Fishing net with framework/poles

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Culture/People: Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan)
Artist/Maker: Jose Caster (Too-ool-quin-yore/Too-ool Quin-jou/Tu-Col-Quan-Yu Caster/Joe Castro), Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan), ca. 1854-ca. 1923
Previous owner: Jose Caster (Tu-Col-Quan-Yu Caster/Too-ool-quin-yore/Too-ool Quin-jou/Joe Castro), Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan), ca. 1854-ca. 1923
Collector: Edward H. Davis (Edward Harvey Davis/E. H. Davis), Non-Indian, 1862-1951

Collection History: Collected in 1918 from Jose Caster (Tu-Col-Quan-Yu Caster/Joe Castro, Quechan, ca. 1854-ca. 1923) by Edward H. Davis (1862-1951, a rancher and field collector for MAI) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Arizona; USA

See related items: Quechan (Yuma/Cuchan); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/8667
Barcode: 088667.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fishing net with framework/poles
Media/Materials: Wood, cordage
Techniques: Netted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c4b64020-ec2c-4686-a449-a6076e6212ea

Record ID: NMAI_95423