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Hearst Museum object titled Fishing kite (reproduction), accession number 11-41284a,b, described as (reproduction) of fishing kite: a) long-handled wood reel, b) kite, 87 cm L. F.C. 1.1 “To carry fish line beyond surf so fisherman can stay on land. According to the Cooke-Daniels Expedition Register, these kites were used to catch garfish. They were inteneded to be flwn from a canoe. A line is supposed to hang from the tail (line missing in our ex.) ending in a pad of spider’s web whih is jerked along the surface of the water and in which the fish’s teeth become entangled.” See B.A.L. Cranstone, Cultures of Melanesia.