes the correct size for the fish that would be caught. This information was provided by research visitors from Wales and Kotzebue Sound, Alaska. 23.1.2008 [SM 24/01/2008]

Search terms: Fishing, Net, Fishing Accessory

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