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1901.65.19

Wooden hooks for holding nets in net making.

1901.65.19

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden hooks for holding nets in net making.
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Oro Province Ijivitari District Collingwood Bay
Person
Field collector William Henry Abbot
PRM source Edward Gerrard and Sons
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1901
Date collected
By 1901
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1901
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Notched
Dimensions
Length: max 175 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1901.65.19

Search terms: Textile, Tool, Netting Tool, Fishing Accessory