Net weight/Netsinker

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Culture/People: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)
Previous owner: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller agent: Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940
Presenter/funding source: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1916 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place: Fort Rupert; Mount Waddington Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
Archipelago: Vancouver Island Group
Island Name: Vancouver Island

See related items: Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/3657
Barcode: 053657.001

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Net weight/Netsinker
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Ground, grooved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66cc0ea9d-9781-4870-9fe9-c2d3fbad626e

Record ID: NMAI_57977