Mesh measure

Museum number:
2-4187
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020004187
Alternate number:
x-333 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Mesh measure or gauge. Antler with rawhide thong wrapping.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mesh measures
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits and 7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Used to size meshes for salmon nets
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 25 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-4187, described as Mesh measure or gauge. Antler with rawhide thong wrapping.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-4187, described as Mesh measure or gauge. Antler with rawhide thong wrapping.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mesh measure, accession number 2-4187, described as Mesh measure or gauge. Antler with rawhide thong wrapping.

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