Fish and mat

Museum number:
1-12502a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210112502a@2cb
Alternate number:
1721 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.303, Acc.304, Acc.307, and Acc.310
Description:
(a) Dried lake trout, skewered to keep flat. (b) Small tule mat.
Donor:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection place:
Klamath Reservation, Klamath County, Oregon
Culture or time period:
Modoc
Collector:
Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skewers
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Trout for eating. Mat to serve roast fish, etc. and also used for drying fish.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 58.5 centimeters
Comment:
Native name: "kamalsh mehiash" (of fish); "shaplash" (mat). Remarks: "For materials see Supplementary Cat. 1 Page 30". Additional original number: 1723.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fish and mat, accession number 1-12502a,b, described as (a) Dried lake trout, skewered to keep flat. (b) Small tule mat.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fish and mat, accession number 1-12502a,b, described as (a) Dried lake trout, skewered to keep flat. (b) Small tule mat.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish and mat, accession number 1-12502a,b, described as (a) Dried lake trout, skewered to keep flat. (b) Small tule mat.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish and mat, accession number 1-12502a,b, described as (a) Dried lake trout, skewered to keep flat. (b) Small tule mat.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish and mat, accession number 1-12502a,b, described as (a) Dried lake trout, skewered to keep flat. (b) Small tule mat.

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