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1886.1.755

Baleen fishing line on spruce winder which also serves as a rod.

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1886.1.755

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Collection type
Object
Description
Baleen fishing line on spruce winder which also serves as a rod.
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Date / Period
Date made: On or before 1826
Date collected
1826?
Acquisition information
Transferred: 11/03/1886
Materials and processes
Material Spruce Wood Plant, Material Baleen Whale Animal, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Stained
Dimensions
Length: max 428 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.755 Other numbers: 354
Research and responses

Please note that there was no further information about Beechey on the Donor Index cards at the Ashmolean Museum, Department of Antiquities. [L.Ph 23/3/2004]

Search terms: Fishing, Hunting, Tool, Rod, Line, Hunting accessory, Fishing Accessory

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