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Fishing net

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by documentary photographer Merl La Voy (1885-1953) at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Merl La Voy in 1926.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Collector
Merl La Voy, Non-Indian, 1885-1953
Previous owner
Merl La Voy, Non-Indian, 1885-1953
Donor
Merl La Voy, Non-Indian, 1885-1953
Object Name
Fishing net
Media/Materials
Baleen
Techniques
Knotted
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
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