Mesh measure

Museum number:
2-19209
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020019209
Accession number:
Acc.854
Description:
Mesh measure or gauge. Made of antler. Hook extending from blade.
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson and George Davidson
Collection place:
Point Barrow, North Slope Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Point Barrow
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
A. C. Dark
Collection date:
1882-1883
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mesh measures
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Accession date:
1945
Context of use:
Net-making tool
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 15.8 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-19209, described as Mesh measure or gauge. Made of antler. Hook extending from blade.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-19209, described as Mesh measure or gauge. Made of antler. Hook extending from blade.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-19209, described as Mesh measure or gauge. Made of antler. Hook extending from blade.

Tools