Fishing Line
Date1895-1901
Mediumspruce root, string, (cedar bark?)
DimensionsOther: 18.5 × 2.5 × 50 cm (7 5/16 × 1 × 19 11/16 in.)
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Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-261
Object numberHRC 00261
Descriptionfor fishing for halibut, made from three strands of spruce root (according to Newcombe) twisted together to form a rope and several lengths of this rope twisted together at ends to form a long line. line is wrapped in several places along length with a strand of split spruce root or bark (?). loose end of line has three strands tied together. line is loosely coiled into oblong shape with loose end of line wrapped and tied around one end of bundle and other end of bundle secured witha piece of string wrapped around three times.On View
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