Sample knots

Museum number:
9-22736a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210922736a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4221
Description:
2 fishermen's knots. a) and b) twine tied into a knot around a matchstick.
Donor:
David G. Mandelbaum
Collection place:
India
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, India
Culture or time period:
Indian cultures
Collector:
David G. Mandelbaum
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Knots (ropework)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing and 8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
March 1, 1987
Context of use:
fishermen's knots
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
b— length 7.8 centimeters and a— length 6.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sample knots, accession number 9-22736a,b, described as 2 fishermen's knots. a) and b) twine tied into a knot around a matchstick.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sample knots, accession number 9-22736a,b, described as 2 fishermen's knots. a) and b) twine tied into a knot around a matchstick.

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