Sinker (fishing)

Museum number:
1-4583
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
695 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.166
Description:
flattish stone sinker, grooved around, long rough periphery
Donor:
Older University Collections
Collection place:
El Dorado County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
near Georgetown; auriferous gravel; 6 feet below the surface
Collector:
Charles D. Voy
Collection date:
1868
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Sinkers (fishing)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 1-4583, described as flattish stone sinker, grooved around, long rough periphery
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 1-4583, described as flattish stone sinker, grooved around, long rough peripheryDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 1-4583, described as flattish stone sinker, grooved around, long rough periphery

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