Mesh measure

Museum number:
2-4193
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020004193
Alternate number:
x-339 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Mesh measure/gauge for net-making. Red-stained wood with incised lines.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Rudolph Neumann
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mesh measures
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions and 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Gauge for mesh of nets.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 13.3 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-4193, described as Mesh measure/gauge for net-making. Red-stained wood with incised lines.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-4193, described as Mesh measure/gauge for net-making. Red-stained wood with incised lines.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-4193, described as Mesh measure/gauge for net-making. Red-stained wood with incised lines.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-4193, described as Mesh measure/gauge for net-making. Red-stained wood with incised lines.

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