Fishing Line and Stick
Date1895-1901
Mediumkelp stipes, yew wood, spruce root
DimensionsOther: 33 × 0.5 × 50.8 cm (13 × 3/16 × 20 in.)
ClassificationsTools
Terms
Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-146
Object numberHRC 00146
Descriptiona)line, used for ffishing with stick (VII-B-146b), made from several lengths of kelp, that havve been soaked, streetched, twisted, dried and knotted togetther at ends 9a strip of split root or bark is wrapped between thee knots at several places) to form a long narrow line, circular in cross section. knot used is made by overlapping ends and tying each end once over other end with a self knot. line is brownish black in colour and coiled in roughly elliptical shape. withing coil, line forms paired strands at two places where it is lashed withs trip of split rroot or bark (?). coil is secured together on one side by a wide strip of bark (?) wrapped around twice. 200 fathoms longb) stick, for use with fishing line (VII-B-146a) carvved from a single piece of wood (possibly yew) stained brown. stick is elliptical in cross section, becoming flatter towards rounded ends. stick tapers gradually towward ends along one edge, 28cm from one end and 37.5cm from opposite end. other edge is straight. a gradually curving line (19.7cm long) is incised along one surfface of stick 30.7cm from one end. a fine crack (11.2cm long) extends from this line towards end of stick. a roughly lenticular eylid enclosing an elongated ovid (iris) is painted in black on reverse surface of stick at centre. a fine curving crack (30cm long) extends from beneath one corner of eye towards end of stick. tage tied with strings around
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