Sinker (fishing)

Museum number:
1-11629
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.284
Description:
Net sinker made of a naturally perforated stone. Several scratches were said to be only decorative.
Donor:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection place:
Northwestern California
Verbatim coll. place:
California
Culture or time period:
Hupa
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
May 1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sinkers (fishing)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 1-11629, described as Net sinker made of a naturally perforated stone. Several scratches were said to be only decorative.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 1-11629, described as Net sinker made of a naturally perforated stone. Several scratches were said to be only decorative.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 1-11629, described as Net sinker made of a naturally perforated stone. Several scratches were said to be only decorative.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 1-11629, described as Net sinker made of a naturally perforated stone. Several scratches were said to be only decorative.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 1-11629, described as Net sinker made of a naturally perforated stone. Several scratches were said to be only decorative.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 1-11629, described as Net sinker made of a naturally perforated stone. Several scratches were said to be only decorative.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 1-11629, described as Net sinker made of a naturally perforated stone. Several scratches were said to be only decorative.

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