Sample knots

Museum number:
9-22734a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210922734a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4221
Description:
2 sample fishermen's knots; a) 2 knots tied around matchsticks, b) 2 knots tied around matchsticks.
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 25.5 centimeters and a— length 25.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sample knots, accession number 9-22734a,b, described as 2 sample fishermen's knots; a) 2 knots tied around matchsticks, b) 2 knots tied around matchsticks.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sample knots, accession number 9-22734a,b, described as 2 sample fishermen's knots; a) 2 knots tied around matchsticks, b) 2 knots tied around matchsticks.

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