Fish hook and fishing line

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Date created: 1900-1910

Culture/People: Innu [Lac Saint Jean]
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) at an unknown date; acquired by George Heye from Frank Speck circa 1912.
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Place: Lake Saint John; Newfoundland; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada

See related items: Innu [Lac Saint Jean]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/2429
Barcode: 032429.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fish hook and fishing line
Media/Materials: Wood, animal bone, hide thong/babiche, sinew, pigment/pigments
Techniques: Carved, perforated, colored, laced, wrapped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws657c1b65e-dd36-43a7-91b9-bb96037c4a64

Record ID: NMAI_34282