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1889.9.38

Model of a fishing net with wooden flat teardrop shaped floats and lead weights pinched around string line. [MJD 10/06/2009]

1889.9.38

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model of a fishing net with wooden flat teardrop shaped floats and lead weights pinched around string line. [MJD 10/06/2009]
Long description
Model of a fishing net with wooden flat teardrop shaped floats and lead weights pinched around string line. [MJD 10/06/2009] Model of net spread from boat, dragged in by ropes fixed to the top of the net at each end. Weighted bottom drags along the bed of the river. Requires 6 men.
Person
Field collector Richard Carnac Temple
PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1889
Date collected
By 1889
Acquisition information
Donated: 1889
Materials and processes
Material Net Textile, Material Wood Plant, Material String, Material Lead Metal, Process Netted, Process Carved, Process Twisted, Process Tied, Process Perforated, Process Bent
Dimensions
Width: max 110 mm, Length: max 225 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1889.9.38 Other numbers: 38

Search terms: Fishing, Model, Fishing Accessory, Net, Float, Weight