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1903.52.1

String fishing line with thorns hooks tied to horse hair snoods and two wooden sticks. [MJD 15/05/2009]

1903.52.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
String fishing line with thorns hooks tied to horse hair snoods and two wooden sticks. [MJD 15/05/2009]
Long description
String fishing line with thorns hooks tied to horse hair snoods and two wooden sticks. The two wooden sticks are tapered and stripped of bark on lower halves and finish at the top after a branch joins the stick. The string line is tied around one stick. The whole bundle is loosely wrapped in modern string. There are 19 thorns hooks. [MJD 15/05/2009]
Cultural groups
Welsh
Person
Field collector E. Lovett
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source E. Lovett
PRM source Edward Lovett
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1903
Date collected
Before 1903
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1903
Materials and processes
Material Plant Thorn, Material Horse Hair Animal, Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Twisted, Process Tied, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 468 mm, Width: max 60 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1903.52.1

Search terms: Fishing, Line, Hook, Fishing Accessory, Winder

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