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1933.18.55

Palm-leaf midrib trimmer float with line attached. Section of palm-leaf midrib with piece of cord wrapped around. [MJD 26/05/2009]

1933.18.55

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Collection type
Object
Description
Palm-leaf midrib trimmer float with line attached. Section of palm-leaf midrib with piece of cord wrapped around. [MJD 26/05/2009]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Massim
Person
Field collector Sydney Douglas Burrows
PRM source Mrs M.O. Burrows
PRM source Mrs Gordon Canning
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
1933
Acquisition information
Donated: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Twisted, Process Tied, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 177 mm without line
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.18.55
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, Float, Fishing Accessory, Line

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