Net

Museum number:
5-1759
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
A13 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1383
Description:
Net for river fishing (étetan) ; large cone-shaped. 99" 251.46cm deep. 95" 241.3cm diameter Woven by men- string prepared by men or women. Compare Tessmann, 1913- pg. 119 (Volume I)
Donor:
James W. Fernandez and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Gabon
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Gabon; Fang
Culture or time period:
Fang
Collector:
James W. Fernandez
Collection date:
1960
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Nets (objects)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1961
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Net, accession number 5-1759, described as Net for river fishing (étetan) ; large cone-shaped. 99" 251.46cm deep. 95" 241.3cm diameter Woven by men- string prepared by men or women. Compare Tessmann, 1913- pg. 119 (Volume I)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Net, accession number 5-1759, described as Net for river fishing (étetan) ; large cone-shaped. 99" 251.46cm deep. 95" 241.3cm diameter Woven by men- string prepared by men or women. Compare Tessmann, 1913- pg. 119 (Volume I)

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