Mesh measure

Museum number:
2-16690
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020016690
Accession number:
Acc.770
Description:
Mesh gauge for large seal net. Archaeological. Made of whalebone.
Donor:
Margaret Lantis
Collection place:
Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island, Bethel Census Area
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Nunivak Island; Mekoryuk
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Margaret Lantis
Collection date:
1940
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mesh measures
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Accession date:
1940
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 32.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-16690, described as Mesh gauge for large seal net. Archaeological. Made of whalebone.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-16690, described as Mesh gauge for large seal net. Archaeological. Made of whalebone.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-16690, described as Mesh gauge for large seal net. Archaeological. Made of whalebone.

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