Culture/People:

Nanticoke  Search this

Collector:

Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950  Search this

Seller:

Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950  Search this

Object Name:

Fishing line, float, and lure

Media/Materials:

Wood, animal bone, iron hook, corn cob, twine/string

Techniques:

Carved, tied

Dimensions:

32 x 10.3 x 3 cm

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

North shore of Indian River Inlet; Indian River Inlet; Indian River Hundred; Sussex County; Delaware; USA

Date created:

circa 1900

Collection History:

Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950), probably in 1911 or 1912; purchased by George Heye from Frank Speck in 1912.

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Catalog Number:

3/2457

Barcode:

032457.000

See related items:

Nanticoke

Nanticoke

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

On View:

NMAI, Washington DC: Return to a Native Place

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws649455830-62a6-4a3b-906b-39f3bb95f576

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_34154